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Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic

The Independent UK

Government ‘should make specific law to protect shop workers’

A survey found that incidents of violence and abuse nearly doubled in 2021-22 compared with before the pandemic.

The Independent UK

The hidden cost of a shutdown: America’s battle with food insecurity

The farm bill, which finances Snap benefits, must be renewed by Congress this year, as a rising number of Americans are going hungry

The Guardian - US

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Black Cook County residents face scarcity of mental health resources as their suicide rates remain high after the pandemic

The county’s Black residents are the only racial group whose suicide rates are higher now than before the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars a month

The Independent UK

‘Costs are out of control’: small UK music venues struggle to stay open

Music Venue Trust says 127 grassroots sites have closed or stopped offering music since last summer

The Guardian - UK

TV Newsance 228: Vivek Agnihotri’s The Vaccine War promotions aka fact-free primetime TV interviews

It’s that time of the year when our usual suspects turn into marketing agents for the promotion of Vivek Agnihotri’s latest film. While Manipur simmered with tension, and BJP MP Ramesh Bhiduri got “rewarded” for his communal tirade in the Parliament, our primetime TV news anchors were busy promoting The…

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Soaring wage bill hits profits at Groucho Club as new owners take charge

Underlying earnings at the Soho haunt fell 41% to £1 million last year, despite the venue being able to return to near normal trading after the pandemic

Evening Standard

UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought

Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall

The Guardian - UK

Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

WEKU

UK economy larger than thought, updated 2023 GDP figures confirm, with Q1 revised upwards

The ONS had already revised the UK’s GDP for 2021 dramatically upwards, so an unchanged growth rate means a larger economy than first thought

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak set to preside over biggest tax-raising parliament on record, say experts

By the time of the next general election, taxes will likely have risen to around 37% of national income, according to analysis by the IFS

Evening Standard

Millions take to China's railways, roads, air in 1st big autumn holiday since end of zero-COVID

Many millions of Chinese tourists are expected to travel within their country, splurging on hotels, tours, attractions and meals in a boost to the economy during the 8-day autumn holiday period that began Friday

The Independent UK

Sunak set to preside over biggest set of tax rises since WWII, experts say

By the time of next general election, taxes will likely have risen to around 37% of national income

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Sunak set to preside over biggest tax-raising parliament on record, say experts

By the time of the next general election, taxes will likely have risen to around 37% of national income, according to analysis by the IFS.

Chicago Sun-Times

Giannoulias wants permanent jump in driving test age from 75 to 79

The change would keep in place a temporary state policy that went into effect during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 hospital admissions in England stabilise after recent rise

The rate is still well below figures seen during the first year of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

‘Wear a seatbelt’ plea after road deaths increase by 10 per cent

1,711 people died on British roads in 2022 as collisions returned to pre-pandemic levels

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The Times of India

Mistakes that can cause poisoning due to hand sanitizer, kids to be extra careful

A study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), conducted in 2022, found an 8-fold increase in poisoning due to hand sanitizers during the lockdown period. There is no doubt that the use of hand sanitizers increased during the lockdown period which was imposed to contain…

The Independent UK

Now Sunak blames Covid for failing railways – as he refuses 12 times to say if HS2 will be scrapped

The PM said Covid-19 caused everyone to ‘stop travelling on the rail network’, which has made running train services ‘very difficult’ - as he suggested fixing potholes was ‘priority number one’

Evening Standard

London leavers: ‘a rent rise convinced us to leave Battersea and become digital nomads all over the world’

When their landlord put their Battersea rent up to £2,100 a month this couple decided to pack up and leave London behind for a life of travel

The Independent UK

What is ‘Disease X’ and why are experts worried?

Researchers are monitoring for the agent that could cause the next pandemic, known as ‘Disease X’

The Conversation

Gabor Maté claims trauma contributes to everything: from cancer to ADHD. But what does the evidence say?

Our health consumes a growing share of our economy and our attention, but we are not in great shape. Even as a ruinous pandemic subsides, epidemics of chronic disease, obesity, addiction and mental illness continue. Systems of care strain to cope and many of us engage in an anxious and…

The Independent UK

Cornell University agrees to pay $3m settlement for virtual learning during the pandemic

‘The University and Plaintiffs have agreed that the University will pay $3,000,000 into a Settlement Fund to resolve the Action,’ a notice read

The Independent UK

New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions

New Jersey’s Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak

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