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Founder of Minnesota nonprofit among 48 people charged in $250 million federal food aid fraud scheme

MINNEAPOLIS — The director of the Feeding Our Future nonprofit and 47 other people were charged Tuesday in what federal prosecutors say was a "massive scheme" to defraud the government of more than $250 million meant to feed needy children during the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Reserve Bank of Australia reports loss of $37bn and plans to cut dividends to Treasury

Central bank in negative equity after 2021-22 loss, a review of its pandemic bond-buying program has found

The Guardian - AU

We can't solve Australia's mental health emergency if we don't train enough psychologists. Here are 5 fixes

Almost 50% of Australians experience mental illness in their lifetime, costing our economy up to A$220 billion annually, according to pre-pandemic figures.

The Conversation

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Pets left in limbo as Australian owners get cold feet

Australian animal shelters are overflowing, and the wait to return animals can be as long as eight months as pet owners return to work and face rising costs.

Reuters

Festival spending projected to hit B42.2bn

Spending at this year's annual vegetarian festival, scheduled to run from Sept 26 to Oct 4, is expected to improve compared with tepid spending in 2021, when the pandemic was still raging.

Bangkok Post

COVID lockdowns spur interest in house history — so how do you uncover your home's secrets?

Spending so much time at home during the COVID pandemic has sparked some residents' curiosity about who else lived there and what they got up to.

ABC News

EXPLAINER: How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M

The Department of Justice has charged 47 people in what prosecutors have called a scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S. government of $250 million

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1 Entertainment Stock to Sell and 1 to Buy in 2022

Growing technological advancements have made the entertainment industry more digital and interactive. Having capitalized on the windfall opportunities provided by the pandemic, the sector looks set to keep growing well beyond it. While struggling industry participant Unity (U) might be best avoided, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally…

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Are we at the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?

With most pandemic restrictions a thing of the past and isolation periods shortening, Australians are almost back to enjoying lives as they did before COVID. While there is growing hope of a light at the end of the tunnel, experts are split on whether we're at the beginning of the…

ABC News

US lays charges in ‘egregious plot’ to steal child meal funding

Justice Department accuses defendants in Minnesota of stealing $250m meant to feed low-income children during pandemic.

Al Jazeera

For Canadians with disabilities, multiple types of support were important during COVID-19

Canadians who lost their incomes and accumulated debt during COVID-19 are still struggling to recover financially. Between 2019 and 2022, one-third fewer Canadians said they had an emergency fund that would cover three months of expenses.

The Conversation

Kyrie Irving: If I can work unvaccinated, others should be able to, too

NEW YORK — On today’s installment of ‘things Kyrie Irving posts on Twitter,’ the Nets star guard appears to have responded to a video of Mayor Eric Adams getting his COVID-19 booster shot on live TV.

Tribune News Service

PR agencies bidding for UK Covid inquiry risk ‘farcical conflict of interest’

Listening Project contract will be awarded to one of 12 pre-approved firms, many of which worked for government during pandemic

The Guardian - UK

If the Pandemic Is Over—And It Is—Then Biden's Emergency Powers Should End Too

But Biden can't forgive billions of dollars in student loans if the COVID-19 national emergency is over.

Reason

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DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids

The defendants allegedly carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."

ABC News

How the pandemic triggered Australia's worst rental crisis

Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.

USAFacts

How many people in prisons died of COVID-19?

The death rate for incarcerated people in state and federal prisons from COVID-19 was 20% higher than for the average American.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns of ‘Winter of Discontent’ as War and Climate Worsen

The head of the United Nations warned Tuesday of an upcoming "winter of global discontent" from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts as world leaders sought ways forward on Ukraine and Iran. The UN General Assembly, the annual gathering of world leaders that clogs Midtown Manhattan, returned in…

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The National (Scotland)

Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions continue downward trajectory, report shows

SCOTLAND’s greenhouse gas emissions are maintaining a downward trajectory with a 5 drop in the space of a year, official figures have shown.

The Hindu

My brother Jagan administered AP quite well in the most difficult time, says KTR

COVID pandemic struck shortly after he took over as CM, points out KT Rama Rao

The Independent UK

Feds: Minnesota food scheme stole $250M; 47 people charged

Federal authorities have charged 47 people in what they say was a massive scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and defraud the government of $250 million

France 24

Is the Covid-19 pandemic ‘over’? Biden’s bold declaration raises questions

US President Joe Biden and WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus both recently expressed optimism that the Covid-19 crisis may be drawing to an end. But is the pandemic really a thing of the past?

Tribune News Service

Fauci tempers Biden’s declaration that pandemic is ‘over’

Not so fast, Mr. President. Outgoing presidential COVID adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday walked back President Joe Biden’s assertion that the coronavirus pandemic was “over.”

The Conversation

Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon

Medicaid, the government-funded U.S. health insurer for people with low incomes, grew by about 25% between February 2020 and May 2022 as policies adopted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic expanded the program’s reach.

Reuters

EU health regulator says COVID pandemic not over

An official at the European Union's drugs regulator said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic was not over, contradicting U.S. President Joe Biden, and that a planned vaccination campaign in the region during the cold season was key to fighting it.

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