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Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children

Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The fall was largely due to the expanded child tax credit and other COVID-19 pandemic supports that put cash directly in the hands of parents and lifted millions of children out of poverty.

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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make headlines when a new outbreak erupts.

The Conversation

India’s Pet Boom: Why More Indians Are Opening Their Homes and Hearts to Pets

Over the last decade, something beautiful has been happening in Indian homes. More families are welcoming pets not just as animals but as members of the family. From busy metro cities to smaller towns, the sight of dogs going on evening walks or cats curling up on balconies has become…

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BMW profits fall 11.5% to pandemic-era low after tariffs and China slump

BMW's operating profit fell 11.5% to €10.2 billion in 2025 — its lowest since the Covid pandemic — as tariffs and a China sales slump dragged the automotive segment's margin down to 5.3%.

Euronews

For many of us, the Covid pandemic still isn’t over

Brief letters: Long Covid | Mother’s advice | Newspaper influence | Measuring Manhattan | Scuba diving

The Guardian - UK

Nevada Residents: What the 2026 Real Estate Cool-Down Means for Equity

The real estate market does not stay red-hot forever, and Nevada’s housing landscape now shows clear signs of cooling after several years of dizzying growth. Home values surged dramatically during the pandemic-era buying frenzy, and many homeowners watched their equity balloon faster than expected. Now a different phase has arrived,…

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Rail diplomacy: China, North Korea to resume passenger train services after six-year suspension

Passenger train services between China and North Korea are set to resume after a six-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Beijing and Pyongyang will see four weekly services, with Dandong to Pyongyang running daily. This move aims to strengthen bilateral ties, though international tourist access remains limited, with tickets currently…

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'A joke': nursing home fined after deadly COVID breach

The families of 45 aged care residents who died in a nursing home's COVID-19 outbreak have lashed a $150,000 fine handed to the organisation as a "joke".

AAP

‘Shrink’ is down at Target to pre-pandemic levels and could signal an end shoplifting spree that plagued retailers

Shrink, an industry term for lost inventory, is often attributed to thefts

The Independent UK

4 Scenarios for Interest Rates in 2026 and How to Prepare

American interest rates in the 2020s have been defined by extraordinary volatility, swinging from record lows during the COVID-19 pandemic era of 2020 and 2021 to the massive surge of 2022 and 2023 in response to subsequent high inflation, all before stabilizing throughout the past two years. Economists generally believe…

GOBankingRates

Scottish Covid inquiry to hear from ministers as hearings schedule slips to 2027

Chairman Lord Brailsford has issued an update on the next steps for the inquiry.

Evening Standard

Many pandemic viruses emerged naturally – but there’s one that most likely came from a lab

Research provides benchmark for distinguishing natural outbreaks from scenarios involving lab leaks

The Independent UK

Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time

The Independent UK

'One of the best pandemic responses in the world': NZ

Jacinda Ardern has defended her government's pandemic record, saying they got "more than most" right on New Zealand's COVID-19 handling.

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New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds

Royal commission says response led by Jacinda Ardern was broadly ‘appropriate’, in a wide-ranging report featuring recommendations for future pandemics

The Conversation

Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucial

COVID-19 changed the course of New Zealand’s political history.

The Conversation

COVID inquiry phase two: 4 main lessons to improve NZ’s future pandemic resilience

A second Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s experience and handling of the COVID pandemic released its substantial report today, running to several volumes and hundreds of pages.

The Independent UK

Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud

A former top Missouri lawmaker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing pandemic relief funds

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The Independent UK

ADHD prescriptions have soared since Covid pandemic, study finds

The largest increase was seen among young adults and women

PC Gamer

CEO of Kitfox Games reckons hundreds of hours playing Civilization could be the secret to the Dwarf Fortress publisher's success: 'Maybe Kitfox wouldn't be as successful if I didn't know how to alternate between science trees and army defences'

Tanya X. Short, the designer of Boyfriend Dungeon and the upcoming Streets of Fortuna, talks TR-49 and surviving the pandemic with Tabletop Simulator.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 pandemic victims remembered days after inquiry hearings close

Annual day of reflection marks six years on from the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Brits stuck in Dubai compare travel chaos to Covid pandemic

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The Independent UK

Brits stuck in Dubai compare travel chaos to Covid pandemic: ‘How long can this go on for?’

A pair of Britons who are stuck in Dubai have compared the travel chaos to that seen during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Iran war pushes oil price above $90, threatening rise in global inflation

Reports Kuwait was cutting output pushed up cost of barrel of Brent crude to highest weekly gain since Covid pandemic began

The Texas Tribune

Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.

President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

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