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Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.

The Texas Tribune

New online dashboard released to keep Kentuckians informed about respiratory illnesses

Kentucky’s Department of Public Health has launched a new online dashboard to help make up-to-date information on both COVID-19 and influenza cases readily available.

WEKU

More than 1,000 COVID-19 relief loans went to city of Chicago employees — and many look fraudulent, city’s watchdog says

Chicago’s Inspector General Deborah Witzburg revealed only one disciplinary case but said, “There are members of the police department included on the list that we are looking at.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Police issue 24 fines for Covid breaches at Tory party attended by Shaun Bailey

Met initially took no action but reopened inquiry after video showed staff drinking alcohol and dancing

The Guardian - UK

Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

The ‘jingle and mingle’ event was organised on behalf of Lord Shaun Bailey’s campaign to be London mayor.

The Independent UK

Police issue 24 fines for Shaun Bailey’s team’s ‘jingle and mingle’ Covid party

Police dramatically reopened their investigation into the ‘jingle’ party after new video evidence emerged earlier this year

The Independent UK

UK’s top civil servant said government looked like ‘tragic joke’ during pandemic

Expletive-laden messages between No 10 staff shown at Covid inquiry lament government decision-making and role of Carrie Johnson

The Guardian - UK

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Secret Covid Whatsapps reveal who cabinet secretary really thought was in charge – Carrie Johnson

Nadine Dorries said the messages show a group of ‘nasty misogynist bullies’ trying to ‘get to Boris through his wife’

The Independent UK

The COVID Bailout of State and Local Governments Was Unnecessary

Well over half of those funds remain unspent, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Reason

Experts angered and disappointed over Boris Johnson’s long Covid remark

The then-Prime Minister said the condition was ‘Gulf War Syndrome’.

The Independent UK

Drug gang members jailed after sub-machine gun bullets found under child’s bed

The National Crime Agency used messages sent by ringleader Danyal Aziz to prove he kept a loaded Skorpion machine pistol to threaten rivals.

The Independent UK

Africa’s ‘optimist-in-chief’ on the continent’s renaissance: ‘Don’t just believe me, believe the data’

In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunities

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry WhatsApp message said ‘the real person in charge is Carrie’

The hearing in central London is part of module two, which focuses on core UK decision-making and political governance.

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson was 'real person in charge' during Covid, top civil servant said

BORIS Johnson’s wife Carrie was the “real person in charge” in Downing Street during the Covid pandemic, according to the UK’s most senior…

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Robert De Niro: Trump is ‘evil’ and ‘a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics’

The actor was unable to attend the Stop Trump Summit in New York due to Covid, but his statement was read out warning that ‘we must take the danger very seriously’

The National (Scotland)

Shona Robison isolating with Covid-19 ahead of SNP party conference

DEPUTY First Minister Shona Robison is isolating with Covid-19 ahead of the SNP conference this weekend.

Fortune

Scientists are using AI to forecast the future of COVID—and, potentially, to predict the next pandemic

Researchers are also using the new tool to keep an eye on the poorly understood Lassa and Nipah viruses—pathogens much deadlier than COVID, with the potential to cause the next pandemic.

The Hindu

Ayodhya's age-old Ramlila returns to stage after year-long Covid break

Ayodhya's traditional Ramlila returned to the stage after a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19. Sant Shri Tulsidas Ramlila Committee initiated the event, with support from seers, politicians, and devotees.

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The Texas Tribune

COVID-19 funding halted rural hospital closures across Texas, until now

La Grange residents worked for months to try to save the 65-bed hospital and asked the city to step in with a loan, but it wasn’t enough.

The Independent UK

Captain Tom’s family reveal to Piers Morgan they received death threats

‘Give us some credit for being human,’ family urges public in tell-all interview

USA Today Sports Media Group

Linton Vassell reveals COVID caused Bellator 300 withdrawal, residual breathing issues

Bellator standout Linton Vassell may have missed his crack at a major promotional title all thanks to COVID.

The Hindu

Ritual to Reality: Unmasking the evolution of hand hygiene post-covid-19

Hand hygiene has emerged as a powerful tool in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. From ritualistic choreography to a fading custom, handwashing has evolved with society, transitioning from heightened alertness to a semblance of normalcy. To ensure its continued success, the government must invest in infrastructure, communication, and educational…

The Independent UK

Number of Covid-19 hospital patients in England rises to five-month high

The figure is still some way below the level reached last winter.

WEKU

ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low

Scores have fallen for six consecutive years, and the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average scores in reading, science and math showed test-takers weren't ready for college.

The Independent UK

Fresh warning to pregnant women to get Covid vaccine after dozens of deaths

Risk of future deaths of pregnant women from winter viruses without action, researchers warns

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