| 单词 | life-or-death |
| 例句 | It is fitting that the first great opera, composed by Monteverdi in 1607, features a hero faced with a life-or-death singing challenge in the Underworld, Orfeo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If one of them found him, he’d at least like them to know that he’d died in a life-or-death fight with a vicious reptile. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The conflict with communism, it seemed, had spiraled into a life-or-death contest, with the fate of the earth hanging in the balance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were those who said that it was just a horrible accident, an inevitable by-product of the fact that police officers sometimes have to make life-or-death decisions in conditions of uncertainty. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The questionnaire was forwarded to a panel of three Reich doctors who made a life-or-death decision—without ever seeing the patient. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I barely knew her, but after being in two life-or-death situations together, I couldn't just call her nobody. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Heading to a neighboring camper or the campground offices to ask for a phone to use seems a little extreme—this isn’t exactly life-or-death. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It was like telling everyone at dorm about a really successful trick, but much better, because she really had survived a life-or-death situation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We don’t often think about the role of time in life-or-death situations, perhaps because Hollywood has distorted our sense of what happens in a violent encounter. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Unless it’s a life-or-death emergency, the Coast Guard refers disabled-boat calls to private contractors like Tropical Rescue, which charge big bucks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a life-or-death attempt being made near my table by a couple of Neanderthals looking to collect money for a beer blast in the sculpture studio. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Opera feeds on too-muchness, of course, and the Orpheus myth is life-or-death stuff, not undeserving of big, fervent music. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ Tries to Raise the Dead 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Yet the physical – and emotional – toll of living through someone else's life-or-death crisis is utterly grueling. Catherine Zeta-Jones' bipolar bravery 2011-04-14T15:15:00Z Lacking both the romantic chemistry and the directorial panache that might justify its life-or-death stakes, “Midnight Sun” is a medical melodrama in need of resuscitation. Review: In ‘Midnight Sun,’ the Dawn of Romance Can Be Fatal 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Suspicious of video technology that, she says, barely allows an operator to tell if a suspect is carrying a rifle or a shovel, she questions the certainty with which many drone operators make life-or-death decisions. Kill shots: why cinema has drone warfare in its sights 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Of course, that isn’t saying much about these products of rotten seeds, locked in a life-or-death Darwinian struggle. Movie Review: ?Elena,? by Andrei Zvyagintsev, Set In and Around Moscow 2012-05-15T22:34:55Z Within these four walls, he explains, he’s going to tell captive strangers a tale with life-or-death stakes. What Will It Take to Trust M. Night Shyamalan? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z This is a life-or-death performance-art project: “The deep sleep I would soon enter required a completely blank canvas if I was to emerge from it renewed.” Ottessa Moshfegh’s Painful, Funny Novel of a Young Woman’s Chemical Hibernation 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z It’s an instance of independent, expert-verified data in a life-or-death situation that is still revealing the extent of its effects.. This is our "Chernobyl": Frontline's "Flint's Deadly Water" exposes shocking Legionnaires' crisis 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Media piracy, the now-mundane practice of streaming a TV show or downloading an MP3, seems a far cry from the life-or-death struggles of buccaneers on the high seas. Is piracy a radical force? 2012-09-03T14:30:00Z It was in the Middle East where she had to put her sophistication and skill to the test in dangerous environments to help fellow troops on the ground out of life-or-death situations. Black female Navy commander flies in the face of danger: 'Enlisting was the right choice' 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Of Gods and Men centres on a small group of men more accustomed to making honey and tending their vegetables than making life-or-death decisions. O brother, we're arthouse: the monks taking France by storm 2010-12-02T12:17:00Z It’s the same feeling moviegoers must have had in the World War II era, when Hollywood was churning out generic battlefield films featuring the same life-or-death drama, bonding and sacrifice. Television Review: ‘Chicago Fire,’ a Rescue Squad Drama, on NBC 2012-10-09T22:01:18Z Potentially in a place where you’re homeless and every night of your life is life-or-death. Ellen Page on 'Freeheld' and Coming Out 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Assuming you aren’t performing surgeries or the stakes of your work are not otherwise life-or-death, why not give your colleague the benefit of the doubt? I Lied to My Parents. How Do I Get Them to Believe the Truth Now? 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z This is such a life-or-death issue that just looking at the language would be a cop-out. 'Bin Laden doesn't do jokes' 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z But many of those protesters are not fighting the personal, immediate life-or-death battles faced by the members of Act Up, who quite literally saved their own lives. Movie Review: ‘How to Survive a Plague,’ AIDS Documentary by David France 2012-09-20T23:56:55Z For most people, the idea of a nature documentary series narrated by Helen Mirren probably conjures images of breathtaking natural splendor, paired with a dramatic voice-over that adds life-or-death stakes to the beauty. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Two Gods’ and ‘Conan’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z It's definitely not life-or-death, or even a portrait of artistic excess. 'The Chair' review: A crash course in indie filmmaking 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Making great art entails knowing what parts of our history are no longer serving us, leaving them behind and creating something new — and sometimes that decision can be life-or-death. Perspective | The ‘Rust’ scene that Alec Baldwin was rehearsing strikes a familiar and played-out chord 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Brown's enthralling yarns, which intertwine plausible-sounding conspiracy theories with life-or-death treasure hunts and the resonating weight of art history, are incredibly popular. Dan Brown on his 'hurtful' reviews 2013-05-20T11:56:46Z “Patriot” portrays spy work as a generally dull, quiet enterprise occasionally interrupted by the occasional sideways mission ending in blood spatters and life-or-death sprints. Pledging allegiance to Amazon’s enigmatic “Patriot” may be worth it, but it isn’t an easy mission 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z While not in a life-or-death situation, I also knew that a handful of hikers die in remote areas of the country every year. Conquering your fears in Alaska: go big, or go home 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z And even when it is life-or-death or major-depression serious, the license is limited to “She is in no position to think clearly,” and whatever that fact can reasonably excuse. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Be there’ for a demanding friend by being yourself 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z It gives the life-or-death decisions of the movie a whole new framing, the world existing on after the travails of the story. 'Calvary' takes a funny-serious look at life and death 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Man 1 does not have much of an existential crisis alone in the desert even when he is faced with critical life-or-death situations. Zac Efron is worth his weight in "Gold," a harrowing thriller about greed and survival 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The frequently high-stakes, life-or-death consequences of the disease have also inspired a number of fictional treatments. PBS' 'Cancer' an epic, vital story Ken Burns just couldn't refuse 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z But engagement, which in a pre-pandemic world was largely a marketing strategy, now has life-or-death consequences for an entire industry. Perspective | What is a movie? With theaters shuttering, the question gets real. 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps a life-or-death situation sometimes looks like lounging, or heroic success looks like hormonal instability. A Glimpse Into My Son’s Magnificent Mind 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Let’s face it: Many cooking shows are a bit pretentious, with participants discussing ingredients and textures as if they’re of life-or-death significance. ‘Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off’ Returns on Sunday 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z While Jon ponders this weighty matter, he makes a life-or-death decision in his nascent role as Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. 'Game of Thrones' recap: Cersei, Sparrows form unholy alliance 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z In it, a couple experience a life-or-death emergency: A woman suddenly can’t breathe, so her partner drives her to the hospital, against the clock. Tiago Rodrigues’s Theater of Compassion 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Suleman still patronizes restaurants, but the potential life-or-death consequences of not writing up a violation are ingrained in him. The Life of a Restaurant Inspector: Rising Grades, Fainting Owners 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The rapidity with which a sincere, life-or-death request for help can be met by the global community is heartening. Karen Klein: YouTube’s most evil bullying video 2012-06-21T15:45:00Z No one can predict how viewers will respond to a show like “Snowpiercer,” with its stark depictions of life-or-death stakes, during this time. On Track for the Apocalypse, ‘Snowpiercer’ Comes to Television 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z In some ways, it’s kind of nuts to compare a real world of life-or-death crises with cash-machine art fairs. Smack Mellon and Grey Art Display Art Sparked by Politics 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Newton may also be the last hope for Earth, as he races to complete his life-or-death mission before the outbreak of global nuclear war. Review | ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z You might wonder if Hart can handle such a role, with its life-or-death stakes and occasionally brutal action scenes. In ‘True Story,’ Kevin Hart Really Does Kill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Its manifestation: “If I see you about to criticize me, I leap in and criticize myself . . . so afraid of rejection that I turned every interaction into a life-or-death charm offensive.” Maria Semple is back with another loopy, darkly comic novel 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It is a performance that has the same life-or-death gravity Mr. Shannon brought to the role of a man driven half-mad by apocalyptic portents in “Take Shelter.” Movie Review: ‘The Iceman,’ With Michael Shannon as Richard Kuklinski 2013-05-02T22:01:34Z Her options narrow as the book becomes more crime-centric and throws her into life-or-death situations rather than contemplative ones. In Dennis Lehane’s ‘Since We Fell,’ a Troubled Woman Seeks Answers 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z There’s something refreshing about the quiet strength with which she takes on life-or-death challenges and learns on the fly. Girl Moves Mountains After Mountain Moves Her 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z If the rote and rigor of the work dulls its life-or-death pressure, it contributes to a relentless, bone-deep exhaustion that seeps into the practitioners’ personal lives. Review | Emma Glass’s ‘Rest and Be Thankful’ powerfully describes what it means to be a health-care worker 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z NASA, she worked on the life-or-death task of determining launch timing. The nearly forgotten story of the black women who helped land a man on the moon 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z She’s getting ready for a garden party while pondering a big life-or-death decision; but the bigger decision has to do with how to define her own story. 10 books to read in September 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The achievement of “If I Stay,” as of “The Fault in Our Stars” and other books of the same type, is that it attaches life-or-death stakes to a basic modern identity crisis. ‘If I Stay’ Weighs Teenager’s Prospects After Horrific Crash 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z This bumpy remake of a bare-bones French thriller thrusts desperate men into a life-or-death Russian Roulette tournament; Statham has little to do as a rich businessman betting on the result. Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Between the jolts come a series of life-or-death silences: a breath from the burglars means the blind man will know where to shoot. The Twisted Appeal of “Don’t Breathe” 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the famished star of the life-or-death thriller "The Hunger Games," made waves last week vowing never to diet for a role. Anne Hathaway reveals oatmeal paste diet for 'Les Miserables' 2012-11-13T01:00:59Z Among the disenchanted: See More » “In creating false suspense and undermining the life-or-death stakes it thrives on, ‘The Walking Dead’ just lost at its own game.” ‘The Walking Dead’: Reacting to the Big Reveal, and Looking Ahead to Next Week 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z By the time the stakes do achieve life-or-death heights, the novel has forced itself into an awkward stance of violence and suspense that doesn’t entirely fit with its crumpled class notes and teenage self-importance. Review | Can a thriller also be a feminist social critique? Lisa Lutz gives it a try in ‘The Swallows’ 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z As Europe catches fire, she keeps these chapters focused on the displaced teenage girl burdened with life-or-death decisions. ‘Underground Fugue’: A tale of mother-daughter love against a backdrop of terror 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The Lyons once again find themselves at the hospital, rallying around each other in the throes of a life-or-death crisis. ‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 17: Sins of a Father 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The simple story – inspired by Mendes’s grandfather, who fought on the Belgian front – centers on a life-or-death message that two young soldiers, played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, must transport over dangerous terrain. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 4 – 1917 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z He did not apologize, however, for the emphasis on life-or-death drama in FX’s shows. Real Violence Puts Pressure on TV Fiction 2013-01-13T21:09:28Z With the award, he seemed well on the way toward an Oscar for a bravura performance as a stage actor locked in a life-or-death struggle with his own potential. Golden Globe Awards Winners Include ‘Boyhood’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z He is forced into a life-or-death desert trek with an Arab villager, played by Reda Kateb, that makes them overcome cultural distrust and learn to rely on one another. Venice film fest puts hard-hitting global issues on screen 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z “Comedy is 80 percent rhythm and music. It’s sharp edges and life-or-death stakes, being super-real. Once she got that, the thoroughbred in her took over.” Betty Buckley steps into ‘Hello, Dolly!’ to ‘make America happy again’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z In this installment, the fate of the dragons depends on results of a life-or-death battle. NW books: Dragons fight for their fate 2013-04-15T21:53:26Z "I think it was an attempt to save myself, even though I had no idea consciously what was going on, because I was heading towards some sort of terrible life-or-death choice." Marian Keyes: a life in books 2012-12-14T22:55:02Z Yet this nostalgia for a possibly misremembered past in which critics wielded life-or-death clout hovers insistently over “What She Said.” ‘What She Said’ Review: Pauline Kael, Screen Queen 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Except the call was rarely a life-or-death situation. I signed up for a suicide hotline: What I got sounded more like phone sex 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z This exchange occurs midway into the eight-episode limited series' premiere, and by then it's easy to believe Miep's instant commitment to this life-or-death burden. "A Small Light" star Liev Schreiber on playing Anne Frank's father: "He was defined by his race" 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “I also wish that, in a life-or-death situation, he and Warner Bros. weren’t thrusting ‘Tenet’ and its theaters-only release strategy so insistently into the spotlight.” In a Big Box-Office Test, ‘Tenet’ Grosses $20 Million 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z But more broadly speaking, “Game of Thrones” is a life-or-death story about the fate of a world. 'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: Shocking Deaths and a Walk of Shame 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Inside this sweaty, and almost entirely male, musical ecosystem, the simplest emotions bloomed into life-or-death melodrama. The Rise of Emo Nostalgia 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Art describing tragedy, like mass murder and life-or-death migration, connects with viewers in a universal language, Ms. Yeh says. Visualizing the Refugee Experience 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Vaccine coverage — with its life-or-death implications — is even more consequential. Perspective | The media plays a crucial role in battling vaccine misinformation. But here’s what not to do. 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z That life-or-death drama on the plantation provides the novel’s most terrifying moments, which could easily have rendered the other sections slight by comparison. Review | ‘The Revisioners’ reminds us of slavery’s long reach, through the generations 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z “R.I.P. Zayn,” read the sign in black and red ink, an appropriately dramatic send-off for a teen idol known for triggering life-or-death emotions. How Harry Styles accidentally saved a One Direction concert 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z For three hours, we watch this classic life-or-death struggle — salmon relentlessly trying to reach their destination, bears battling to snag precious protein to get through the brutal winter. On a remote Russian peninsula, a vodka-fueled adventure 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Currently incarcerated domestic violence survivors could apply for resentencing, but they would be obligated to provide hospital records or police reports to prove they were reacting to a life-or-death situation when they killed their abuser. Former inmate who killed her abuser takes on justice system 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Every season of "Atlanta" opens with a scene from everyday life that transforms, in the space of a breath, into a life-or-death struggle. The return of "Atlanta" is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z For many, the contrivance of the is-he-or-isn’t-he plot device insulted fans and subverted the show’s life-or-death stakes. ‘The Walking Dead’: Reacting to the Big Reveal, and Looking Ahead to Next Week 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z What ensues is a deeply romantic adventure story with life-or-death stakes and strong, noble characters who fight for every bit of their hard-won happily ever after. Review | Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z They’re looking for the usual stuff: secret messages, hidden passageways, an object of life-or-death importance. “Inferno,” a Movie Even Tom Hanks Couldn’t Save 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But it's not like the cameos and jokes about the Thighmaster or the Shake Weight – of which there are many – led to such focused or pivotal storylines causing life-or-death situations. The damning portrayals of Peloton on our TVs and what that says about us 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z He respects their individuality and the specific life-or-death predicament each must face. Movie Review: Liam Neeson in Joe Carnahan?s Thriller ?The Grey? 2012-01-26T22:19:02Z But based on her experience with life-or-death news last summer, Ms. Sud said she was planning her post-Season 3 vacation accordingly. Television: ‘The Killing,’ Canceled, Returns to AMC 2013-05-29T12:00:17Z High patient volumes and honest-to-goodness life-or-death emergencies leave scant time for meditation. What Medical Students Learn from Drawing Mickey Mouse 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “How many lives have been needlessly put at risk? We are engaged in a life-or-death struggle in the West, and the cat is sleeping on the sidelines.” Festival Dispatch: Cats vs. Dogs 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The play also sabotages two scenes by courting laughs in life-or-death moments — first during a pivotal emergency, and later in a traumatic recollection of loss. ‘The Brightest Thing in the World’ Review: Falling in Love, While Loving Heroin 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Amid a global pandemic, climate catastrophe, economic recession, total dismantling of reproductive rights, and violent racial inequities bleeding into all of these issues, "The Activist" attempted to gamify and commodify interconnected, life-or-death struggles. "The Activist" implosion: How a reality show working for greater good became a capitalist nightmare 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Facts and figures are spewed, and graphics are shown to illustrate the film’s life-or-death view of climate change. Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But soon enough, the bribes become violent threats, and Mandela faces a life-or-death Catch-22. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z In theory, the stakes should be high and the drama intense, as human beings battle the brute forces of nature in a life-or-death struggle. Review: ‘Everest’ Revisits a Fateful Adventure in 3-D 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z They come in search of life-or-death information, but here’s what they get from him instead: Perspective | The media must stop live-broadcasting Trump’s dangerous, destructive coronavirus briefings 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z The Democratic sit-in over gun-control legislation, captured mainly by House members’ smartphone video, had all the elements: emotion, chaos, conflict, life-or-death stakes and the frisson of unpredictable reality. C-Span, Gun Control and a Protest Made for Streaming 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z His work was a life-or-death struggle to make sense of our stupid, dreadful, hilarious world. Jon Ronson’s ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Some people are at the life-or-death end of the scale while others observe from afar and think, “Bummer.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to deal with stress when you can’t turn off the news 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The seismic, life-or-death impact on the lives of individual Japanese and on the life of the nation became the show. From ‘Camp David’ to ‘Oslo,’ Forging Drama from Diplomacy 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z In the opener, the contestants find out that they have one life-or-death challenge before they can officially be considered finalists. TV highlights: Flying prostheses on ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ I’ve had some life-or-death experiences lately, and I discovered that I look at things differently when faced with my own mortality. Tina Turner: By the Book 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Their tour has take them to Hell and halfway back, which makes them the rude tutors in Norman’s life-or-death indoctrination. Review: In Fury, Brad Pitt Wins World War II, Again 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Her attempts to slip into the holding pen and question Nikki are subjected to so many procedural and bureaucratic roadblocks that she only gets through because of a life-or-death emergency. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 7: The World Is Wrong 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z In light of these life-or-death stakes, Penn is unsympathetic to what he seems to regard as more trivial abuses closer to home, particularly those involving celebrity exposure. Sean Penn: ‘Some of my best laughs have come out of the worst reviews’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z And, like most war films, it revels in the life-or-death action that serves as a crucible for bravery and patriotism. Perspective | As statues topple, movies are becoming monuments, and a way to create public memory 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In two and a half minutes, Mr. Snowden’s story turned into a life-or-death thriller. A Look at the ‘Snowden’ Trailer 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z There is no need for writers to concoct life-or-death situations; they’re intrinsic to the stories. 3 small-screen shows that depict life in the big house 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Medicine is a highly credentialed field addressing life-or-death matters which, as practiced, expects a great deal of trust from patients. They Did Their Own ‘Research.’ Now What? 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z I can't help but notice that even in a life-or-death situation, the men will not move. A Mother’s Day scream into the void 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Such languid storytelling initially risks imposing a certain lack of peril on a tale about what was a life-or-death situation for the 300 or so people who attempted this journey. Flight By Elephant by Andrew Martin – review 2013-07-07T12:00:01Z White people must talk back to the police, but guess what, it’s not a life-or-death situation. Chris Rock and Questlove Discuss 'Top Five' 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z I tensed, expecting some life-or-death, avalanche-related rule, but the edict was far less vital: “You must call me Captain Handsome.” Skiing as It Was Before Chairlifts 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Like “Spotlight” — and also, for that matter, “Beasts of No Nation” and “Everest”— “Black Mass” is a mostly male ensemble piece, about a bunch of guys dealing with grave life-or-death matters. Venice Film Festival Offers a Chance to Watch Suffering, Then to Quaff Champagne 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The extraordinarily tactile “A Man Escaped,” which chronicles the getaway efforts of a French prisoner of war in 1943, makes life-or-death stakes of every sight and sound. Want to Try a Robert Bresson Film? Look to Clint Eastwood 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The life-or-death chess match between the humans and HAL offers precursors of some of today’s questions about the prevalence and deployment of artificial intelligence in people’s daily lives. “2001: A Space Odyssey” still has insight on future decades later 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z A resistance movement born in Europe last year named itself Extinction Rebellion, partly to normalize the notion of aggressive action in a life-or-death situation. How should we talk about what’s happening to our planet? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z From time to time, I don’t mind giving up a bit of psychological complexity in exchange for ingenious plotting and the clarity of life-or-death action scenes. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The fire establishes the life-or-death stakes from the beginning of the 10-episode series. How a disastrous attempt to pee inspired Netflix's mission to Mars drama "Away" 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z I felt as if I was in one of those life-or-death video games. Why being a vegetarian traveller is often so hard to swallow 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Kennedy is willing to discuss life-or-death issues with Margo, but soon he’s hitting on her. Review: ‘Back Channel,’ by Stephen L. Carter “The politics are secondary; it is a life-or-death thing.” Javier Zamora Carried a Heavy Load. He Laid it to Rest on the Page. 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Murakami's portrayal insists on an economy of movement and energy expenditure, reflecting an uncommon attitude in life-or-death action operas like this. Why some see this "Alice in Borderland" breakout as a role model for survival 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Ms. Borda acknowledged that such teamwork hadn’t happened much in the past because “some institutions were engaged in life-or-death struggles.” Eli Broad Hopes His Museum Helps an Arts District Grow 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z His movies are such a load off from the usual antiheroes navigating life-or-death scenarios. Should you watch Cameron Crowe’s TV show ‘Roadies’? Let’s talk it out. 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Mixing authorial longing and losses with accounts of the life-or-death struggles of homeless people on a calamitous scale is, of course, aesthetically and morally risky. The Life-or-Death Struggle of Refugees Braving the Mediterranean Crossing 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “This is what Xi Jinping means when he repeatedly says that all aspects of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship are nothing but a matter of a life-or-death struggle.” China state-controlled outlets reveal Xi Jinping’s goals for APEC summit, Biden meeting 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z For nearly 50 years, artist Maren Hassinger has created indelible works that remind us: The environment is not a niche interest; it’s a life-or-death concern. Liner notes for an elm tree in Silver Lake 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z I want to know with unshakable certainty that if I ever find myself locked into life-or-death donkey combat, I could look straight into that animal’s beautiful, merciless eyes and find no fear in my heart. Unleash the kangaroos, New Hampshire 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Yet on the whole, society continues to sideline the environment, treating it as a niche interest rather than a life-or-death concern. If nature is vanishing, what else is there to think about? