| 单词 | spotty |
| 例句 | “Everything is spotty and streaky, Daisy. They can’t even wash dishes right no more.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Which it did, there was no denying it, the spotty dark glass shattered like a kaleidoscope and refracting the room into a hundred pieces. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her vision grew spotty, her mouth went dry, but there was no stopping it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z However, official records of union people like Fannie killed over decades of worker strikes are spotty. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z My bunkmate got a spotty rash on his chest, and soon he was so delirious he couldn’t speak or understand a word I said to him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z When I busted ’round the corner I saw Mr. Alston squatting ’gainst a wagon wheel watching the other men tossing the white spotty boxes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Bobby’s play was spotty in the first several games of the tournament, as he attempted to find his chess legs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her vision wasn’t spotty anymore, and all around her she saw green. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The spotty young man bought half a kilo of apples and some soda water, said his name was Zbyszek Kurowski, and asked me to eat with him in a restaurant. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The girls did not go to school, but learned at home and, according to Etty, had a spotty education. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z First, the trees—those that hadn’t yet been cut down for firewood—shed their spotty yellow-and-copper leaves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Everyone else had spotty coverings of skinny, peapod-colored seedlings that they watered two, three, four times a day, depending on the weather. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorian’s skill with the Eyllwe language was spotty at best, and the princess spoke too fast for him to understand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Instead, I find an Appalachian apple doll, withered and spotty, with dewlaps and bags and long floppy ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My grass be kind a spotty and I still got a big yellow mark where Treelore’s pickup sat for three months after the accident. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He tended to do well in math, science, and English, but even that record was spotty— he once got an F in a Shakespeare course. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I can barely tell because now my vision is going spotty, as my brain misfires, shutting down piston by piston. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was what I relied on, being that I often didn’t have a personal coach by my side, given Akhi’s increasingly spotty attendance. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Both sails luffed in the night breeze, which was still light and spotty because of the surrounding hills. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was coarse and had a dull, spotty appearance. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her eyes are red and her cheeks spotty. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I look around me, coughing away, the world spotty and wavy. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It triggers a creeping, spotty necrosis that spreads through all the internal organs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A potential stumbling block to the Internet-based reservations system is spotty Internet access in Cuba. Airbnb Offers Accommodations in Cuba 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Even if her track record on the political stage is spotty, at best. Mocking #UnwantedIvanka: The darkly hilarious Ivanka Trump meme that explains itself 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Internet could be spotty in the Angle, and one of the boys had had trouble emailing a paper to his teacher. The corner of Minnesota that’s there by mistake 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z This proved challenging as the Wi-Fi was spotty in my top-floor room — and the room phone ceased to work after that call. At Black Ivy in Edinburgh, Little Luxuries and a Big Breakfast 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z You want them all looking at least spotty. The Pecan Steps Off the Pie Plate 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It's a long way from being "just a spotty kid from North Van," as Adams describes his pimply self in the early days. Bryan Adams on learning to deal with fame 2011-03-22T08:30:49Z His case featured a low bond, an apparent lack of cooperation by the Filipino government and spotty law enforcement oversight that allowed the manhunt to drift for years. Fugitive arrested in pool hall slaying 2012-02-27T19:41:00Z It’s also spottier, though his voice, alternating between robust and genteel, saves him more often than not, especially when he taps into Hootie and the Blowfish-era resonance on the tragic “Whiskey and You.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-24T22:23:00Z Awards season has been spotty, no consensus exists and – quite frankly – barely anyone has actually seen any of the nominated films. Oscars 2021: the dresses, the winners, the weird semi-masked ceremony in a train station – live! 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z But even if the numbers are spotty, there’s no data that suggests stunt-related injuries or deaths are on the rise, experts said. Amid ‘Gung-Ho Mentality,’ Stunt Deaths Renew a Debate Over Safety 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Yet spotty service, skimpy in-room amenities and a half-baked restaurant experience spoiled the fairy tale ending. A Berlin Hotel Inspiring Grimm’s Fairy Tale Dreams 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Contaminated drinking water, spotty power and not enough workers or customers would keep many of them closed for months, even years. The New Orleans Restaurant Bounce, After Katrina 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z I spoke with my family every night, maneuvering around power failures and spotty service. You are on vacation and a loved one at home dies. What do you do now? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Yet Insignia’s adoption is spotty; no orthodontist in Manhattan provides it at this point. Skin Deep: 3-D Images Show Patients a Straight Smile 2010-07-07T21:19:00Z The roads were unpaved, and phone service and electricity were spotty. Despite the Caribbean country’s name, Turks and Caicos is not a duo like Batman and Robin 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Attendance has been spotty as this city’s art scene climbs back. If Remote Work Empties Downtowns, Can Theaters Fill Their Seats? 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z While Mr. Smith remains a formidable draw, Mr. Shyamalan’s recent track record is spotty. ‘Iron Man 3’ Delivers a Punch at the Box Office 2013-05-05T20:44:58Z Note: When the Rapture occurs, cell service will be really spotty. 'Left Behind' is a disaster in all the wrong ways 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z That said, Italy’s record on equal rights for L.G.B.T.Q. people remains spotty. Italy’s Eurovision Entry Signals the Country’s Changes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Harrison was initially wary, since he had a spotty knowledge of the standard repertory. America’s Quintessential Maverick Composer, at 100 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Driving conditions were ideal — clear sky, vast stretches of open road, plenty of music on the satellite radio, which was a worthwhile upgrade considering the spotty FM options in the desert. A father-son road trip in Death Valley: One muscle car, one teenager and the American West 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But video opera — that is, operatic works conceived for video — has a spottier history, which is curious. Review: Librettos and Ariosos Meet Video at Anthology Film Archives 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The installation largely re-creates the spotty but sporadically great collection hanging on the same walls when the museum closed in June 2013. SFMOMA's expansion offers a deep dive into blue-chip artists' works 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It was a spotty lineup, though not a wholly ineffective one. Concert for Trump Misses an Opportunity 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z We’re constantly told of all the obstacles to their romance, but more is said through the fall of shadows on Elise in repose than through the spotty dialogue. Movie Review: A Fragile Romance Unfolds in ‘The Girl and Death’ 2014-04-25T00:40:27Z Another sensitive area is the Grammys’ spotty record in recognizing the vanguards of contemporary pop. Adele vs. Beyoncé: What’s at Stake for the Grammys? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Even before Mr. Sloane took over, in fact, the orchestra’s Sunday afternoon concerts at Carnegie Hall had become spottily attended. The American Composers Orchestra Looks Ahead 2012-05-25T18:36:30Z Sometimes it’s there and sometimes it’s not, but these spotty bits of light seem to have a Richter-Scale effect on the rest of your days. My prison redemption 2012-10-03T22:23:00Z The hidden six-piece musical ensemble is uneven, too; the enthusiastic Monumental, where I’ve seen the equally spotty “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Brooklyn,” may be on the right track, but it hasn’t clicked yet. Review | Chicago’s Hypocrites bring ‘Pinafore’ to D.C. in their jammies 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z It failed less for its experimentation, which was spotty, than for the strenuousness with which he pursued it. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-10T20:45:00Z Burton is responsible for blockbusters such as “Batman” and “Planet of the Apes,” but his commercial touch has been spotty of late. Box Office: ‘Miss Peregrine’ tops with $28.5 million, ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Masterminds’ bomb 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Shteyngart wields his satiric bite to good effect depicting how shocked — shocked! — they are to encounter such mortifying rural indignities as spotty WiFi service and inadequate plumbing. Review | Gary Shteyngart’s ‘Our Country Friends’ is the darkly brilliant comedy we need right now 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z On Thursday night, the show felt under-rehearsed and underconfident, with spotty sound and some American actors seemingly uncertain of their lines. ‘Balkan Bordello’ Review: A Tragic Tale Reborn for a Time of War 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z At times, though, the storytelling in “Lifted” feels ragged, a problem amplified by a spotty microphone system that muffles dialogue, some of it wryly funny. Review: Finding a Collective Groove in Church and in House Dance 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z It detects cellular network conditions and adapts playback so that your tunes don't get interrupted because of spotty coverage. Startup mSpot lets you stream your music over Web 2010-06-28T13:14:00Z Mr. Trump skipped the event last year — Vice President Mike Pence spoke in his stead — but there is precedent for spotty presidential attendance: Barack Obama did not speak there until his third year in office. Comedian Going to White House Correspondents’ Dinner. What About Trump? 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The point is that it’s going to be a spectacle, even if the talent is spottier. ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ a Family Holiday Treat at the Met 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z But in fall 2010, she said, her vision grew “spotty,” and she was “scared to death I was going blind.” Skin Deep: Questions Surround Iris Implant Procedure – Skin Deep 2013-01-02T20:55:32Z The result is a book too spotty to be a good introduction to Jobs lore. Review: ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ Focuses on Another Apple Era 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Agreeing to rendezvous at a music hall at 11 p.m., the kind gentleman — who explained that he was a doctor — gave Harvey two pills that would clear up her spotty complexion. Review | A true-crime columnist turns his attention to Victorian-era serial killer Thomas Neill Cream 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z But on several occasions our Internet connection was spotty or nonexistent, and we had to rely on paper notes and maps. When hitting the road in an electric vehicle, plan for the unexpected 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Though rarely discussed in that way, the protection of wilderness is about choice – about what we want to preserve in our spotty record as stewards of the earth. Summer Brennan: 'oyster wars' reveal a battle for America's public lands 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z And it was followed by a lot of albums even more spotty than the other Beatles’ post-breakup work. The myth of the quiet Beatle: Time for Gen X to ease up on the George Harrison hype 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z And perhaps a spotty, interrupted and sparsely attended livestream is the best and only place for this talk. Alec Baldwin's interview with Woody Allen was shoddy, shallow & glitchy – Why did this happen again? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Song structure is spotty, and while he’s a dazzling rapper, he often seems content with that alone. Earl Sweatshirt and ASAP Ferg, Hip-Hop Progressives 2013-08-15T16:50:54Z Holding our hands through spotty news footage and starchy performances, the estimable David Strathairn plays Flynn, a left-leaning government agent charged with investigating a series of bombings aimed at prominent politicians and business leaders. Movie Review: ‘No God, No Master,’ a Look at 1919-20 Raids 2014-04-10T23:35:01Z But almost all the meaning is in the music on this spotty but convincing album, which occasionally verges on portentous. Music Review: Rick Ross Promotes ‘Mastermind’ Album at Best Buy Theater 2014-03-04T21:54:48Z The guild’s ensemble prize, considered its equivalent of a best-picture honor, has a spotty record at predicting what will win the top award at the Oscars. ?The Help,? Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards 2012-01-30T09:58:10Z One highlight of the theme was Massimiliano Giornetti’s show for Ferragamo, where the designer, a spotty performer who in the past has lapsed into lugubrious styling and demonstrated a curious color sense, hit stride. Fashion Review: The Theater of an Italian Summer 2011-06-22T20:21:31Z Its relationship with the citizens of Birmingham hasn't always been an easy one: at its opening, interviewees on Midlands Today creatively described its exterior as "spotty", or, alternatively, "sort-of bubbly". Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z Ownership records are spotty, making it hard to determine who has authority to sell empty houses or let in artists. Can an art project (finally) save a neighborhood? 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z New albums from Mr. Haggard and Mr. Nelson, in the spotty twilight of their careers, are carefully calibrated responses to years of style dilution. Critics? Choice: New Music From Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson 2010-04-18T23:21:00Z Its collection was spotty, Ms. Cox’s training was slim, and the chosen site, in an old parish school building, was far from the culture world’s beaten path. Cristina Cox, and Museum of Catholic Art and History 2010-05-17T21:46:00Z Records are spotty, though references to slaves skilled in distilling and whiskey making pop up in slave sales and runaway-slave ads from the early 19th century. When Jack Daniel’s Failed to Honor a Slave, She Stepped In 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Is their WiFi really that spotty, or are they just not that into you? The awkward intimacy of video dates, when they’re in your bedroom but you can’t touch 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The monthlong wait for a new “Revenge,” which was delivering fresh installments in the fall but grew spotty as the season wore on, seemed interminable. Television: Life Without Cable TV? Not Such a Tragedy 2012-11-24T22:12:05Z “The Death Zone” on Sunday night was at least a partial return to form after last week’s spotty season premiere of “The Good Wife.” ArtsBeat Blog: 'Good Wife' Watch: Did They Really Say That? 2011-10-03T05:11:33Z Last year, researchers at the University of California San Francisco found that things had improved throughout the state since the law’s passage but spottily. Teach our kids about condoms! 2012-08-22T19:20:00Z The guild's ensemble prize, considered the ceremony's equivalent of a best-picture honor, has a spotty record at predicting what will win the top award at the Oscars. Davis, Dujardin win lead honors at SAG awards 2012-01-30T03:56:08Z Trees, fresh air, spotty cell phone coverage . . . yep, that sounds just about perfect. The cold comforts of “Designated Survivor” and “Madam Secretary” 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Yet measured against the promise, his spotty performance as de facto director of productions raises concerns. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z The chief failing of the Levine era at the Met was the company’s sparse, spotty record with contemporary opera. James Levine’s Accomplishment at the Met 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z It seemed cramped and sightlines were spotty for both the opening solo and the duet, much of which took place at the lip of the stage. Review: Dancing That Unfolds Like a Prayer 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The folk tale vignette is one of the high points of “Crystal Creek Motel,” a spotty and overlong but occasionally delightful world premiere from Flying V Theatre. Review | Everything but the continental breakfast at ‘Crystal Creek Motel’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z She briefly catches a giant, speckled, yellow anaconda—it’s an impressively spotty encounter—and then, astonishingly, wrestles a huge caiman alligator into submission and gives it a good chomp. “Hostile Planet”: Animals Are Struggling to Adapt, and National Geographic Is, Too 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z As host Gene Demby put it, those companies have "spotty track records as it pertains to labor and compensation." The connection between Black cooking and Juneteenth 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z “The Juniper Tree,” a 1990 film made in Iceland, received spotty distribution in the United States after competing in the Sundance Film Festival. ‘The Juniper Tree’ Review: A Young Björk Enchants in Her Film Acting Debut 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z While the acting is on the nose, the singing can be spotty. ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance 2013-07-24T01:37:24Z National Center for Health Statistics as a disease lasting three months or longer, and includes heart disease, diabetes, cancer and arthritis, as well as other lesser-known “invisible illnesses” — is still spotty. Chronic illness on TV: More nuanced and realistic portrayals are needed 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Even some of the more luxurious places have lumpy mattresses, spotty Internet service, cold showers and nonpotable water. Three Sides of Ecuador 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Unfortunately the quality of the discourse was pretty spotty. Critic?s Notebook: Louisville Dreaming: Characters Exploring Boundaries 2011-04-04T21:55:20Z Early on, Iridium reception could be spotty in places where there were ceilings, say, or walls. 'Eccentric Orbits' chronicles the stunning failure (and improbable revival) of the Iridium satellite phone 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The guild's ensemble prize, considered its equivalent of a best-picture honor, has a spotty record at predicting what will win the top award at the Oscars. `The Help,' Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards 2012-01-30T11:50:22Z Maybe one day you see a new line or wrinkle on your face, or your knee begins aching after a weekend stroll, or your night vision seems to be increasingly spotty. Women over 50 are invisible 2013-04-05T13:00:00Z It must be noted that compliance in updating one’s status is spotty at best. Field Notes: The Facebook Ring: Why Wear It, and When? 2011-02-04T16:40:03Z How can an opera with as spotty a score as Gounod’s “Faust” be a repertory mainstay, while a masterpiece like “Armide” remains a rarity? Music Review: Gluck?s ?Armide? Opera in Met-Juilliard Production 2012-02-12T15:16:28Z Strictly speaking, this album isn’t a return to form — the music here is too spotty in ideology and quality. On Mariah Carey’s New Album, Nods to Devotional Music 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z There is no post office and spotty street lighting at best. Putting the Flatpack film festival on the map 2010-04-06T14:56:00Z Most likely, I'm not reading your mail for a while. 3G and wifi spotty to say the best. The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z It is based on the conservatory’s own program, already in use throughout Canada and, spottily, in the United States. Carnegie Unveils Music Education Program 2011-03-25T23:03:39Z In Ms. de Rosee’s account — unnerving and, at times, hilarious — she wrote that there was no cellphone service and apparently spotty communication between the attendant in the elevator and the building’s support staff. On the Runway: An Unexpected End to the Oscar de la Renta Show 2014-02-13T01:05:08Z A brooch by Lichtenstein, bearing a woman’s face in his trademark spotty style, was actually issued by Multiples, Inc., at a price of just $25. Who Said Art Is Only for the One Percent? 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In recent seasons Tod’s has made various attempts to outfit its target market of One Percenters with more than moccasins, with spotty results. Zegna Turns Jackets Into a World View 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Amenities Free Wi-Fi, which was slow and spotty in our room. Check In: Hotel Review: Playland Motel in Rockaway Beach, N.Y. 2013-09-03T21:08:19Z Before that I hadn't had great success auditioning for TV shows, it was spotty at best but for that audition, it wasn't a life or death thing. Steve Carell: My family values 2013-06-28T11:59:01Z But while he was showing the manuscript to academic publishers in the United States, an unofficial English edition appeared with a spotty translation and introduction. A Historian Who Fled the Nazis and Still Wants Us to Read Hitler 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z His track record as a boyfriend was spotty. Our big issue with "And Just Like That..." has nothing to do with the 911 debate 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Computers are scarce, so volunteers work mostly with pen and paper, a spotty filing system of folders and plastic bins, and binders thick with identification procedures for each U.S. state and Washington, D.C. The Invisibles: The cruel Catch-22 of being poor with no ID 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The corporate world’s record of acting in the public good is, of course, spotty at best. The Messages of Koko, Zika and the Colorado 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Knowing he's actually at his relative's house doesn't really help understanding how he feels about her, but at least she can pretend he's too busy to get in touch or maybe has spotty wi-fi. The dark side of child influencers examined on Netflix's "Baby-Sitters Club" 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z I would remind him about them, particularly for his young nieces and nephews, but he was spotty about acknowledging them. Must I Keep Reminding My Adult Son About Family Birthdays? 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Evolve said they have plenty of good properties available, over 25,000 across the country, although coverage is spottier in some regions than others. Help! I Canceled My Rental Because of a Wildfire. My Contract Says No Refund. Is That Fair? 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Dray is an excellent and conscientious storyteller, taking care to alert us when the historical record is spotty or ambiguous while still offering vivid specifics wherever he can. When Jim Crow Violence Came to a Small New York Village 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Occasionally, they screamed to him, as if to overcome to spotty connection. Motherlode: Dad Travels for Work 2011-03-23T21:48:09Z Adapting Nancy to television and movies is a spotty business, strewn with attempts. Review | After their CW treatments, Batwoman and Nancy Drew have a hard time being themselves 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The spotty modern history of women’s companies in D.C. stretches at least to the 1972 founding of the Washington Area Feminist Theater. D.C.’s women’s theaters, emerging on the cheap 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Nor were the spottily attended main concerts any kind of magnet for hoards of young people not on student assignments. Classical music + visuals = intrigue, at UCLA's 'Beyond Music' 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The museum has no endowment and acquires artwork only by donation — it has a policy not to spend state funds on acquisitions — which makes for a spotty permanent collection. Mapping a Bold Vision for the California African American Museum 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Service was a little spotty at first and it took some time to get food and drinks, but otherwise the evening went extremely well. Parlor Live unveils swanky new comedy club in downtown Seattle 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The hair is fried and feathered, the skin spotty from weeks of running on little but potato chips and estrogen. Film: ?The Runaways?: The Girls Who Kicked In Rock?s Door 2010-03-12T04:40:00Z Photograph: Moviestore/Rex Features The start of the year is a spotty time at the box office and this weekend was one of the slower sessions of 2013. Warm Bodies shoots in front of Bullet to the Head 2013-02-04T12:37:45Z Fishing has been very spotty – good one day, slow the next but good overall compared to prior years. State Fish and Wildlife Columbia River regional fishing reports 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But there are exceptions, and enforcement can be spotty or arbitrary. Cannabis cleanse? Why big tech is giving pot businesses the boot 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The jubilant but spotty “Climate Change” takes those gestures as a jumping-off point, expanding notions of club music to include rock, reggae, 1980s pop and more. Pitbull Moves Beyond Hip-Hop and Into the Unknown on ‘Climate Change’ 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z I'm basing this on some informal research, since I don't like assuming someone is capable of murder just because of my spotty North American knowledge of his culture. "In Treatment" recap: Frances reads her test results 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z And to the extent that the Village is meant to offer a history lesson of its own, it’s a spotty one. Disneyland meets Hogwarts at $700-million USC Village 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z “There were a lot of spotty years where I was just, like, basically making just enough money to stay alive,” he said. Alan Ruck Is Ready to Leave the Roy Family 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Her English was spotty, so her friend Christopher Pacheco, who was helping her paint, translated. What “Hamilton” in San Juan Means to Puerto Rico 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This spotty episode, jam-packed with more references to the show’s past, will not end with a classic Don Draper stem-winder. 'Mad Men' Recap: Don Draper's Gettysburg Address 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z As a carefree boy flowering into a spotty, ripe-armpitted teenager, Lister was a paragon of what one could achieve without achieving anything. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z And until about age 7, memories are much spottier than they are in later childhood and adulthood. Perspective | What happens to our lost childhood memories? Motherhood sent me looking for answers. 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Is the shake-up to blame for Tuesday’s spotty performance quality? Review | New York City Ballet: After the fall 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z They resemble, if not a spotty dog, a man with severe acne scarring. Deep concerns: the trouble with basement conversions 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Around that time there was also a rather spotty youth who was not even a pale shadow of Cook. Cambridge Footlights celebrate 100 years of comedy: from the archive, 3 June 1983 2013-06-03T06:00:00Z Communications are spotty due to interruptions in electricity and the internet, and his last contact was earlier in the week. From Gaza to Chile, Biennale asks: How can we live together? