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The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans

A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled post-pandemic summer plans for would-be travelers around the world

The Independent UK

India could soon be the world’s third biggest economy – NZ needs to build the trade relationship urgently

India’s economy has emerged as a bright spot in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently the fifth largest global economy, it is predicted to become the third largest by 2030.

The Conversation

ACT a 'destination of choice' with record domestic visitor expenditure

International travellers are less than half where they were pre-pandemic, however.

The Canberra Times

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reportedly Think They Have Been “Really Unlucky” Professionally Since Quitting the Firm

They blame the late Queen and Prince Philip’s deaths and the pandemic for their professional flops.

Marie Claire

These 5 Stories Reveal The Pivotal Points of the Covid-19 Pandemic — And What We Can Learn From Them

Five stories from The Conversation’s archives that helped illuminate complex issues at pivotal moments in the pandemic.

Inverse

Small, Slow But Steady review – unsentimental Japanese drama about a young deaf boxer

The true story of a self-doubting female fighter battling through pandemic lockdown benefits from a muted, naturalistic approach

The Guardian - UK

Rose Week festival at Lady Dixon Park will not go ahead for another year

The 2022 event was also cancelled last year as a result of the pandemic on staffing resources

Belfast Live

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Hello, Bookstore review – life-affirming documentary about a US literary haven

A venerable Massachusetts bookshop and its hippy owner struggle through the pandemic in AB Zax’s engagingly quirky portrait

The Guardian - UK

Eight well loved restaurants and pubs Merseyside has lost this year

This year several pubs and restaurants in Liverpool have closed

Liverpool Echo

International student working hours in Australia are now capped again. Will it end ‘horrifying’ cases of exploitation?

Changes introduced during the pandemic allowed students to work unrestricted, leading many to take on unsustainable hours

The Guardian - AU

Fireworks industry finds stable ground after pandemic, demand expected to stay sky-high

Brothers Mason, 10, and Declan Wheeler, 7, craned their heads to talk to employees of a fireworks stand over the counter as they helped their dad shop Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Winnetka man faces up to a year in prison for price gouging N95 masks early in pandemic

Krikor Topouzian, 62, was found guilty Thursday of buying nearly 80,000 masks in the early months of the pandemic and selling them at large markups even as friends and law enforcement warned him of the products’ “scarce” material designation during the international crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Chase's Mark Labbett reveals unusual way he wooed girlfriend after marriage breakdown

The Chase star Mark Labbett, 57, has opened up about his new girlfriend Hayley Palmer, 41, who he started dating after the pandemic following the breakdown of his marriage

Daily Mirror

NHS heroes captured in Tate Liverpool artworks presented to Alder Hey

The artwork was previously on display at Tate Liverpool in 2021

Liverpool Echo

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Los Angeles Times

'Like sitting on the 101 in LA': Yosemite visitors wait in line for hours to enter park

Waterfalls may be flowing freely at Yosemite National Park after record-breaking precipitation, but lines out of the park have often been at a standstill this season — the first summer without a reservation system since before the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Appeals court rejects lawsuit over House fines for mask rule

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington swatted down a lawsuit Friday from three House Republicans who faced fines for violating a pandemic-era rule that required members to wear a mask on the House floor.

Axios

Americans expected to spend $100 million more this year on fireworks

Sales have rebounded since the pandemic, and are expected to rise 4% from 2022.

Zenger

EU Commission Secures Vaccine Production Capacity For Future Crises

Pfizer and European pharmaceutical firms to stockpile vaccines for rapid response, raising concerns over equity

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WA DOC workers say they were wrongfully excluded from $1K pandemic bonuses

OLYMPIA — Most state workers can expect a $1,000 bonus in July for staying on at their jobs, but one group of workers at the Department of Corrections says they have been wrongfully excluded from getting it.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Biden's plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling the nation's chief executive did not have legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

The Conversation

COVID: how incorrect assumptions and poor foresight hampered the UK's pandemic preparedness

Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, has told the recently opened COVID-19 Inquiry that the UK’s pandemic planning was “completely wrong”. According to Hancock, the doctrine was “to plan for the consequences of a disaster” rather than stopping or containing the virus in the first place.

Tom’s Guide

Did Covid kill mattress comfort?

Your mattress probably has lower quality foams in it if you bought it after the pandemic... but that's not a bad thing.

Wales Online

Welsh Government halts holiday free school meal provision for children

The scheme was introduced during the pandemic to help hard pressed parents struggling with cost of living

The Guardian - UK

If you think absent pupils are skiving, just try spending a day in a school

Children are struggling, resources are being cut and teachers are burning out. Yet politicians blame everyone but themselves, says Nadeine Asbali

Los Angeles Times

These high school grads are the COVID Class of 2023 and have the stories to prove it

It had only been a week since graduation and these teenagers were giddy. Summer sprawled out in front of them. College is just a few months away — a future some still can't believe will be theirs.

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