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NHS heroes captured in Tate Liverpool artworks presented to Alder Hey

The artwork was previously on display at Tate Liverpool in 2021

Liverpool Echo

'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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

Axios

EU Commission Secures Vaccine Production Capacity For Future Crises

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

Zenger

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Los Angeles Times

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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.

The Conversation

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.

Tom’s Guide

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

Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

Federal budget on track to smash surplus forecasts as cash balance hits $19bn – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Winn shoves in first career start, but SF Giants silenced in second straight loss to Blue Jays

TORONTO — It was just over a year ago, last June 23, that Keaton Winn made his final start at Single-A San Jose, returning from a two-year absence caused by a pandemic and major elbow surgery. When the Giants won their last World Series, Winn was merely a teenager in…

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There's a $75 trillion reason the economy won't crash into a recession, top economist says: Baby boomers' pent-up net worth

“Consumers may run out of their excess pandemic savings by the end of this year, but they have lots of other sources of purchasing power,” a veteran market watcher says.

The Independent UK

Scammers used doll faces to secure in Covid pandemic aid in PPP fraud

‘There were billions of dollars of fraud in the PPP program and Womply played a large role in facilitating this fraud’

AAP

House prices took more than 15 years to double

Home values are now doubling at a slower rate even after the massive pandemic-era boom that saw prices soar across the country.

The Guardian - UK

Social care needs a long-term workforce plan

Letters: The undervaluing of social care is a betrayal of the hardworking healthcare professionals who got us through the pandemic, writes Rachael Dodgson, while Kalvin Morris calls for better-run care recruitment

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Daily Record

Brexit meant Scottish and UK Governments had 'poor' relations during pandemic, says John Swinney

The former SNP Deputy First Minister told the UK Covid Inquiry in London that relationships between Westminster and Holyrood had been harmed by the prospect of Britain leaving the EU with no deal.

The Guardian - UK

Tate loans painting of Covid frontline staff to Alder Hey hospital

Aliza Nisenbaum’s work depicts staff in range of roles at Liverpool children’s hospital

The National (Scotland)

'Fed up of excuses': Covid bereaved dad demands answers over prison death of son

THE father of a man who died in prison has said those bereaved by Covid are “fed up of excuses” from political leaders after Nicola Sturgeon…

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon blasted for 'skirting around' questions at covid inquiry by dad who lost son

The First Minister gave evidence at the UK covid inquiry in London and admitted the Scottish Government made mistakes in its response to the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Nicola Sturgeon blames no-deal Brexit planning for distracting from pandemic plans

The former Scottish First Minister was reminded she was "in a witness box not a soap box" when she appeared at the Covid Inquiry as she rallied against Brexit and the impact it had

The Independent UK

Tate Liverpool presents hospital with artwork celebrating NHS staff

The artwork depicts workers at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital during the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

'Not a soapbox': Nicola Sturgeon told off for Brexit comment at Covid inquiry

NICOLA Sturgeon was told off for explaining the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s ability to prepare for pandemics immediately before Covid struck…

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