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The story of "All Rise" also speaks to the industry's attempt to not just hire voices from marginalized communities, but to its spotty track record when it comes to actually listening to them. "He made their lives miserable": How the showrunner of a popular courtroom drama finally got fired 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Nearly a week before the ban was struck down, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel cited the state's spotty civil rights history as he declared his support for marriage equality. History shades Arkansas' gay marriage debate 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z She pushed to expand the family’s restaurant properties, with spotty success, aggravating a rift between Owen’s heirs and what came to be known as “Ella’s side” of the family. At 91, Ella Brennan Still Feeds (and Leads) New Orleans 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Amid aggressive crowds, the doors close before two members of the group can get on, and, with cellphone service spotty and plenty of potential slashers present, the plan goes awry. In ‘Scream VI,’ Ghostface Takes the 1 Train 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The literary establishment felt comics were for spotty kids who dreamed of being superheroes. The graphic novel's spectacular rise: from kids' comics to the Costa prize 2012-11-23T18:45:09Z The hotel’s Wi-Fi connection was spotty, and the magnetic key cards, which both open doors and turn on the room’s electricity, left us without lights twice. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Brick in Mexico City 2012-06-22T15:20:00Z If the germination is spotty, I carefully open up the row between seedlings with a pocket knife and throw in a few fresh seeds. D.C. summers can be a slog. The gardener’s antidote? A little fall planning. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Then he realized that might be tricky in parts of the country with spotty broadband coverage. As Venues Reopen, Will Streamed Theater Still Have a Place? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z His medical history is a little spotty since they’ve done tests on him — some say he’s heartworm positive and others say negative. For some dogs (and humans), the pandemic adoption rush was mostly a waiting game 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Mayor Raffaello De Ruggieri and I sat under a pergola of young vines, a spotty veil of shade beneath the Mediterranean’s punishing sun. An Ancient Corner of Italy Finds the World on Its Doorstep 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z My skin is less spotty, which is also great. The rise of vegan teenagers: 'More people are into it because of Instagram' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z And why did so many of us believe, or at least half-believe, the rumors when we heard them, despite the web’s sorta spotty record on conveying accurate information, especially about famous people? Why I believed that dumb Pynchon death hoax: The elusive novelist is tailor-made to be the butt of bizarre rumors 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z “We were faced with what would’ve likely been a very spotty air schedule, which is not good for any new show, but especially not a serialized character drama,” said Thorn, the Fox Entertainment president. ‘Monarch’ Heralds a New Family Empire, This One With a Texas Twang 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In this little corner of the Adirondack Mountains, other signals — cellphone, for one, or car headlights — are spotty, or altogether absent. Refuge and Renewal on Lake George 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z I spent most of a night in Mexico, on spotty Wi-Fi looking for alternatives in a city that would be tripling in population for the eclipse. In a Year of Perpetual Motion, Moments That Stopped Time 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Cellphone coverage and Internet access are spotty but there’s fishing, birding and scenery. What’s in a name? Ask the folks in Two Egg, Florida, or Santa Claus, Indiana 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z That aspect remains perfectly intact, and recent performances have been felled by late starts, spotty internet and A/V connections, missed cues and poor lighting. How to Use Zoom Like a Theater or Film Professional 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z There’s no cellular service on Antarctica and internet access can be spotty. Want a Different Way to Ring in the New Year? Visit Antarctica 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Based on the spotty track record of British comedies adapted for the US market, it seemed as if HBO’s 2013 translation of the BBC geriatric hospital comedy, Getting On, would be another disappointment. Laurie Metcalf on Lady Bird and the return of Roseanne in the age of Trump 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Coverage is spotty, but in many places, AT&T worked where Verizon didn’t, or vice versa. Biking a Trail of History from Pittsburgh to Washington 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z But while rat-a-tat and packed in a manner to be expected from someone once known as “Sally Soundbite,” Conway’s own bid at recording history, written with a book doctor, is spotty and selective. Kellyanne Conway Toggles Between the West Wing and the Home Front 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Those scrolling for winter gear will find that availability can be spotty. Cheap Meets Eco-Chic on the Ski Slopes 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z It was a strange time, and the quality was spotty at best. Mulder and Scully at San Diego Comic-Con: the 13 best X-Files episodes ever 2013-07-18T12:00:00Z But the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, which tracks drug supply issues, has listed the products in short supply for nearly a month, and there have been regional reports of spotty shortages even before that. Motherlode: Shortages of A.D.H.D. Medications? 2011-04-14T15:44:02Z Lonely, friendless, spottily educated, she nevertheless mastered the intricacies of the Russian court, staged a coup, won over the people and became empress. Robert K. Massie?s Latest Subject Is Catherine the Great 2011-11-09T22:40:21Z It’s nice for her, and us as viewers, to find out that one of our heroes turns out to actually be one of the good guys, albeit with a spotty personnel file. 'iZombie' recap: Kung fu fighting in 'Live and Let Clive' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Rent a car if public transit is spotty. How to plan your family’s first international vacation 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Best are stop-motion images of the dancers, which have a ghostly effect, as if the walls were movie screens for spotty memories of the dance. Review: Rebecca Stenn’s ‘Riparius (Belonging to the River)’ in Brooklyn Debut 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Wireless Internet now connects the campus to the outside world, although cellphone reception remains spotty. Critic?s Notebook: Where Musicians Bask in the Luxury of Time 2011-08-08T22:15:13Z They fear future salon closures in states where cases are surging, warnings about hair salons potentially being high-risk transmission sites, and sometimes glacially slow delivery and spotty supplies from online retailers. Now’s the Time for Wigs. If You Can Get the Hair for Them. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The best photographs waft before your eyes with the visceral immediacy — and spotty specificity — of a remembered dream. Arbus, Untitled and Unearthly 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z SAM is plopped onto site after site and breaks down thanks to a combination of buggy software, spotty Wi-Fi, robot arm arthritis, rickety scaffolding and bad weather. A Team of Engineers Invented a Brick-Laying Robot. This Is Their Story. 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The occasion was festive, and the reception enthusiastic, but Ms. Norman’s singing was spotty. Jessye Norman Was a Diva, in the Best Way 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z More sobering, though, is learning about the 81 British troops who still were killed that first Christmas of the war, and how such spotty cessations of hostilities weren’t repeated after 1914. London’s Imperial War Museum takes visitors back into the trenches 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Parents also say that while they may be subjected to too much information online, insight into the offline world of their children has become spotty and opaque. Cyber Parents, Accessing Perhaps, TMI 2013-05-03T22:57:13Z Try enrolling in public school with that spotty paper trail. Why Wonder Woman is a queer icon (and always has been) 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Despite the limited rights and the spotty record track record for the largest record deals, Sony is confident it will come out ahead with its Jackson contract. Megadeal for Michael Jackson?s Estate 2010-03-22T04:40:00Z Eschenbach, like Rostropovich, is a soloist turned conductor, with lots of ideas about music and spotty conducting ability, but Rostropovich conducted with such commitment and energy that it was easy not to notice. ‘There’s still high culture in America’: Why the National Symphony Orchestra went to Moscow 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z With her short red hair, navy fleece and walking shoes showing a flash of pink spotty socks poking through, Wainwright looked as if she had strayed off one of the local hiking trails. From The Archers to HBO: how Sally Wainwright conquered TV 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Writing in the Daily Mail, the show's co-writer Maurice Gran revealed Mayall had wanted "to do something a bit more grown up, as the world saw him as a spotty, skinny youth". Mayall's death unexplained, says wife 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z I am not talking about spotty germination, but absolutely none. Gardening mistakes are inevitable, even for the experts. Don’t let them mess with your mojo. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Its life in home video has been spotty as well. ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Mended, Returns to Screen and Blu-ray 2012-09-28T18:57:28Z Others gleefully chronicled the author speeches and galley giveaways on and complained about spotty wireless reception and a glaring lack of electrical outlets at the convention center. At BookExpo America, Anxiety Amid the Chatter 2010-05-26T22:38:00Z Artistically and financially, the payoff has been spotty. Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo take on ‘Godot,’ hoping it’s a powerhouse online 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The magic happens after Shakespeare’s stamp on the proceedings becomes apparent, spottily in the early portions of the play and then powerfully in the latter stages. ‘Pericles’ shows how ‘lesser’ Shakespeare can be more 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Practice — in the conventional, cloistered sense — isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of his musical output, famous for its open-faucet flow and spotty quality control. The Week Ahead: Dec. 4 ? Dec. 10 2011-12-02T19:02:33Z As a result, Ms. Coe was left out of many of the big “political” shows of the 1980s and 1990s, and has had spotty visibility since. The Art of Staying Cool: 10 Can’t-Miss Summer Shows in New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z At the Kunsthalle Athena, an exhibition titled “Summer in the Middle of Winter” filled the beautifully run-down old building, a warren of rooms with peeling paint, ornate moldings and spotty wiring. In Athens, Art Blossoms Amid Debt Crisis 2011-10-14T12:10:58Z The former “Daily Show” host has done spotty television appearances since he retired in 2015, but this was his first under the new Trump administration. WATCH: Jon Stewart predicts President Trump’s next executive orders 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Yet the cast prize has a spotty record at predicting the eventual best-picture recipient at the Oscars. Guild gold: Actors gather for SAG's big night 2013-01-27T18:46:04Z There wasn't 24-hour news coverage; mail to and from Vietnam was spotty, and the Internet didn't exist. Perspective | Ask Amy: Veterans respond to tough homecomings 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The spotty cell service in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada made Makuakane miss the calls, and he did not understand why he was being contacted. When the Phone Rings and the Voice Says: You’ve Won a MacArthur Award 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Best of all, in my compartment, mobile telephone reception was spotty and Internet access nonexistent. A Writing Retreat by Rail, From Paris to the Côte d’Azur 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z As a result, Ms. Coe was left out of many of the big “political” shows of the 1980s and ’90s, and has had spotty visibility since. 27 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The ephemerality of this bit of detritus — the cheap paper, the torn top and bottom, and especially the crisp font and faint, spotty printing — is memorialized. Alex Hay, Comeback Painter 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Even in such spotty passages, it is the movie’s saving grace that its family acting troupe faces the gobbledygook with openhearted silliness and sincerity. Review: ‘The Year of Spectacular Men’ Is a Family Affair, Clichés Included 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z As a retrospective of Houston’s career, it’s spotty, lingering on the earliest days and speeding through the peaks. Whitney Houston’s Confidante Robyn Crawford Breaks Her Silence 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Viewers are using Periscope and offering other workarounds to get around the problem, but cell service appears to be spotty inside Madison Square Garden. Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 Extravaganza 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Most of Fyre’s selfie- obsessed attendees, who’d paid thousands of dollars to attend, were stranded on a gravel spit with little food, water or shelter, and worst of all, spotty Internet access. Review | Yes, it takes two Fyre Festival documentaries to fully convey how easily we’re all scammed 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “Because of limited government support, they are forced to rent their space, so the programming is spotty at best,” he said. Special Report: Art in Perspective: A Contemporary Artist Takes Helm at Chinese Bank's New Contemporary Museum 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z If theater were an Olympic sport, the degree of difficulty on display would earn New Haarlem several points, although not quite enough to offset the spotty execution. | 'Blues for Mister Charlie': A Murder, an Arrest and Racial Tensions 2011-07-05T00:37:51Z In a long but spotty career, Mr. Sloan was a songwriter, record producer and member in the 1960s of a Los Angeles recording-session coterie known as the Wrecking Crew. P.F. Sloan, folk-rock songwriter and musician, dies at 70 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The ceilings are high, the kids have the run of the place, and the Wi-Fi is spotty. Sturgill Simpson Leaves His Old Sound (and the Spotlight) in the Rear View 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In places it was spotty — Fat Joe isn’t an artist given to performing 90-minute shows — and some of his more obscure material was received with silence, but he soldiered on, lost in historical reverie. Music Review: Fat Joe Testifies to a Gone Time and Absent Friends 2010-07-28T22:02:00Z Is your script spotty, your framing spastic, and your action scenes blurred beyond recognition? Movie Review: ‘Absence’ Is Jimmy Loweree’s Found-Footage Debut 2013-07-04T21:17:08Z Since then, millennial rock fans have progressed to adulthood under the weight of severe student-loan debt, spotty access to health insurance, and an economy that's fluctuated between periods of anemic growth and panicky free fall. The Stones Come Back From Exile--Again 2010-05-07T20:19:00Z Our communication started to get spotty as he worked long hours in a job so intense that I am unable to fathom it. If I Expect It to End, Will It Hurt Less? