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Canadian urban mobility is woefully lacking, but building a better future is still possible

Canadian cities are falling behind globally when it comes to efficiently moving people. Long commute times, high congestion rates and infrastructure that is vulnerable to climate change are symptoms of a mobility crisis.

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Kamala Harris Criticizes Trump For Pandemic Mismanagement

Vice President Kamala Harris criticizes former President Trump for prioritizing Russia over Americans during the pandemic, highlighting his mismanagement o...

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School starters born during pandemic lack communication skills, Ofsted says

English primary schools having to help infants catch up on speech and language to cope with lessons

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Deaths outstrip births in UK for first time in nearly 50 years

Excluding the Covid pandemic, ONS figures show 16,300 fewer births than deaths, not seen since 1970s ‘baby bust’

The Guardian - UK

IRS Sued for Millions Over Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Delays

The pandemic-era tax refunds for businesses have been a contention point for the agency, now employers are fighting for their cash.

Kiplinger

Press fail: Now it is all normalized

Now it is all normalized

Salon

Boris Johnson denies mocking people who followed rules during pandemic

The former prime minister ‘totally rejects’ the claim he was expressing disdain for the public

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One of science’s greatest achievements: how the rapid development of COVID vaccines prepares us for future pandemics

Since COVID was first reported in December 2019, there have been more than 775 million recorded infections and more than 7 million deaths from the disease. This makes COVID the seventh-deadliest pandemic in recorded history.

The Conversation

New Balance exec makes case for operations as a stepping stone in CEO succession planning

After proving themselves as strategic thinkers during the pandemic, more COOs are being considered for the big job—CEO.

Fortune

Pfizer stock surges after activist takes $1 billion stake

The drugmaker has shed nearly $180 billion in market cap after struggling to chart a new course as the COVID-19 pandemic waned.

Fortune

I'm replaying the horror game that got me through the pandemic, and it's somehow got me nostalgic for one of the worst times of my life

Now Playing | Phasmophobia once was part of my daily game rotation, and four years later, I want to say thank you to it

GamesRadar

Can we trust polling data?

Thanks to lingering chaos from the COVID pandemic and other factors, polls may be unintentionally biased

Salon

Squeezed out: last accordion maker in France to close shop after 105 years

Maugein owner blames competition from China and Covid pandemic for firm’s demise, but former French president says there is hope

The Guardian - UK

A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic

The destruction from Hurricane Helene has disrupted the high school landscape throughout southern Appalachia

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Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research

Social service nonprofits had high rates of staff turnover and a hard time filling vacant positions in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic was ending.

International Business Times UK

Two Major Reasons Why Bill Gates Is No Longer Part Of World's 10 Wealthiest Billionaires: Where'd His Money Go?

Bill Gates, once the world's richest man, has fallen out of the top 10 wealthiest billionaires. Two major factors have contributed to his declining net worth.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Keir Starmer can't spend his way out of the freebie row

It is easy to look back on the 2000s with magenta-tinted glasses. Certainly, there was no major land war in Europe, or a global pandemic. Meanwhile, to be a Eurosceptic basically meant tutting about ever-closer union. Few seriously suggested leaving the EU.

Latin Times

Houston's Trucking Companies Begin to Feel the Impact of U.S. Port Strike; 'We Can't Move Anything'

Port of Houston shutdown forces trucking companies to pivot, while some businesses, prepared by lessons from the pandemic, brace for long-term impact

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Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia short of achieving widespread development goals.…

International Business Times UK

Experts Blame COVID Trauma For Americans Panic Buying Toilet Paper And Share The Real Reason Why There's A Shortage

Toilet paper shortages in the US are not due to a port strike but panic buying fueled by pandemic memories. Experts advise against unnecessary hoarding.

The Guardian - UK

Number of people in UK out of work due to ill health growing by 300,000 a year

Data dashes hopes that effects of pandemic would subside and labour market would return to pre-Covid state

The Conversation

How can we improve public health communication for the next pandemic? Tackling distrust and misinformation is key

There’s a common thread linking our experience of pandemics over the past 700 years. From the black death in the 14th century to COVID in the 21st, public health authorities have put emergency measures such as isolation and quarantine in place to stop infectious diseases spreading.

The Conversation

Return-to-office mandates may not be the solution to downtown struggles that Canadian cities are banking on

In recent months, many Canadian employers in both the public and private sectors have implemented return-to-office mandates, requiring workers that transitioned to remote or hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic to work in-person again.

The Conversation

How Covid-19 restrictions really impacted older people’s health across Europe

The Covid-19 pandemic brought a fair deal of stress to everyone, but especially older people worldwide. Between December 2019 and March 2020, 32% of those infected were hospitalised, 2.4% developed acute illness requiring ventilation, and 1.5% – more than 50,000 people – died.

Kiplinger

Election 2024 Childcare Debate: Harris-Walz vs. Trump-Vance Plans

As Election Day approaches, the Republican and Democratic tickets present different ideas for childcare and family tax credits. Here's what to know.

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