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Crafters of handmade goods arrested for trademark infringement

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, handmaking things at home has become popular. But the hobby has also brought about a problem: selling goods that are remade with parts of genuine brand-name items can constitute an infringement of trademark rights, and the seller may be caught by police.

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Deja new? Preckwinkle vs. Fioretti II features same candidates but different party for challenger

Former Ald. Bob Fioretti blames Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for surging crime, claiming she “put the county in danger with reckless spending, over-taxation and flat out incompetence.” She counters that “12 years of hard work in the job I hold” separates her from Fioretti, who is…

Chicago Sun-Times

Nick Helm at Bloomsbury Theatre review: the ultimate in pandemic humour

Other comedians might as well give up; they are unlikely to improve on this

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‘Chaos and confusion’: The campaign to stamp out ballot drop boxes

In 2020, ballot drop boxes were a sturdy, metallic symbol of increased voter access amid a pandemic. Absentee and mail voting surged across the country, and voters used drop boxes to return 41% of those ballots.

Tribune News Service

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

Colorado, Florida, and Idaho will not participate in a key part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior surveys that reaches more than 80,000 students. Over the past 30 years, the state-level surveys, conducted anonymously during each odd-numbered year, have helped elucidate the mental health stressors…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The health of our nation’s health care system is under attack

The life expectancy of Americans has dropped for two consecutive years. The first year, attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, was consistent with other countries. The second year was not.

Chicago Tribune

Heng Swee Keat: Reinvigorating Singapore-China Ties Through New Areas of Collaboration

Singapore looks forward to partnering with China to strengthen recovery from the pandemic, reinvigorate bilateral cooperation, and overcome common challenges, writes the country’s deputy prime minister

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Thousands of Delta Airlines pilots vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike

The Delta pilots have had the same benefits since 2016. Renegotiations began in April 2019 and had entered the mediation stage, but have been postponed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WEKU

Sales fall £100m back to pre-Covid levels at major PPE supplier as pandemic eases

The sales spike during its previous financial year led to the business being named as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the North West.

Birmingham Post

Deep in recession, Hong Kong eyes comeback with rugby, bank meet

The financial centre is hoping to convince the world it is back in business after nearly three years of pandemic curbs.

Al Jazeera

Danes vote in battle for centre ground as political, economic crises loom

Danes went the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hoping for a vote of confidence in her handling of the pandemic and for her leadership to overcome soaring inflation and geopolitical insecurity.

Reuters

MAFS’ Thomas Hartley to report 'threats' to police after 'sick' podcast comments

Thomas, who was coupled up with Adrian Sanderson on the latest season of Married At First Sight UK, appeared on the What’s Happenin’ podcast where he appeared to joke about Jenna’s dad, who died during the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 Rules Take Shine Off Hong Kong's Bid to Reopen

Hong Kong will attempt to show it is back in business with a financial summit and premier rugby tournament this week, as strict pandemic controls have led to an exodus of talent and business from the city.

Bangkok Post

New perks will double transfers

The government's measure to allow foreigners to buy a landed house will cause the value of residential transfers to foreign buyers to double to 100 billion baht per year, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).

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The Conversation

School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as well

Over the past few years, the pandemic prompted school closures and remote learning that drew international attention to issues of students missing school — what researchers call “non-attendance.”

Radio France Internationale

Clean air activists condemn 'silent pandemic' of pollution in African cities

Environmental activists have condemned air pollution on the African continent as a silent pandemic that will cost billions of dollars and claim millions of lives.

The Conversation

COVID-19 reshaped the way we buy, prepare and consume food

In early 2020, as province after province in Canada declared public health emergencies, and pandemic restrictions came into force, routine grocery runs changed dramatically.

Reason

Don't Bet on Inflation Going Away Soon

"The history of developed countries since 1970 is very discouraging about the prospects of bringing down 8 percent inflation," says Larry Summers.

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Students launch legal action against Cardiff and other universities for worse experience during Covid and staff strikes

“We want to ensure students get fair compensation for the disruption to their academic lives and their ruined university experience," said one of the lawyers working on the UK-wide group action

Wales Online

UK Covid public inquiry asks to see Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

Module two of the UK-wide inquiry will scrutinise political decisions and actions in relation to the pandemic between early January 2020 and February 2022

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages will be handed over to Covid public inquiry

The former Prime Minister - who previously 'lost' WhatsApps about the renovation of his flat - will have his messages handed over to the inquiry ahead of full hearings in summer 2023

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry will examine Boris Johnson’s Whatsapp messages during pandemic

‘The disease has caused widespread and long-term physical and mental illness, grief and untold misery’ said Hugo Keith KC

The Independent UK

Wellbeing in UK improved but still below pre-pandemic levels – survey

It comes after the biggest deterioration in all wellbeing scores in the year ending March 2021.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry asks to see Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp chats from his time as PM

The impact of the pandemic will be felt for decades to come, counsel for the inquiry Hugo Keith KC said

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry asks to see Government WhatsApp chats

The impact of the pandemic will be felt for decades to come, counsel for the inquiry Hugo Keith KC said.

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