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Documentaries with life-or-death stakes, not to mention wider resonance in our increasingly unsettled geopolitical world, don’t get much more nerve-racking or heartbreaking than “Beyond Utopia.” Review: In 'Beyond Utopia,' the weight of North Korean oppression on its citizenry is undeniable 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z A figure who should be haunting scenes he’s not in ultimately isn’t much of a presence in the ones he is, which leaves Burger little to work with when trying to orchestrate a life-or-death climax. Review: 'The Marsh King’s Daughter' toggles between drama and thriller, shortchanging both 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Increasingly, the disputes seem to teeter on the brink of violence, a proxy battle for the life-or-death war in the Middle East. How posters of kidnapped Israelis ignited a firestorm on U.S. sidewalks 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Plus, the horror elements have actual life-or-death stakes; for a while that makes the silliness of the film’s amuse-bouche jolts and set pieces diverting enough. Review: In 'Five Nights at Freddy's,' a moldering pizza parlor hides after-dark secrets 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z A mix of hopelessness, vulnerability and class warfare led the show’s participants to take part in a series of life-or-death challenges. ‘Squid Game’ in real life? The competition is coming to L.A. — and you can be part of it 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “I didn’t feel the life-or-death pressure I had put on myself,” she told The Times. Piper Laurie, won nominations for 'Carrie' and 'The Hustler' and cult status for 'Twin Peaks,' has died 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z “This is a moral issue, and for the Black community in particular, it is a life-or-death matter.” Black pastors urge voters to ‘save Black lives’ by defeating Ohio pro-choice measure 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z "It's not like this is a life-or-death situation, and all we can do is try to set a good example to others in the neighbourhood by our own actions." Why Vancouver is letting go of green lawns 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Supreme Court overturned the death sentences of at least 150 convicted killers, ruling that juries, and not judges, must make such life-or-death decisions. Missouri inmate convicted of killing cop says judges shouldn’t get to hand down death sentences 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z In New York, dispatchers must gauge the potentially life-or-death risk of “imminent harm” while deciphering sometimes frantic 911 calls that often come from bystanders or relatives, not the person in crisis. Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The best defense is offense for a politician who doesn’t want to divulge what he knows about life-or-death matters. Commentary: GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “She was passionate about transportation issues, recognizing how the fine print in dense bureaucratic documents could have life-or-death implications for American drivers, passengers and pedestrians,” Guggenheim said. Former AP transportation writer Joan Lowy dies at 66 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z According to the State Department, limited appointments are available at passport agencies, and the department prioritizes life-or-death emergencies. Need a new or renewed U.S. passport? Get ready to wait 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Water: important always, but a life-or-death substance at this moment as the planet grapples with extreme heat. CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The more the Pentagon moves in that direction, the closer we'll come to a time when AI possesses life-or-death power over all American soldiers along with opposing forces and any civilians caught in the crossfire. AI versus AI: Human extinction might just be collateral damage 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z I do take the January 6 insurrectionists at their word—most were convinced they were in a life-or-death struggle for democracy, which Joe Biden and the Democrats were maliciously subverting. Indicted but not injured: Experts agree that "Trump could win from jail" 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Senior government ministers - who made life-or-death decisions - will be among those giving evidence. Why row about Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages matters 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “It is bad enough that asylum seekers have to face potentially life-or-death cases, isolated in detention, with no right to appointed counsel and limited procedural protections,” Linares Garcia said. ICE deported him to Afghanistan, then flew him back to L.A. 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Lots of life-or-death moments lead to death and destruction, as well as one major character’s death. What to watch with your kids: ‘D&D: Honor Among Thieves’ and more 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In this season of epic rain, snowfall and even “bomb cyclones,” with the public looking to forecasters for potentially life-or-death advice — hunker down or evacuate? — the key is providing advance warning without overhyping the situation. When everyone sounds like a weather forecaster, who should people trust? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “This was a revolution. It was real. It was life-or-death implications.” Column: He helped LAUSD’s most 'invisible' workers go on strike, but Max Arias isn’t done 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z She says the idea for the organisation came from a "life-or-death experience" while running in the Alps. 'It's my medication' - how running saved a life 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z But as cases across the country have shown - just in the past four months alone - there is confusion, mixed messages and what some perceive as seat-of-the-pants decision-making on issues that can have life-or-death consequences. Gun laws, campus policies perplex college sports programs 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But as cases across the country have shown — just in the past four months alone — there is confusion, mixed messages and what some perceive as seat-of-the-pants decision-making on issues that can have life-or-death consequences. Gun laws, campus policies perplex college sports programs 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann predicted that Carlson's Jan. 6 spin could play right into Dominion's hands in what he described as "what could be a life-or-death civil suit." “I hate him passionately”: New lawsuit texts show Tucker Carlson admit Trump era was a “disaster” 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Zelensky has also shed the second-guessing he exhibited last summer about life-or-death military decisions, and has accumulated the stature to be able to fire top officials to cleanse his administration of corruption. Tempered in a Crucible of Violence, Zelensky Rises to the Moment 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z There were also Amanda and Josh Zurawski from Austin, who found themselves entangled in Texas’s strict abortion dictates that requires a life-or-death emergency before a woman can have sovereignty over her own body. Perspective | The citizens are strong. Congress is unruly theater. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Politicians in both parties should do whatever they can to stop those killings from happening, instead of playing politics with life-or-death situations. Opinion | The police killing in Memphis is a reminder we must change policing 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The planned rollout goes off the rails, though, when life-or-death issues around water rights lead to a war. Review | ‘The Terraformers’ is a dazzling look at the distant future 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z At every stage in a lamprey's life cycle, they make life-or-death decisions based primarily on their sense of odor, from finding breeding grounds to navigating through large bodies of water. "Surfeit of lampreys": Meet the medieval English king who died from eating too many parasitic fish 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The simple task of getting drinking water suddenly carried the weight of a life-or-death undertaking. In a Nation That Nearly Wiped Out Cholera, the Disease Is Surging Back 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The life-or-death implications of the border crisis were also on full display recently, as an illegal immigrant received a seven-year sentence for the attempted murder of a Border Patrol agent. Threat Status: Hundreds of new UFO sightings reported 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z If legislators don’t extend the preference, they will be effectively raising taxes on publishers at a life-or-death moment for their business, Mullet noted last week during the bill’s first Senate hearing. A smart way for legislators to help save local news 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z It literally says, this is a life-or-death struggle. "The apocalyptic mindset is Republican orthodoxy at this point:" How paranoia consumed the GOP 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “It’s definitely going to be tough to finish out this last game and just go on the field knowing that there’s somebody out there that is in a life-or-death situation,” Newsome said before practice Wednesday. Back to work not business as usual for Damar Hamlin’s peers 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z And not entrust professional provocateurs to say anything of substance on life-or-death matters. Perspective | Damar Hamlin is fighting for his life, and sports don’t feel the same 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “We know what it’s like to see a brother, a teammate go down due to injury. But to see a life-or-death scenario unfold on national TV before our eyes? It’s heavy.” Apprehensive NFL players get needed education on what happened to Damar Hamlin 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z But in those early minutes, with millions watching and little information available, Mr. Buck was left trying to explain a possible life-or-death situation on live TV. N.F.L. Player’s Collapse Put ESPN at the Center of the News 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Sund urges in his book that the Pentagon follow its established policies that call on the military to provide immediate support for state and local governments and police departments facing a life-or-death situation. Ex-Capitol police chief: FBI, DHS, Pentagon failed on Jan. 6 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Communities of color are harder hit by homelessness in what has become “a life-or-death public health crisis,” he said. Biden aims to cut homelessness 25% by 2025 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Faced with answering thousands of calls a day, often concerning life-or-death emergencies, what is it like to work in an ambulance control room? East of England Ambulance Service: Inside a 999 control room 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “For the Ukrainian soldiers battling for their home country, it has always been a life-or-death situation. But now, for the Ukrainian civilians, it’s a life-or-death situation just to battle the weather.” Darkest hour: Cold, brutal winter awaits Ukraine as Russia relentlessly hits civilian targets 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Inspired by retro sci-fi films, the movie features several life-or-death pursuits and close calls, including the death of a minor character and the use of a flamethrower and other weapons to defeat foes. What to watch with your kids: ‘Strange World’ and more 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The contracts space travelers sign deal with life-or-death issues. Perspective | What are your passenger rights in space? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z West Yorkshire Police receive 1,300 emergency calls a day - varying from life-or-death situations to the "ridiculous". West Yorkshire Police: On shift with the 999 call handlers 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z And was a doctor really supposed to wait to provide that care until the patient faced a truly immediate life-or-death situation? “Hide behind the skirts of women”: Inside an anti-abortion meeting with Tennessee GOP lawmakers 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Democrats warned that the stakes for the nation were life-or-death, that the country’s system of governance itself was on the ballot, while Republicans doubled-down on their attacks against the rule of law and democratic norms. A decisive vote for democracy in Arizona 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z That literal life-or-death question becomes mired in cliched encounters with figures from Silverio’s past, as well as vaguely self-congratulatory natterings about the wages of wealth, ambition, artistic respect and public acclaim. Review | ‘Bardo’: Impeccably staged and shot psychobabble 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Mrs. Haley is a staunch critic of Mr. Biden’s foreign policy decisions, which she says have led America into “a life-or-death struggle.” Nikki Haley eyes national defense bona fides in shaping next Congress 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Still, Nagy only occasionally imbues the proceedings with urgency befitting the life-or-death stakes. Review | Fact-based abortion rights drama ‘Call Jane’ doesn’t quite ring true 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z After decades of political and legal maneuvering, cultural warfare, movements and manifestos, and real life-or-death consequences for providers and patients alike, could the answer really be this obvious? Review | Who is responsible for unwanted pregnancies? Men, a new book argues. 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Add in the life-or-death partisanship of our current era, and when a conservative but Trump-hesitant Republican senator was announced as their likely next president, they refused to tolerate it. Opinion | Ben Sasse gets a lesson in Trump-era accountability 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z It was a life-or-death moment for the new Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” which had been sputtering along since it opened this spring to tepid reviews and no love from the Tony Awards. Review: I was skeptical of Lea Michele. Then I saw her deliver a tour de force in 'Funny Girl' 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “We are in a life-or-death struggle for our own safety today and our survival tomorrow,” he said. UN chief: World is in `life-or-death struggle’ for survival 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Clearly, this light pollution had literal life-or-death stakes. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z For them, he said, it’s a life-or-death matter. NIH advisers urge tighter oversight of experiments on deadly viruses 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The announcement comes after U.S. troops involved in the evacuation have detailed in interviews published over the past week how heavily the operation weighs on them, and the life-or-death choices they were forced to make. A year after Afghanistan evacuation, Biden backs new military awards 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “We are being forced into poverty, whilst others who are already in poverty will be forced into a life-or-death situation this winter,” he added. Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis worsens 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z “The text matters in terms of impacting the decisions of those doctors when they confront a life-or-death situation regarding a pregnancy that has gone horribly wrong.” Judge: Idaho abortion ban seems to conflict with federal law 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z For all the show’s rugged exterior — hundreds slaughtered, life-or-death decisions, betrayals and humiliations — the protagonist’s humanity anchors “Squid Game.” Nobody wanted to make 'Squid Game." Now it's making history. 