The sports economy has been ravaged by the pandemic. The absence of live fans alone has forced the thousands of people who once put on games at these venues out of work. nyti.ms/2JYkWIZ
Ticket agents and hot dog vendors and bartenders and janitors lost their livelihoods this year. It is an economic toll being felt across every major pro sports town in the country. nyti.ms/2JYkWIZ
To assess the impact of losses so far on the industry’s bottom line and workers, The New York Times zoomed in on one place — Wisconsin. On the first weekend of October, canceled events cost an estimated $46 million in lost revenue. nyti.ms/2JYkWIZ
Direct losses from canceled sports events lead to indirect losses in related industries and further losses because of changes in household spending, according to analysis prepared for The Times. nyti.ms/2JYkWIZ
See how the absence of live fans at sports events has forced the thousands of people out of work in Wisconsin and how it has affected the entire sports landscape. nyti.ms/2JYkWIZ
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In its efforts to procure supplies to fight the coronavirus, Britain has awarded thousands of contracts worth billions of dollars. Much of that money has gone to politically connected companies, a New York Times analysis found. nyti.ms/37swbCd
We analyzed a large segment of the spending spree — roughly 1,200 contracts worth nearly $22 billion. About $11 billion went to firms either run by friends and associates of Conservative Party politicians, or with no experience or a history of controversy. nyti.ms/3msD36E
The suppliers we spoke to denied wrongdoing, and there’s no evidence that government officials engaged in illegal conduct. But there is ample evidence of cronyism, waste and poor due diligence. nyti.ms/3msD36E
When India locked down with four hours notice in March, tens of millions of migrant workers were left stranded. The situation became so dire that the government eventually set up trains to get them home — and sent the virus deep into the country's villages.nyti.ms/3mpeLdV
India has now reported more cases than any country beside the U.S. And it's become clear that the government's trains, meant to ease suffering — and counteract a disastrous lack of planning — played a significant role in spreading the virus to almost every corner of the country.
Just how disastrous was the lack of planning? Prime Minister Modi's Covid-19 task force, dominated by upper-caste Hindus and unrepresentative of India, never adequately contemplated how suddenly quarantining 1.3 billion people would induce panic for migrant workers.
As Covid-19 cases and deaths have sharply increased all over the U.S., hospitalizations are at their highest rate so far in the pandemic, with more than 110,000 Americans being treated as of Dec. 14. Exactly how overwhelmed are your local hospitals? nyti.ms/34lXnk5
With our searchable map, you can see I.C.U. occupancy at individual hospitals near you, drawing from a new U.S. government dataset that shows detailed geographic information on Covid-19 patients.
The national average occupancy is currently 78 percent. nyti.ms/34lXnk5
Our searchable map of I.C.U. capacity in the U.S. also shows how many intensive care beds are available and how many patients are being treated for Covid-19. nyti.ms/34lXnk5
Climate change will make the planet's coldest regions more arable and populated. Supported by @pulitzercenter, @NYTmag and @propublica investigated how Russia stands to gain the most from global warming. Read part three of our series on climate migration. nyti.ms/3p1bl2y
When Nadezhda Tchebakova, a leading Russian climate ecologist, moved to Siberia for research, instead of the hostile land where Gulag prisoners were once banished, she began to notice a rapidly warming countryside of forests and temperate hills. nyti.ms/2K8x7mg
Tchebakova estimated that by 2080, more than half of the surface permafrost in Asian Russia would be gone. One of the coldest and most ecologically hostile places on the planet is fast becoming pleasantly livable, she discovered. nyti.ms/2K8x7mg
As coronavirus vaccines advance through clinical trials, some wealthy countries have reserved enough doses to immunize their own populations multiple times over. nyti.ms/34jGfvs
If all the doses wealthy countries have claimed are delivered, Britain and the United States could inoculate their residents four times over, and Canada six times over, according to a New York Times analysis. nyti.ms/34jGfvs
The competition for vaccines has led to an extraordinary gap in access around the world between richer and poorer countries. nyti.ms/34jGfvs
The U.S. began administering the first shots of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Here’s what you need to know about the vaccine, when you can get it and more. nyti.ms/34cp7Ym
There aren’t enough doses for everyone, so initially the coronavirus vaccine will be rationed for those who need it most. As more vaccines get approved, things will speed up. nyti.ms/34cp7Ym
Here’s the expected order for vaccinations in the U.S. nyti.ms/34cp7Ym