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‘Knives Out’ sequel, Spielberg’s latest and 19 more major premieres at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival

After two years of severely scaled-back, pandemic-era editions, the Toronto International Film Festival looks to make a full-throttle return this year. The festival — long known as a key platform for awards season titles as well as a launch pad for celeb-friendly commercial films in addition to more esoteric arthouse…

Los Angeles Times

Choosing university or college courses? 5 questions for students to consider

The sudden shift from on-campus teaching to remote learning in March 2020 changed the ways university and college faculty taught courses.

The Conversation

Senate leans toward Dec. 16 stopgap funding bill - Roll Call

Navigating the evenly divided Senate to get 60 votes to advance the bill will likely require talks on pandemic funding and other issues.

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If You Invested $1,000 In PayPal (PYPL) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

Benzinga

Cardona defends student loan plan as ‘one-time’ COVID-19 remedy

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan debt forgiveness program, saying it would curb defaults and boost the economy.

Tribune News Service

Toronto fest roars back to life with Spielberg, 'Knives Out'

When the 47th Toronto International Film Festival unfolds beginning Thursday, it will follow two editions that were much diminished by the pandemic

The Independent UK

More than two-thirds of ‘Covid boomerang kids’ are still living with parents, study finds

A report by LendingTree published last week found that nearly 32 per cent of millennials and Gen Z-ers moved back home when pandemic hit

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Mizoram Premier League restarts after two-year hiatus

Remember the pictures and videos from the final day of Mizoram Inter-village Football tournament final that went viral in July on various social network platforms? Well, be prepared to see more such scenes as the ninth edition of Mizoram Premier League (MPL) is all set to kick off on Thursday…

The Times of India

WHO: COVID Cases Drop Everywhere, but Pandemic Not Over

The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review of the pandemic issued Wednesday. The UN health agency reported that there were just under 4.2 million new infections last week and about 13,700 deaths…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%

The Independent UK

Chicago theater for fall 2022: Our top 10 includes ‘Dreamgirls,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and ‘The Notebook’

CHICAGO — The total number of theater shows on offer in Chicago has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the lists of coming attractions still contain some appealing offerings of all stripes. Here’s a selection of 10 shows, all with Chicago origins and involving Chicago artists, that look to have…

Chicago Tribune

Record profits at Barratt come with signs of slowing housing market

The company has reported profits of more than £1bn but said reservations are below pre-pandemic levels

Birmingham Post

Sterling plunges to lowest rate against dollar since 1985 as investors swallow massive borrowing to tackle energy crisis

Sterling dipped as low at 1.1403 dollars, surpassing the trough of 1.1412 seen at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020

Evening Standard

An Onam that erases pandemic blues

Onam marks the apogee of the auspicious first month of the Malayalam Calendar, Chingam

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Liverpool Echo

Demand for answers as cinema remains closed despite accepting taxpayer money

Woolton Picture House received £37,809 as part of the Culture Recovery Fund during the pandemic

The Guardian - US

Covid vaccine could soon become annual shot, White House advisers say

Transition to single annual coronavirus shot is an ‘important milestone’ in the pandemic, says Ashish Jha

Roll Call

Cardona defends student loan plan as one-time COVID-19 remedy

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back against GOP criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan forgiveness program.

The Independent UK

Philippines ending compulsory mask wearing outdoors

Philippine officials say President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors across the country more than two years after it was imposed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic

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Belfast Live

Meet the Tyrone teen set for big things as he chases weightlifting records

Louis Eastwood from Cookstown is just 14 and only took up the sport as a hobby during the pandemic

Reason

Despite Polarization, Americans Agree: School Learning Losses Are a System Failure

Democrats and Republicans share dismay over how educators handled the pandemic and support alternatives.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Shorter isolation period reflects strategy of coping with COVID

The government's decision to shorten the self-isolation period for people infected with coronavirus marks another step forward in its pandemic strategy of coping with the virus as the seventh wave of infections subsides.

The Guardian - US

US school voucher programs have caught on – but are they funneling public dollars in private schools?

In the last two years, more than 20 states have started or expanded voucher programs, seizing on frustration with pandemic schooling and culture wars

Tribune News Service

Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda

Lawmakers return to Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Receives Official Invitation to Attend Arab League Summit in Algeria

Egypt received on Tuesday an official invitation to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Algeria in November. Algeria has been preparing to host the 31st summit since 2019. It will be the first in-person summit for Arab leaders since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Egyptian…

The Hindu

Onam celebrations in Kerala | A throwback to the pre-pandemic times

Malls in Kochi witness surge in footfalls and shopping during this festive season

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