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23 Dec

The number of hospitals with full or nearly full ICUs has doubled across the U.S. since the beginning of October, according to a New York Times analysis. See where the beds are filling up. nyti.ms/38yeLmW

More than 40% of U.S. hospitals with intensive care units reached average occupancy levels of 85% or higher in the week ending Dec. 17.

In early October, just a quarter of U.S. hospitals’ ICUs were that full. nyti.ms/38yeLmW

Most patients who are hospitalized for Covid-19 do not require intensive care, but those who do tend to stay awhile, meaning additional patients can overwhelm an ICU particularly fast. nyti.ms/38yeLmW

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23 Dec

Coaching and management roles in major U.S. sports leagues have mostly gone to white candidates in the past 30 years, according to our analysis.

Despite initiatives meant to increase diversity, the findings call into question the policies’ effectiveness.
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In North America’s major sports leagues in the 1990s, players were mostly people of color, but the coaches, managers and team owners were nearly all white.

A current snapshot looks mostly the same. nyti.ms/34EyIHs

The NFL once had as many as eight nonwhite head coaches: That number was half that at the beginning of this season, meaning 13% of the league’s head coaches were people of color — 74% of its players were. nyti.ms/34EyIHs

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22 Dec

The winter solstice arrives in the depths of the pandemic. But the season of darkness also offers ancient lessons of survival, hope and renewal. nyti.ms/38l3xCg

The undeniable hardship of this winter is a reminder that for much of human history, particularly in colder climates, winter was a season simply to be survived. nyti.ms/38l3xCg

For millennia, during these months of darkness, humans have turned to rituals and stories to remind one another of hope and deeper truths. All over the world, celebrations of light dot the winter darkness like stars. nyti.ms/38l3xCg

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21 Dec

Our analysis of Thanksgiving travel shows that many Americans stayed home and limited family gatherings — possibly avoiding a worst-case scenario for coronavirus outbreaks.

But regional and isolated outbreaks still hit many who gathered. nyti.ms/37CeUGD

In 93% of U.S. counties, people had fewer contacts this Thanksgiving than they did during the holiday last year.

But in parts of Texas and California, for example, recent surges in coronavirus cases have been attributed to activity during the holiday. nyti.ms/37CeUGD

Epidemiologists in communities in and near Los Angeles are linking current surges to families who held small gatherings during Thanksgiving.

Covid-19 hospitalizations there spiked 156% in the three weeks after the holiday. In the prior three weeks, they increased by 108%.

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21 Dec

A New York Times analysis of voting in 28,000 precincts in more than 20 U.S cities found that while President Trump lost ground in white and Republican areas — ultimately leading to his election loss — he gained new votes in immigrant neighborhoods. nyti.ms/3rfAoB3

Areas with large populations of Latinos and residents of Asian descent, including ones with the highest numbers of immigrants, had something in common this election: a surge in turnout and a shift to the right, often a sizable one. nyti.ms/3rfAoB3

In Cook County, home to Chicago, President-elect Joe Biden won by 50 percentage points over President Trump. But we found 2,158 precincts that have shifted right since 2016 compared to the 1,508 that have shifted left. nyti.ms/3rfAoB3

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21 Dec

Breaking News: Alarm over a coronavirus mutation in Britain prompted more travel bans, in scenes reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic. European stocks tumbled. nyti.ms/3pcj8e7

Britain is now all but cut off from the rest of Europe, and the disruptions have stoked fears of panic buying in supermarkets. It’s all adding up
up to a chilling preview, 10 days before a deadline to negotiate a post-Brexit trade agreement. nytimes.com/2020/12/21/wor…

The alarm about the virus mutation grew after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that it was shown to be 70% more contagious than other variants. But that estimate is only based on modeling and has not been confirmed by lab experiments, experts say. nytimes.com/2020/12/21/wor…

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