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Medi-Cal patients diagnosed with complex cancers often find themselves shut out of the best care -- even when that exclusion is a life-or-death matter. One last trip: Gabriella Walsh’s decision to die — and celebrate life — on her own terms 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z "This was a life-or-death vote for the Syrian people and Russia chose the latter," she told reporters. Syria war: UN extends aid lifeline to rebel-held Idlib by six months 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Sure, West Coast teams have always suffered a bit from what in the east are late start times, but no one ever suggested this was a life-or-death situation, one worth ditching your conference over. Op-Ed: USC and UCLA won ugly when they defected to the Big Ten 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Still, it sees a new opportunity to legally enshrine the decision-making power of men, as "states are now free to establish rights for fathers concerning the life-or-death decision of their children." What the anti-abortion movement wants next — and how we can respond 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z But the British government’s new plan to send illegal migrants to the central African country means that, for him, crossing the English Channel has taken on the psychology of a life-or-death decision. Despite Rwanda threat, migrants in Calais still dream of England 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z But when you concentrate an impoverished population in life-or-death stressful situations, with little opportunity or hope of getting what they see others obtaining so easily, expect trouble. Perspective | Black dads helped win the Civil War. But not so their sons could kill each other. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z For some countries, the decision of whether to align with the United States can have life-or-death consequences. Biden Races to Expand Coalition Against Russia but Meets Resistance 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z I’m a very amateur birdwatcher; I just like them and enjoy the life-or-death intensity of a seabird colony. Scotland’s Bass Rock belongs to the birds 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z But they are human and — despite the myth — training or preparation can never eliminate the possibility of human judgment errors in a life-or-death situation. Opinion | Police mistakes in Uvalde should not take focus off the real issue: guns 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z The men who emerge from these stories are partners, not distant providers who delegate the life-or-death duty of feeding babies to women. Opinion | The formula shortage is a crisis for men, too 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z While many healthy, full-term babies can switch easily from brand to brand, for others a change could be a life-or-death decision. Formula shortage is worst for low-income families, high-risk infants 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Those who support removing most if not all exceptions say that doctors would be able to intervene to save the lives of women in life-or-death situations without being prosecuted. Abortion foes push to narrow ‘life of mother’ exceptions 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z To get the pin-you-to-your-seat acceleration that Teslas are known for, traction inverters must pump out hundreds of kilowatts, enough power to supply a small neighborhood, while being dependable enough to handle life-or-death highway use. What’s Down the Road for Silicon? 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The blazes are among many this spring that forced panicked residents to make life-or-death, fight-or-flee snap decisions as wildfire season heats up in the U.S. Arizona wildfire forces fast decision: Fight or flee flames? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z They are born of life-or-death scenarios, with an immediacy not easily excised by censors. Agonizing lockdown tests the limits of China’s propaganda 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The loss of highly trained doctors can have life-or-death consequences for some patients. Myanmar’s Health System Is in Collapse, ‘Obliterated’ by the Regime 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In this fiercely partisan moment, concerns about personal behavior are dwarfed by the struggle between Republicans and Democrats, which Republican men and women see as life-or-death. As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In the end, the Democratic Party and its leaders must approach this political battle not as "normal" politics but as a life-or-death struggle for the future of American democracy and society. Do the Democrats know how to fight? Jan. 6 committee signals it's still scared of Trump 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z This is a moral imperative with the potential for real life-or-death consequences. Opinion | Congress is choosing to prolong the covid-19 pandemic 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Increasing vaccination, including boosters, among older and vulnerable people is a life-or-death challenge. Opinion | The Next Covid Wave Is Probably Already on Its Way 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s a harrowing, life-or-death story that has been drained of power to score melodramatic points that feel — however true — unearned. 2 movies open March 25 at Seattle-area theaters; here’s what to see 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z But that, perplexingly, is what “Infinite Storm” feels like: a harrowing, life-or-death story that has been drained of power to score melodramatic points that feel — however true — unearned. Review | ‘Infinite Storm’ movie: Most of the bad weather is in these two characters’ heads 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Penetrating the riddle of Putin’s psyche is a life-or-death matter these days, as the Ukraine war grinds on and the world worries about the danger that Putin will escalate with chemical or even nuclear weapons. Opinion | A month into war, Putin’s mind-set is complex — and dangerous 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Ohio has become the heart of a nationwide battle over political boundaries that has assumed life-or-death proportions for both Republicans and Democrats, one in which courts like Ohio’s have played an increasingly crucial role. In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “They don’t have any protection from the elements or from people who wish them harm, and that can have life-or-death consequences.” D.C. and N.Y. police seek gunman in shootings of five homeless people 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Travel can be risky for immunocompromised people, she said, but “this is, for people, a life-or-death decision.” This treatment can protect vulnerable people from COVID. They might not know about it 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Joliet's life-or-death struggle over water is in no small part due to the massive resource needs of this industry. America’s largest inland port is running out of water 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z I have seen people scroll past stories and posts about other life-or-death issues and do nothing, or too little, to bring about change. Perspective | We’re all doom-scrolling. But when surrounded by real doom, maybe that’s not a bad thing. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z That was a life-or-death question, and Nolen had advocated hard for the right answer. Perspective | Advocating for her life in a battle against breast cancer 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The guarding of the drinker and the sharing of the cup, indicating the Englishman was among friends, was a show of life-or-death courtesy. Does your Valentine’s Day sweetie have your back? Celebrate like a king with a double-handled loving cup. 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z But in the life-or-death field of medical care, these sorts of bounties have turned an already stressful situation into one that Slabach called “almost combustible.” Bounties and bonuses leave small hospitals behind in staffing wars 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Questions that once felt trivial have come to bear the moral weight of a life-or-death choice. Another pandemic malady: Decision fatigue 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z He is trying to confront a life-or-death issue for all New Yorkers, one that Black New Yorkers know particularly well: gun violence and public safety. Opinion | A Leader Who Defies Easy Political Labeling. Finally. 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Declassified video of the strike also showed the dangers of making life-or-death decisions based on imagery that can be hard to interpret in real time. Newly Declassified Video Shows U.S. Killing of 10 Civilians in Drone Strike 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z City officials are using it to funnel resources into neighborhoods where the virus is surging, and hospitals are using it to make life-or-death decisions about which treatments to administer. In sewage, clues to omicron’s surge 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z When it comes to understanding science and making health decisions, it can have life-or-death consequences. Should bad science be taken off social media? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “For me, and for a lot of other people, this is a life-or-death decision,” he said. Medicare proposes covering expensive drug for early-stage Alzheimer’s, but with restrictions that will sharply limit use 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z As smoke poured through the halls a New York City high-rise on Sunday, killing 17 people in the Bronx, tenants were faced with a life-or-death decision: Should they stay put or try to escape? Fire safey experts say planning, quick reaction key 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. ran on its website a piece that described the vote on the bill as “a life-or-death matter for thousands of unhoused people across the District.” Perspective | Displaced by the clearing of a homeless encampment, a woman was alone when her tent collapsed in the snow 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z If I were in a life-or-death situation like these, would I really dial 911 from my watch? Apple’s new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Kim's warning of a "great life-or-death struggle" in 2022 echoes last April's rhetoric urging officials to prepare for another "Arduous March", referencing North Korea's greatest economic crisis and famine in the 1990s. Kim Jong-un: North Korea to focus on economy in 2022 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Reid, who brushed off verbal tussles with the seen-it-all calm of a political veteran, was known to tell his staff they weren’t life-or-death situations. Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Dr. Alfred Sommer, an epidemiologist and the dean emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has been personally involved in communicating life-or-death decisions about infectious diseases to the general public. "Sick madness": The public reacts to the CDC's decision to cut COVID-19 self-isolation time in half 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z But even though it tackles hugely important issues—many with life-or-death consequences—it also has a fun side. The Best Fun Science Stories of 2021: Rhythmic Lemurs, a Marscopter, and Sex-Obsessed Insect Zombies 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Many of his congregants felt that every interaction with police was a “life-or-death kind of situation,” he said. Inside a district attorney’s campaign to reform the Austin police department Far too many continue to face life-or-death situations, soul-rupturing sorrow and — certainly for healthcare workers — frustrated fury. Column: There is no script to get us "back to normal." "Normal-adjacent" will have to do 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z “This can’t be buried in bureaucratic morasses. We have to be able to respond to a need — these are life-or-death issues.” Feed the Hungry? You’ll Need a Permit for That. 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z It is imperative that we lead the world in our mutual urgency to address this life-or-death situation. Opinion | The climate tragedy will come for all 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “It was obvious that he was attacking me, that if he would have gotten the shotgun from me, then this was a life-or-death situation,” he said. Three men are found guilty of murder in Arbery shooting. 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Two months later, 15 minutes and 40 seconds of the new footage had been woven into the existing film, literally illuminating the life-or-death excursions inside the waterlogged cave. 'The Rescue' chronicles heroic extremes to help kids trapped in flooded cave 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z A global system for coordinating action and imposing accountability is necessary when it comes to the urgent life-or-death issues of our time like climate change. "Globalist" is an epithet now — yet some of history's greatest thinkers supported world government 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Recent scenes from hospitals in parts of Austria have been reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic, with doctors preparing to make difficult life-or-death decisions on who they have the capacity to treat. Austria becomes Europe’s first country to demand vaccination for all 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z He said that wildlife officials on Monday had to amputate half of the trunk in a life-or-death operation at an elephant training center near Banda Aceh, the provincial capital. Indonesia baby elephant dies after losing half of her trunk 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z But in this case, jurors clearly dismissed the contention by Travis McMichael, the only defendant who testified, that he was in a “life-or-death” situation and had no choice but to shoot Mr. Arbery in self-defense. Three men are found guilty of murder in Arbery shooting. 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Stopping warming at 1.5 or so can avoid or at least lessen some of the most catastrophic future climate change harms and for some people is a life-or-death matter, scientists have found in many reports. The magic 1.5: What’s behind climate talks’ key elusive goal 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z As the son was making a life-or-death decision, so was the father. Book excerpt: 'Dad, I don't wanna die, but I'm gonna die': The day Paradise burned 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z He called the Americans left behind a “slow-motion hostage crisis,” and said President Biden has shown an indifference to the life-or-death situation these Americans face.” 439 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Pentagon official tells Congress 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z “It’s fair for activists to continue to push. Every constituency has their issue. If you ask immigration folks, they’ll tell you their issue is a life-or-death issue, too.” Opinion | Don’t worry! Voting is just one of many priorities voters have. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “America is once again in a life-or-death struggle,” Mrs. Haley said. Nikki Haley blasts Afghanistan withdrawal, ‘our national self-loathing’ in Reagan Library speech 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “For some people this is a life-or-death situation without a doubt,” report lead author Cornell University climate scientist Natalie Mahowald said at the time. The magic 1.5: What’s behind climate talks’ key elusive goal 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z We tend to picture our ancestors engaged in life-or-death struggles — forced to battle the elements simply to survive. Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z It is a response to another life-or-death problem on the platform of social justice they climbed upon and where they vowed to stay. Perspective | Black athletes found their voice in 2020. They should use it to promote vaccines. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z “It’s an illustration of the life-or-death situation people are in when they are locked up on parole violations.” He Nearly Qualified for Release From Rikers. Instead, He Died There. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “Step two: Describe the stakes” — which Newsom portrayed as a life-or-death choice on ending the pandemic. Vaccines and Trump: Will Newsom’s formula for beating the recall work for Democrats in 2022? