Kentucky governor says the state’s Covid surge is ‘dire.’ Gov. Credit... Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky’s Democratic governor on Sunday described the state’s surge of Covid cases as “dire,” and pointed out that Republican state lawmakers had limited his options to control the record wave of infections there. Kentucky recorded a seven-day average of 4,423 new daily cases on Saturday, according to a New York Times database. Credit... Leah Nash for The New York Times Labor Day Weekend is typically a moment for Hollywood to take a breath and assess. Credit... Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times The triumphant comeback of Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks became a rallying cry for New York City.

Source: International New York Times September 05, 2021 13:36 UTC