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Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023

Boris Johnson says 'partygate' untruths were honest mistake

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

California’s COVID misinformation law is entangled in lawsuits, conflicting rulings

Gov. Gavin Newsom may have been prescient when he acknowledged free speech concerns as he signed California’s COVID-19 misinformation bill last fall. In a message to lawmakers, the governor warned of “the chilling effect other potential laws may have” on the ability of doctors to speak frankly with patients but…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

Wives of ice cream tycoon in High Court fight over £4.7million fortune

Ernesto ‘Ernie’ Colicci died of Covid in 2021, aged 66, having spent 40 years carving out a London-based ice cream empire with his first wife

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

'I felt panic and anxiety every time my baby was out of my sight and thought it was normal but I had postnatal depression'

"I was able to cope prior, I could deal with what I was going through but having a little one makes that pressure so much harder. You don't want them to see you cry, or break down. You're holding that in and it makes it worse."

Wales Online · Mar 21, 2023

The world’s happiest countries for 2023 are revealed … but where’s Australia?

A report found the world is as satisfied as it was before COVID hit. Finland is again the happiest country, with Australia making the top 20.

The New Daily · Mar 21, 2023

Chinese COVID data from Wuhan market gives clues on origins, researchers say

Data from the early days of the COVID pandemic, briefly uploaded to a database by Chinese scientists, gives information on its origins, including suggesting a role for raccoon dogs in the coronavirus reaching humans, international researchers said.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

COVID-19 and the Confrontation Clause

Is testimony over Zoom consistent with a criminal defendant's Constitutional rights?

Reason · Mar 21, 2023

Official Covid-19 advice ‘scared’ people into dishonestly jumping vaccine queue

Official Covid-19 advice which raised “fear levels” to encourage people to obey pandemic rules led people to act dishonestly and attempt to jump the queue for vaccines, a new study has found.

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

From Paris to the countryside: Urban exodus, three years after lockdown

In March 2020, Paris emptied as the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced. City dwellers fled and sought refuge in the countryside. Three years later, what has become of those Parisians who embarked on a new way of life? And how has the arrival of these "neo-rurals" affected the local landscape?…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2023