Buses
‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma
After a bus accident killed at least 27 people being transferred to a Covid quarantine facility on Sunday, the Chinese public staged a widespread online protest against the government’s harsh pandemic policy. It was a moment of collective grief and anger, with a heavy dose of shame, guilt and despair. After nearly three years of […]
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Circling Sicily on Its Regional Trains
I was pacing impatiently in my hotel room on the Via Etnea, one of the main boulevards in the center of Catania. Looking out from my balcony, I wondered if the rain was ever going to stop. I’d arrived here on the eastern coast of Sicily earlier in the day, planning to complete a 2.5-week […]
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Concerns Rise as Passenger Masks Fall
“If this becomes a precedent, that a judge can overrule government and C.D.C. experts, that puts us in a problematic place for the next surge, the next pandemic, bioterrorism or who knows,” Dr. Wachter said. “Government needs to be able to act, and to imply government does not have that authority is deeply concerning.” He […]
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How to Save on Spring Break Travel
Spring break varies depending on where you’re located — in New York, it’s in mid-April, in San Francisco, it’s late March — but the season is widely considered to be the first major travel period of the year, according to the U.S. Travel Association, a national industry group. As coronavirus restrictions are lifted across the […]
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Bus Shooting in Florida Leaves 2 Dead and 2 Injured
A gunman fatally shot two people and wounded two others aboard a public bus in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday afternoon near the city’s Police Headquarters, the authorities said. The bus driver was being credited with quick thinking in driving straight to Police Headquarters — even ramming a car blocking the way and driving in […]
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Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills Dozens
SOFIA, Bulgaria — At least 45 people died when a bus caught fire and crashed on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. The bus had North Macedonian plates and was making a return trip from Turkey to Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, according to the Bulgarian Interior Ministry. Some people jumped […]
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