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Chicago Food Stop, other pop-ups give downtown a jolt of neighborhood vibrancy

The pop-ups are examples of the creative forces put in play since the pandemic, as well as a mechanism that will ensure the vitality of Michigan Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

WH Smith says travel business in 'strongest ever position'

Bosses at the Swindon-based retailer reported ‘significant’ rises in revenue at airports as global passenger numbers continue to increase after the Covid-19 pandemic

Birmingham Post

Single Claire Sweeney looking for 'financially secure man' after making £5k in lockdown

Former Brookside actress Claire Sweeney, 51, fell on hard times when the entertainment industry ground to a halt in the pandemic and she was forced to sell her $835,000 Mallorca holiday home

Daily Mirror

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World's oldest person dies at 118 after surviving both World Wars and Covid pandemic

French nun Lucile Randon, who was also known as Sister André, passed away in her sleep at a nursing home in Toulouse yesterday.

Daily Record

COVID may have enhanced many dads' involvement in parenting – our research shows why caregiving roles can last

Recent data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics suggests the COVID pandemic may have triggered a substantial rise in the number of stay-at-home dads across the country. One in nine stay-at-home parents were fathers in 2022, compared with one in 14 in 2019.

The Conversation

The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all

The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe then continued until the 19th century.

The Conversation

Qld lowers COVID-19 pandemic alert level

Queensland, which has emerged from a fourth wave of COVID-19, will cut its community alert level to green from amber.

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Covid pandemic 'negatively affected' progress of 'most pupils' in Wales, says Welsh education chief

'Don’t for one minute think the effect of the pandemic is out of the system. There are years of recovery to come,' said head of Estyn, Owen Evans

Wales Online

Hotels struggling with staff shortage

Workers remain reluctant to return to the hospitality industry even though employee revenue from hotel service charges has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, as Chinese travellers start to return to Thailand.

Bangkok Post

DeSantis wants his ban of COVID vaccine and mask mandates made permanent

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Touting his efforts to keep Florida’s economy open during the COVID-19 pandemic by banning mask and vaccine mandates, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he wants lawmakers to make those measures permanent, calling them a “prescription for freedom.”

Orlando Sentinel

'I'm a teacher in Manchester and this is why I support the strikes'

The biggest teachers' union has announced there will be seven days of walkouts in February and March

Manchester Evening News

Hotels in Chicago are getting close to pre-pandemic business levels, and more convention travelers in 2023 could close the gap

The events calendar for McCormick Place, Chicago's massive convention complex, is filling up, with interest mounting among potential attendees and exhibitors, and that means 2023 could be the year convention travelers return in big numbers to downtown Chicago, providing a much-needed boost to hotels still suffering from the ongoing pandemic.

Chicago Tribune

Davos: three ways leaders can use these summits to create a more sustainable world

Davos 2023 is the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) first in-person annual meeting since the start of the COVID pandemic. The yearly gathering sees business, political and civil society leaders convene in the Swiss mountain resort with academics, journalists and celebrities to discuss global economic agendas. Many regard it as essentially…

The Conversation

Supreme Court rejects appeal on use of COVID aid for tax cuts

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Missouri appeal that sought to ensure states can cut taxes even as they receive $195 billion in federal pandemic relief money.

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Fortune

Florida's pandemic popularity has quickly made it more expensive

The cost of living in Miami and Tampa has flown past New York and San Francisco.

Irish Mirror

HSE's Dr Colm Henry says public compliance with Covid masks has 'waned' amid new 'more transmissible strain'

“But of course, as you know yourself, people's acceptance of that advice has waned as the worst of the pandemic passed over"

Nottingham Post

Millions of benefit claimants to miss out on £720 in backdated payments after court ruling

The Department for Work and Pensions was taken to the High Court by four legacy benefit claimants

Tribune News Service

What to stream: 'The Last of Us' joins ranks of video game adaptations

Sunday’s buzzy premiere of “The Last of Us” on HBO inspired some thinking about other video game adaptations, which have often been maligned as unsuccessful, though in recent years they’ve gained more respect. "The Last of Us" went in the prestige TV direction, with Craig Mazin from “Chernobyl” collaborating with…

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Wales Online

New images and details emerge for Cardiff International Sports Village as project takes major step forward

The huge new development is "back on track" after being impacted by the pandemic and economic downturn

Daily Record

Legacy benefit claimants will not receive £20 weekly uplift back payments following new appeal outcome

The legal appeal over the £20 Universal Credit uplift during the pandemic has been dismissed.

The Guardian - UK

Balladz by Sharon Olds review – insights and elegies

From pandemic poems to homages to Emily Dickinson, the American poet’s new work is intimate and heart-stirring

Tribune News Service

WA jobless workers living 'surrealistic nightmare' as recession looms

Even as economists are forecasting an economic slowdown and rising unemployment in Washington later this year, the state system that provides benefits to jobless workers hasn't even recovered from the last slump.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's 'Golden Z' shopping streets set to be re-imagined in wake of pandemic

A new 'vision' for Glasgow's three main shopping streets is being developed to address challenges caused by the pandemic and changing retail trends.

The Conversation

Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike.

Fortune

My 'soul is tapped out:' The pandemic killed my ambition

The COVID-19 pandemic led many Americans to rethink their relationship with ambition. What it means now is still evolving.

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