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Former mayor teaching Harvard students about how to deal with a pandemic — and with reporters

Lori Lightfoot’s class will include a mock press conference and a simulated community meeting. She’ll discuss the dangers of politicizing a pandemic and how to interact with the media, drawing on lessons learned amid COVID-19.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 4, 2023

Restaurant chain Bill’s rebounds from pandemic with record first-half sales

The company, which grew from a single greengrocer in Lewes, reported record first-half sales of £45.3 million from its still trading locations, up 4.5% on a like-for-like basis

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

For the first time after pandemic slump, Kerala cinema theatre owners have a cheerful Onam

The revival in the fortunes of theatre owners comes after four bleak Onam seasons, with theatres in the State remaining closed for two of those due to the pandemic.

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2023

Being the main breadwinner didn't necessarily keep married mums in work during the pandemic

In the toughest days of the pandemic, many dual-income families made the difficult choice to drop down to one income.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2023

Simon Schama's history of 18th and 19th century disease outbreaks speaks powerfully to the present

Pandemics. Quarantine. Vaccines. These concepts have been at the forefront of our minds for over three years now. Having lived through the height of the COVID pandemic, it would be easy for us to imagine we have just experienced something unique in human history.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2023

For small biz reliant on summer tourism, extreme weather is the new pandemic -- for better or worse

For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pandemic as the determining factor in how well a summer will go

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

CEO of Fortune 1000 builder: U.S. housing market bottom should hold, but if it doesn't this key metric will warn us

What's actually happening in the U.S. housing market, as told by KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger.

Fortune · Sep 2, 2023

India will play an important role in trade realignment globally: Former U.S. Assistant Commerce Secretary Arun Kumar

India can play a pivotal role in global manufacturing post-pandemic, says Arun Kumar, former US Assistant Sec. of Commerce. He envisions a world where nations have learnt from the havoc wreaked by centralising manufacturing in China. His new book, The Global Trade Paradigm, explores how to rethink international business.

The Hindu · Sep 2, 2023

More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors' social lives

A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep older adults eating healthy

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help

Young students who were hit hardest by the pandemic are entering the upper grades of elementary school

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023