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Proponents say such semi-autonomous machines allow armies to protect their soldiers, while critics fear this marks another dangerous step toward robots making life-or-death decisions. Israeli firm unveils armed robot to patrol volatile borders 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z “When I watched the chaotic scenes at the Afghan airport, I thought of my parents and the same life-or-death situation they had gone through in Hungnam,” Mr. Sohn said in an interview. As Afghan Refugee Crisis Unfolds, Survivors Recall ‘Miracle’ Evacuation 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Crossing the street can be a life-or-death situation. Kym Crosby is legally blind and will be without her guide dog at Paralympics 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z “People understand the human aspects of this, having to flee this life-or-death situation. And they just open the door,” Jacqueline Buzas, a program supervisor for Refugee Services of Texas, said last week. Teddy bears, clothes and messages of love: Afghan refugees receive warm welcome in some states, countries 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Joe Smyser, the group’s chief executive, said public health officials are only now starting to catch on to how a more modern approach could lead to major changes in a life-or-death matter. Telling conservatives it’s a shot to ‘restore our freedoms’: How online ads are promoting coronavirus vaccination 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Such messaging has life-or-death consequences, and not only for those sickened by covid. Opinion | It’s time for the GOP to dole out some tough love on vaccines 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z People understand the human aspects of this, having to flee this life-or-death situation. Americans prepare to welcome thousands of Afghan refugees, even as political rhetoric heats up 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Even going to the airport in Kabul to try to secure a place on a U.S. or international flight overflowing with anguished Afghans has become a life-or-death decision. Desperate Afghan Women Wait for U.S. Protection, as Promised 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z So now many, including Lunn, are approaching the issue from a different perspective: Why not stop cars from getting in life-or-death situations in the first place? How should autonomous cars make life-or-death decisions? In the best of worlds, they won’t. 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The latest test of the social media giant’s policies joins the inflamed debate over immigration to the life-or-death matter of the novel coronavirus. Republicans raise money on Facebook by tying migrant influx to covid surge 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The latest test of the social media giant’s policies joins the inflammatory debate over immigration to the life-or-death matter of the coronavirus. Republicans raise money on Facebook by tying migrant influx to COVID surge 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z For a 100-year-old woman who may have had a serious fall or heart attack, five minutes can be a life-or-death matter. Column: Some companies think customers are OK with lousy service. Think again 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The last-minute appointments are generally restricted to people who need to travel for life-or-death related emergencies, State Department officials said in a statement earlier this month. Need a Last-Minute Passport Appointment? You Can’t Book It Online. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Now Clapton, with his dangerous vaccine ideology, seems to be taking a life-or-death public health matter by force, and thinking it’s his entitlement. Column: Eric Clapton's not God, just another vile anti-vaxxer 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Voters faced with life-or-death questions have been reluctant to entrust their fate to demagogues more skilled at stoking resentments than solving problems. Opinion | Joe Biden and the social democratic moment 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z So the question of Musk’s trustworthiness is, in a real sense, life-or-death. Analysis | The two sides of Elon Musk 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z They do this throughout the movie, even in life-or-death situations, because writing songs is what they care about. TV Is Full of Stories About Creative Work — Minus the Work Part 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The brother proves his ability in other areas time and time again as an excellent semi-truck mechanic who’s able to make life-or-death fixes on the fly. What to watch with your kids: ‘F9,’ ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ and more 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z He recalled from those disasters not the noise of the piles, but the silence — the life-or-death importance of listening for whispers emerge from what seems to be utter silence. Frustration Mounts in Search for Survivors of Condo Collapse Near Miami 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z "For countless Syrians, this is a life-or-death vote," U.S. Putin did not commit to renew Syria cross-border aid access -U.S. official 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Emily Grubert, an assistant professor in environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said that poor housing conditions — particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods — were increasingly making extreme weather events life-or-death affairs. Texas Power Grid, Strained Last Winter, Now Faces an Early Heat Wave 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z “It’s so simple as just making a tool available that can change a life-or-death situation,” said Shoshanna Scholar, the diversion office’s director of harm reduction and community-based diversion. As opioid overdoses rise in L.A. jails, inmates get access to lifesaving drug 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Infrastructure should be far easier than health care, which carries emotional undercurrents, life-or-death implications and the tendency to play one group against others. Bipartisan Infrastructure Talks Recall Heated Health Care Summer of 2009 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z “Because if you hide it, it’s a life-or-death situation.” Ricky Martin felt 'violated' when Barbara Walters quizzed him about his sexuality 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Immigration officials are “police, prosecutors, judges and jailers,” said Yoichi Kinoshita, who left the government’s immigration bureau over its lack of clear standards to guide its sometimes life-or-death decisions. Japan Is Shaken After a Detainee, Wasting Away, Dies Alone in Her Cell 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Rules such as “Don’t treat your neighbors like robots of compliance,” “Don’t escalate trivial matters into life-or-death confrontations” and “Treat your neighbors as if they were your neighbors.” Perspective | I’m a cop. The Chauvin verdict is a message for me, and for my colleagues. 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z All of this is senseless death in needlessly life-or-death situations. As a cop, I need to take the Chauvin verdict personally so I can improve professionally 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Juries have tended to give officers the benefit of the doubt when they claim to have acted in a life-or-death situation. Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Juries often give police officers the benefit of the doubt when they claim they had to make split-second, life-or-death decisions. Jury’s swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “Getting kids back to school is not a life-or-death decision, but it’s a human development issue,” he said. Oregon delayed COVID-19 vaccinations for seniors. Here’s how many have died since. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Thinking it was a “life-or-death situation,” he appealed to the crowd’s humanity by telling them he was a father. Iowa man tried to steal gun from D.C. officer during Capitol riot, prosecutors say 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Rules such as “Don’t treat your neighbors like robots of compliance,” “Don’t escalate trivial matters into life-or-death matters,” and “Treat your neighbors as if they were your neighbors.” As a cop, I need to take the Chauvin verdict personally so I can improve professionally 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Now, public health experts are focusing on this group, as states are in a life-or-death race to vaccinate more people before more dangerous variants of the virus dominate. New Focus for Vaccine Push: Republican Men 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Convicting a police officer of killing someone is notoriously difficult, in part because juries hesitate to second-guess the defendant when the officer claims to have made a split-second decision in a life-or-death situation. Snap-decision defense may not work for Minneapolis officer 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “There was no life-or-death issue regarding the mask lockdown; there were not central authorities hunting down terrorists at that point, or suspected white supremacists.” Inside the resurgence of right-wing extremism in Orange County 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z She wrote in her last paragraph, “Vaccine coverage — with its life-or-death implications — is even more consequential. We need to get it right.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This photo choice was irresponsible 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Internal DHS communications reviewed by The Washington Post signaled that overcrowding at border facilities has become a life-or-death emergency and urged HHS to immediately take custody of large numbers of minors. Senators see dire conditions in packed border stations, as officials consider flying migrants north 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z District Chief Frank Velez told the Chicago Tribune he was impressed by the girl’s quick thinking in a life-or-death situation, calling her idea “quite innovative.” Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Nevada Press Association President Richard Karpel wonders if the scrutiny sparked by the pandemic motivated the bill and said it would allow officials to make life-or-death decisions on behalf of the public behind closed doors. Nevada lawmakers weigh proposals to curtail transparency 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z “Newspapers are locked in a life-or-death struggle with tech giants like Google and Facebook, and it’s not a fair fight,” Kennedy said in a release. Next for Congress: Saving the nation’s local free press 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The pandemic has raised the stakes of those disparities: Now even the administration of vaccines reveals the life-or-death consequences of the digital divide. Perspective | Online vaccine sign-ups make Internet access a matter of life and death 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z “It was explained to me and my brothers and sisters as a life-or-death situation,” she said. Why it took Sister Souljah 22 years to write a followup to her groundbreaking novel 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Soldiers are put in life-or-death situations, and it might be thought that enhancement should be welcomed if it ensured their survival. The myth and reality of the super soldier 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z “But don’t move them to the front of the line in a life-or-death situation.” On the front lines of vaccine favoritism in Seattle 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z “It’s a life-or-death situation for Black and Latino essential workers,” he said. Growing racial inequities in L.A. County vaccine rollout raise concern 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z In a pandemic that has killed over 415,000 people in the United States, physicians and families have made endless difficult, life-or-death decisions. Covid-19 destroyed a young man’s lungs. Can his foster mom let him go? 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z As the inauguration unfolded in Washington, the life-or-death struggles continued at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles. For Many Across America, a Sigh of Relief as a New Era Begins 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z From the start, many non-White journalists grasped the threat that recognizing and calling out white supremacy was a life-or-death matter. Opinion | The media had a role to play in the rise of Trump. It’s time to hold ourselves accountable. 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z People with Type 1 diabetes must inject themselves with insulin every day to live, making access to insulin a life-or-death matter. Perspective | Type 1 diabetes is less common, and misconceptions abound. Here are five. 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Haney, who has hammered City Hall for what he sees as its indifference to a life-or-death crisis, is calling for a more coordinated response. San Francisco struggles to stem 'horrific' uptick in opioid overdoses, drug abuse 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Everyone had to make a choice, especially in the face of a pandemic and the killing of George Floyd, both of which brought the life-or-death costs of systemic racism and economic inequality into painful focus. Opinion | The Post-Trump Future of Literature 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z We were barely a month into the global coronavirus pandemic when my husband and I needed a distraction from life-or-death issues, which at our ages and medical conditions is no exaggeration. Covid Tree: My family’s pandemic time capsule and lifeline 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The development, however ominous, felt distant, easy to explain away, a life-or-death problem for other parts of the world. NBA's COVID-19 shutdown quickly transformed pandemic into a harsh reality 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Ambulances can sit for two hours unless they are bringing in patients with critical, life-or-death emergencies. California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z This is how it works when a president doles out life-or-death medical technology like presidential M&Ms — or clemency to aides who broke the law. Opinion | As Americans die by the thousands, Trump cronies cut in line for coronavirus treatments and vaccines 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z “This medical shipment will inject new stocks, help patients,” and reduce those impossible life-or-death triage decisions.” First NGO aid gets to Ethiopia's Tigray, businesses to re-open 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z “This medical shipment will inject new stocks, help patients, and reduce those impossible life-or-death triage decisions.” First NGO aid convoy arrives in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z But in the life-or-death battle against the coronavirus, as many as 70 percent of Americans must roll up their sleeves in the coming months to achieve herd immunity and stop the virus’s spread. Now that there’s a coronavirus vaccine, how do you persuade people to take it? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The rules range from long-simmering administration priorities to last-minute scrambles and affect everything from creature comforts like showerheads and clothes washers to life-or-death issues like federal executions and international refugees. Trump races to weaken environmental and worker protections, and implement other last-minute policies 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Those with low-income, lacking transportation and experiencing pre-existing health conditions all too easily find themselves in life-or-death situations. South Dakota gripped by pandemic amid Kristi Noem's no-mask approach 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z This raised accusations of political favoritism in a life-or-death situation — though the administration has strongly denied this. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z There can be near life-or-death implications to political changes, especially for the most vulnerable, which make disappointment in that sphere of a different magnitude than a losing football score. Perspective | Elite athletes know better than anyone how to win. They can also show us how to lose. 