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Kelly Danielpour, founder of the website VaxTeen.org, in Los Angeles, June 16, 2021. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times) Teenagers keep all sorts of secrets from their parents. Drinking. Sex. Lousy grades. But the secret that Elizabeth, 17, a rising high school senior from New York City, keeps from hers is new to the buffet of adolescent misdeeds. She doesn’t want her parents to know that she is vaccinated against COVID-19. Her divorced parents have equal say over her health care. Although her… Source link

Love it or hate it, the Meme Market is back, and Wall Street strategists say it can’t be ignored. While shares of AMC Entertainment (AMC) are having a volatile Thursday, the social-media-fueled trading frenzy has pushed shares of AMC up nearly 3,000% this year, giving the money-losing movie theater chain a market value of more than $30 billion. AMC is not alone. Shares of Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Express (EXPR), and BlackBerry (BB) are all up this year. It’s reminiscent of the… Source link

The New York Times After Years of Quiet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Exploded. Why Now? JERUSALEM — Twenty-seven days before the first rocket was fired from Gaza this week, a squad of Israeli police officers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, brushed the Palestinian attendants aside and strode across its vast limestone courtyard. Then they cut the cables to the loudspeakers that broadcast prayers to the faithful from four medieval minarets. It was the night of April 13, the first day… Source link

Bloomberg Singapore Property Dynasty’s China Deal Is a Cautionary Tale (Bloomberg) — When Singapore’s richest property family invested in a Chinese real estate group, the deal was touted as “game-changing” for its expansion in Asia’s largest economy. Almost a year later, it has instead become a cautionary tale for firms looking to invest in Chinese developers.In a case of a dream turning into a burden, City Developments Ltd. last month revealed a S$1.78 billion ($1.3 billion)… Source link

The House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan on March 10. The legislation, called the American Rescue Plan, will head to the president’s desk for his signature on Friday in a final step before becoming law. While most Americans are focused on getting their $1,400 stimulus checks, it’s the extension of the child tax credit in the relief legislation that really stands out as revolutionary policy, according to Pamela Stone, professor of sociology at… Source link

Former President Barack Obama had a successful coaching career a while back, leading his daughter’s elementary school team to a championship. But not everyone was impressed a coach was giving his attention to only one team and the career became short-lived. Obama shared the story in his new memoir, “A Promised Land,” that was released Tuesday. The Sunday Times released the book excerpt about coaching and Entertainment Weekly acquired the audio version. Obama is a basketball aficionado… Source link