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Eating fried foods increased the risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure and premature death. Most of us know that a diet rich in fried foods is bad for us. A review of studies quantifies just how bad it can be. In a meta-analysis of 19 studies that included diet …

Sean Connery, the actor who originated the role of James Bond, had dementia in the last few months of his life, his wife, Micheline Roquebrune, told The Daily Mail. Mr. Connery died this weekend at age 90 in the Bahamas. Ms. Roquebrune, who was married to Mr. Connery for 45 …

When Mark asked me to write a post about the toll the pandemic is taking on mental health and relationships, I didn’t want simply to detail the ways it’s hard to live through a pandemic. Nor did I want to throw a bunch of statistics at you about how many …

This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: Global virus deaths surpass 800,000, with South and Central American countries seeing large tallies. The filming of a movie starring Ben Affleck shifts to Canada because of the virus outbreak in the U.S. The …

Contactless payments firm EZ-Link Pte Ltd has partnered with Malaysia’s biggest multi-application e-wallet Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd to launch today (August 17) a new EZ-Link x Touch ‘n Go Motoring Card. It is touted to be Southeast Asia’s first dual-currency cross-border contactless smart card. With the Reciprocal Green Lane …

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. A hospital is an invaluable vantage point from which to understand an epidemic. It provides a glimpse of the severity of an illness in a geographic area, a sense of …

Here’s what you need to know: Five border communities in Texas have escalating rates of new cases. The U.S. reports its highest single-day virus death toll of the month. The latest numbers on jobless claims and the deficit could further the standoff on the next stimulus bill. The U.S. won’t …

Here’s what you need to know: Half a million people are dead as confirmed virus cases top 10 million. Paranoid hallucinations plague many virus patients who end up in the I.C.U. At a Houston hospital bracing for a virus peak, new patients are often young. Most affluent countries are keeping …

Here’s what you need to know: Trump wants churches to open, but in Germany, more infections emerge as worshipers return. The devastating toll of the virus nears 100,000 in the U.S. Our front page names some of the lost. C.D.C. error in counting tests baffles scientists. Hong Kong protesters, subdued …