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Colleges that require virus-screening tech struggle to say whether it works

March 13, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

Before the University of Idaho welcomed students back to campus in the fall, it made a big bet on new virus-screening technology. The university spent $90,000 installing temperature-scanning stations, which...

Drive-thrus that predict your order? Restaurants are thinking fast.

March 13, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

With dining room restrictions in place for much of the country during the pandemic, drive-thru and pickup windows became critical ways for a variety of restaurants to remain afloat.

John Locke, the Enlightenment-era English philosopher, ...

Create a digital commonplace book

March 13, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

But here in the modern world of digital connectivity, you don鈥檛 have to keep everything in one physical location. With the right app, you can use your smartphone, tablet or...

President Joe Biden during a virtual ...

U.S. to partner with Japan, India and Australia to expand global vaccine supply

March 12, 2021 at 3:40 p.m.

The Biden administration, under intense pressure to donate excess coronavirus vaccines to needy nations, is moving to address the global shortage in another way: by partnering with Japan, India and...

Ingredients are mixed together for breakfast bars, in New York, Feb. 25, 2021. Filled with coconut and dried cherries, these breakfast treats from Frenchette Bakery are wholesome enough for breakfast, and sweet enough for dessert. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

Your morning granola just got an upgrade

March 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

Packed with good-for-you ingredients like whole grains, nuts and seeds, a breakfast cookie is meant to be healthful and substantial, something to fill an empty belly rather than a whimsical...

Skillet Hot Honey Chicken With Hearty ...

Dishes to cook this week, from skillet hot honey chicken to shrimp 茅touff茅e

March 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

Here are recipes for the drawn-out shoulder season -- some very fast for anyone who鈥檚 done with cooking for the moment, others vaguely springy but still hearty.

Tartiflette, a traditional Alpine casserole, in New York, Feb. 16, 2021. You can get a taste of the French side of the Alps with this cheesy, golden-topped casserole. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

Where velvety potatoes, crisp-edged cheese and smoky bacon meet

March 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

It抖阴ap not light fare, but it抖阴ap not supposed to be. Meant to fortify the body after a day of downhill skiing and other strenuous outdoor endeavors.

Here鈥檚 what you need to know about the stimulus bill

March 7, 2021 at 11:02 a.m.

The pandemic relief bill now goes back to the House of Representatives, which must approve the Senate鈥檚 changes before it can go to President Joe Biden鈥檚 desk. Here are some...

Pope Francis, right, meets with Iraq's ...

Pope Francis meets Iraq鈥檚 top ayatollah as both urge peace

March 6, 2021 at 11:58 a.m.

In settings both intimate and theatrical, in gestures both concrete and symbolic, Pope Francis on Saturday sought to protect his persecuted flock by forging closer bonds between the Roman Catholic...

Palmer Luckey, a founder of聽Anduril, among the equipment at his company鈥檚 testing range near Camp Pendleton in Southern California on Feb. 3, 2021. While much has been made of tech鈥檚 unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, start-ups are still plumbing the industry鈥檚 decades-long ties to the military. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)

Away from Silicon Valley, the military is the ideal customer

March 6, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

Half a mile away, 28-year-old Palmer Luckey, one of the tech industry鈥檚 proudest iconoclasts, talked excitedly about the military potential of the flying machine -- a self-piloting drone, called Ghost,...

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