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z "If you look at a map of London, and put the basements on it, it's not even a spotty dog," he says. Deep concerns: the trouble with basement conversions 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z “Both of our Internets were getting spotty, so there were moments when I was talking and his face was not in sync with real time,” Sara explained. Date Lab: They had the most chemistry she has felt in a while 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z She had spotty cellphone service but drove back down to call her lawyers. Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Others had tried "composite photography" before, combining separately filmed actors and sets into one shot, but results had been spotty, and actors often appeared with a halo of light around them that killed the effect. Movie effects innovator Petros Vlahos dies at 96 2013-02-20T08:31:05Z TV reception was spotty and the brothers’ only exposure to live music was at the Catholic church on the reservation. At Home With Donnie and Joe Emerson: Touring the Farm Where the Emerson Brothers Recorded Their 1979 Album 2012-09-12T22:45:21Z The acting throughout is, to be charitable, spotty, particularly from quite a few ill-chosen supporting players. '50 to 1' can't overcome its long odds 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The pair become inseparable, and the Velveteen Rabbit’s wear and tear begin to show as his stuffing falls out and his velvet coating becomes spotty. Apple TV+'s 'The Velveteen Rabbit' aims to retain the 'emotional heart' of a beloved tale 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z "Embarrassment for a teenage boy is a poor photograph or maybe a spotty complexion. Sextortion is traumatic," he said. Sextortion: 'I sent a nude and was blackmailed for money' 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z With an understandably spotty offense, the only way the Brooklyn Nets were going to win a game they were on the verge of letting get away was with their defense. Wizards’ rally falls short in loss to Nets 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z It was a somewhat spotty day from this group. Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ win over the Commanders 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, some functionality may continue to be spotty. WA transportation website improving; cyber security incident unclear 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But the polling place locator was still spotty late Tuesday morning. Polls close in Kentucky and Virginia in pivotal off-year elections. Follow live updates 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z As a result, helium extraction is typically a byproduct of fossil fuel production, which has made resource development spotty. Impending sale of scientifically critical helium sparks worries 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Baltimore’s domination at the line of scrimmage made it hard to really assess what was another spotty outing from quarterback Geno Smith. Seahawks allow 298 rushing yards in shellacking by Ravens in Baltimore 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Elmore seeds cover crops by plane before harvesting his cash crop, but cover crop growth has been spotty, not worth the $40-per-acre cost. Cover crops help the climate and environment but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z For a quarter, this looked like the Smith redemption game following a couple spotty outings as he completed 8 of 12 passes for 136 yards and one TD in the first 15 minutes. Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ win over the Browns in Week 8 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Fatal bike crashes are an intractable problem in the county, and efforts to build dedicated bike lanes have been spotty. Cyclists took over the 110 Freeway: Here's what they had to say about it 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Local journalists posting daily on social media scavenged the 140-square-mile territory to find even a spotty connection. Internet, phone service gradually returns after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z He and colleagues face disruptions because of spotty connectivity but say they call to double-check the numbers. EXPLAINER: What is Gaza’s Ministry of Health and how does it calculate the war’s death toll? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Give credit again to Geno Smith for not sidestepping any blame after another spotty performance. Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ win over the Cardinals 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z His issues included an inability to escape pressure behind a spotty offensive line and a tendency to stare down receivers, allowing defenders to get a jump on his passes. 'It felt great.' Ethan Garbers' patience was rewarded as he led UCLA past Stanford 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z “Our local health departments are very spotty with their ability to do mosquito control and to even try to diagnose these viruses and mosquitoes.” Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z His lack of accounting for a spotty offensive line in the Utah game by utilizing rollouts and quick passes for a quarterback playing in his first Pac-12 game against an attacking defense was stunning. Here comes the pain again: Five takeaways from UCLA's deflating loss to Oregon State 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z While quarterback Dante Moore has endured some predictable freshman struggles behind a spotty offensive line, UCLA’s defense has been even better than expected, giving this team a chance at a special season. Roundtable: What do USC and UCLA have to do to win their top-25 games Saturday? 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z These factors give the influenza vaccine a spotty record in preventing disease—at least to an untrained eye. The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z He had worked for years at the Javits Center in New York City, but his employment was spottier in later years. Inside the Menendez indictment: A Mercedes and a secretive fatal crash 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The lawsuit in Cuyama, which relies on groundwater for water supplies, has touched every part of a community where cellphone service is spotty and people pride themselves on knowing their neighbors. A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z This team also has a spotty history against Las Vegas back Josh Jacobs, who has topped 100 yards in two of the teams’ three most recent meetings, though both came at Allegiant Stadium. Chargers-Raiders matchups: How to watch, start time, prediction 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The record is a little spottier when voters were asked directly to choose which specific candidate would better handle the economy. Why Biden may need to defy history to beat Trump 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Experts said the incident also showed that training for officers on how to respond to child exploitation cases is spotty and not standardized between police departments. Officer’s threat to charge 11-year-old crime victim draws sharp critique of Columbus police 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z According to Moyn, Popper's critique of Hegel and Marx "relied on the spottiest possible knowledge of their works." How liberalism sabotaged itself: Are Cold War intellectuals to blame? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z It has been a career of ups and downs, successes, scandals, spotty financing and everything in between. John Waters gets celebrated in a fancy museum? Stranger things have happened 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Do they see the news about their rulings — about how the losing side was right all along about the praying coach, or about how their gun history is spotty at best? The ‘siren song’ of the Bremerton praying coach case keeps on echoing 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Residents reported that cellphone coverage was spotty that day, as the town dealt with power outages and high winds. Maui Evacuation Alert Shows Limits of a Warning System Dependent on Cellphones 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Yes, his efficiency was spotty in the lead role in 2020-21. Analysis: Looking at the loaded quarterback depth in the Pac-12 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Knowles said that her family wasn’t able to get Johnny the proper care in time to save his life — and care was pretty spotty in the early ’90s regardless. Granderson: We have the tools to stop the spread of HIV. So why haven't we? 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z He thought it would be good if authorities published a list of the missing the way Paradise did but said that might be of limited use now because cell service is still spotty in Lahaina. Maui confronts challenge of finding those unaccounted for after deadly fire 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z After a spotty first set that featured a combined five service breaks, including Gauff’s double fault on one game point, Gauff gained command over her Czech Republic opponent with a break in the eighth game. Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women’s title by beating Muchova in straight sets 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z But the available data were spotty and ambiguous. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z But cellphone service can be spotty in some areas of the park. The Grand Canyon Is Getting Even Hotter and More Dangerous 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The timeline shows public updates on the fires were spotty and often vague, and much of the county’s attention was focused on another dangerous, larger fire in Upcountry Maui that was threatening neighborhoods in Kula. In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Communications have been spotty across the island, in fact, with 911, landline and cellular service failing at times. At least 55 people died on Maui. Residents had little warning before wildfires overtook a town 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Communications have been spotty on the island, with 911, landline and cellular service failing at times. Maui surveys the burned wreckage caused by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in years 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z It worked best at confirming human work, she said, but was spotty in identifying chatbot-generated text and least reliable with hybrid work. Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z “It was very spotty,” Mr. Jacobs said of the damage. Cleanup Begins After Severe Storms Tear Through Eastern U.S. 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Federal agencies have praised the reliability of AM, which is able to reach rural areas where broadband internet service can be spotty or nonexistent. AM radio served the country for 100 years. Will electric vehicles silence it? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Water pressure has always been spotty, she said, but the problems became more acute with the arrival of summer this year. In Border Towns, a ‘Dangerous Combination’ of Heat and Water Cutoffs 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z His good games have been spotty and now he’s drawing the ire of the fed-up fans. Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott hits in the 9th inning rally Phillies past AL-best Orioles 4-3 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Some spotty showers are expected heading into the evening, DeFlitch said Monday morning. Rain returns to Seattle for the first time in over a month 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The CIA’s record for protecting agents has been spotty. CIA rebuilding spy networks in China a decade after losing agents, director reveals 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s hard not to wonder exactly how Petzold plans to use this encroaching threat: Given the brush-heavy environs, spotty Wi-Fi and lack of a functioning vehicle, is this a full-scale disaster movie in the making? Review: Few of this summer's movies burn as fiercely as Christian Petzold's 'Afire' 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Inspections of wildlife imports are spotty, and even when they do occur, they focus on enforcing conservation regulations rather than on disease, she said. U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z That playbook has resulted in a spotty record of success in high-stakes cases targeting both Republicans and Democrats: ‘No white knight’: Jack Smith’s record rife with mistrials, overturned convictions, judicial rebukes 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z She was assured that the only communication between the capsule and the ship, through coded computer text messages, was often spotty. A Rubik’s Cube, Thick Socks and Giddy Anticipation: The Last Hours of the Titan 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Electricity goes out frequently in these coastal communities, and internet service is spotty at best. Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z While some users said they were able to access Goodreads again early Tuesday, others reported spotty connections. Is Goodreads down? Outage reports for book review site continue 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The political will to help, always spotty and precarious, has waned with it. 5 Deaths at Sea Gripped the World. Hundreds of Others Got a Shrug. 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z His shooting was spotty at times, but his defensive potential is there. Raptors grab shooter, Celtics collect future picks during mostly quiet night in Atlantic division 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The difference is subtle: The successful butterflies were only about 3 percent spottier. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Researchers have found a shared trait in the butterflies that make it: The edges of their wings tend to be slightly spottier. The Secret in the Spots on Monarch Butterflies’ Wings 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Those critics also said the plant had a spotty environmental and safety record. Plan to discharge water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant sparks uproar 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces. Philippine ferry with up to 65 people onboard catches fire at sea, rescue underway 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z She was, she recalled, undisciplined and unhappy, “the archetypal fat and spotty teenager.” Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z She said FM signals are spotty in parts of her district and many AM stations feature conservative and Christian content, adding to her level of worry. Congress fights to keep AM radio as some automakers want to let broadcasting method fall by wayside 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He and Dr. Davis teamed up to see if the same held true in monarchs, with darker-winged butterflies having an aerodynamic advantage, making them more likely to survive the long migration than spottier peers. The Secret in the Spots on Monarch Butterflies’ Wings 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z “Drought response has been improvised, spotty and belated,” said Dave Owen, a professor at UC College of the Law in San Francisco. 'Improvised, spotty and belated': Will California reform its oversight of water rights? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z It’s spotty — in large part because the DMV and the vehicle industry are working to keep key safety data out of public view. 18-wheel robot trucks on freeways? California lawmakers don’t trust DMV to ensure big rig safety 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z It may be tempting to see the American Revolution as a full-fledged victory for Enlightenment ideals of popular sovereignty and natural rights, but the actual application of these principles was spotty at best. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z But then it was a low- lying land of sand dunes and spotty vegetation. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The difference is subtle: The butterflies that completed the migration were only about 3 percent spottier than the ones at the starting line. The Secret in the Spots on Monarch Butterflies’ Wings 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z But supplies can still be spotty, which often means paying more for those scarce items. Reuters Events: US manufacturers can't shake that inflation feeling even as supply snarls ease 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Aid agency presence is spotty and help from the country’s military government negligible. Myanmar and Bangladesh begin cleaning up, counting casualties after devastating Cyclone Mocha 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Michael J. Fox admitted in a recent interview that he has a spotty memory of his Hollywood heartthrob days, including his short-lived relationship with Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs. Michael J. Fox 'can't even remember' dating Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Instead, this year’s team has become the king of the three true outcomes — balancing its high strikeout rates and spotty situational hitting with a bunch of much-needed big flies. Too many home runs? Long-ball reliance isn't fazing Dodgers after series win 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z His mid-range shooting was spotty and his moves around the basket were only starting to show promise by the end of the season. UCLA's Adem Bona declares for NBA draft but will preserve college eligibility 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Imprecise weather forecasting and spotty emergency alerts due to limited cellular and internet access in rural Kentucky meant that Thies and many others were wholly unprepared for the historic flood. In East Kentucky, timely weather forecasts are a matter of life and death 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The defense has been a little spotty, as evidenced by an error that led to an unearned run in the fifth inning Sunday. 'We haven’t got it going.' Dodgers' offensive woes continue in loss to Cubs 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Golden State’s bench, which was regarded by Kerr as a strength when the season opened, remains spotty. History says the Warriors won’t repeat. Their pride insists otherwise. 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z But the EHT has a fundamental problem: its data are spotty, like a scene observed through a dirty window where light streamed through only a few patches. See the Sharp New Image of an Iconic Black Hole 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Many say recent strides have been too spotty to offer much relief, even as annual price growth has slowed from 9.1 percent to 5 percent. Inflation is falling. Why aren’t people noticing? 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found different strategies among states, some of them with spottier technology that could hinder efficient re-enrollment. Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections End 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Sea accidents are common in the Philippines because of frequent storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces. Death scene in burned Filipino ferry moves rescuers to tears 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z At this year’s event, thousands of people arrived by car, motorcycle and public bus to this town surrounded by sugarcane fields, where running water and electricity are spotty. Why This Town Has Celebrated Christmas in February for Nearly 200 Years 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Sea accidents are common in the Philippines because of frequent storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding, and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces. Philippine ferry fire kills 31 people; at least 7 missing 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z In Colombia, birth and death registration is especially spotty in Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, where the national government tends to have little presence and registrars and notaries tend to apply the rules arbitrarily. The Incredible Challenge of Counting Every Global Birth and Death 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z But the new system doesn't account for the untold number of sites overlooked by spotty data. The ground beneath their feet 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z He said his schooling was spotty due to staffing problems, his food was largely inedible, and activities were few and far between. Amid threatened state intervention, L.A. County OKs steps to reform probation department 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Residents exploded in anger online, complaining of hunger and spotty supplies. Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Digital fingerprint records, for example, were not consistently uploaded until 2010 and the files that Homeland Security kept on people before 1992 are spotty. ICE held an American man in custody for 1,273 days. He’s not the only one who had to prove his citizenship 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z But in other outings, poor command and spotty defense frustrated him all over again, prompting exaggerated reactions from the red-haired pitcher and, unsurprisingly, more curse-laden screams. Dustin May’s mound maturity is improving. But his cursing is a work in progress 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Tide gauges are much spottier in the north, leading to missed predictions of storm surges, Way says. Dwindling weather data leave Canadians in the cold 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The NIS has a spotty record in confirming developments in the secretive North. South Korea: Kim’s daughter enjoys horseback riding, skiing 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Crimes and decades-long Muslim and communist rebellions, which have been engendered by a surfeit of unlicensed firearms and spotty law enforcement, are some of the major problems inherited by Marcos, a former provincial governor. Philippine leader orders crackdown after governor’s killing 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z With his fastball command spotty early in the outing, Gonzales focused on his variety of breaking pitches to help him get outs. Mariners beat Diamondbacks in Marco Gonzales’ second start of spring 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Treatment for Black and Hispanic people is often spotty and shorter. More Doctors Can Now Prescribe a Key Opioid Treatment. Will It Help? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z They were flying to New Zealand and tracking the race through a live feed on the plane’s spotty internet. U.S. downhiller Ganong retires, plans include even more skiing 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Other areas across the lowlands, especially north of Snohomish County and south past Olympia, received a dusting of snow, although accumulations were spotty depending on elevation and the showery nature of the precipitation, NWS said. Seattle’s lowland snow was hit and miss — expect more of the same this week 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Along the border, the daily frustration of error messages and frozen screens on top of spotty internet, outdated phones and confusion around the multi-step process is taking a toll. Struggling with US asylum app, migrant families split at border 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z They overcame a slow start and spotty offensive play by maintaining their composure against an underdog, but determined, opponent, leaning on their defensive intensity to see the game through to a win. Jaquez scores 17 points, No. 4 UCLA beats Colorado 60-56 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z He testified that cell service at the family’s Colleton County home was spotty and that his father sometimes misplaced his phone. Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son takes stand at murder trial 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z There was spotty sustained pressure in the third period but not enough. Kraken a no-show in lackluster matinee loss to Sharks 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The evidence is spotty and Zgonnik acknowledges the theory is controversial. Hidden hydrogen: Earth may hold vast stores of a renewable, carbon-free fuel 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Some villages still do not have power or water she said, and telephone communications are spotty. In Rural Ukraine, Medicine and Hope Roll In on a Truck 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Or, he said, AI might also be useful to automate the rigorous record-keeping required in mental health — although automating physicians’ notes has a spotty track record. We keep trying to make AI therapists. It’s not working. 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Maryland attempted 10 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes, making only one, but the Terps made up for their spotty shooting by taking excellent care of the ball. Maryland snaps No. 21 Indiana’s 5-game streak with 66-55 win 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Data shows that students of lower socioeconomic status shouldered much of the burden, likely because they faced noisy study spaces, spotty internet connections and economic turbulence. Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Instead, he said, funding and distribution programs remain spotty because they don’t have enough support from government and private groups such as chambers of commerce. Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Overnight, law enforcement cooperation between the neighboring countries went from strained and spotty to non-existent. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The case law on unfair methods of competition has ended up being spotty and ad-hoc, they asserted, in advocating for a system of policy statements defining unfair practices in advance. Column: The FTC is pushing new rights for workers. Big business is pitching a fit, of course 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Philadelphia’s history with wide receivers has been spotty at best. Wide receivers Brown, Smith form ‘Dynamic Duo’ for Eagles 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Some “green” jobs in solar- and wind-farm construction will be generated by the administration’s spending commitments, but the record so far on these jobs has been spotty. Opinion | Biden’s uphill battle with working-class voters 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z I didn’t have much in the way of funds, no work permit, and my command of English was spotty at the time. L.A. Affairs: I wasn’t looking for love. What I was after was a green card 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z While aides are supposed to ensure that those records ultimately return to the government, compliance can be spotty. On presidential records, the rules are clear. The oversight is not. 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Maybe that message hasn’t trickled down to some junior colleges, where resources are scarce and attendance spotty. Cori Close and Tara VanDerveer say Title IX inequities persist and must be challenged 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Amazon first launched Amazon Game Studios in 2013 and has had spotty success so far, canceling several games and releasing one, Crucible, that was shut down after a month. Amazon Game Studios executive steps down as unit struggles with hits 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z “There have been people who get stuck in the snow, and then the cell service is spotty and they are stuck stranded because they went off the main routes,” Mr. Mohtes-Chan said. Whiteouts, Landslides and Floods Cut Off California Roads 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Special and independent counsels have a spotty record, as past prosecutors determined to avoid ending their probes with little to show have overspent government resources, overextended their timelines or over-interpreted their missions. Opinion | Merrick Garland’s job just got a lot harder 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z "The radio provided this spotty access to him. So I was always trying to dial him in," he told NPR's Terry Gross. Who is Harry's ghostwriter, JR Moehringer - and how much did he make? 