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Parking meter deal gets even worse for Chicago taxpayers, annual audit shows

Parking meter revenues are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. With 61 years to go on the 75-year lease, Chicago Parking Meters LLC has now recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment, plus $502.5 million more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shoring up ecosystems good for your health

Humanity currently faces multiple interlinked existential crises. The catastrophic consequences of climate change, ecological degradation and biodiversity loss have cascading knock-on effects on human health and well-being. As the Covid-19 pandemic illustrates, ecosystem damage can contribute significantly to a global public health emergency. But scientists are also increasingly finding that…

Bangkok Post

Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged

Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.

The Canberra Times

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Crucial summer for Atlantic City starts with new investments

This summer is a crucial one for Atlantic City as it tries to recover lost business during the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, and casinos and non-gambling resorts are putting millions into renovations and new attractions to compete for visitors

The Independent UK

CanSino's Covid Vaccine Gets WHO Nod. But Is It Too Little, Too Late?

Key Takeaways: CanSino’s Covid-19 vaccine Convidecia will be admitted to the global Covax program following its approval by the WHO The approval could have limited benefits for the company as the pandemic fades and other products are widely available By Jony Ho

Benzinga

More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices

Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK

For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality'

Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”

The Independent UK

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CDC plans to stop reporting suspected COVID cases to ease burden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to simplify the COVID-19 hospital data it collects as the demands of the pandemic evolve and some assembled information has become outdated or redundant.

Tribune News Service

Ontario election gives voters the chance to choose people over profits in long-term care

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct how public funds will be allocated for long-term care in Ontario. The choice is between more profits for shareholders or reinvestment in care for seniors and improved working conditions for employees.

The Conversation

Alcohol health services see pandemic spike

The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline received 25,000 calls in 2021, prompting concerns about Australian's post-pandemic drinking habits.

AAP

A unified cybersecurity strategy is the key to protecting businesses

Following the changes the pandemic has brought about in the business world, organizations have significantly increased their use of data and the internet. This, in turn, has increased the prevalence of cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks.

The Conversation

Caution is the keyword ahead of school reopening

Pandemic protocol laid out for schools last year would be in force this time as well

The Hindu

Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic past

The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause more serious disease

The Independent UK

5 Beaten-Down Basic Materials Stocks to Scoop Up Right Now

With the gradual resumption of construction projects that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for basic materials is increasing. And despite lingering logistical hurdles, Federal policies to boost domestic production of basic materials should drive the sector’s growth. Therefore, we think it could be wise to scoop…

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‘Stress in pregnant women during the pandemic may impact babies’ brains’

Researchers found mothers who were pregnant during the pandemic reported stress and depression more.

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NFL, NFLPA ratify new reserve list, practice squad rules

The NFL and NFLPA ratified rule changes to practice squads and reserve lists. Find out how that could benefit the #Chiefs here:

Evening Standard

I’m A Celebrity to return to Australian jungle, confirm Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly

The reality TV show has been filmed in North Wales for two years due to pandemic travel restrictions

The Independent UK

Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for now

Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now

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NHS staff hit back at MP’s suggestion they ‘let their hair down’ during the pandemic

‘I was desperate to see another human being in person for the sake of my mental health but I didn’t’ a Norfolk NHS leader says

The Independent UK

Net migration to UK remained steady in first part of pandemic, figures suggest

Some 81,000 non-EU nationals are estimated to have left, compared to 332,000 arrivals.

The Conversation

It's not helpful to talk about children's 'learning loss' during lockdown – they and their parents learned a great deal

The term “learning loss” – referring to what pupils are judged to have failed to learn as a result of the pandemic lockdowns – has been used widely in the media as well as in government documents.

Reuters

Back to snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023

The World Economic Forum will revert to January for its 2023 annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos after moving to the spring for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian council sticks with virtual meetings as £200,000 hybrid costs 'prohibitive'

Midlothian Council axed its webcast service just before the pandemic but while it cost £11,000 a year the annual charge for using a new service is being estimated at £96,000

Reuters

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

Hundreds of health ministers and diplomats from around the world meet in Geneva this week for the World Health Organization's first in-person assembly in three years as the U.N. agency seeks to define its future role in global health policy.

Leeds Live

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