Birgit Thyssen-Bornemisza led a life of eccentric anonymity and shabby gentility. Then her money got cut off. Then she had a stroke. Source: New York Times
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Biden Paints Russia as a Threat to the World in U.N. Speech
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2022
President Biden portrayed Russia as the chief threat to global peace and renewed warnings that “a nuclear war cannot be won.” Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said. Source: New York Times
Who Is Protected Against Monkeypox?
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2022
Older people who received smallpox vaccinations may yet have some immunity, researchers say. Healthy children and adults generally do not become severely ill. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
A “Frankenstein mix” of mutations raises concerns, but the variant may remain vulnerable to current vaccines. If not, revisions will be necessary. Source: New York Times
Bettina Grossman, an Artistic Fixture at the Chelsea Hotel, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2021
Her apartment was so crowded with her artwork that she slept in the hallway. But she did not become widely known until near the end of her life. Source: New York Times
Do Curfews Slow the Coronavirus?
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2021
A restriction more often used in natural disasters, or to quell unrest, has never been tested against a pathogen like the virus. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2020
A case in Nevada has spurred new concerns that people who have recovered from the infection may still be vulnerable. That’s unlikely, experts say. Source: New York Times