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How Tech's Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains, 12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege, Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Attack White House With Anti-Tank Missile, Decade of Job Growth Comes to an End, Undone by a Pandemic

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Illustration by Claire Milbrath Coronavirus and Sex: Questions and Answers Some of us are mating in actual captivity. Some of us not at all. The pandemic raises lots of issues around safe intimate physical contact, and what it may look like in the future. Style · Mar 30 Illustration by Claire Milbrath Coronavirus and Sex: Questions and Answers Some of us are mating in actual captivity. Some of us not at all. The pandemic raises lots of issues around safe intimate physical contact, and what it may look like in the future. Style · Mar 30 Meg Stalter Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy's Newest Star Names big and small are pivoting to online humor, but the standouts are the character-driven performers who were there all along, especially Meg Stalter. Television · Mar 29 Anna Campbell Community Radio Fights to Stay Live (and Weird) Despite Coronavirus Local stations have cut down on D.J.s coming to the studio, but playlists and personalities are holding strong as small stations get a chance to build bigger audiences. Music · Mar 29 Meg Stalter Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy's Newest Star Names big and small are pivoting to online humor, but the standouts are the character-driven performers who were there all along, especially Meg Stalter. Television · Mar 29 Anna Campbell Community Radio Fights to Stay Live (and Weird) Despite Coronavirus Local stations have cut down on D.J.s coming to the studio, but playlists and personalities are holding strong as small stations get a chance to build bigger audiences. Music · Mar 29 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers How Tech's Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains Silicon Valley hasn't suffered from the same financial devastation as other industries. Tech companies still have an agenda to push. Technology · Apr 3 Jeenah Moon/Reuters Jeenah Moon/Reuters How Tech's Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains Silicon Valley hasn't suffered from the same financial devastation as other industries. Tech companies still have an agenda to push. Technology · Apr 3 12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege Special units of emergency medical workers in Paterson, N.J., respond to 911 calls for suspected coronavirus, entering homes and putting themselves at risk. Health · Apr 1 12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege Special units of emergency medical workers in Paterson, N.J., respond to 911 calls for suspected coronavirus, entering homes and putting themselves at risk. Health · Apr 1 Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Attack White House With Anti-Tank Missile Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, also targeted the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and a synagogue, prosecutors said. U.S. · Apr 2 Decade of Job Growth Comes to an End, Undone by a Pandemic After an expansion that added 22 million to U.S. payrolls, March registered a loss, and worse is yet to come. Economy · Apr 3 Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Attack White House With Anti-Tank Missile Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, also targeted the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and a synagogue, prosecutors said. U.S. · Apr 2 Decade of Job Growth Comes to an End, Undone by a Pandemic After an expansion that added 22 million to U.S. payrolls, March registered a loss, and worse is yet to come. Economy · Apr 3 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman Jobs Aren't Being Destroyed This Fast Elsewhere. Why Is That? It's not too late to start protecting employment or to make medical care for Covid-19 free. Mar 30 Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman Jobs Aren't Being Destroyed This Fast Elsewhere. Why Is That? It's not too late to start protecting employment or to make medical care for Covid-19 free. Mar 30 Shub Debgupta Will the Coronavirus Threaten Our Food? The supply chain has plenty of vulnerabilities. Mar 31 Thomas L. Friedman With the Coronavirus, It's Again Trump vs. Mother Nature The president's failure to understand his limits is very costly. Mar 31 Shub Debgupta Will the Coronavirus Threaten Our Food? The supply chain has plenty of vulnerabilities. Mar 31 Thomas L. Friedman With the Coronavirus, It's Again Trump vs. Mother Nature The president's failure to understand his limits is very costly. Mar 31 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Pokémon, Stay For almost four years, I've been playing a game that brings players out into the world. What happens when the world goes away? Arts · Apr 1 Barbara Nitke/Hulu They Create Nightmare Worlds for TV. Now They're Living in One. Amid the pandemic, the producers of dystopian dramas like "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Westworld" see their work in a different light. Television · Mar 29 Pokémon, Stay For almost four years, I've been playing a game that brings players out into the world. What happens when the world goes away? Arts · Apr 1 Barbara Nitke/Hulu They Create Nightmare Worlds for TV. Now They're Living in One. Amid the pandemic, the producers of dystopian dramas like "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Westworld" see their work in a different light. Television · Mar 29 Christy Lundy A Botanist's Desire Turns Toxic in This Novel of Romantic Obsession In Rebecca Dinerstein Knight's "Hex," an expelled Ph.D. candidate offers a not-so-scientific confession to the mentor she idolizes. Book Review · Mar 31 Peter Turnley, via Getty Images What We Can Learn From European Dog Culture When I went to Europe, people asked: Is something wrong with American dogs? The answer has more to do with us than our pets. Smarter Living · Mar 27 Christy Lundy A Botanist's Desire Turns Toxic in This Novel of Romantic Obsession In Rebecca Dinerstein Knight's "Hex," an expelled Ph.D. candidate offers a not-so-scientific confession to the mentor she idolizes. Book Review · Mar 31 Peter Turnley, via Getty Images What We Can Learn From European Dog Culture When I went to Europe, people asked: Is something wrong with American dogs? The answer has more to do with us than our pets. Smarter Living · Mar 27 🤞 Are we getting it right? To refine this experience, we need to hear from you. Are you enjoying this newsletter? Are we offering you the right mix of stories? Where can we improve? Send Us Feedback ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe | Account Settings | Privacy Policy | Contact Us All Newsletters | Subscribe 2019 © The New York Times Company | 620 8th Avenue, 10036 NY, New York ADVERTISEMENT