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Underlying Australia's inflation problem is a historic shift of income from workers to corporate profits

The three years since the onset of the pandemic have witnessed a dramatic redistribution of national income, away from labour compensation and towards business profits.

The Conversation

Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages

The Independent UK

The Decent Idea Buried in Trump's Goofy 'Freedom Cities' Plan

The federal government owns the majority of land in states that have seen the biggest pandemic-era housing price spikes. Selling that land off for residential development makes abundant sense.

Reason

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How does RNA know where to go in the city of the cell? Using cellular ZIP codes and postal carrier routes

Before 2020, when my friends and acquaintances asked me what I study as a molecular biologist, their eyes would inevitably glaze over as soon as I said “RNA.” Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the power and promise of this molecule to the world at large, their eyes widen.

The Conversation

Greater risk of infection behind high ethnic minority deaths during Covid pandemic, study finds

Study finds health inequalities during pandemic ‘predominantly driven by increased exposure’ to virus

Evening Standard

Many kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?

It’s widely known from test scores that the pandemic set back students across the country

The Independent UK

Mike Sielski: Carter Hart is the Flyers’ only untouchable player. Right?

The highest point that the Flyers have reached in the last decade was the highest point that Carter Hart has reached as their goaltender. It was two-and-a-half years ago in the 2020 playoffs, in the pandemic bubble in Toronto. The Flyers had beaten the Montreal Canadiens in six games in…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Rural hospitals that were struggling financially even before the pandemic are running out of COVID aid

Financial pitfalls at the U.S.'s highest-elevation hospital in Colorado serve as a cautionary tale.

Fortune

China aims for 'economic stability' in 2023 with 5% GDP growth target

With China's National People's Congress underway, the government has set out what many are calling an achievable target for economic growth in 2023. The 5 percent objective is the lowest in over three decades and comes as Beijing has lifted most of the restrictions set up during the Covid-19 pandemic.…

France 24

Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific – but will governments put words into action?

With COVID-19 travel restrictions largely a thing of the past for Australian and New Zealand tourists, Pacific destinations are enjoying the return of visitors – albeit at a slower pace than in other parts of the world.

The Conversation

Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

The UK’s top civil servant described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.

The Independent UK

Osborne defends Hancock as ‘sensible’ figure after Covid leaks

The former Conservative chancellor crops up in the leaked messages offering advice and support to the health secretary.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages: what are the latest disclosures?

Leak has provided unique insight into how UK government operated at height of the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years. It offers a preview of what could happen nationwide

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the safety-net program.

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‘It’s going to be devastating’: End of emergency food benefits expected to impact millions of Californians

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A gallon of milk, a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, a pound of chicken: That may be all the groceries some Californians can buy each month with their CalFresh benefits now that emergency federal pandemic funds that boosted food benefits have ended.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak accused of Eat out to Help Out 'cover up' as WhatsApps show Covid fears

Leaked messages allege that Mr Hancock said he'd kept concerns about the scheme 'out of the news' and on another occasion he joked to his aide: 'He [Sunak] hasn’t launched another eat out to help the virus get about has he?'

Irish Mirror

Irish women in hospital with severe liver damage from alcohol doubled during pandemic

Professor John Ryan warned a shift in drinking habits has resulted in record numbers of females seeking help for cirrhosis of the liver.

Daily Mirror

Daughter shares final messages with dad before he died alone in Covid pandemic

Sonya's dad didn't respond to her final message before he passed away at the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020 and she has blasted rule-breaking Tories who stopped her "last goodbye"

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The Guardian - UK

Anti-lockdowners are out in force, filling a Covid inquiry gap with bogus ideology

Matt Hancock’s leaked messages are not the evidence we are waiting for. A government report into its own pandemic response is overdue

Bangkok Post

Thailand spent B444bn in 3 years to fight pandemic

Thailand spent a total of 444 billion baht ($12.8 billion) on public health during the three years of the pandemic to contain the spread of Covid-19 and vaccinate its population, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

Daily Mirror

WhatsApps show Hancock wanted to 'deploy' new Covid variant to 'frighten pants off' public

WhatsApp messages showing the inner workings of the Health Secretary's team at the height of the pandemic were leaked to reporters, including a suggestion from Hancock that they declare a new strain

Salon

America's looming "hunger cliff"

As pandemic-era emergency SNAP benefits expire, millions of Americans face food insecurity

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows for Covid inquiry to be fast-tracked after Hancock WhatsApp leak

Labour calls for prime minister to ensure that no key evidence, including social media data, is erased

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock tells lawyers he wants immunity on care home deaths during Covid pandemic

He said he should not be the target of judicial reviews over his department’s failure to safeguard care home residents simply because he was Secretary of State – and that it should be the whole Government instead

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall use of WhatsApp poses transparency risks, says data watchdog

Information commissioner’s warning comes after leak of messages sent by Matt Hancock during Covid pandemic

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