A pilot of more than 3,300 workers in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?
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I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won’t get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let’s see.
Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage
Several babies were sickened and two died after consuming formula made at the plant.
White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks
COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.
As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the US
Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.
DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate
The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 “falls easily within the CDC’s statutory authority.”
What does a black hole sound like? NASA has an answer
For the first time in history, earthlings can hear what a black hole sounds like: a low-pitched groaning, as if a very creaky heavy door was being opened again and again.
The real COVID surge is (much) bigger than it looks. But don’t panic
The U.S. is seeing an average of more than 100,000 reported new cases across the country every day — and the real number is likely much higher than that, according to health officials.
With food prices climbing, the U.N. is warning of crippling global shortages
Fears of a global food crisis are growing due to the shock of the war in Ukraine, climate change and rising inflation.
Monkeypox likely isn’t much of a threat to the public, a White House official says
The risk posed to the U.S. general public from ongoing outbreaks of monkeypox cases is low, a White House official told Morning Edition on Monday.