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In times of crisis, humans often turn to faith for reassurance. Oddly, the COVID-19 pandemic might go down in history as an exception — when, according to some research, many people actually turned away from faith, and became less religious.

A raft of hard-hitting measures in case of a renewed Russian incursion into Ukraine could test Moscow’s efforts to insulate itself from sanctions and cause broad economic pain.

British counterterrorism police say four others also questioned over connection to Malik Faisal Akram, who took hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville

Social Equality Ministry says 15,324 survivors died in 2021, a daily average of 42 fatalities — many of them victims of the coronavirus pandemic

Tagaq, a recipient of the national Polaris Music Prize, discusses the subjugation of Canada’s Indigenous people and her hopes for healing through acknowledging that difficult history. (Image credit: Thomas van der Zaag/Courtesy of the artist)

Health chiefs to meet with PM; head of Pediatricians Association says he’s ‘raising a red flag’ over plan set to begin Thursday; 888 COVID patients in serious condition

Jamil Tamimi, who stabbed exchange student Hannah Bladon to death on light rail, dies of unknown causes at Nitzan Prison; prison service to investigate

Novelist John Darnielle — also singer-songwriter with the Mountain Goats — has a hero who wants to honor the victims he’s writing about but doesn’t much like them. (Image credit: Macmillan)

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person’s risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks the tool is leading to racial disparities. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

U.K.’s Boris Johnson braces for ‘partygate’ investigation report  NPR Londoners on Boris Johnson: ‘If he’s broken the law then bye’  Reuters Boris Johnson braced for perilous 48 hours with release of Sue Gray’s report  The Guardian The Guardian view on the PM and