Author: News Polite

In the first year of the pandemic, at least four people in Michigan were infected with a version of the coronavirus observed mostly in mink, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Monday. The cluster, which previously included just three cases, represents the first known instance of possible…

So Donald Trump has endorsed J.D. Vance in the race for Ohio’s Republican Senate nomination. Will Trump’s nod tip the balance? I have no idea, and frankly I don’t care. Ohio’s G.O.P. primary has, after all, been a race to the bottom, with candidates seemingly competing to see who can…

(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. 1. Russia has begun its offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. “Now we can state that the Russian forces have started the battle for the Donbas that they…

“It’s part of what makes Disney so special,” said Bri Petrarca, who had brought her sons, Grayson, 5, and Asher, 2, to meet characters on Monday. She was wearing a pink T-shirt emblazoned with the words, “Here for the hugs.” About 50 people were waiting at that moment to hug…