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Memorable moments of Scotland's longest-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon says she is too divisive to continue leading Scotland. Take a look at some of the moments that defined her career.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

2 Gaming Stocks Worth Your Attention and 1 That's Not

Growing penetration of smartphones and advanced technologies such as 5G, Augmented reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and metaverse keep the gaming industry poised for perpetual growth even in the post-pandemic world. While it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong gaming stocks Playtika Holding Corp. (PLTK) and SciPlay Corporation…

StockNews.com · Feb 15, 2023

Antibiotics are being inappropriately prescribed for COVID, increasing the threat of antimicrobial resistance – research

Antibiotics are drugs designed to treat infections caused by bacteria (for example, skin infections). They don’t work on infections caused by other microbes such as viruses (including COVID and flu) or fungi (for example, thrush).

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

Bird flu pandemic warning as taxpayers shell out £42m to compensate farmers

Exclusive: Activists blame factory farming for UK’s worst outbreak as owners paid average of £165,000 each

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

‘Horrible timing’: pandemic food relief ends as inflation sends families scrambling

Emergency allotments helped families weather the Covid crisis and rising prices – but they’ll end in March

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2023

This comedian just won a $550,000 prize. Up next: A boundary-pushing solo show

LOS ANGELES — Part of the world may have moved on from COVID-19, but performance artist Kristina Wong is reliving the worst of the pandemic — specifically the dark days of 2020 through the summer of 2021 — night after night as part of her solo show, "Kristina Wong, Sweatshop…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023

Shopify deleted 322,000 hours of meetings. Should the rest of us be jealous?

The pandemic had an unexpected side effect: peak meeting misery. With Shopify's radical announcement last month, the working world wants to know if a future without meetings is even possible.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them

Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Pandemic compounded challenges for people struggling with eating disorders

BALTIMORE — For almost two decades — from high school to when she was a 35-year-old graduate student — Alicia Castaneda Hatfield struggled with an eating disorder without ever talking with a doctor about it.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Workers could be denied sick notes in bid to boost economy

Government concerned by rise in long-term sickness since pandemic

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023