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‘It was more than a pub’ – the story of five boozers forced to call last orders

Squeezed by the pandemic, staff shortages, redevelopment and a cost of living crisis, pubs across the country are shutting in droves. We meet five landlords who have recently had to call time for good

The Guardian - UK

Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining — should you be worried?

Covid-19's impact is still evident in life expectancy data for the U.S. and U.K. — despite the pandemic's effects on society being in decline.

Inverse

Could Minnesota officials have stopped Feeding our Future fraud sooner?

MINNEAPOLIS — Why did it take almost two years for government officials to shut down Feeding Our Future and cut off payments to individuals now accused of orchestrating the nation's largest pandemic fraud?

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Jonathan Coe: ‘We’re a nation driven by emotion and not by reason’

Tackling Brexit, Boris and his mother’s death during the pandemic, Jonathan Coe’s new state-of-the-nation novel puts Britain on the couch

The Guardian - UK

Ahead of harsh winter, tourism roars back in Mediterranean

Tourism is making a stronger comeback from the coronavirus pandemic than many expected

The Independent UK

Disaster Dollars: Abbott’s Big New Donor Got Half-Billion in COVID, Border Contracts

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the governor's pandemic and Operation Lone Star disaster declarations has now kicked Abbott a cool $150,000.

Texas Observer

Are Less People Living Paycheck To Paycheck? BofA Thinks So, Here's Why

Due to stimulus payments and a period of decreased spending during the height of the 2020 pandemic, Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) revealed that only 12% of its customers have account inflows 85% or less of their outflows.

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Sirron Holdings sweeps the Hunter Manufacturing Awards

HMA judges said the Caves Beach business had shows "resilience and flexibility" amid the pandemic

Newcastle Herald

LOCALIZE IT: Exclusive data on district-level test scores

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The Independent UK

NHS Tayside staff receive collective award for work during the Covid-19 pandemic

A video celebrating the achievements of all staff across Tayside was shared with the audience before the award was accepted

Daily Record

Air France-KLM revenue tops pre-Covid levels

PARIS: The European airline group Air France-KLM said Friday that its third quarter revenues had exceeded its pre-pandemic turnover in 2019, fuelled by strong post-Covid demand for travel.

Bangkok Post

Miserable Math and Reading Scores Will Fuel School Choice Movement

There’s no reason to argue over lessons and policies when you can pick what works for your family.

Reason

Scholz will use trip to press Beijing on opening markets and human rights

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will press China to open up its markets and will raise human rights concerns next week in what will be the first visit by a European Union leader to China since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Berlin said on Friday.

Reuters

State leaders lay out education priorities

State leaders are looking at the results of testing in Kentucky’s schools. They show that the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the commonwealth’s students.

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Bangkok Post

'Thara Thong' back on song (& dance)

With its spirited dance performances, sensibly spiced cuisine and reverential architecture, it was all the more disappointing when the pandemic precipitated Thara Thong aka ‘Golden River’ to go dark. But that just makes it all the sweeter now that it’s light on its feet again, especially as the new team…

The Guardian - UK

‘You’re doing it purely for the exposure’: why many musicians can no longer afford to tour

Artists are cancelling live dates owing to soaring costs, venue bottlenecks, Brexit and the pandemic. Can touring ever be viable again?

WEKU

2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick

The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.

Tribune News Service

Respiratory viruses are catching up to kids after years of COVID precautions

DALLAS -- Now that masking rules have been relaxed and school schedules have largely returned to their pre-pandemic normals, children are finally catching the viruses they hadn’t previously contracted, health experts say.

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Former PM Scott Morrison may have breached cabinet confidence by briefing journalists during COVID pandemic, a senior public servant says

A senior public servant says former prime minister Scott Morrison may have breached the principles of cabinet confidence when briefing journalists during the COVID pandemic.

The Independent UK

Massive learning setbacks show COVID's sweeping toll on kids

The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press

Tribune News Service

Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans shift millions to fund border security, school safety

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Miami Herald

South Florida has a severe housing crisis. What is it like hunting for a new home?

The pandemic exacerbated a longstanding housing affordability crisis in Miami-Dade County, leaving newcomers and residents challenged to deal with historically high home prices and rents.

The Conversation

Dealing with a ‘bloody messy’ world – the urgent foreign policy challenges facing NZ

Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been few, if any, signs of improvement. Ukraine, China, nuclear proliferation and the lasting impacts of a global pandemic all present urgent, unresolved challenges.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID devastated education. This is a chance for renewal.

It isn’t as if America’s schools were going gangbusters before the pandemic. The Programme for International Student Assessment has consistently found that American students lag behind other advanced, industrialized countries.

The Conversation

The Bank of Canada just hiked interest rates for the sixth time — is it too late?

Following closely on the heels of the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, the Bank of Canada has raised its target interest rate by 50 basis points. This is its sixth interest rate hike this year.

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