#’Vaccine passports’ just aren’t worth the trouble

#’Vaccine passports’ just aren’t worth the trouble

“#’Vaccine passports’ just aren’t worth the trouble” Vaccine passports strike some as a no-brainer, others as another hideous intrusion on basic rights. But the bottom line is that it’s another one of those technocratic ideas that at best comes too late and would be near-impossible to make work well in this nation, just as contact-tracing…

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#Man dies after jumping from Staten Island Ferry

#Man dies after jumping from Staten Island Ferry

“#Man dies after jumping from Staten Island Ferry” A 53-year-old man died Saturday after jumping from the Staten Island Ferry into the chilly waters of New York Harbor, police said. NYPD Harbor launch officers pulled the man out of the water after responding to reports of a jumper near the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 4, 2021” Vax vexationMaybe the process of getting an appointment for the vaccine is part of the problem of fewer people in poor neighborhoods getting the vaccine (“Lax vax in NYC’s poorer nabes,” March 31). It’s often an online process that is extremely cumbersome. I had to jump through…

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#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies

#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies

“#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies” Ukraine’s armed forces announced plans to conduct joint training drills with its NATO allies Saturday, as worry mounts over Russian troop movements on the smaller nation’s border. More than 1,000 troops from at least five NATO member states will participate in the training later this year,…

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#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’

#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’

“#Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’” WASHINGTON — If the term “chillax” didn’t already exist, a clever writer (not me, in other words) would’ve coined it Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park while watching the Mets. For while 28 other major league teams played games that count, and as the Nationals worked to get…

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#Yankees hold off Blue Jays for first win

#Yankees hold off Blue Jays for first win

“#Yankees hold off Blue Jays for first win” The Yankees remade their starting rotation, but they still figure to rely heavily on their bullpen. Even without Aroldis Chapman for a second straight game, the relief corps helped the Yankees get their first victory of the season, a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday…

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