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Evictions eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in Bay Area as tenant protections expired

Janae Randolph waited nervously with her boyfriend outside a wood-paneled courtroom at the Contra Costa County courthouse in Martinez, California. She scanned the increasingly crowded hallway for somebody official-looking — maybe a public defender, she hoped — who would explain why they’d been summoned after receiving an eviction notice at…

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

NYC’s losing battle with soaring overdose deaths sows grief, devastates a Bronx community

NEW YORK — Ralph Ortiz loved his family, dancing, freestyle music and handball. He taught his sons basketball and how to navigate the streets of the Bronx. He was a near-constant flirt, sometimes to the embarrassment of his kids. He was strong, prideful and funny.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

1 Gaming Stock to Help Level up Your Portfolio in 2023

The Gaming industry witnessed a slight slowdown in 2022 after two years of pandemic-fueled growth. However, mobile gaming company Playtika’s (PLTK) average DPUs stood at 3.4% in the third quarter. Moreover, the company has maintained its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2022. Thus, it could be wise to…

StockNews.com · Feb 16, 2023

Uber Eats is begging me to come back – but I’m out there in the real world, supermarket shopping

Post-pandemic, companies that boomed by helping us stay at home are struggling to stay afloat. Their loss is my gain, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Pandemic telehealth was a boon to people with psychiatric conditions — what happens when it ends?

Changes to psychiatric telehealth in the coming months may make it harder for people to access medication.

Inverse · Feb 16, 2023

Hong Kong population drops for 3rd year under COVID shadow

Hong Kong’s government has announced that the territory's population dropped for a third straight year as deaths rose during the pandemic and anti-virus measures restricted the number of arriving workers

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Cote d'Ivoire reopens land borders closed since start of pandemic

Cote d’Ivoire has lifted its Covid-imposed land border closure, officially re-opening its roads to neighboring countries after nearly three years.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 16, 2023

Commentary: Activism and niches are killing the teaching of history at universities

The statistics are in for history as a profession, and they are dire. The number of tenure-track positions open for history professors fell to an all-time low in 2021, according to an American Historical Association report. The AHA blamed the COVID-19 pandemic. But while that explains the dip after 2020…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 16, 2023

Bus industry warns ‘time is running out’ to prevent services being axed

The Government’s current funding deal to keep services running despite the fall in demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic expires soon.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Insurers accused of re-writing lockdown history after refusing payouts

Firms find that business interruption cover proved worthless despite being forced to close during the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023