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Claim That Public School Employee Was Unconstitutionally Fired for Sharp Pro-COVID-Vaccine Post Can Go Forward

From Webb v. Aspen View Academy, decided Thursday by Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak (D. Colo.); the plaintiff was the Business Manager of a public charter school, and alleges she was fired in part based on a Facebook post (though there's a lot more there as well, discussed in the long…

Reason

'Vast Majority' of Pandemic Employee Retention Credit Claims Are Likely Scams, Says IRS

Just the latest development in the continuing saga of COVID stimulus fraud.

Reason

Trainspotting’s Irvine Welsh weighs in on trans debate and JK Rowling

Scottish author reportedly ‘loathes’ the treatment of Harry Potter author Rowling after her controversial comments about trans rights

The Independent UK

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Cannabis Use Nearly Doubles Risk Of Severe COVID Infection, Hospitalization: Study

The study results showed that cannabis users had an 80% increased risk of hospitalization and a 27% increased risk of ICU admission.

Medical Daily

An amnesty for Covid lockdown breakers? Robert Buckland plays the rest of us for fools

The pandemic appears to be the subject of amnesia in this election campaign, with the worst suffering put tactfully aside

The Guardian - UK

A GP's advice on how to tell if you have COVID-19, flu or the cold

Canberra reels from a spike in respiratory infections.

The Canberra Times

Africa Cup of Nations clobbered by unwanted Club World Cup

African football changed to fit in with the world game. But it’s always those down the chain who suffer for careless leadership

The Guardian - UK

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"Flying blind" with bird flu

Testing failures are a key reason the U.S. fared so poorly with COVID. Are we repeating these mistakes with H5N1?

Salon

UK Covid hospitalisations increase following emergence of new variant

The rise is thought to be due to waning immunity and a new group of Covid variants collectively referred to as FLiRT

The Independent UK

EU Chief's Texts For Covid Vaccines Under Court Scrutiny

A Belgian court on Friday heard a lawsuit accusing European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen of secretly negotiating Covid vaccine purchases via text message and arguing she should be barred from a second term.

International Business Times

Victims of medical negligence at Assam govt facilities are chronically ignored

This report is the second instalment of a series on medical negligence. Read the first part here.

Newslaundry

US military launched a secret anti-vax campaign in the Philippines – here’s why I’m not surprised

Reuters recently published the bombshell report that in the spring of 2020, the US military began a social media disinformation campaign in the Philippines that aimed to undermine China’s influence in the country by casting doubt on the effectiveness of the COVID relief aid China had delivered.

The Conversation

$Tao Geoghegan Hart to miss Tour de France due to fractured rib and COVID-19$

Tao Geoghegan Hart to miss Tour de France due to fractured rib and COVID-19

Lidl-Trek yet to announce Tour team but planned GC leader won't be there

Cycling News

No Tao Geoghegan Hart at Tour de France after Covid and broken rib

The 29-year-old crashed at the Critérium du Dauphiné, fracturing his rib in the process

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Once the pride of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific becomes government’s punchbag

Flag carrier has become a regular target of government criticism as it struggles to recover from the COVID pandemic.

AAP

Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims

A man has been arrested over a $60,000 COVID-19 payment scam in which more than 500 claims were allegedly submitted under false names.

The Canberra Times

'Critical': How much further can the folkies take it?

The National Folk Festival is struggling to build numbers.

Reason

In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak

The Biden administration says its new guidance will make pandemic research safer. Critics say it suffers the same flaws as past, failed gain-of-function regulations.

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COVID-19 Misinformation: Brought to You by the U.S. Government

A covert U.S. military social media campaign was an exercise in profound hypocrisy.

Evening Standard

Michael Gove says Covid to blame for Tories' failure to end rough sleeping by 2024

The outgoing Housing Secretary said the Conservatives will now aim to eliminate rough sleeping in the next Parliament

The Guardian - UK

The economy: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

The effects of austerity, Covid, war and the cost of living crisis are still haunting government and domestic finances

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Washington Post publisher allegedly advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone amid Covid scandal

Sources’ claims suggest Will Lewis’s advice to British PM contradicted instructions to staff. Plus, East Palestine crash chemicals spread to 16 states

Top News

African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator Launched In Paris

French President Macron launches African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator Launched In Paris billion project to boost vaccine access in Africa, addressing disparities highlighted by COVID-19.

The Independent UK

France's Macron, African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

French President Emmanuel Macron is joining African leaders to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka loses 10 percent of its doctors amid exodus after economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s doctors have migrated en masse to other nations in the past two years, crippling hospitals.

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