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Commentary: How can we boost COVID-19 economic recovery? End the tourist visa backlog

There’s a good chance that Main Street in your hometown looks different from how it did three years ago, whether that’s in Illinois or elsewhere in the U.S. Perhaps your favorite restaurant has closed, or your barber never reopened after lockdowns. For communities whose economic success is tied to tourism…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Disable China’s ‘Health Codes' as Soon as Possible

The government should shut down this tool for controlling the pandemic and destroy all related personal data to protect residents’ information

Caixin Global

A new start after 60: I was shattered by the pandemic. Then I learned how to be alone

Sue Gee spent her whole life looking for a sense of belonging, but it was only after she joined a women’s community that she finally discovered how to be happy in her own company

The Guardian - UK

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A record 6,542 guns — 18 a day — were intercepted at U.S. airport security in 2022

With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.

WEKU

‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

As the former Sage adviser leaves Wellcome to join WHO, he talks about exhausted health workers, the UK’s sluggish response to Covid and the danger of conspiracy theories

The Guardian - UK

Fears for 'invisible' young people forced home by COVID-19 pandemic and stuck there due to cost of living

A new report finds one-in-five young people have felt it was difficult or "not beneficial" living with their parents, yet COVID-19 restrictions have forced them to head home. One youth worker is worried about those still stuck there due to the cost of living and housing crisis.

ABC News

Share houses make comeback as rental crisis continues and people lease out spare rooms

The demand for share houses is back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancy rates sit at historic lows and rent and cost-of-living pressures eat into Australians' budgets.

ABC News

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Treasurer questions viability of super tax breaks

Jim Chalmers has kept the door open to an overhaul of super tax concessions as he looks for opportunities to repair the stretched federal budget.

AAP

Nottinghamshire's worst-rated schools revealed in new map

The Government said the Covid pandemic has had a 'huge impact on pupils' learning'

Nottingham Post

DeSantis is trying to turn Trump’s biggest win into a liability

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting he can use one of Donald Trump's biggest successes to turn voters against the former president.

Tribune News Service

Mother-of-two receives £27,000 energy bill after smart meter error

Paula Coplin, 42, from Leicester, discovered the colossal bill while trying to claim back credit from her account

Wales Online

The sorry sight of 14 Nottingham closed restaurants, bars and cafes

Some have been empty for years

Nottingham Post

Orange County, Calif., man who bought luxury cars with COVID-19 relief funds sentenced to prison

An Orange County, California man who fraudulently obtained $5 million in pandemic relief loans and then spent the money on lavish vacations, luxury sports cars and his own personal expenses was sentenced Friday to 41/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times

Popular Edinburgh eatery announces sudden closure due to ‘tram works and rising costs’

Bundits of Leith, which opened less than two years ago, has been forced to close due to 'rising costs, transitioning from the pandemic and ongoing tram works'.

Edinburgh Live

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Daily Record

Mum left panicking with £27,000 energy bill after smart meter error

Paula Coplin tried to claim £1,000 in credit she had amassed for other bills when she was told she could not get her money back after being billed £27,404.81.

Reuters

Chinese officials arrive in Taiwan on first post-pandemic visit

(This Feb. 18 story has been corrected to fix the family name to Li, not Lu, in paragraphs 2 and 3)

Wales Online

The daring couple who turned a food van in their driveway into a thriving business

Kristian Pontone and Jodi Dickens ran a pizza truck from their driveway for two and a half years in the pandemic before opening Modo Pizza Romana in Cardiff

ABC News

Rediscovering childhood love of rollerskating after 25-year break opens up joy and a new club

Bec Wawszkowicz thought her rollerskating days were behind her, but 25 years on she is back on her skates and has her own club.

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Wales Online

Nightclub which never reopened after coronavirus pandemic finally set to return in Llanelli

Stamps has been taken over by new owners who hope it will help revive the town's nightlife

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's dog population explodes by 38,000 since the start of the pandemic

Lake Macquarie alone has had 10,641 dog registrations since March 2020.

StockNews.com

The 3 Best Pharma Stocks to Buy for Big Gains in 2023

The pharma industry witnessed solid growth amid the pandemic. Moreover, with surging demand, rising investments in research and development, and increasing e-pharmacy channels, the industry is well-positioned for significant growth over the coming years. Therefore, investors could consider buying fundamentally sound pharma stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), and…

The Conversation

Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income Americans buy food

Millions of Americans will find it harder to put enough food on the table starting in March 2023, after a COVID-19 pandemic-era boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits comes to an end. Congress mandated this change in budget legislation it passed in late December 2022.

Insider UK

Crerar Hotels reports turnover rise and narrows losses after year of investment

Group says it wants to promote Scotland to the world as hospitality sector continues post-pandemic recovery

The Conversation

Harry Styles is winning big because his music is a breezy pop antidote to our post-pandemic blues

At this year’s Brit Awards, British artist Harry Styles took home the most coveted award of the night, album of the year, for Harry’s House. He beat the likes of grime artist Stormzy, indie group The 1975 and the other big winners of the night, indie band Wet Leg. Styles…

Wales Online

The scams targeting young people everyone needs to know - and four steps to protect yourself

The rising cost of living on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing use of social media have led to some people being more at risk of being conned

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