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Vigil, a former pilot and retired Army colonel, said the life-or-death 60 minutes was called the golden hour. New Mexico cultural group stands up for Spanish heritage 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z By spring, he said, the freeze was not yet “a life-or-death situation” for the organization, and even with fuller funding the travel shutdown would have limited it to offering virtual training sessions. How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America’s defenses against COVID-19 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In the interview, Skarlatos recalled how a normal day turned into a life-or-death struggle. Paris train attack hero makes bid for Congress from Oregon 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Supply and demand for respirators were locked in a life-or-death race. Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Lee called it a “life-or-death situation” and advised executives: “Change everything except for your wife and children.” Lee Kun-hee, builder of global tech giant Samsung, dies at 78 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z For some, that turned voting into a life-or-death undertaking. Black Americans rush to polls in surge of emotion 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z “We are on the verge of a significant, historic and really life-or-death presidential or federal elections,” Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, California Democratic, said on the House floor before the vote was held. Congress expands computer hacking law to cover federal election systems 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z It was not a life-or-death rescue; more like a rescue from a profound inconvenience. Hurricane Sally slams Florida Panhandle with more flooding, wind than expected 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Race, by my way of thinking, is a biological fiction — a social construct with life-or-death consequences for Black people. Perspective | His job is to manage health and human services. He’s working on his own. 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “Lots of lives will be saved. That’s the big thing. Air pollution is literally a life-or-death issue. ... It’s a shame it took these fires and pandemic, but hopefully we can shift how we operate.” Essay: From fires to pollution, smog has been California's dark companion for centuries 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Payne spoke about the life-or-death urgency of the mission in an interview posted by the Army. Trump awards Medal of Freedom to military hero who freed more than 75 hostages in Iraq 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It was a life-or-death decision, and President Trump chose . . . himself. Opinion | This is government of the Donald, by the Donald and for the Donald 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Both are accepting applications only from people with appointments who need the document in the next 72 hours, for life-or-death emergencies. State Department says now is a good time to get a passport 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z In Appalachia, Texas and nationwide, almost 350 new chemical plants are in the works, according to an industry tally, together representing oil companies’ life-or-death bet on plastics as the future. Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic. 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z A bike messenger’s last delivery of the day turns into a life-or-death chase through Manhattan. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z I also wish that, in a life-or-death situation, he and Warner Bros. weren’t thrusting “Tenet” and its theaters-only release strategy so insistently into the spotlight. Movie theaters are reopening. Here's why our journalists are in no rush to return 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z That, too, was a life-or-death decision, and Trump chose political expediency. Opinion | This is government of the Donald, by the Donald and for the Donald 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Utah was one of several states facing complaints over state guidelines meant to help doctors and nurses making life-or-death decisions about who gets care if faced with a nightmare scenario like a shortage of ventilators. US: New Utah pandemic crisis plan removes disability bias 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z As she told the filmmaker Nanette Burnstein earlier this year, there is a "life-or-death political struggle here" and life this election means "somebody who can beat Trump" in the electoral college. The women who paved way for Kamala Harris 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z "Essentially we are teaching students how to recognise a life-or-death clinical sign largely in white people, and not acknowledging these differences may be dangerous," said Dr Hartland. Calling out the racism in medical training 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z Throughout California, child welfare workers are deemed essential workers with life-or-death duties. Children Vulnerable to Abuse Are Imperiled as Caseworkers Stay Home 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z The team is not in a life-or-death scenario yet; in the first round of the NHL’s 24-team return-to-play, the Capitals are playing three games that will determine their seeding for the next round. John Carlson a game-time decision for Capitals’ first game of NHL restart 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Corruption can now be framed as a life-or-death issue: Iraq must choose between feeding its people and enriching its kleptocrats. Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z What’s so scary is that the bumpy course of their relationship has life-or-death consequences for Americans. Opinion | The Doctor Versus the Denier 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z "It should come as no surprise that voters now rank gun safety, which is a life-or-death issue if there ever was one, right up there with healthcare and retirement." Exclusive: Poll shows gun safety messages swing voters to Democrats as worries rise amid pandemic 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Still, Lorance’s actions left soldiers confused on the critical, life-or-death question of when they were authorized to open fire. He was convicted of murder, then pardoned by Trump. His troops suffered a different fate. 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It is often used when officers say they had to make split-second, life-or-death decisions. Judges let Washington state police shooting lawsuit proceed 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Maybe that was a subconscious factor in this latest life-or-death decision. A chance encounter at a traffic light changes two lives 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Protesting against a dictatorship can be a life-or-death struggle which may even require activists to make a deal with the country’s military. Were they worth it?: Key protest movements over the decades 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z In each case, we have to ask whether there was an opportunity to mitigate the situation before the officers were put in life-or-death situations. Opinion | How Montgomery County will work to end racial injustice 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The manual of the Minneapolis Police Department states that neck restraints and chokeholds are basically reserved for when an officer feels caught in a life-or-death situation. In George Floyd’s Death, a Police Technique Results in a Too-Familiar Tragedy 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z As medical care for HIV/AIDS improved, younger generations were no longer aware of the life-or-death struggles that had made Mr. Kramer so angry and, in the end, so effective. Larry Kramer, writer who sounded alarm on AIDS, dies at 84 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z From birth, our immune systems get schooled in life-or-death choices. Gut Microbes May Be Key to Solving Food Allergies 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z Trump's antagonistic rhetoric towards a state that is facing multiple life-or-death crises at the same time was widely criticized. Trump didn't cause the flood — but his policies of greed and corruption definitely helped 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z Rather than big life-or-death choices, “Oxenfree” offers us sometimes very subtle nudges, wanting to illustrate how a small phrase can still create larger shock waves. Schlocky 'Night Trap' to absurdly fun 'Kimmy Schmidt': 8 defining interactive TV games 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Devastatingly, we are now seeing several deaths of plant workers due to COVID-19, making this a literal life-or-death decision for many workers. Meatpacking jobs were dangerous before pandemic — now they’re life-or-death 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Even life-or-death decisions are not strictly about life or death. A 2-Year-Old TV Series’s Accidental Pandemic Commentary 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The pandemic has given front-line physicians like Dr. Dexter a clear view of the life-or-death stakes of government decision making, whether on social distancing or contact tracing. Nightly Applause Is Nice, but Some Doctors Think Votes Would Be Nicer 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z “I didn’t think that joke was funny,” I said, citing my demographic and my perception that his giggle indicated he wasn’t taking this life-or-death crisis seriously. I'm a boomer afraid of the coronavirus. My millennial roommate thinks it's a joke 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “For so many broadcasters and newspapers, this is a life-or-death situation,” said Dennis Wharton, an executive vice president for NAB. Rocked by coronavirus losses, TV, radio, newspapers seek government ad dollars 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The coronavirus pandemic is primed to accelerate socioeconomic and life-or-death medical care disparities. The Pandemic Could Lead to More Discrimination against Black People 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The simulations "drove home just how underfunded, underprepared and uncoordinated the federal government would be for a life-or-death battle with a virus for which no treatment existed." Detailed timeline of Trump’s failures shows how America’s coronavirus crisis was man-made 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z A few days ago, palliative-care doctors started helping us with some of the life-or-death conversations. I’m an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z So far, the State Department does not consider surrogacy a life-or-death emergency to make an exception to the passport pause, and won’t issue them. Coronavirus upends years of planning for international adoptions and surrogacy births 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z But others believe a single standard is an impossible ask, given the nation’s deep ideological and religious divisions on life-or-death issues. Who gets a shot at life if hospitals run short of ventilators? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Now more than ever, activists say, prison sanitation and overcrowding is a life-or-death issue, in particular for black and Latino men, who are incarcerated at disproportionately high rates in many states. Coronavirus has led to thousands of early releases from prisons and jails. Not in Arizona 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z In a “crisis-care, life-or-death situation,” neither the FDA nor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would bar the practice. Researchers look for ways to divert patients from ventilators as shortage looms 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “If the federal government is really making these kinds of life-or-death decisions on a single model and on only on the lower end of that model, that’s scary,” said one state official. America’s most influential coronavirus model just revised its estimates downward. But not every model agrees. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z While the United States struggles with surging cases of the coronavirus and life-or-death decisions in a fast imploding health care system, citizens stranded thousands of miles away fear that they may be left behind. Stranded Abroad, Americans Ask: Why Weren’t We Warned Sooner? 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The British media quickly recalled the life-or-death struggle of the late 1930s, when Morris Motors turned its factories from assembling boxy sedans to building Spitfire fighter planes. The U.K. vowed a national effort to produce ventilators. Is it working? 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Neither the Texas nor the Ohio emergency order restricts doctors to providing care only in a life-or-death situation. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Embattled New York doctors and nurses say some hospitals have already informally changed how they deal with resuscitation, forcing them to make life-or-death decisions on the fly, with some colleagues openly defying such orders. Faced with a crush of patients, besieged NYC hospitals struggle with life-or-death decisions 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The Passport Services Division is issuing emergency passports only in life-or-death cases. These ‘mission critical’ federal employees and contractors are still reporting to the office. They’re terrified they’ll get sick. 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z But the bedrock Texas commitment to local control is now being put to a very public, life-or-death test amid the spread of the coronavirus. Texas Tries to Balance Local Control With the Threat of a Global Pandemic 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z But what about when this guilt is based on actions taken in life-or-death situations—such as on the battlefield or in an emergency room—and is distinctly nonadaptive? Treating “Moral” Injuries 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Sullivan listed Trump's "self-aggrandizement," "media-bashing" and "exaggeration and outright lies" as things she insists Americans are getting from the White House briefings instead of the "life-or-death information" they need. Washington Post media columnist calls for networks to stop airing Trump's 'dangerous' coronavirus briefings live 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Now more than ever, activists say, prison overcrowding is a life-or-death issue, in particular for black and Latino men, who are incarcerated at disproportionately high rates in many states. Social distancing? What prisons are doing to stop spread of COVID-19 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The U.S. government is cutting back on issuing passports to only travelers “with a qualified life-or-death emergency” in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. State Department reduces passport services to only those with 'life-or-death' emergencies 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, Dr. Martin said, physicians receive years of training before they are entrusted with operating ventilators in life-or-death situations. There Aren’t Enough Ventilators to Cope With the Coronavirus 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z In the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, doctors made life-or-death decisions last month when 1,000 people needed ventilators to support their breathing, but only 600 were available. Spiking U.S. coronavirus cases could force rationing decisions similar to those made in Italy, China 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the Senate would hold nomination hearings every two years for new justices, removing the life-or-death struggle over the ideological direction of the court. Opinion | How to term-limit judges without a constitutional amendment 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s often said that death investigators are “the last of the first responders,” in that they are called only after a life-or-death situation has reached its definitive conclusion. Piled Bodies, Overflowing Morgues: Inside America’s Autopsy Crisis 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z A “life-or-death” emergency is a serious illness, injury or death in a person’s immediate family that requires travel outside the U.S., the State Department said. State Department reduces passport services to only those with 'life-or-death' emergencies 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s a life-or-death mission: The virus kills older people at a far higher rate. In Graying Japan, Many Are Vulnerable but Few Are Being Tested 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z For him, the primary feels like a life-or-death battle. The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z But even as the life-or-death stakes and the financial toll loomed, political considerations were inescapable. U.S. markets drop into correction territory, extending brutal week of losses 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z “It’s unbelievable. They’re not even trying to hide it. They tried to hide what they did to me. I don’t know, we’re really in a life-or-death political struggle here,” she adds with a mirthless laugh. 