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Disputes over COVID's origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to…

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Woman serving life in prison for murder admits role in $2 million unemployment scam

LOS ANGELES — A woman serving life in prison for murder admitted Wednesday that she played a leading role in a scam by inmates and others to use stolen identities to secure state unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Pandemic madness 'just a rehearsal'

A prophecy of the rabbit holes and disinformed thinking of climate change denialism to come

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Simon Case: how the ‘killjoy’ cabinet secretary threw his ex-boss Boris Johnson under the bus

The UK’s most senior civil servant, 44, has denied that anyone gave Johnson reassurances that the Covid rules were followed during Partygate — so what does this mean for his career? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

Millions of Texans Are About to Lose Their Health Insurance

An estimated 2.7 million Texans are at risk of losing their Medicaid insurance after the public health emergency expires on March 31.

Texas Observer

EU watchdog: Not enough safeguards on pandemic recovery fund

The European Union's financial watchdog is warning that insufficient checks and safeguards on how EU member countries spend a massive aid program designed to help them bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis are creating possibilities for fraud and mismanagement

The Independent UK

Carriage conveys ambassadors to meeting with Emperor

A horse-drawn carriage conveyed newly appointed foreign ambassadors to the Imperial Palace on Wednesday, resuming the practice after a three-year break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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DWP should introduce £25 weekly uplift to Universal Credit and legacy benefits, MPs say

Lib Dem and SNP MPs said the Government should reintroduce the uplift given to Universal Credit claimants during the pandemic

Nottingham Post

Dentists could be offered cash incentives to fill north Northumberland shortfall

Two practices in Berwick have closed since the pandemic

Chronicle Live

Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene

With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgence

The Guardian - UK

Scottish nurse with long Covid left destitute and begging for handouts

One hospital staff member who was working in Edinburgh at the start of the pandemic in 2020, said: “Unless I have some financial miracle this year, I will likely not see another Christmas.”

Edinburgh Live

Did You Lie About COVID During The Pandemic?

Parents were often not truthful about whether their children were vaccinated or needed to quarantine.

Reason

Scientists Working To Combat New COVID-19 Variants In Order To Keep The Virus Under Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused emergencies and variants as medical professional and scientists figure ways to battle the virus

Zenger

'Huge' number of children in England miss school on Friday because their 'parents are home'

The trend has seen a spike since the coronavirus pandemic, MPs were told

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The Independent UK

US parents told ‘serious and concerning’ lies about children’s covid status to keep them in school, study finds

Researchers suggest parents’ misrepresentation of child’s Covid-19 status may have contributed to the spread of virus

The Conversation

The pandemic exposed gender inequality: Let's seize the opportunity to remedy it

This year, we are commemorating International Women’s Day alongside the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Caribbean sees jump in visitors since pandemic began

Officials say tourists flocked to the Caribbean last year in numbers not seen since the pandemic began, with the Dutch Caribbean and U.S. territories surpassing even pre-pandemic visitor arrivals

Irish Mirror

Covid-19 was third main cause of death in EU in 2020 - including 1,900 in Ireland

A report by the European Commission shows the virus was responsible for 8.5% of all deaths across the EU in the first year of the pandemic

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Los Angeles Times

They snorkeled on a Hawaiian honeymoon, then — abandoned — swam for their lives, suit says

In September 2021, Elizabeth Webster and Alexander Burckle were finally on the Hawaiian honeymoon they had delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

Around half of the 1.6 million children who were persistently absent in 2021/22 were off school for reasons other than illness.

Chicago Tribune

Study: 1 in 4 parents misled others about their child’s COVID status earlier in the pandemic

CHICAGO — Roughly 1 in 4 American parents lied to or misled others about their child’s COVID-19 status at the height of the pandemic, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the Chicago-based American Medical Association.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft cuts another 689 Seattle-area jobs amid cost reductions

Microsoft laid off another 689 workers from its Seattle-area offices Monday, the latest move by the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant to trim costs amid an industrywide post-pandemic slump.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow restaurant Steak, Cattle and Roll closes due to 'challenging times'

The Merchant City business has not been able to overcome the hurdles brought on by Brexit and the pandemic. They have thanked employees and customers for their support.

Daily Mirror

Stanley Johnson's string of allegations and pandemic gaffes as Boris makes knighthood bid

Stanley Johnson is an alleged wife-beater and sexist predator and one Boris Johnson's candidates for a knighthood - here are some previously reported claims about the discredited former Prime Minister's dad

Salon

Bird flu tears through animal kingdom

Experts are on pins and needles over an avian virus called H5N1 that has killed 53% of the humans it infected

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