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Texas Legislature gears up to tackle long-standing and fresh issues in public education. Here’s what you need to know.

Lawmakers are looking at ways to keep teachers in the profession, make schools safer, give parents money for private schooling and censor conversations about sex and gender.

The Texas Tribune

‘Some weeks I only speak to the postman’: how to escape learned loneliness – and soar socially

The time we spend with our close friends has plummeted over the past decade. Here is an expert guide to making new connections and reviving old ones

The Guardian - UK

COVID remains a global emergency, the World Health Organization says, but we're at a transition point. What does this mean?

As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, we are all asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over?

The Conversation

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Two carriers extend services

Two Japanese carriers -- Japan Airlines (JAL) and Peach Aviation -- plan to increase the number of flights they operate to satisfy demand among Thai tourists, while tourism operators expect Thais to seek new travel destinations.

Bangkok Post

Stimulus money is partly behind soaring U.S. inflation, Fed study finds

Multiple rounds of fiscal stimulus from two presidents during the pandeminc may have been a double-edged sword for the U.S. economy.

Fortune

Martin Lewis urges people to claim 'massive' State Pension top-up

Grandparents who provided care, even if it was remotely during the pandemic, could increase their State Pension payments.

Edinburgh Live

What will change once federal COVID-19 emergency ends in May?

The pandemic increased health care coverage, boosted telehealth, beefed up food assistance and offered universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. On May 11, President Joe Biden plans to end the emergencies declared for the pandemic.

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Peloton CEO teases an 'epic comeback' for the pandemic stock darling

The company’s chief executive insisted the business was no longer “on the brink of extinction” as its second-quarter earnings were published.

Fortune

Michelle Mone's yacht 'renamed pandemic profiteer' in daring protest

TORY peer Michelle Mone’s infamous yacht has been "renamed" the “pandemic profiteer” in a daring political protest.

The National (Scotland)

It’s "telehealth vs. no care"

Telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries grew from less than 1% pre-pandemic to more than 32% in April 2020

Salon

House pandemic bill raises debate about future of border restrictions - Roll Call

Republicans voted to end the COVID-19 health emergency, but the White House says that move would also halt Title 42, which the GOP supports.

Roll Call

The 'guinea pig' generation: How the pandemic shaped this year's college freshmen

COVID-19 defined the high school experiences of many students entering college this fall. "I went from 16 to 18 in a blur," says one freshman.

WEKU

Anti-vaxxers desperate with end of COVID

Anti-vaxxers built their identities around the pandemic — now they're losing their minds (even more)

Salon

Man honoured by Queen for work during Covid pandemic faces deportation

Exclusive: Friends ‘devastated’ by result and vow to keep fighting for Vimal Pandya to stay in Rotherhithe

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Republican-led panel targets COVID relief dollars for review

More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of federal charges of defrauding the myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic

Tribune News Service

After a brief pandemic reprieve, rural workers return to life without paid leave

ELKO, Nevada — When Ruby B. Sutton found out she was pregnant in late 2021, it was hard to envision how her full-time job would fit with having a newborn at home. She faced a three-hour round-trip commute to the mine site where she worked as an environmental engineer, 12-plus-hour…

Daily Record

Martin Lewis urges people to claim 'massive' State Pension top-up just for looking after grandchildren

Grandparents who provided care, even if it was remotely during the pandemic, could increase their State Pension payments.

WEKU

House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats

Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending.

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France 24

ExxonMobil rakes in record net profits in 2022, leading to backlash

US oil company ExxonMobil recorded a net profit of $56 billion last year, beating its previous 2008 record. It benefitted from a surge in prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a cost-cutting drive during the pandemic. The White House has called these profits "outrageous", leading to further calls…

Caixin Global

Wang Tao: Economic Activity Gains Ground During Holiday, but Nowhere Near Pre-Covid Levels

High-frequency data around the Lunar New Year improved over 2022, but some indicators remain well below where they were before the pandemic

Birmingham Post

Virgin Money reports growth but notes impact of economic problems on customers

The bank increased business lending despite the winding down of Government loan schemes linked to the pandemic

Radio France Internationale

France to modify special Covid work rules as health situation improves

With the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalised patients steadily going down in France, measures put in place for employees during the pandemic will no longer be in force as of 1 February. However, some of these changes have been criticised by groups representing vulnerable members of society.

The Times of India

Autorickshaws multiply, so do Chennai commuters’ woes

When the pandemic hit, many auto drivers in the city turned jobless. Some shifted course and adopted other semi-skilled jobs such as construction or painting.

Businessweek

Sean Penn’s Disaster-Relief Charity Ended Up a Money Mess

CORE saved American lives during the pandemic. Employees say it has also failed to shield them from alleged sexual harassment or address financial mismanagement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Emergency’s over, but danger’s not: Pritzker ends pandemic disaster status, but warns, ‘COVID-19 has not disappeared’

Beyond the bureaucratic red tape, the disaster proclamation allowed Gov. J.B. Pritzker to put in place multiple executive orders. Should the pandemic worsen, he would have to make another disaster proclamation in order to issue those sorts of orders again.

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