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Debt ceiling talks push Washington toward new era of deficit cuts

One outcome is clear as Washington reaches for a budget deal to end the debt ceiling standoff: The ambitious COVID era of government spending is giving way to a new focus on stemming deficits

The Independent UK

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner proposes moving homeless population to federal-owned Pinkenba COVID facility

Adrian Schrinner commits $1 million to relocating people living in the city's parks to the empty $400 million COVID quarantine centre near the airport, but has not spoken to the federal government, which owns the facility.

ABC News

Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect

The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants expired and new asylum restrictions took effect amid confusion and uncertainty.

Reuters

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Headteacher who claimed she had Covid caught flying to Turkey leaves £90k job on full pay

Alicia Reid, 54, was head at the Stranraer Academy, Wigtownshire, but has now left her £90,000 role after 18 months of suspension on full pay following being pictured at Glasgow Airport while claiming to be self-isolating

Daily Mirror

Kentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primaries

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams still doesn't have a clear path for reelection despite winning bipartisan praise during his first term in office and expanding voter access during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

What's got Grant Robertson so bogged down?

Between Covid-19, natural disasters, and record inflation, it would be understandable if the Finance Minister was running out of steam, writes political editor Jo Moir.

Newsroom.co.nz

What Medicare beneficiaries need to know about the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency rules

Whether Medicare will or won’t cover certain health care costs may now depend on whether you are in Traditional Medicare or a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan.

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Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering.

WEKU

When California Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Overworked Nurses, Better Patient Outcomes Followed

Safe staffing laws have worked in California — and can’t pass anywhere else.

Capital & Main

Tens of thousands more Brits are dying - experts not sure why

In December 2022 the number of excess deaths was 5,900, which is 13.5 per cent above the five-year average

Wales Online

How better local employment support could help tackle UK labour shortages

There has been a rise in “economic inactivity” in the UK among people of working age since the start of the COVID pandemic. Although the trend peaked last year, an additional 420,000 people are now in this category compared with early 2020.

The Conversation

Why I’m a Celebrity South Africa isn’t filmed live like regular series

A special ‘All-Stars’ spinoff filmed in South Africa is here

The Independent UK

This scarily detailed Witcher 3 mod forces Geralt to fight a new foe: long Covid

Long Covid Mode turns "real Long Covid symptoms into in-game effects".

PC Gamer

Weekly Health News (May 6-12): WHO declares end to COVID-19 emergency and more

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that it is ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago. But W.H.O. officials warned that the decision to lift the emergency does not signal an end to the pandemic.

The Times of India

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The Week

Quiz of The Week 6 -13th May

The bunting has only just come down from last week’s coronation festivities but Britain is already preparing for another big party: the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The Conversation

Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from COVID vaccines – new research

COVID vaccines are very effective, but for some groups they don’t generate as strong an immune response. These groups include older adults and people with weakened immune systems, for example due to cancer or other medical conditions. They tend to already be at heightened risk from COVID.

The Week

What is Title 42? The strict Covid border rules that have come to an end on the US border

A Covid pandemic policy that restricted the right to claim asylum at the US-Mexico border has expired, with significant implications for American politics – and for the flow of migrants from South and Central America.

Chicago Sun-Times

More than 1,200 beds from McCormick Place COVID-19 temporary hospital go unused amid migrant housing crisis

The city kept 126 beds but isn’t using them. The state has 1,125 more beds from the makeshift hospital but says the city hasn’t asked for them. And the city is missing out on $30 million from Springfield to support migrants.

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Bristol Post

Council injunction bans van dwellers from talking to local residents at 'High Impact' road

People living in caravans have been threatened with arrest if they contact anyone living nearby

The Independent UK

Title 42 explained: Has the policy expired – and when did it pass?

The Trump-era Covid policy expired last night at 11:59pm EST

Cycling News

Conci and Aleotti out of Giro d'Italia with COVID-19

Three riders have now left the race after testing positive

Daily Mirror

Mechanic sheds six stone in 10 months by ditching booze and playing football with pals

Lee O’Kelly, from Chester, also cut out junk food after deciding to shed the pounds, a decision the mechanic made after putting on weight during the Covid-19 lockdown

The Hindu

Active Covid cases in India dip to 18,009

India has recorded 1,580 fresh Covid infections, while the active cases have come down to 18,009 from 19,613, according to the Union Health Ministry data on May 12.

Reuters

Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect

The Independent UK

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt

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