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z However, with spotty exceptions, courts in states hostile to abortion rights aren’t likely to offer more than ephemeral relief. Opinion | South Carolina’s protection for abortion rights might be short-lived 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Badly maintained roads, underfunded road safety agencies and spottily enforced traffic laws all contribute to the toll. Bus Crash in Senegal Kills at Least 40 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Such written records offer a spotty account of the region’s history, though, Stuart says, because the Maya frequently used perishable materials that have been lost to time. Maya calendar may be more than 3000 years old, laser mapping reveals 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The F.H.A., which generally insures loans with down payments of 3.5 percent or more, is often a solid option for lower- to middle-income borrowers who have thin or spotty credit histories. Your 2023 Guide to Low-Down-Payment Mortgages 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z They continued to gift the Oilers easy goals with spotty coverage. Slumping Kraken turn up the urgency following home loss 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Cellphone service is spotty on a good day. 'Living here isn't easy to begin with.' How an earthquake brought people together 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Two other shows I caught up with recently, one a musical adaptation of “Some Like It Hot,” the other a biographical drama, “The Collaboration,” are spottier diversions. Review | As a fraught year on Broadway ends, a great actor rises 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z "Reliable data are always difficult to come by in low income countries, because they have few facilities in low income, especially rural areas; and reporting is spotty at best." 2022 will be remembered as the year pandemic dragged on — while everyone pretended it was over 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Over the last year in particular, TikTok has faced an unceasing stream of bad press, with each week seeming to bring a fresh revelation about the company’s questionable data practices and spotty internal safeguards. How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In rural communities, time, distance and spotty internet access can hinder the process. Boy who got new heart inspires tribe to boost organ donation 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The spotty performance managing bomber programs helps explain why the Air Force keeps about 70 aging B-52s in service, six decades after that production line shut down. Opinion | Meet America’s new manned bomber. It might be the last. 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Over the past several decades, formulas for sentencing guidelines have shifted, and record keeping has been spotty. Some Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Louisiana Despite Being Deemed Free 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z "Reliable data are always difficult to come-by in low income countries, because they have few facilities in low income, especially rural areas; and reporting is spotty at best," Sommer told Salon. 2022 will be remembered as the year pandemic dragged on — while everyone pretended it was over 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Zookeeper Rosie Owen said: "It's so lovely to once again hear the pitter-patter of tiny, spotty and stripy Malayan tapir feet." Chester Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Malayan tapir 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z It will replace spotty, infrequent measurements from the ground and make the field of hydrology far more empirical, and global, than it ever has been. NASA mission will study how hidden ocean swirls soak up heat of global warming 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Unlike in the U.S., where on-water monitoring is used to prepare stock assessments that drive policy, fisheries management in China is more primitive and enforcement of the rules spotty at best. Could trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks? 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Traffic camera outages and spotty cellphone service left responders unable to assess road conditions that rapidly turned hazardous amid heavy commercial traffic and travelers moving through the corridor after the New Year’s weekend. After meltdown paralyzed I-95, Virginia agencies prepare for winter driving 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Enforcement of gun restrictions is spotty, with further research needed as to how systematically they are ordered and whether restricted individuals relinquish firearms they already possess. A judge in Texas is using a recent Supreme Court ruling to say domestic abusers can keep their guns 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The bad news is insurance coverage of hearing aids is spotty. FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Though the morality police still roamed the streets, enforcement appeared spotty. Iran Abolishes Morality Police After Months of Protests 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Moreover, spotty rule enforcement — or even knowingly permitting rule violations — will make Twitter’s decision-making more arbitrary and, therefore, less conducive to free expression. Opinion | Elon Musk is harming free expression on Twitter, not protecting it 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Food and water were limited at the venue, the Wi-Fi was spotty, and restrooms were at times out of toilet paper. COP27 is over. What did it achieve? 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Forest officials also recommend that people prepare in advance for where they are going since cell service can be spotty or unavailable in some locations. A free Christmas tree? California forest offering tree permits for the first time 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Some disclosure is already required, but it’s spotty. Opinion | The Supreme Court has lost its ethical compass. Can it find one fast? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The NIS has a spotty record in confirming developments in North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive nations. Seoul: Kim’s daughter unveiled last week is his 2nd child 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The fact that Bullock has a uniquely communicative presence may also account for the spotty attendance at the concerts I heard. Everyone is 'rediscovering' Florence Price. Leave it to the L.A. Phil to reveal her essence 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z It’s still unclear how widespread train thefts are because nationwide data about such crimes is spotty at best. Fencing rings that netted $18 million in L.A. railroad thefts are taken down, authorities say 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z General Assembly adopted the 2015 food waste goal, it did not establish a clear benchmark against which to measure progress because of spotty country-level estimates. World making little progress on food waste, a big climate problem 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z On weekdays, Triumph Valley can sputter with spotty service and uneven food quality. Restaurant review: Triumph Valley may be Greater Seattle’s best dim sum 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Still, Spanberger’s team felt nervous about reports of spotty Democratic turnout in the 7th Congressional District, so it focused on Prince William County, a Democratic stronghold. Opinion | Abigail Spanberger again shows how to win as a centrist Democrat 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Rules about content moderation vary widely from platform to platform, and enforcement can be spotty. How to read your social media feeds on Election Day 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Amid spotty communications, unverified claims by Russian officials and limited information coming from Ukraine’s military, here is some of what is known about Kherson and why control of the city matters. Why Control of Kherson Is Important to Russia and Ukraine 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z His playing time has been spotty because of his uneven play. Lakers-Cavaliers takeaways: Kendrick Nunn's struggles continue 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Others said identity was irrelevant in the face of a mounting homelessness crisis, skyrocketing rents, growing unease over public safety and spotty public transportation. Karen Bass could be L.A.’s first female mayor. How important is milestone to Angelenos? 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Among other things, they track whether a person votes by mail or in person, returns a ballot early or votes on election day, is a consistent voter or a spotty one. Annoyed by those campaign fliers cluttering your mailbox? Here's how to make them stop 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Traffic lights across the capital were out early in the day, and cellular service was spotty. Russian Missiles Deliver New Woe to Kyiv, Knocking Out Tap Water 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The company’s stock price has lagged, its user growth has stalled and its profits have been spotty. For Many, Elon Musk’s Buying Twitter Is a Moment of Celebration 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Nothing is impossible in this league, but the odds of someone offering Pittsburgh a deal it can’t refuse for a player whose production has been this spotty do not appear great. Analysis | Who might move at the NFL trade deadline? Watch these players. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z While Walmart can now firmly set the direction at its South African unit, its track record outside the United States is spotty. Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The clinics, often run at the local level or by nonprofits, have struggled with spotty funding from the federal government, making it difficult to retain staff and pay for services. Biden administration seeks to expand 24/7 mental health care 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Reclaiming burial grounds and connecting descendants to their ancestors involves detective work: collecting oral histories from family members and local elders; tracking death certificates; studying property maps and deeds; and combing spotty and unforgiving records. Nearly ‘Erased by History’: African Americans Search for Lost Graves 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Details about how it was carried out remain spotty. Your Monday Briefing 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Cellphone service, already spotty in the region, was almost wiped out by the storm. Landslides Leave at Least 22 Dead, and Dozens Missing in Venezuela 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z A day after the explosion, details about how it was carried out remained spotty. Putin blames Ukraine for the Crimea bridge blast, calling it an act of ‘terrorism.’ 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Velocity — good as new but with spotty command. Tony Gonsolin has mixed results in Dodgers return, leaving playoff status up in air 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z To counter the spotty numbers, the researchers created a model that used the available data to predict Type 1 diabetes worldwide. New model says Type 1 diabetes cases worldwide could double by 2040 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Accountability is spotty, largely based on complaints or litigation. WA faces an epidemic of inaccessible sidewalks 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The communications systems on Fort Myers Beach remained spotty over the weekend, forcing the rescuers to return to a makeshift tent city to download the latest data before continuing their searches. Knocking on Every Door, Rescuers Search Fort Myers Beach After Ian 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Internet service is spotty or nonexistent, and many homes don’t have electricity or indoor plumbing. US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Relief finally came on Thursday morning when her mother managed to make a spotty 30-second phone call from her husband's ancient Nokia flip phone. Hurricane Ian: Bigotry couldn't beat this family - then came the storm 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Metro’s spotty oversight of its communications systems and failure to properly track whether safety problems are fixed could put riders in danger, according to an audit released Thursday by the rail system’s regulatory agency. Spotty communications oversight could endanger riders, Metro audit says 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Cell service was spotty or nonexistent up and down the coast, another agonizing impediment to residents’ efforts to seek help or reach missing family members. Hurricane Ian Leaves Behind a Staggering Scale of Wreckage in Florida 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Telecommunications have been so spotty that Mr. Anderson has been unable to reach the city’s fire chief to find out how many residents required rescuing. In Fort Myers, a mayor finds a line for pizza amid miles of destruction. 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z They had switched to remote learning during the pandemic, but rural internet access is spotty, and they often couldn’t log on. Young and Homeless in Rural America 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Instead, they look at it as just one more challenge to overcome, like spotty cellphone service and far-off grocery stores and hospitals. Rural climate skeptics are costing us time and money. Do we keep indulging them? 