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Smoking Decline Halts Amidst Surge in Youth Uptake During Post-COVID Era

The pace of decline in smoking rates was previously at 5.2 per cent in the pre-pandemic years but became 0.3 per cent between April 2020 and August 2022.

International Business Times UK

Pandemic relief funding for the arts was 'staggering'

A new study finds that the government had a rare moment of generosity toward the arts during the pandemic. Out of over $4 trillion, $53 billion went to arts and entertainment across the U.S.

WEKU

Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels

During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early. Experts say the recent increase reflects a return to business as usual for the nation's carceral system.

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"Before the pandemic, one in ten teenagers showed symptoms of depression. At the end of the first lockdown, it was one in four." Photographer Valentin Goppel depicts young lives in troubled times

Everybody has a different experience of lockdown and Valentin Goppel's new book presents what life was like for him as a young adult in Germany

Digital Camera World

Wealth Disparity Gap Widened in Post-Pandemic U.S. — Study

Pandemic wealth surged on stimulus payments and an increase in home value, new study finds.

Kiplinger

Record 350,000 parents in England fined over term-time holidays with children

DfE data also shows record cases of pupils caught cheating while sitting A-level and GCSE exams

The Guardian - UK

From a surprising long COVID theory to a new cow flu: Our 5 top 'viral' posts in 2023

The pandemic state of emergency was lifted but there are still plenty of viruses to worry about. Here are some highlights of our viral coverage this year, including NPR's "Hidden Viruses" series.

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Heartland Alliance cuts 65 jobs and shuts affordable housing division

Still hurting from the pandemic, the nonprofit said it is trying to sell its apartment buildings to operators who will maintain the sites as affordable properties.

Chicago Sun-Times

Waterfront operators’ soaring profit margins prompts concerns from competition regulator

ACCC report finds there may not be enough market pressure on dominant port operators as companies blame high shipping charges for rising prices

The Guardian - AU

Working from home may have stopped people from quitting smoking, researchers say

A UCL study showed the number of people quitting smoking 'stagnated' during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Pfizer Shares Tumble On Disappointing 2024 Profit Outlook

Pfizer issued a disappointing 2024 forecast Wednesday, denting shares as the company navigates a profound plunge in sales tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.

International Business Times

Union slams RTC management for depriving public of transport facility in Andhra Pradesh

AP PTD Employees' Union slams RTC mgmt for depriving public of transport facility. Union president blames pandemic, failure to increase buses, app-based services, private bus operators & rulebook violations for declining OR. Urges mgmt to conduct study & take corrective measures to improve patronage.

The Hindu

Suppliers of unusable PPE should pay back taxpayer money, Australian peak doctors’ group says

Australian health department spokesperson says it is ‘exploring options for viable cost-recovery’

The Guardian - AU

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic show no signs of abating.

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Children born or raised during lockdown are developing language skills at a slower rate

Social interactions in the first months of life are fundamental for babies to learn how to communicate and develop their language skills. Physical contact, touch, smiling and our first face-to-face “conversations” are the pillars on which we build our understanding of the social world.

Evening Standard

Who is Mark Drakeford? Career background as First Minister of Wales announces resignation

Mark Drakeford has said he is standing down as First Minister of Wales. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday morning, Mr Drakeford said: "When I stood for election as Leader of Welsh Labour, I said I would stand down during the current Senedd term.

AAP

COVID-19 pandemic response continues to press on budget

Continuing to pay for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments will cost Australians hundreds of millions of dollars, with the threat posed by the virus far from over.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Homeworking, bone-idle civil servants should get back to the office now

The one interesting thing to come out of the Prime Minister’s appearance at the Covid inquiry yesterday, other than his mesmerising grasp of detail, was his admission that too many people worked from home during the pandemic. “Fewer people were out at work than had been anticipated.” I’ll say.

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The Guardian - UK

Ignore the Johnson and Sunak circus: these are the real lessons from the Covid inquiry

If we are to be prepared for the next pandemic, we need competent leaders, functional testing and trust in the science, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

Fortune

Delta CEO says fears business travel has died are greatly overstated—hybrid workers are just shifting the data

Business travel at Delta Air Lines is down “about 20% below” pre-pandemic levels. But its CEO Ed Bastian isn’t concerned because rather than globe-trotting to see colleges, hybrid workers are mixing business and pleasure.

Latin Times

Chronical Absenteeism From School Among Latinos Skyrockets During COVID Pandemic

The number shot up by more than 50 percent, more than for any other demographic. The reasons and the proposals to revert this

International Business Times UK

Sunak Faces Grilling From COVID Inquiry Over 'Missing' WhatsApps

Last week, former prime minister Boris Johnson defended his actions and hit out at "dramatic" representations of the Partygate revelations.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's evidence to Covid inquiry 'pathetic', bereaved families say

The Prime Minister's testimony has been 'the most pathetic performance' since the start of the inquiry, spokesperson Jean Adamson says

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme under intense pressure at Covid inquiry

The prime minister used an eight-hour evidence session to brush off accusations that he launched the controversial hospitality-boosting scheme without proper scientific advice

Evening Standard

Eat Out to Help Out protected workers from ‘devastating’ job losses, Sunak tells Covid inquiry

The Prime Minister said he still believed the 2020 discount hospitality scheme was the ‘right thing to do’

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