The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Australians turn to back yard chickens to beat the rising price of eggs

From pandemic hobby to beating the egg shortage, more people are falling in love with keeping chickens

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2025

Retailer Søstrene Grene joins Nordic invaders hoping to revive UK high street

Danish business, which has opened a new central London store, moves into space left empty by the pandemic and cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025

How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster

Generational spending shifts, a leveraged buyout, and a post-pandemic whiff have all contributed to the death of a beloved American institution.

Fortune · Mar 29, 2025

Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs

Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesterol and pain to protection from infectious diseases such as polio and smallpox.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025

Target Drops to COVID Lows: Buy the Dip or Cut Losses?

Target stock has now fallen to levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, making the company a potential buy target for value investors.

MarketBeat · Mar 28, 2025

Why it’s a critical time for Canada to renew its commitment to global health co-operation

As the United States moves to end longstanding commitments to global health co-operation — punctuated by its withdrawal from World Health Organization (WHO) — a new report by the joint Expert Panel of the Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, which we co-chaired, offers guidance on…

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Five years after the pandemic and Asian Americans are still targets of racist abuse

Stop AAPI Hate is receiving fewer incident reports yearly but they're still happening by the hundreds and are likely an undercount

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?

The past three administrations have tried and failed to implement binding regulations on risky research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason · Mar 26, 2025

Underdog 30: The Players Who Went From Overlooked to Sweet 16 Starters

Between the increased flexibility to transfer and the lasting impact of the pandemic, the NCAA tournament has more out-of-nowhere success stories than ever.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 26, 2025

Britons increasingly trust each other – but trust in politicians has slumped since the pandemic

One surprise in the early days of the pandemic was people’s increased willingness to trust political authorities. According to the British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), the proportion of people trusting government ministers rose from 15% in 2019 to 23% in 2020. Data from Ipsos MORI showed a similar bounce for…

The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025