'Hillary' introduces a new, blunter Clinton — on her marriage, sexism and 2016 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Families of two of the inmates who died, Ford and Thornton, rallied in front of the Statehouse last year with attorneys who called a spate of 13 inmate deaths in 14 months a “life-or-death emergency.” Relatives sue Alabama prisons over 4 inmate suicides 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z In 2016, a chemical explosion at a raw ingredient factory in China led to a global shortage of piperacillin-tazobactam, an antibiotic used to treat a number of life-or-death conditions, including sepsis. Inundated With Flu Patients, U.S. Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z As with so much about Trump, the whole Obama thing would be amusing if he did not have the power to make life-or-death decisions. Opinion | The best Iran crisis explanation? Trump’s obsession with Obama. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z And that felt awfully strange for a group whose old gigs nearly always seemed to vibrate with life-or-death intensity. My Chemical Romance returns after eight-year hiatus, to emo fans old and new 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z And she is adamant that the “life” in life-or-death means nominating “somebody who can beat Trump” in the electoral college: “Everything else is a sideshow.” 'Hillary' introduces a new, blunter Clinton — on her marriage, sexism and 2016 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z A Gothic-horror space exploration game, where every journey between space stations is a life-or-death gamble. Top 20 games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z These war criminals Trump apparently wants to campaign with him did not make life-or-death decisions in the heat of battle. Perspective | Here’s what a split-second combat decision looks like. I didn’t need to murder. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z “This is the life-or-death battle for those of us who are privileged to be alive in these first decades of the 21st century,” he said, referring to the dangers posed by climate change. With Gore, New Jersey announces aggressive wind energy goals 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “Anytime somebody would go in a vehicle and drive, no matter how close it would be — even six city blocks away — over there, that’s a life-or-death situation,” said retired Col. Buttigieg touts military service, wary of overstating role 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Taylor was able to elevate the investigation above political sniping into a higher realm, one about a life-or-death struggle not just for Ukraine, but also for the United States. Compelling Testimony, but No Minds Changed So Far 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Gubala heard her boyfriend's call sign saying he was administering CPR, which put her on pins and needles waiting to see what would happen in the life-or-death situation. Man runs race in full SWAT gear, saves a life, then proposes -- all in a matter of moments 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “The failure of our communications systems in emergencies is a life-or-death matter, and one that must be addressed immediately,” the office wrote. California Blackouts Hit Cellphone Service, Fraying a Lifeline 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Federalizing everything also turns every political question into a life-or-death battle between two sides that are increasingly distant from each other, not just geographically, but culturally and economically. Opinion | What’s behind the rise of radicalism? Here are some theories. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z He treated table tennis as a life-or-death struggle. How Gardner Minshew went from college nomad to mustachioed cult hero to NFL’s top rookie 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z In some cases, that means trusting them in life-or-death situations. Kentucky editorial roundup 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “We are running from a life-or-death situation,” he said. Mexican asylum seekers at multiple border crossings grow frustrated with waiting 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z In life-or-death situations like this, America’s word is its bond. Opinion | This isn’t just another spat. Trump compromised our security for his gain. 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Studies have shown that black people in particular face subtle discrimination that can cause them to receive subpar medical treatment or harsher punishments in courts, inequities that can have life-or-death consequences, Kamlager-Dove said. California may soon push doctors and lawyers to confront their biases 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z "CNN's narrative that the Central Intelligence Agency makes life-or-death decisions based on anything other than objective analysis and sound collection is simply false," the statement read. Hemingway slams 'incorrect' CNN story about spy in Russia, calls reporter Jim Sciutto an 'Obama operative' 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z You may dislike spiders, but in a life-or-death struggle, I’m betting on the human to get over the fears and for the bug to get squished. To avoid panicking, worry — and take these steps — now 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z On the Central Coast, around two hours north of Sydney, the Ware family is one of thousands across Australia locked in a life-or-death fight against opioid addiction. A mother, a son, and a fight to survive opioids in Australia 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Whether it’s our own anxieties and neuroses, you do perceive it as a life-or-death struggle. Movies for grown-ups are in short supply. 'Ford v Ferrari' aims to prove they still work 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z “People see an ambulance and may think this is not a patient in a life-or-death situation; it’s a celebrity going to get a haircut,” Mr. Rahimi said. Tehran Orders Crackdown as Wealthy Use Ambulances to Beat Traffic 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z “For some, it’s absolutely a life-or-death issue,” she said. ‘It’s gonna kill this community’: A tiny Alaska town and others in the state brace as governor guts budget 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Before leaving for dinner, O’Rourke told reporters that he would bring water quality “to the forefront as a national priority. It’s literally a life-or-death issue, as we’ve learned from what’s come out here in Flint.” In Flint, suspicions of the water — and of Democratic candidates — run deep 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “Every day, for certain people, it’s like a life-or-death situation,” Lynn continued. Chargers coach found his 'game-changer' not on gridiron but in 'the brush' of Africa 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z “It’s a life-or-death issue in weather like this.” As temperatures rise, Montgomery asks: Should landlords have to provide AC to tenants? 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Stone said she keeps hearing conflicting information about the possible intensity of the rain and wind, and she is skeptical that city leaders and weather forecasters have enough information to make life-or-death decisions about evacuating. Anxiety grips New Orleans as some residents flee city, others brace for heavy rain and winds 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “Maiden” obeys all of the tenets of the classic David-and-Goliath competition movie, including life-or-death stakes, volatile interpersonal dynamics, extreme peril and unexpected reversals and advances. Review | ‘Maiden’ documentary is not just a ripping good yarn, but a meaningful one, too 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z So, too, did most of the Congressional Black Caucus, though some came around only after the vote was cast as life-or-death for the politically floundering Clinton. How a crime bill meant to boost Democrats now divides the party 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Most Conservatives consider Britain’s EU exit a life-or-death issue for the party that has governed Britain for more than half of the last 100 years. Who will choose the next UK leader? Mostly older white men 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Plaintiffs filed a 74-page brief Wednesday urging the appeals court to immediately halt the program, “given the life-or-death stakes in this case.” As Trump administration pushes to return more migrants to Mexico, legal battle over policy intensifies 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Not long ago, curious about this life-or-death question, I used the Social Security Administration’s life expectancy calculator to see how long I might live. An ageless question: When is someone ‘old’? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z For hospitals, though, the spam calls amount to a literal life-or-death challenge, one that increasingly is threatening doctors and patients in a setting where every second can count. Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals and patients, threatening a new kind of health crisis 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z They lie prone on the ground across New York City, covered with the metallic blankets used in life-or-death emergencies. Activists call for end to family separations with cage installations 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z That happening to the Warriors in a 3rd qtr, in a life-or-death game, at home, is unfathomable to me. Raptors win Game 4 of NBA Finals, 105-92, pushing Warriors to brink of elimination 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z In a hearing of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in April, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., emphasized the life-or-death nature of the issue. The price of insulin is surging; Colorado is the first to make insurance companies eat the cost 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z The national security world runs on confidential intelligence, and life-or-death operations often need to be undertaken for reasons that can’t be made public. Trump’s latest explanation for the Huawei ban is unacceptably bad 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z He said he believes asking students to make a life-or-death decision to fight a gunman can be problematic, given that students’ brains have yet to fully develop. Kendrick Castillo was about to graduate from high school. Then a classmate began shooting. 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The American Farm September arrives and the fall harvest begins as two farmers face life-or-death struggles with their livestock, while a third races to get a crop harvested and help a neighbor in trouble. What's on TV Thursday: ‘Life in Pieces’ on CBS 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z It's rare for police officers to be convicted after asserting they fired in a life-or-death situation, but some Minnesota community members said they saw it coming for Noor because he is Somali American. For some, black Minneapolis officer's conviction no surprise 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z It’s rare for police officers to be convicted after asserting they fired in a life-or-death situation, but some Minnesota community members said they saw it coming for Noor because he is Somali American. For some, black Minneapolis officer’s conviction no surprise 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “Please give as generously as you can,” the text urges, “and help win this life-or-death legal battle for the survival of the N.R.A. and freedom.” Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A. 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Such extreme, life-or-death situations might present the best shot at identifying a chemical signal, Roberts says. Can atmospheric chemists rescue the stalled quest for a human pheromone? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “It’s bold and will cost money, but it is constitutional and it rightly treats gun violence as a life-or-death matter,” he wrote. Eric Swalwell, 2020 candidate, calls for mandatory ‘assault weapons’ buyback 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z He seems especially drawn to stories about parenting and family bonds, and how they’re affected by extreme life-or-death situations. Stream Netflix’s horror film from the creator of Amazon’s Hanna 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z It may appear that Trump is playing a life-or-death game with the health security of millions of families out of partisan spite, but we’re not supposed to worry because Republicans “will have a plan.” Trump, GOP clash over who's supposed to lead on health care 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Even for the parents whose lucky child qualifies, good news may be followed by agonizing, life-or-death choices. For Many Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Bright Hope Lies Just Beyond Reach 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z In the United States, the National Fire Protection Association publishes a document with a dry title but life-or-death consequences: “NFPA 502: Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges and Other Limited Access Highways.” A Deadly Blaze in the Alps Made a Biker a Hero and Tunnels Safer for All 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But it also injected a life-or-death sense of urgency into the rights movements she espoused. A Year After Her Execution, Marielle Franco Has Become a Rallying Cry in a Polarized Brazil 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Insulin isn't the only drug affected by the tangled web of regulations and closed-door industry dynamics, but it is one of the few with life-or-death consequences attached to its price tag. The human cost of insulin in America 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z It is a life-or-death moment where no scenario works if logical thinking is followed. ‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase’ review: Fun mystery takes some clueless turns 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z GoFundMe allows anyone to suggest a cause worthy of donations, whether it’s classroom supplies, life-or-death medical care or a border wall. Woman and Homeless Man Plead Guilty in $400,000 GoFundMe Scam 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z But absolutely tell him that the next shot he faces, likely at next week’s Honda Classic where he won his lone tour title in 2013, has life-or-death consequences. The PGA Tour pro who is turning around his career by turning up the pressure - Golf Digest 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z While the fan was panicked about his prized possessions, this was far from a life-or-death situation. ‘You mean the nicest guy in camp’: Evan White is the future at first base for the Mariners 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Every endorser of the GND thereby endorses its claim to life-or-death urgency, yet — cognitive dissonance alert — every endorser knows that none of it will happen. Opinion | Progressives are emulating Trump — and reality is leaking from American life 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “Shame” builds tension both from domestic spats and from the way the husband and wife react in life-or-death situations. New video: 'Widows' is a sophisticated, twisty thriller 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the internet allows a daily fire hose of distractions to keep us from focusing on issues that are life-or-death. In our new post-truth era, the way we view reality is more important than ever 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Every fix had become a life-or-death gamble, although the outside world was paying little attention to how the die fell. Falling Out: Inside America’s other opioid epidemic 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z How comfortable are we with turning over this kind of life-or-death diagnosis to a machine, especially since our handle on consciousness, as an idea, is so minimal? Computers Determine States of Consciousness 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Like that novel, this is a film that pays homage to the moments of life rarely elevated to the status of high art, but whose life-or-death contours merit just that scale, scope and thoughtful attention. Review | No, the movie ‘Roma’ isn’t as good as you’ve heard. It’s even better. