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Editorial: ‘No jab, no job’ did the job: The COVID vaccine mandate was the smart policy, so keep it handy

When he was New York mayor in 2021, Bill de Blasio was right to impose a COVID vaccine mandate for anyone employed by the New York City municipal government. And during his time as mayor, Eric Adams was right to keep the requirement in place for the past year and…

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Editorial: Florida is still learning a hard COVID lesson

COVID-19 is killing about 63 Floridians a day. That’s nearly 23,000 more deaths if stretched out over the year. Of course, COVID rates fluctuate. The rate will likely drop over the coming weeks as the usual winter spike subsides. As for the rest of the year, it’s hard to say…

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Jewellery Maker Pandora Says Organic Sales Could Rise or Fall This Year

Danish jewellery maker Pandora expects organic sales growth between -3% and 3% this year, it said on Wednesday as it reported fourth-quarter earnings above analysts' expectations. Analysts had expected the organic growth forecast to come in at 1% on average. "We ended 2022 on a high note. Despite the macroeconomic…

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UK expected to escape recession - for now - in near-miss for the economy at the end of 2022

Festive spending spree into first Christmas free of Covid restrictions in years may keep growth on the flatline

Evening Standard

New York City is lifting its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees

New York City began mandating COVID-19 vaccines for municipal employees in July 2021. The mayor said more than 96% of city employees are vaccinated.

WEKU

Jewish group and MPs urge GB News to stop indulging conspiracy theories

Fears that antisemitic tropes are being spread after host Neil Oliver discusses plan to impose ‘one-world government’

The Guardian - UK

Feisty Biden offers bipartisan vision while still triggering Republicans

The president hailed successes and even got the GOP cheering for entitlement programs in what looked like an unofficial re-election campaign launch

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A Scientific Review Shows the CDC Grossly Exaggerated the Evidence Supporting Mask Mandates

The analysis found that wearing masks in public "probably makes little or no difference."

Reason

Haven't had COVID or a vaccine dose in the past six months? Consider getting a booster

Australians aged 18 and over will be eligible for a COVID booster from February 20 if they have not had a vaccine dose or infection in the past six months.

The Conversation

Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union speech tackling economy, police reform and China

Joe Biden engaged in a running back-and-forth with Republicans that at times seemed more like something out of Prime Minster’s Questions than anything in the American parliamentary tradition

The Independent UK

Transcript: Biden's second State of the Union address

Transcript of President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and as provided by the White House:

The Independent UK

State of the Union: Read Joe Biden’s full address

Read President Biden’s full State of the Union address

The Independent UK

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech delivered on Feb. 7, 2023, as prepared for delivery.

WEKU

A fifth COVID vaccine will be available to Australian adults this month. Here's what you need to know

A fifth COVID-19 vaccine will be available this month. Here's who can and can't get it, and why.

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Australia to expand rollout of fifth COVID vaccine shot

Australia will roll out a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine later this month to all citizens aged 18 and above who have not contracted coronavirus or been vaccinated in the past six months, Health Minister Mark Butler said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear

‘Blank Paper movement’ decrying government policies rekindles dissent after Xi Jinping’s decade of iron-fisted crackdowns

The Independent UK

Biden State of the Union will urge Congress to ‘finish the job’ with a ‘blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America’

‘The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere’

Reason

White House Opposes Congressional Effort To End COVID Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Travelers

More than four months after President Joe Biden declared the pandemic to be over, the White House is fighting efforts to lift lingering and nonsensical COVID rules.

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Leonardo DiCaprio denies he’s dating a model as young as 19

Twitter’s been in an uproar over rumors that DiCaprio — famous for never dating a woman older than 25 — was spending time with a 19-year-old whose high school education would have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Irish Mirror

RTE Late Late Show Eurosong Special viewing figures show less than half a million tuned in

Wild Youth were eventually chosen to represent Ireland at the song contest this May in Liverpool, beating 19-year-old student Jennifer Connolly by just two points on the leader board.

Los Angeles Times

AMC Theatres offers cheaper tickets for worse seats, while raising prices for the middle

AMC Theatres has introduced a new pricing program, offering cheaper seats for movie fans who don’t mind sitting in the front row, in the latest attempt to increase attendance and profits after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daily Record

Willie Haughey claims Celtic and Hearts broke same rules in 2020 Scottish Cup Final as his Queen’s Park

The final was a unique one with it taking place behind doors at Hampden Park during the Covid pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Kaylea Titford: How independent teen ballooned and was left to die in bed after lockdown

Kaylea Titford, 16, was "trapped" inside her bedroom with no access to the toilet as her father Alun Titford was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

AAP

All adults to be offered fresh COVID-19 booster

The government has announced everyone who has not had a COVID-19 booster or a case of the virus in the past six months can get another vaccine shot.

Wales Online

What we've learned from intentionally infecting people with Covid

Beginning in 2021, scientists in the UK embarked on three human challenge studies with healthy young adult participants

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