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Exclusive Pics! Shrashti Maheshwari ties the knot, says it was a dream wedding

Pandya Store actress Shrashti Maheshwari got married to Bangalore-based tech engineer Karan Vaidya on June 19. The couple got engaged in February and were slated to get married in April, but postponed their wedding owing to the pandemic. The couple got married in Karan's hometown Jaipur. It was an arranged…

The Times of India

Barton Goldsmith: The emotional cost of living in the world today

Let’s talk about the world today and what it’s like being alive in this very different time. We have been living in a pandemic for over two years, and well over a million people in the United States have died along with millions more in other countries.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Monkeypox is not our next pandemic, but it has lessons for us

Monkeypox is a viral disease, distantly related to its far more deadly cousin, smallpox. So far this year, it has been discovered in dozens of countries that are generally not familiar with monkeypox, with about 113 cases in the U.S., 15 of them in Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

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Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to aid school meal providers - Roll Call

A deal between committee leaders would help school meal providers facing higher food costs and ease transition from pandemic program.

Roll Call

Linda's son bought 11 bottles of vodka in his final 10 days. She's now pushing for changes to liquor licensing laws

In Victoria, liquor licensing laws are supposed to stop bars and bottle shops from serving anyone who is intoxicated, but Linda Smart says her son was never refused service.

ABC News

How do SNAP benefits account for inflation and a global pandemic?

Food assistance benefits are adjusted for inflation on an annual basis, but the rapid rise of inflation puts pressure on recipients.

USAFacts

Glastonbury fans set to experience weather of ‘two halves’

The annual music festival kicks off today after a three-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Indonesia deports Japanese man accused of COVID relief fraud

Indonesia has deported a Japanese man accused of being involved in a fraud scheme that netted $7.3 million intended for small businesses in Japan hurt by the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Japanese fugitive accused of fraud deported from Indonesia

A Japanese fugitive accused of swindling about $7 million from a pandemic subsidy programme was deported from Indonesia on Wednesday, an immigration official said.

Reuters

Unmasking changes to Covid restrictions

As Thailand plans to downgrade Covid-19 to endemic status in July, several rules from the pandemic era such as wearing a mask in public and mandatory purchase of Covid health insurance to enter the nation for foreign visitors are set to change.

Bangkok Post

Park District’s delay in opening public pools deprives Chicagoans of summer fun

Not everyone lives by a beach, so the delay means one fewer summer activity for residents, especially teenagers, who were cooped up inside the last two summers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Josh Groban gains new perspective on life, making music after COVID and two-year pandemic hiatus

Groban contends he owes “his entire career” to the generosity of Oprah Winfrey, as he was a frequent guest on her long-running Windy City gabfest.

Chicago Sun-Times

School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them

A group of lawmakers have agreed on a measure that would extend the school meal waivers that helped schools and families during the pandemic.

WEKU

Moderna unveils plans for research and manufacturing centre in the UK

It is hoped British patients will be able to benefit from new developments in mRNA technology.

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Fertility tracker and AI used to identify Covid days before symptoms appeared

In study conducted since start of pandemic, 68 per cent of Covid cases were successfully diagnosed two days before onset of symptoms

Reason

After $6 Trillion in COVID Spending, Team Biden Is Still Complaining About a Lack of Pandemic Funds

Democrats passed trillions in pandemic relief but continue to cry poor.

Benzinga

If You Invested $1,000 In Solana At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the last two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom — and cryptocurrencies as well.

Benzinga

The Crisis At Disney: Part 1, Bob Chapek's Blunder Road

This is part one of a four-part series, "The Crisis at Disney."

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The Independent UK

Fed's Powell facing rising criticism for inflation missteps

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the maelstrom of the pandemic recession

WEKU

Raising kids is 'Essential Labor.' It's also lonely, exhausting and expensive

In her book, author Angela Garbes makes the case that the work of raising children has always been undervalued and undercompensated in the U.S. Then came the pandemic, and everything got harder.

The Independent UK

US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage

Indianapolis typically fills 17 pools each year, but with a national lifeguard shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, just five are open this summer

Sports Illustrated

How Brianna Decker’s Dog Has Helped in Her Injury Recovery

Adopted in May 2020, Missy was especially supportive during the first months of the pandemic. Now, she’s also aiding the U.S. hockey star in her return to the ice.

The Independent UK

Stormzy ‘extremely blessed’ to receive honorary degree from University of Exeter

The grime artist shared advice with the class of 2020 graduating after the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

This new California coronavirus wave isn't sticking to the script: Big spread, less illness

LOS ANGELES — In the last two years, COVID-19 has followed a predictable, if painful, pattern: When coronavirus transmission has rebounded, California has been flooded with new cases and hospitals have strained under a deluge of seriously ill patients, a distressing number of whom die.

Wales Online

Welsh brothers see song about grief become an anthem in Ukraine

Ed Brookes, from Conwy and a member of Brothers Abide, explained that the song was dedicated to his mother, who died during the coronavirus pandemic

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