The winter chill is lifting. So are some of the strictest stay-at-home orders. Here preductal are strategies to dine outside while still protecting yourself and those around you. When the head of the World Health Organization returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January, he wanted to praise Chinas leadership publicly for its initial response to the new coronavirus. Several advisers suggested he tone the message down, according to a person familiar with the discussions. One of the teams of scientists that first developed the gene-editing tool has altered it so that it can search out viral RNA instead of human DNA for a test that could even eventually be run at home. Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are reportedly awaiting the arrival of their second child, just months after celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary. Critics at The Times discuss the transfer of Sally Rooneys novel to TV. Video games are surging in popularity in the pandemic. So Facebook is rolling out an app designed for creating and watching live gameplay. First Dates waitress Cici Coleman shared a before and after picture of herself while wearing a black bikini on Instagram on Thursday. The demolition, at the site of the Philippsburg power plant, near Karlsruhe, south-western Germany, took place just after 6am on Thursday. The idea is to link government aid to certain indicators, like the jobless rate, so it shrinks or grows without further action by politicians.