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In chaotic situations, officers can have just a split second to make life-or-death decisions, and the presence of firearms only complicates things, experts say. A Mall Shooting, a Black Man’s Death, and a Debate Over Race and Gun Rights 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Whenever you have to make a moral decision in the game, for instance, everyone in the group has to vote, which can take some of the drama out of life-or-death situations. Red Dead Online’s early hours are full of violence, beauty, and annoying griefers 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z It also shows why it’s never too early to start planning for what can be a life-or-death situation for those on the streets. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Domingo knows that leaving for a better future is a life-or-death gamble. After 2,000 miles they crossed the U.S. border; then tragedy struck 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Along with its predecessor, This Mortal Coil, the series rivals The Hunger Games for its whirlwind life-or-death drama, while giving the carefully crafted science of Orphan Black a run for its money. I want to buy this YA trilogy about gene-hacking for every teen I know 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z He had received all of two and a half hours of classroom lessons as a motorman for a life-or-death job that ordinarily demanded no less than 90 hours of instruction and hands-on training. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z She also repeatedly warned authorities, emailing a social worker to say it was "a life-or-death situation". Shot boy, 14, 'treated like criminal' 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z And, of course, there are the sickening scenes of Nic engaging in life-or-death combat with a force as seductive as it is murderous. Review | ‘Beautiful Boy’ is a tour de force for Timothée Chalamet. But Steve Carell misses the mark. 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z “In some cases, we are talking about life-or-death situations.” Billions of tax dollars flow to private Medicaid plans. But is anyone minding the store? - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Despite her ultracompetitive nature, Agosta handled the defeat with the kind of composure required in her law enforcement career in Vancouver, where she regularly faces life-or-death situations. This Canadian Hockey Star Doubles as a Law Enforcer 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z She’s the first person he tells about his rare bone cancer, and the two tumble into a whirlwind romance heightened by life-or-death stakes. Review: Cancer raises the stakes in clear-eyed romantic drama 'After Everything' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z If there was ever reason to doubt the life-or-death impact of global warming, that’s long gone. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “This might be entertaining, especially with these beautiful majestic animals, but this is a life-or-death struggle,” he said. And the fattest bear in Alaska is ... 409 Beadnose 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “For some people this is a life-or-death situation without a doubt,” said Cornell University climate scientist Natalie Mahowald, a lead author on the report. UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Your arteries constrict, directing more blood to your muscles, which tense up in preparation for a possible life-or-death struggle. Memories of trauma are unique because of how we respond to threat 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Wednesday, takes viewers into hallways, conference rooms, airplanes, research labs and operating theaters where the life-or-death drama of organ transplantation takes place. Organ transplant documentary on Nova reveals hope as well as agony 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Because, of course, the first thing most people think of in a life-or-death situation is phoning some insurance company’s call center and jumping through bureaucratic hoops. Bummer about your medical emergency, but your claim is denied because you didn't call in advance - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “I am describing a life-or-death struggle between our officers and the suspect,” Stawinski said of the laundry room confrontation. Police officer fatally shoots man in Temple Hills, Md. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Without air conditioning in the sweltering weather, residents’ body temperatures rose high enough to tip the elderly and ill over the life-or-death line. Nursing homes rush to move elderly and ill from path of Hurricane Florence 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Fifteen-year-old Hunter Lachance told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday that “clean air is a life-or-death issue for so many people like me.” Asthmatic teen worried about Kavanaugh and the environment 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z But while that theme of future peace is implicit in the material, it in no way detracts from the nail-biting life-or-death situations depicted in The Hunt for Red October. In The Hunt for Red October, Alec Baldwin is the definitive Jack Ryan 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “And you won’t have to make a life-or-death decision in the dark when your adrenaline is pumping.” Can the Manufacturer of Tasers Provide the Answer to Police Abuse? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The battle over car rules is a math problem, and it might have life-or-death consequences. Car Rules Fight Pits Safety Against Pollution 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z He was in his 80s, and he felt increasingly isolated on the court, but it’s also the case that politically, Supreme Court succession wasn’t a life-or-death matter in those days. Opinion | The Right Has Won the Supreme Court. Now What? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z They are often escaping brutality, even life-or-death situations. Ice is a tool of illegality. It must be abolished | Zephyr Teachout 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Will Americans sustain their interest in kids like Pedro when they enter the life-or-death stakes of removal proceedings? The New Border Crisis Following Trump’s Executive Order 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z To some extent, the life-or-death issues at play today on the Korean Peninsula are the same ones that shaped Mr. Trump’s worldview. No Need to Prepare to Meet Kim Jong-un? Trump Has a Point 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z To some extent, the life-or-death issues at play on the Korean Peninsula are the same ones that shaped Trump’s worldview. Trump intrigued with solving threat from North Korea 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z About 250 miles away, in the eastern exurbs of Denver, the volunteer shortage has become so noticeable that local fire chiefs talk about it in life-or-death terms. Answering the call 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Former Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson often said that life-or-death issues, such as terrorism, were far more important than those of individuals’ rights. Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z People who can’t cough up the money are often denied care — even in life-or-death situations. Want to See Your Baby? In China, It Can Cost You 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z It may truly be a life-or-death situation for those trying to reach hospitals. Hone protest management to keep Seattle moving 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The Terror The surviving crew members are forced to make life-or-death decisions as this psychological horror-drama about an ill-fated 19th century expedition in the Arctic airs its final episode. Monday's TV highlights: 'The Final Year' on HBO 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z This seems particularly pertinent in the case of prescription drugs, which can play a life-or-death role for millions of people. Where do prescription drugs come from? Good luck answering that question 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z But I reconsidered my opinion as life-or-death decisions barreled down on me with exponential fury, particularly during the latter part of Frostpunk when the temperature plunges to undreamed of levels. Review | ‘Frostpunk:’ The stressful thrill of being a leader in tough times 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Still, to judge by recent headlines, the possibility of a terrorist attack seems to have been momentarily elbowed aside by less life-or-death considerations. In May 1968, the Cannes Film Festival ground to a halt. Fifty years later, it's still sparking controversy 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z "It won't be used when someone complains about a neighbor flying a drone. It's pretty much for a life-or-death situation, to save lives." Police using 'drone killers' to disable flying devices in emergency situations 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z As a tense voice over the loudspeaker described the shooter’s movements, Aikman wondered to herself: “Why is it an office assistant’s responsibility to deliver life-or-death information?” 'Haunting' school shooter drills become the new normal in US schools 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z R, for some brief female toplessness, bloody violence, and a whole lot of desperate, miserable life-or-death tension. What Keeps You Alive shows the importance of art in horror films 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service called it a life-or-death situation. High winds hit D.C. region, leaving thousands without power 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Let politicians know that their policies have life-or-death consequences, and that it’s morally wrong to take from the poor so the rich can have more, he admonishes. Perspective | Everyone seems to be speaking for God. Heaven help us. 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z They say it would require specialized and repeated training to teach educators the proper tactics and enable them to conquer their fear and remain calm and clear-thinking in a fast-moving, life-or-death situation. Police experts urge intensive training if teachers are armed 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z They say it would require specialized and repeated training to teach educators the proper tactics and enable them to conquer their fear and remain calm and clear-thinking in a fast-moving, life-or-death situation. Police experts urge intensive training if teachers are armed 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Beloved by animation buffs, the cartoons put a spin on the usual Bugs Bunny/Woody Woodpecker-style anthropomorphic mischief, by largely eschewing dialogue and putting the gangly title character in situations more whimsically bizarre than life-or-death. New video: 'Last Flag Flying' isn't typical Richard Linklater fare 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z “We realized it was a life-or-death situation,” Robinson said. ‘Take a deep breath . . . and just do it.’ Rookie officer details falling through icy pond during rescue 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Child mortality began to decline precipitously from the turn of the century, and with it, the life-or-death justification for this kind of advice. The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Perhaps innocuous elsewhere, words like “get in touch with you” carry life-or-death weight in communities where the gangs are dominant. Mexico: Latest murder highlights blurred lines in journalism 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z This Catholic Republican is grateful to see my church and my party taking initiative on this life-or-death issue. Time for a bipartisan repeal of the death penalty 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z They’ll say, ‘I’m in a life-or-death situation and I want a drug that’s really strong. I expect there to be risk to get the rewards.’ Think You’re Seeing More Drug Ads on TV? You Are, and Here’s Why 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z So what is an actual life-or-death policy emergency, one with real deadlines? Opinion | The tax code isn’t a real emergency 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z “In my mind, I knew it was a life-or-death situation,” Hollstein said. He survived a stabbing. Now this German mayor is defiantly refusing to back down on refugees. 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z “This is a life-or-death issue and if they don’t get their arms around it, it will become a life-or-death issue on television,” Nowinski said. Tom Savage’s Return Raises Concussion Protocol Concerns 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said this spring that his company believes in the principles of net neutrality, but it’s not life-or-death for Netflix anymore. Commentary: Net neutrality is fiction, no matter what the FCC does 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Almost arrived last fall when Michigan took a 10-1 record into its annual life-or-death battle with Ohio State — which was also 10-1 on that November Saturday. Perspective | Jim Harbaugh is still the man at Michigan, but can he be the conquering hero? 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z It was called World War II. The life-or-death struggle with fascism made mega-deficits politically possible, and, in the process, got the economy back to full strength. Perspective | Worse than the 1930s: America’s Great Recession and not so great recovery 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z The president relies on this law to conduct life-or-death operations. Does Trump have the power to go to war? 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Each out seemed to take an eternity to secure — 9, 8, 7 — each base runner a dire threat, every pitch a life-or-death proposition. Astros zero in on World Series, blank Yankees to capture American League pennant 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z “There’s a really intense, almost life-or-death urgency to it these days.” As U-Va. marks its bicentennial, a collection of objects tells its complicated history 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z "When people become desperate in life-or-death situations, they may be prone to do something they wouldn't normally do," she said while walking through the streets of La Perla, a neighborhood in Old San Juan. San Juan mayor slams Trump administration comments on Puerto Rico hurricane response 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z |
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