Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer

Researchers are seeing an uptick in cases, as they have every summer since the pandemic began. Here’s why.

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Why Do I Get So Many Headaches During the Summer?

We asked experts if heat, humidity, bright light and changing air pressure may play a role.

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How to Create a Family ‘Bleisure’ Trip

Combining work travel with a change of scenery and time with the kids offers respite from the daily grind, but it takes planning. Here’s how to make it happen.

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Late Summer Flights Are Even Cheaper Than Usual This Year

Late summer has steep airfare savings and smaller crowds. Experts say there are more flight deals than usual and great prices for international trips.

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How a Veteran Lifeguard Spends His Fridays

Javier Rodriguez, 64, opens up the beach, tests out new lifeguards — and always squeezes in a morning swim before work.

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Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop

Finns trying to enjoy beaches and parks during their all-too-brief summers have been vexed by legions of geese — and their droppings. The smelly mess has resisted even the most innovative solutions.

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Rip Current Survival Tips: What to Do if You Get Caught in One

From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves. Its appearance can be deceiving.

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Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

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Did You Visit a U.S. National Park This Summer? We Want to Hear About It.

Budget and staffing cuts have left some national park sites struggling with routine maintenance and other challenges during their busiest season. Share your experience.

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Heat in Eastern Europe Fuels Fire, Fish Deaths and Tensions Over Protests

Exceptionally high temperatures strained electricity systems as people sought air-conditioning, although many did not have that option.

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