The Lucid Air is nearing the finish line

The Lucid Air has been in the works for a very long time, nearly a decade by some accounts. The first time I rode in the 1,000-horsepower electric sedan was in Las Vegas in 2017, when Lucid Motors had an engineering prototype on hand at the Consumer Electronics Show. I […]

Stock futures hug the flat line [Video]

Stock futures opened near the flat line Tuesday evening as investors considered renewed signs of labor shortages in the economy and a resurgence in the social media-fueled “meme stocks.” Contracts on the S&P 500 were little changed. The index closed out Tuesday’s regular session within half a percent of its […]

Vaccinating smokers put too many people on line with seniors; Active rec in Liberty State Park mustn’t harm restoration; Topsy-turvy world in Jersey City politics | Letters

State must rethink vax plan I have read with great interest the opinion piece in The Jersey Journal (“Vaccine rollout a massive failure for seniors”; Jan. 29) and agree with everything written in the article. It was spot on, as were the letters by senior citizens relating the problems in securing […]

I’m a doctor at the front of the vaccine line. My family back home in Zimbabwe is at the end.

Reliable refrigeration is a luxury in Zimbabwe. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald. Vaccine Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring the rollout of COVID-19 immunizations.  I weep with relief when I hear Anthony Fauci announce that the COVID-19 vaccine is imminent for health care workers. As […]