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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Elon Musk says Bill Gates's understanding of AI is 'limited'

The pair have previously clashed over the COVID pandemic, space travel and climate change.

Fortune

China ambassador arrives in North Korea in sign of reopening

China says its new ambassador to North Korea has taken up his post, in a sign the North is reopening amid reports it has been suffering heavily from the COVID-19 pandemic and food shortages

The Independent UK

Nurse shortage named ‘global health emergency’

A total 13 million nurses will need to be replaced globally within the coming years, according to a March 2023 International Council of Nurses report. With the global nursing shortage as high as 30.6 million in 2019 — and only exasperated by the pandemic — nurses have found themselves in…

Tribune News Service

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When it comes to preventing COVID-19 deaths, 'how we feel about each other matters'

LOS ANGELES — The United States has the dubious distinction of suffering the highest COVID-19 mortality rate among the world's high-income countries. But that national average — 372 deaths per 100,000 people as of last summer — hides the fact that pandemic outcomes differed greatly from state to state.

Los Angeles Times

States seek to ease child care crunch

States are spending more money and creating new incentives to ease the severe child care crisis, with most federal pandemic aid set to dry up in September.

Tribune News Service

Conservatives are targeting suburban Chicago school boards. And the elections are becoming political battlegrounds

Two years ago, at the urging of her teenage daughter, clinical psychologist Donna Marino ran for school board in far west suburban Oswego, Illinois, thinking her background in mental health could help students recover from the isolation, stress and trauma brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken…

Chicago Tribune

Gustavo Arellano: An LAPD SWAT raid wrecked this man's print shop. He can't get compensation

LOS ANGELES — For 13 years, Carlos Pena has run NoHo Printing & Graphics in North Hollywood. He has stayed here even as this stretch of Lankershim Boulevard became sketchier, even as the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to lay off all his employees.

Los Angeles Times

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Homes are less affordable than at any time since 2008

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the pandemic has coincided with a historic deterioration in housing affordability.

Fortune

Indonesia’s snack stalls pray for Ramadan bonanza after COVID

Small business owners are hoping to do a roaring trade in snacks known as takjil after several tough years due to COVID.

Al Jazeera

Cruise, port leaders at Seatrade conference in South Florida see fortunes rising post COVID-19

Passengers are returning to their favorite ships. And cruise line industry leaders are feeling better about their prospects after the COVID-19 pandemic nearly destroyed their businesses three years ago.

Tribune News Service

If a hospital still asks you to mask up, do it

Advocate Health is relaxing its pandemic rules on mask-wearing and patient visitation, but many hospitals are keeping their mask mandates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pandemic 'ruined' sex lives as Brits now average twice a month - down from three

The study of 18 to 59-year-olds found that 19.3% of women and 22.8% of men were “distressed” or “worried” about their sex lives

Daily Mirror

Sharp rise in sick days linked to poor mental health at London Fire Brigade

London Assembly member Anne Clarke said the pandemic and financial worries had left the fire service ‘exhausted’ and on the verge of a ‘mental health crisis’

Evening Standard

A hundred Salford heads accuse Ofsted of running regime of "fear and humiliation" after death of teacher

"It is unacceptable that the pressure of an impending inspection or the outcome should make committed professionals ill or worse."

Manchester Evening News

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The Conversation

Bird flu FAQ: What is avian influenza? How is it transmitted to humans? What are the symptoms? Are there effective treatments and vaccines? Will H5N1 become the next viral pandemic?

Avian influenza (“bird flu”) is a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild and domestic birds worldwide. It has recently gained notoriety for its devastating impact on the commercial poultry sector and as an emerging human public health threat.

Bangkok Post

WeTV joins forces with partnership and viewer communities,

Since the Covid-19 pandemic that has shifted the world, including the media industry, toward online activities and platforms, OTT platforms have been constantly on the rise.

Chicago Tribune

A last-minute guide to filing your 2022 return: EV credits, shrinking refunds and the end of pandemic tax relief

With weeks to go before the April 18 deadline, the majority of the nation’s 168 million tax filers are once again scrambling to download software, organize receipts and call their accountants for last-minute help.

Birmingham Post

Sales soften for Hilton Seafood as lockdown-led supermarket dependence dampened post-Covid

Turnover slips just below 2019 levels after pandemic peak with celebrated Grimsby smokehouse now closed

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Music show: France's Fakear and US's Daddy Long Legs talk about music and identity

This week's show straddles the worlds of electronic music and bluesy rock'n'roll with our guests, France's Fakear and New York's blues-loving Daddy Long Legs, who are currently on tour. Fakear has just released the new album “Talisman” and Daddy Long legs is just out with “Street Sermons”. Fakear tells us…

The Conversation

People with a history of poor mental health were more likely to face psychological and financial problems during the pandemic

More than a million people in England are waiting for mental health support due to soaring demand exacerbated by the pandemic. On top of this, an estimated eight million people with mental health concerns are not seeking NHS help.

The Conversation

Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Daily Mirror

'I quit waitressing to become a plasterer - customers feel more comfortable with a woman'

Madi Forrest never thought she would become a tradeswoman, but after quitting her job as a waitress during the Covid pandemic and taking a plastering course – she has never looked back

Tribune News Service

From protests to punk to pandemic: KALX celebrates 60 years of student-run radio at UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — News reports on anti-war protests of the late 1960s. Play-by-play for Oakland A’s games in the ’70s. A 1985 interview with infamous cult killer Charles Manson. An early live-in-studio performance by a teenaged Green Day. Public-safety announcements through the COVID pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Mental health care by video fills gaps in rural nursing homes

KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with about her insomnia.

ABC News

Scientists study COVID-19 health data to improve Victoria's pandemic response

As COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of Victorians, researchers and clinicians are combing through the data to help improve government decision-making and health policy.

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