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Chicago selected as site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Chicago was selected Tuesday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious postpandemic boon, and an acknowledgment the city’s progressive, pro-union values align with a Democratic Party that is seeking to boost its strength in a politically competitive Midwest.

Chicago Tribune

To business leaders, Dem convention’s real payoff is in civic promotion

They hope that by bringing a global spotlight to Chicago, the political event will show off the city’s best features and accelerate its post-pandemic resurgence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five of Edinburgh's most 'unwanted homes' on sale that just won't budge

As the housing market begins to settle after the Covid pandemic, some homes haven't budged. While some may have us confused as to why they haven't been snapped up, here some of the five 'unwanted' properties.

Edinburgh Live

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Luxury Edinburgh cheese shop in plush area on sale after booming since pandemic

George Mewes Cheese are selling both of their cheese monger units in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The businesses, which would be a great opportunity for any budding entrepreneurs, are being advertised for offers over £300,000.

Edinburgh Live

Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering returns for first time since coronavirus pandemic

The traditional parade on Saturday will be the centrepiece of the weekend, with costumed entertainers and bands taking to the streets

Chronicle Live

Shoplifting and customer abuse soar post-COVID, stores report

Retail workers are still feeling the effects of the pandemic more than three years in levels of theft and customer aggression.

The New Daily

PC sales are down but can everyone please chill out

Shipments down by 30% in the first quarter of this year, but overall it really doesn't look that bad.

PC Gamer

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Nearly a quarter of people in the UK flush wet wipes down the toilet – here's why they shouldn't

Whether you’re cleaning your house, your car or your child, there are a variety of wet wipes manufactured for the job. Wet wipes are small, lightweight and extremely convenient. They have become a staple in most of our lives, particularly so during and since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

Nintendo shares jump on Mario movie's record debut

Nintendo's shares have slumped since highs recorded during the COVID pandemic, as sales of the company's Switch console miss forecasts.

Fortune

Metallica's James Hetfield on going to rehab: "there was a rebirth...realizing my life was needing some help"

James Hetfield has discussed rehab, the pandemic and Metallica's new album 72 seasons in a rare interview

Metal Hammer

Commentary: Excess deaths in the US are rising at a shocking rate

The current COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is both good and bad. The good news is that COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest levels of the three-year pandemic. Given current trends, projections indicate roughly 100,000 COVID-19 deaths for 2023 — less than half of any of the three previous years.

Chicago Tribune

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing.

WEKU

Leisure travel has hit pre-COVID levels, but business travel remains months away from a 'full recovery'

A new survey reveals travel's complex rebound from the pandemic.

Fortune

Boy, 17, battling cancer invited to King's Coronation for his services to community

Sahil Usman, 17, is among the 850 local heroes invited to the King's Coronation in May for creating hundreds of hampers filled with essentials for elderly people during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Young people are sick of working hard for no money – and are using social media to vent

As a pandemic, the rising cost of living and stagnant wages lead a young workforce to reject the ‘work hard and move up in the world’ ethos of old, social media has become a valuable outlet for youthful apathy, writes Joseph Bobowicz

The Independent UK

Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended

The Independent UK

Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22

Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability

Kiplinger

New Data Shows How the Pandemic Changed Work From Home Habits

The Census Bureau released new data that showed exactly how the pandemic changed work from home habits.

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AAP

Free flu, COVID-19 jabs encouraged ahead of NSW winter

Now is the time for people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 or flu to see their doctor, authorities say.

Capital & Main

Working Sick: Americans With Long COVID Struggle to Make a Living

Paid sick leave for COVID dwindles, impacting the most vulnerable employees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Home-based workers as a group grew younger, more diverse during the COVID pandemic

“If only temporarily . . . the widespread adoption of home-based work was a defining feature of the pandemic era,” according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Irish Mirror

'I loved it so much' - Matt Damon's family still wants to move to Ireland after lockdown stint

The Jason Bourne star's family have revealed they would like to return to Ireland after staying during the pandemic

Fortune

Leaders lost their discipline. Now employees are paying the price.

Business leaders are changing tactics as the consequences of our abnormal pandemic behavior finally hit home.

Caixin Global

Opinion: A Large Voucher Rollout Is Feasible Solution to Spur China’s Consumption

Issuing 300 billion yuan of vouchers can increase domestic consumption by as much as 1 trillion yuan

Reuters

Hundreds of South Africans tie the knot in Easter mass wedding

More than 800 couples walked down the aisle on Easter Sunday in one of the biggest mass wedding ceremonies in South Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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