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z But anyone who caught a train or flew out of Los Angeles International Airport before that rule lifted Friday could tell you compliance was spotty, to say the least. California enjoying 'good COVID weather' now. But winter may bring unpleasant surprises 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z With the constant technology issues in their rural home, which has spotty satellite internet service, and the loneliness, his days ended in tears. How the pandemic saved one of California's smallest public schools 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z When hunting for Airbnbs to work from, search for terms such as “WiFi,” “connection” or “working remotely” in the reviews to weed out stays with a spotty connection. Perspective | I’ve worked remotely from 14 countries. Here’s what I learned. A small study conducted in homes in Asia and Africa found that the nets decrease airflow, and researchers have hypothesized that this could explain the spotty uptake. Why the capital of India Is flush with mosquitoes 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z But the play of the veterans at guard and center has been spottier. What to watch for when Seahawks play Falcons in Week 3 — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The electrical grid in the area, site of a large game preserve, is too spotty to reliably support a high-performance fast charger. Into the Wilds of Quebec in an Electric Car 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Last year, despite a theme of “Building Resilience Through Hope,” the hybrid General Assembly produced spotty leader attendance and little sense of the world congregating. At UN, hope peeks through the gloom despite a global morass 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The U.N. brokered a deal with Russia that liberated some grain shipments, but the success has been spotty. Annual high-power U.N. meetings start with U.S. looking to shore up unity on Ukraine 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But it is spotty: Many departments in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma and elsewhere do not participate. ‘Very Harmful’ Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But booster coverage has been spotty, even among the elderly, the bulk of whom got the initial vaccines, according to federal data. COVID is still killing hundreds a day, even as society begins to move on 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z While compliance with the local rule has been spotty, its persistence reflected continued caution by the county, given the heightened transmission risk in those settings. L.A. County could soon drop this key COVID mask rule. Here's why 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z He secured temporary positions, but the work was spotty with few people back in offices. In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z He had similarly spotty attendance when he served as an appointee of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl on the county commission that oversees beaches and harbors. In West L.A., two lawyers clash over an open City Council seat, encampments and policing 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “The storms we’ve have had this morning have been moving fast enough and spotty enough,” Brandt said. Light rain surprises, cools down parts of Southern California amid heat wave 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The ability to have more than one active SIM is great for frequent travelers, people who live in areas where any one network has spotty coverage, or folks who have separate work and personal numbers. The iPhone 14 won’t have a SIM tray 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Heggie said people in rural communities are particularly at risk — not only because they are surrounded by combustible wildlands but also because cellphone service can be spotty and emergency messages might not reach them. When fire is too fast to escape: Wildfire death toll rises statewide 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z An analysis of rainfall since Aug. 14, shown below, reveals that most of the area has seen below-normal amounts, with spotty exceptions in northeast Maryland and Central Virginia because of pop-up storms. Parts of the Washington region are parched, and it might get even drier 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z So far, the evidence of a major slowdown has been spotty. Fed officials may be encouraged by the labor data. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z But implementation of the law has been spotty. Opinion | The U.N. finally calls out China’s atrocities. So where’s U.S. action? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z But after the top two, this was a pretty spotty group in the preseason, and it will be no surprise if Seattle scans the waiver wire for additions. Analysis: What to make of Seahawks roster after cutdown to 53 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But he said outreach in the mountainous region had been complicated by spotty cellphone service. McConnell says he’s unsatisfied with federal flood response 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z There’s no way to create schedules to lock or unlock the door at a set time of day, and the auto-lock feature was very spotty. SwitchBot Lock review: a tiny robot hand that unlocks your door 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Swain had a spotty preseason that included two critical drops and also battled injuries. Analysis: With preseason finished, let’s project Seahawks’ 53-man roster 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, badly maintained boats, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces. Philippines: All 85 people from burned ferry safely rescued 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z “These systems have a spotty track record when it comes to security,” he said. Remote Scan of Student’s Room Before Test Violated His Privacy, Judge Rules 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Watson’s case sparked strong opinions while raising questions about the league’s handling of player discipline and its spotty record of supporting women. AP source: Browns QB Watson settles for 11-game suspension 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z One would assume the people not yet subscribing to Netflix cite reasons besides price — like spotty internet. Code in the Netflix app suggests the ad-supported version may have a drawback 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z But years dealing with spotty reception in the Midwest taught them that two cell networks are better than one — they’re both still on their parents’ family cell plans. Married and on your parents’ cell plans 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z He described Nashville’s “spotty record” of sorting out friction between growth and historic preservation. Developer finds human remains near Nashville Civil War fort 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The track record of the convention group’s spending is spotty. GOP spends big in state-level effort to change Constitution 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z However, even before the pandemic parking enforcement was spotty at best. A concrete symbol of mistrust in Seattle’s homelessness response 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The agency is working to broaden its access to state data, but in the meantime, the information is spotty and unreliable. As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans to Declare a Health Emergency 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Virtual colonoscopies are not at-home procedures, as they involve imaging the colon, and insurance coverage is spotty. At last, an easier way to prepare for a colonoscopy 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Public and private polling, which has a spotty record in Missouri, found that the affidavit hurt Greitens. Trump endorses ‘ERIC’ in Missouri primary, a name shared by rivals 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z For example, it is difficult to predict rain because it can be spotty and hit different parts of the geographical grid forecasters analyze to tell the weather. How Seattle is building weather-predicting tech to spot heat waves 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Because of hazardous conditions such as downed power lines, as well as spotty cellphone service, he said some affected areas are inaccessible and the state doesn’t have a “firm grasp” on the number of missing. Death toll for Kentucky floods climbs to 28, with more storms coming 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Beshear said state police were taking calls from worried people who can’t locate loved ones due to spotty cell phone service. Death toll in Kentucky hits 26 amid renewed flood threat 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z She said she is able to sometimes talk to K in online message chats, using Google Translate to communicate, but the internet and power are often spotty. A Virginia family’s push to give a Ukrainian orphan respite from war 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z A failure to coordinate the response has also squandered opportunities to collect data in large multinational studies, particularly where disease surveillance tends to be spotty. W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z It can also bite you if there’s an app that you only use in areas where coverage is spotty or non-existent. How to clean up the iPhone apps you don’t use 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Costs are also higher and elections officials should be prepared for spotty and unpredictable problems due to transportation and pandemic-related shutdowns, he said. Elections officials urged to prepare for shortages, delays 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z As with the coronavirus pandemic, affected communities have raised alarms that testing is too limited, vaccines too scarce and information too spotty. How we talk about monkeypox could protect lives 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z As public testing sites have closed and at-home testing — if people test at all — has grown common, the publicly reported data has become scarce and spotty. Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Damron’s sister had left the area Friday in search of cell service — spotty in this mountainous region even in the best of times — so she could apply for assistance. As floodwater recedes, tiny Virginia community wonders what’s next 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Foos said that information about municipal bonds can be hard to dig up and that disclosures by issuers are often spotty. It’s Been a Poor Year So Far for Municipal Bonds 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z For Republicans, meanwhile, testing practices appear to be spottier, and largely depend on the whims and schedules of individual lawmakers. Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Even before the constitutional right to an abortion was struck down last month, health insurance coverage for it was spotty. Abortion Insurance Coverage Is Now Much More Complicated 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z In places where Covid mitigation measures are mandatory, like on New York subways, adherence to masking rules is increasingly spotty. Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Surveillance is spotty, and official case counts are likely a gross underestimate. The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Asus has a somewhat spotty history of timely software updates, too, and is only promising two years of Android and security updates for these devices. Asus launches the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro to bring even more gaming power to Android 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z She tried to keep working, but the property’s spotty internet connection made it next to impossible. Inflation is making homelessness worse 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Betancourt said she too had struggled to navigate embassy websites - Cubans often have access to the internet only by phone with spotty coverage - and missed two flights because of the delays. Doors are closing fast for Cubans seeking to travel 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Trump-backed candidates have posted a spotty record in primaries this year, including decisive statewide defeats in Georgia last month and gubernatorial losses in Nebraska and Idaho. Republicans collide in key primaries as Trump’s pull tested in S.C. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z A “Summit for Democracy” that Biden convened in December included some countries with spotty records, such as Pakistan. Biden touts democracy at Americas summit but faces sharp pushback 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z On Monday and Wednesday, there could be some scattered, spotty or isolated showers, but both days are also looking pretty good for sun lovers, according to Carly Kovacik, a meteorologist with NWS Seattle. Seattle area to see 3 days near 70 degrees before another atmospheric river hits 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z There are opportunities for in-person or early voting in around 165 communities, many of them rural, where mail service can be spotty. Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Presumably, some states will have a mental health exception to their abortion statutes, but there is only a spotty network of psychiatrists to meet potential need. Opinion | The ‘Open Secret’ on Getting a Safe Abortion Before Roe v. Wade 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Moneyed would-be politicians have a spotty track record in California. The Mall Mogul and Former Republican Who Could Lead Los Angeles 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z They don’t remember a great deal from that time, Megan indicated, with spotty recollections of having to wait in Thailand before being granted asylum in the United States. Megan Khang plays for her parents and their sacrifice at the U.S. Women’s Open 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z That sensation — feeling exhausted, angry and lost in a sprawling senselessness — has always been central to Ferreira’s work, which, sadly, has only been reinforced by her spotty public presence over the past decade. Sky Ferreira’s new single sounds like a glimpse at America’s mood ring 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Their starting pitching has been spotty, their relief work erratic and their offense virtually nonexistent on a four-game trip in which the Angels have been outscored 27-3 by the New York Yankees and Phillies. Angels continue to spiral, falling in blowout to Phillies for ninth consecutive loss 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z That meant remaking Facebook for markets with more basic smartphones and slower, spottier internet access — a playbook that has since been replicated by Google, Snap, and others. Meta’s next COO spent 14 years leading the platform’s relentless growth 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z That meant remaking Facebook for markets with more basic smartphones and slower, spottier internet access — a playbook that has since been replicated by Google, Snap and others. Meta’s next COO spent 14 years leading the platform’s relentless growth 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Both of them have family in the more rural areas outside of Bellefonte who have spotty connections. Two rural towns are giving remote workers free housing for a month, in the hopes they’ll stay longer 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Those losses followed a spotty record in earlier races that included high-profile defeats of his preferred candidates in Idaho, Nebraska and North Carolina. After losses in Ga., Trump sets sights on ousting Liz Cheney in Wyo. 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Insurance coverage is spotty, and Medicare does not pay for it. New Antiobesity Drugs Help People Shed Dozens of Pounds, but They Must Be Taken for a Lifetime 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z For this one-off special in Brixton, though, he opted for white trousers and a spotty T-shirt. Harry Styles review: Singer uses power of positivity to delight Brixton Academy 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z While that has led to tape measure power, surprisingly fast base running and superb defense, it has also resulted in a spotty injury history. Will Aaron Judge Hit 60 Home Runs This Season? 