California Elections, Graham Platner, Recalling COVID Insanity Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are hoping socialism doesn’t make the leap from New York City to Los Angeles to D.C. Reason · Jun 4
New York Hantavirus Patients Leave Quarantine as World Cup Crowds Surge — Health Experts Are Monitoring for Potential Public Health Risks New York Hantavirus Patients are set to leave quarantine just days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup brings over one million visitors to the region, as health officials monitor measles, COVID-19, Ebola, and other public health risks. Medical Daily · Jun 4
Phoebe Tonkin praises new TV show for showing 'complex relationships' Phoebe Tonkin stars alongside Brenton Thwaites in the new Paramount Plus series about a couple whose fledgling romance is cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic, with fate reuniting them years later. BANG Premier · Jun 4
UK car sales hit post-Covid high for May as Chinese EV makers gain ground Registrations up 7% in the month, with battery EVs recording fastest growth and Tesla jumping 45% as motorists look to cut fuel bills The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
From 'reinvention exhaustion' to 'friction absorption': the e-commerce elves who make your groceries and clothes appear are worn out The execs behind your seamless online orders have survived COVID, mass reorgs and years of nonstop disruption. Now AI wants them to reinvent themselves. Fortune · Jun 3
How flu overtook COVID as Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a routine winter illness. The Conversation · Jun 2
Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy Unlike many people who tackle this topic, Kira Ganga Kieffer treats the vaccine-hesitant with respect and curiosity, not contempt. Reason · Jun 2
Serum Institute of India to manufacture Oxford Ebola vaccine backed by $8.6 million CEPI funding Serum Institute of India will produce clinical trial doses of a new Ebola vaccine from Oxford University. This initiative is backed by fresh funding to combat a spreading outbreak in Africa. The vaccine uses technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This partnership aims to accelerate development and ensure access… The Economic Times · Jun 2
Emerging viruses After the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, most people believe their lives have returned to normal. However, several recent outbreaks such as Ebola, Nipah virus, Hantavirus, mpox (monkeypox) and avian influenza, are under strict surveillance by global health agencies to reduce the risk of another pandemic. Bangkok Post · Jun 2
Mandy Moore hails Hilary Duff as her lifeline during ‘scary’ Covid pregnancy The actress and singer has reflected on the strong friendship she found with Hilary Duff through motherhood during the Covid pandemic. BANG Premier · Jun 1
Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, remind us that the next health crisis is never far away. They also illustrate the World Health Organization’s key role in global coordination and the importance… The Conversation · Jun 1
Bonnie & Clive review – cheerfully ridiculous Covid road trip heads for Cornwall Bonnie has two days to get from south London to her grandparents’ house before lockdown in this super low budget British comedy The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
The Beauty Industry Exploded After COVID, Here's Why In a conversation with IBT's Visionary Voices series, Dr. Claudia Kim, cosmetic surgeon and Chief Medical Officer at New York New Life, breaks down why the American cosmetic industry has exploded. International Business Times · May 29
The Independent UK · May 29 One in five households now skipping meals due to affordability crisis IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 29 More Americans are going hungry now than at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic: study The Federal Reserve Bank of New York wrote that it noticed a ‘remarkable increase in food insecurity, particularly in lower-educated and lower-income households’
AAP · May 29 'Not loved out there': senator blasts airline bosses One airline is holding more than $90 million in customer money from cancelled travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Conversation · May 28 Public trust in Australian police is declining. COVID sparked it – but there’s more to the story New research released by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) confirms what many Australians may already feel: trust in police is declining.
Evening Standard · May 28 Josh Kroenke interview: Arsenal fans used to hide, but the club has been reawakened Gunners co-chair details the club’s rise over the past seven years under Mikel Arteta, from early metaphors to Max Dowman
The Independent UK · May 28 How the Kroenkes transformed from hated Arsenal owners into respected Premier League champions IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: Interview: Josh Kroenke details to Miguel Delaney the long road from having effigies hung from lampposts outside Emirates Stadium to lifting the Premier League trophy with Mikel Arteta
Fortune · May 28 The Harvard economist behind the Education Scorecard says the ‘Learning Recession’ is more than a COVID problem—it’s at least a decade old Think all the backsliding in U.S. education is the result of remote school, masks and a year of social distancing? Not exactly, says Tom Kane.
The Independent UK · May 28 Nicolas Cage names the hit TV show that convinced him to pivot away from movies Actor recalls being engrossed by Bryan Cranston’s performance in Breaking Bad during Covid pandemic
Bangkok Post · May 28 Thanathorn cleared of royal insult over vaccine comments The Criminal Court has acquitted Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of lese-majeste charges arising from comments he made criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement, ruling that his remarks targeted the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and not the monarchy.
The Independent UK · May 27 Reform backs Makerfield candidate amid row over social media posts Robert Kenyon is reported to have said Russia was ‘within their rights’ to invade Crimea and questioned the seriousness of Covid-19.
The Independent UK · May 27 Visitors to US dropped by millions last year in biggest decline since Covid-19 pandemic The United States tourism office originally forecast a four million increase in visitors – the reality was the opposite