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Prisoners received Covid-19 vaccine shots in April at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility in Cleveland, Miss.Credit...Spencer Platt/Getty Images Vaccinations in many American prisons, jails and detention centers are lagging far behind the United States as a whole, prompting public health officials to worry that these settings will remain fertile ground for frequent, fast-spreading coronavirus outbreaks for a long time to come. Nationally, more than 60 percent of people ages 18 or older hav...

Moving a Covid-19 patient at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, in April. Just 1.42 percent of the population of Africa has been fully vaccinated.Credit...Brian Inganga/Associated Press When the pandemic began, global health officials feared that the vulnerabilities of Africa would lead to devastation. More than a year later, the rates of illness and death from Covid in Africa appear to be lower than in the rest of the world, upending scientists’ expectations. But if the virus begi...

Administering Covishield, the Serum Institute version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, in Bengaluru, India.Credit...Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press As inoculations help a sense of normalcy return in the lives of many Americans, much of the world remains gripped by the pandemic, with little hope that a significant number of vaccine doses will be made available soon. The effort to vaccinate enough of the world’s population to get the virus under control — already a huge struggle, experts said — wa...

Stocks Fall, as Crypto’s Volatility Bleeds Into Broader Markets: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Source: Factset Here’s what you need to know: Source: FactSet By: Ella Koeze Wall Street and corporate America have finally bought into Bitcoin, just in time for one of the ugly crashes the cryptocurrency regularly experiences. Stocks slumped for a third day as a bust in the world of crypto — until recently considered a side show to actual financial activity — bled into the broader market...

A Gaza City building destroyed by an early morning Israeli airstrike on Tuesday.Credit...Khalil Hamra/Associated Press Ten days into the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict, diplomatic efforts to end the devastating violence gained urgency on Wednesday as a growing chorus of international parties urged the Israeli military and Hamas militants to lay down their weapons. France is leading efforts to call for a cease-fire at the United Nations Security Council, but it remains unclear when a resolu...

The bakery La Antioquena VII, in Flushing, Queens on Wednesday, is ready for customers as the city opens up.Credit...Sarah Blesener for The New York Times New York City’s reopening — a milestone longed for over the last 14 months, aloud among friends six feet apart or in frustrated silence, waiting in line in the rain to enter a store — arrived at last on Wednesday. It was less a grand gala than a soft opening, a finish line at the end of a long race that no one wanted to be the first to ...

Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission The House will vote Wednesday evening on a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack, and Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Kevin McCarthy are urging members to vote no. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation. Here’s what you need to know: Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California ...

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have reported many fewer infections recently. England is taking a big step toward normality.

Retailers, Restaurants and Theme Parks Lift Mask Rules: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Source: Factset Starbucks has announced that masks will be optional for vaccinated customers as of Monday, unless local regulations require them.Credit...Eze Amos for The New York Times Target on Monday joined a growing list of retailers, restaurants and theme parks that will allow fully vaccinated customers to go mask free, following new coronavirus safety guidance from the federal government last week that said vac...

An Israeli attack overnight appeared to be the deadliest of the current hostilities. As the conflict with Hamas stretched into its seventh day, international pressure to find a diplomatic solution was building.