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Together, the secrecy and spotty surveillance make it difficult to determine how much of a risk mink farms pose, scientists say. The Michigan mink mystery: How did an interspecies outbreak unfold? 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z They also suffer from too little sustained attention from local media, which has covered these issues spottily at best. Perspective | It’s time for local journalists to reckon with the racism we overlooked 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Often, that meant working from coat closets or underground bunkers on their phones or laptops with spotty WiFi, trying to keep safe as bombs fell nearby. Inside Ukraine’s new start-up life: Hallways, closets, bunkers 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The NIS has a spotty record in confirming developments in North Korea. N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The area, recently rebranded as “Potomac Banks,” is situated along the Richmond Highway corridor, which once endured decades of neglect and spotty economic development. Fairfax officials launch campaign to grow tourism beyond Mount Vernon 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z With that in mind, a group of team leaders was eager to talk with Coach Hannah Davis after the spotty start. Glenelg Country lacrosse, which reached No. 1 nationally, endures bittersweet ending 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Online learning began last week, but Chavez said few children are logging on because Internet access is spotty — or because their lives have been upended. One month in, New Mexico’s largest-ever fire fuels anger and despair 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Business lobby Keidanren has called for 30% of executives to be women by the end of the decade, but such voluntary calls to action have a spotty record. Japan's Recruit sees more female executives as key to growth 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Raised in a village outside the Finger Lakes — a place, to this day, where cell service is spotty — he did not know what “transgender” was. How Ben Got His Penis 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The delays in the case — partly but not entirely related to the pandemic — also renewed concerns about New York’s spotty record on defendants’ right to a speedy trial, and left both childrens’ families discontented. At 14, He Fired a Fatal Shot. At 18, He Was Finally Sentenced. 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The U.S. government has a spotty record when it comes to combating such activity. Opinion | China’s long arm of dictatorship reaches into the United States 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z That has forced many to resort to free VPNs, which can have spotty service and can sell information about users. How millions of Russians are tearing holes in the Digital Iron Curtain 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z I have very spotty cellular service in my home, so, in my testing, this wasn’t helpful. Eero Pro 6E review: what will you pay for great Wi-Fi? 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z But Blizzard’s support for those amateur leagues has varied, from strong to spotty and nonexistent. Blizzard is hoping Overwatch 2 leads to a superb OWL season 5 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z In theory, this ensures more reliable service, but, even so, one of its weak points in our testing last year was spotty performance. T-Mobile will now let you test drive its home internet for free 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Sales have been spotty this year, and he’s started dipping into his retirement to make ends meet. Economy shrinks 1.4% in first 3 months of year, raising recession fear 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Treasury bears have a spotty track record on Wall Street. Analysis-U.S. bond investors worry deep slide will end 40-year bull market 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Four analysts and crypto experts said great challenges lie ahead in adopting bitcoin in one of the world's poorest countries with low internet use, widespread conflict, spotty electricity and a population mostly unfamiliar with crypto. Analysis: Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z But the Nationals’ offense, which ranks in the bottom 10 in most major categories across the sport, has been too spotty to err in the act of running from one base to the next. The Nationals find a new way to fall short as their skid hits six 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z That line of thinking makes some sense: Throwing Simmons, who has a spotty postseason track record, into a high-pressure playoff environment for his first action since June would be a risk. Analysis | With playoff hopes in balance, Nets fall flat again against Celtics 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z There is no heat or running water, and the electricity is spotty at best. A Ukrainian town goes underground as Russia assaults the east 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “Some of the other sites routinely change domain names and have spotty availability, and so naturally come in and out of the index but should be available as of now.” DuckDuckGo insists it didn’t ‘purge’ piracy sites from search results 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Western compliance remained spotty, privileging refugees from Communist countries or others who offered some political gain. The World’s Broken Promise of Asylum 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Can’t shoot, turnover machine, spotty matador defense, the list goes on and on. Letters to Sports: Readers split on Clayton Kershaw's not-so-perfect exit 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z If you find video streaming performance to be spotty it’s likely to be for one of two reasons. How do I get my laptop out of the cloud? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The third, fourth and fifth were high-stress, to a degree, once Gray’s command went from pinpoint to spotty. Josiah Gray and an efficient bullpen lift Nats to series win over Braves 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The DSL service she has now works for basic internet, but it can be spotty and it doesn’t allow users to access all the benefits of the interconnected world. Lots of broadband money, but US expansion finds speed bumps 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Small, spotty gains in diversity, gender equity and inclusion have been made among dancers and choreographers, but not nearly enough. Perspective | Why Misty Copeland should be American Ballet Theatre’s new director 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “The information we are getting from the CDC is going to be less reliable, more spotty, and lose momentum,” Bright said. COVID could be surging in the US right now and we might not even know it 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Tiger Woods’ play is spotty in his comeback from a car accident, but Scottie Scheffler is the only player under par in each of the first three rounds. Tiger Woods update: He shoots two-over 38 on front nine in final round 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Before, LinkedIn salespeople relied on their own intuition and some spotty automated alerts about clients' adoption of services. AI is explaining itself to humans. And it's paying off 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Those who lacked technology or had spotty internet connections were isolated even more than their peers and fell further behind academically and socially. With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z That evaluation couldn’t be completed over the final two months of last season, when both were spotty at best. Perspective | Josiah Gray and Keibert Ruiz bring the Nats back to the days of discovery 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z She said maintenance of equipment is spotty, producing frequent breakdowns, while the terminals are often understaffed — two problems that could be fixed with more spending. New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers who could go on strike 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Irvine took the offer to stay in a nearby hotel this month but said that coordination has been spotty, with her stays often extended at the very last minute. ‘High-rise hell’: Skyscraper’s elevator breakdowns strand tenants (who can’t move out) 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z With only spotty communications available to them, Russian generals are being forced to move closer to the front lines to direct the operation and stay in touch with junior officers. General disaster: Russian brass face heavy losses in Ukrainian fighting 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The lawmaker said he was unaware of the illegal contributions due to spotty cell phone reception with an FBI informant who connected him with a Nigerian billionaire who funneled $30,000 into his campaign. McCarthy calls on convicted GOP congressman to resign 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z That data remains spotty, however, and there is not yet a clear connection between wastewater data and caseloads in those locations. Latest version of omicron accounts for most new infections in many parts of the U.S., genomics testing shows 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The Wizards’ spotty perimeter defense was therefore the perfect gift, and Houston shot 20 for 39 from the three-point line. Wizards melt down in Houston, watch a 23-point lead disappear in a 115-97 loss 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Students had the option to return to classrooms part-time last spring and have been learning in person all of this school year, though Covid cases meant attendance was spotty until recently. ‘I Still Just Worry’: 3 Teachers on Covid’s Long Shadow Over American Schools 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s never been easy to find connection in this city, and the pandemic has had the entire world madly chasing that dragon to limited and spotty avail. L.A. Affairs: He asked me out. In person. To my face! 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Often, spotty cellular service and security concerns force them to improvise: A 15-minute live dispatch from a subway station, where hundreds of Ukrainians were sheltering from a bombardment, was filmed on a producer’s phone. ‘Minute-to-Minute Triage’: Weighing News Against Safety in Russia 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Internet access is spotty in many parts of Ukraine, and reports have suggested that even the country’s elites are struggling to convert their assets into crypto. Bitcoin Was Made for This Moment. So Why Isn’t It Booming? 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the NIT Selection Committee passed on the Washington men’s basketball team Sunday after reviewing the Huskies’ spotty regular-season resume, 17-15 overall record and unimpressive No. 110 NET ranking. NIT decides not to invite the UW men. So what’s next for the Huskies? 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z He welcomed the emergency legislation, he said, though it came too late and he fears enforcement will be spotty. He wanted to build his son a house. He didn’t let an old tree and D.C. law stop him. 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s also that economic activity — shopping, recreation, restaurants, sporting events — will feel the drag of spotty transit service, and new business will face an additional hurdle. Opinion | The region’s recovery rides on Metro 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Cellphone coverage had become too spotty in the town. They died by a bridge in Ukraine. This is their story. 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The Grizzlies, who have had spotty success since the All-Star break, entered the game a half-game ahead of Golden State for second place in the Western Conference. Morant, Grizzlies build early lead, rout Pelicans 132-11 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Communications with that plant — Europe’s biggest atomic installation — remain spotty, even as operators have increased electricity generation since Russia took control. Russian shelling destroys Ukraine atomic lab built with US 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church were at first spotty after the break up of the Soviet Union but have improved significantly in recent years. Vatican tells Moscow armed attacks in Ukraine must stop 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z These bizarre traits make tuatara an evolutionary enigma, and a spotty fossil record of its long-lost kin has confounded paleontologists. Fossil Reveals Secrets of One of Nature’s Most Mysterious Reptiles 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Communication with Ukraine has been spotty at times. Ukrainian basketball players anxiously watching homeland 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z With carmakers and state and federal government entities increasingly looking to combat carbon emissions with electric vehicles, one of the major sticking points to their widespread adoption remains the nation’s undersized and spotty charging infrastructure. When Electric Cars Rule the Road, They’ll Need Spots to Power Up 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z As Buist battled balky greenhouse wells, local officials juggled reports of salty irrigation water from farmers and spotty supplies in residential developments. Even in water-rich Michigan, no guarantee of enough for all 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z While intelligence during a battle is often spotty, U.S. officials said they’ve confirmed that Ukraine is putting up a fight, even when opposed by a more powerful country like Russia. Pentagon official: Russia wants to ‘decapitate’ Ukraine’s government 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The patchwork nature of hosting sites and directory apps dilutes responsibility and makes for spotty enforcement on non-exclusive podcasts, industry experts said. Spotify's Joe Rogan saga spotlights podcast moderation challenges 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The barriers to conducting PCR and the dearth of repositories to upload such data made tracking the ebb and flow of viruses in populations spotty. The Pandemic Set Off a Boom in Diagnostics 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Her memory for the years leading up to her diagnosis is spotty. She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER doctor made a startling discovery. 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z |
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