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David Byrne talks 'Theater of the Mind,' high-tech drama as immersive show opens

DENVER — David Byrne would like you to consider one more thing on top of the global pandemic and societal chaos currently taking up space in your brain: the fallibility of the human mind.

The Denver Post

Commentary: Did the US jump the gun with the new omicron-targeted vaccines?

Last month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days after the FDA’s move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for anyone age 12 and up who had received at least two doses of the original COVID-19…

Tribune News Service

Attorney Alex Breland created the Visible Man Review, a book club for Black men where talk of culture, history and camaraderie is abundant

CHICAGO — The pandemic may have initially shut down a number of endeavors, but it reinforced the long-standing truth that reading is fundamental. One just has to show up to the Visible Man Review book club on the last Thursday of every month to bear witness to that.

Chicago Tribune

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China’s Xi Arrives in Kazakhstan on First Foreign Trip since Pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. Xi’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on ties with Russia…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping has started his first foreign trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Maureen Downey: Pandemic plays role in rising middle school bullying, drama

ATLANTA — Students lost more than academic skills to the pandemic; they also lost social skills needed to navigate positive relationships with peers. Parents and educators report kids are lagging a year or more in their social development, and it’s manifesting in friction with classmates, a lack of self-regulation and…

Tribune News Service

Australia told more migrants no ‘silver bullet’ for broken system

Gov’t welcoming more permanent migrants to ease shortages, but activists say workers on temporary visas need more help.

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COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be kept as long as mandatory isolation is required

COVID-19 pandemic leave payments for people forced to isolate will be continued indefinitely, following a meeting of national cabinet.

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Doctor Who star Karen Gillan on fitness kick after feeling 'like a slug' after pandemic

Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is aiming to get back into shape with a fitness regime and is looking to kickstart it with a change of diet

Daily Mirror

Important Biotech Catalysts For September 13, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary

Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) revealed topline data from HARMONY, a 24-week Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with pre-cirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the study met its primary endpoint for both the 50mg and 28mg EFX dose groups. Akero Therapeutics shares…

Benzinga

$343 a trip: San Francisco ferry costs led nation despite slashed service. Can they stay afloat?

When Alexis Nelson hitches a ride to work on a 450-passenger boat heading from San Francisco to Marin County, she is arguably getting the best deal in Bay Area travel: Nearly private ocean views for $8.50.

Tribune News Service

Indigenous protest planned on national day of mourning – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Twitter whistleblower's spy allegations, Ukraine pushes to reclaim more territory, and national cabinet debates extending pandemic payments

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Sentiment improves as recovery gathers pace

Consumer confidence picked up for the third straight month in August, helped by growing exports, recovering tourism, and improved business activities following the relaxation of pandemic restrictions.

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Revenue expected to exceed 2022 target

Fiscal 2022 will be the first year since the pandemic broke out for government revenue collection to exceed its target, says Krisada Chinavicharana, permanent secretary of the Finance Ministry.

WEKU

Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies

Child poverty is at a historic low, according to Census bureau data, and the rate of those without health insurance dropped in 2021. But the good news may be short-lived, as policy measures expire.

AAP

Paid pandemic leave extended indefinitely

National cabinet has agreed to extend paid pandemic leave for workers for as long as mandatory isolation periods are in effect.

Birmingham Post

Frozen fish supplier Collins Seafoods sees turnover leap as trading returns to pre-Covid levels

The Newton Aycliffe-based business has been supplying frozen fish for more than 30 years

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The Hindu

Kudumbashree logs Onam turnover of ₹18.94 crore

Business very close to what it was before floods and the pandemic

The Conversation

How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

Salon

Biosafety legislation gets politicized

COVID-19 has polarized conversations about lab safety. Pushes for more oversight are increasingly from Republicans

Birmingham Post

Law firm Clarke Willmott reports revenue rise as it moves to hybrid working

The national firm said more than 95% of its staff across Birmingham Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Taunton had said they were now working ‘more effectively’ than before the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Record

Paisley Salvation Army is holding craft fayre to raise money

Organisers are looking forward to hosting their first event since the pandemic

Axios

Quantifying an "alarming" teacher shortage

10% of teaching positions were unfilled in the majority of school districts at the start of this year.

Axios

Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans are ready to roll credits on the pandemic

They don't think it's over, but their perception of risk is at a low point.

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