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This year, Texas lawmakers zeroed in on existing health care programs, leaving bolder measures by the wayside

Pregnant moms on Medicaid will get health care coverage for a year, patients will get more detailed billing and nurses will get help with school loans. But efforts failed to gain steam for legalizing fentanyl test strips, increasing the pool of mental health professionals who accept Medicaid and expanding Medicaid…

The Texas Tribune

Senators to announce coalition reaches $1 billion goal for minority, community lending

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will join Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo at the Capitol Thursday to announce the funding.

WEKU

Once cushioned from lawmaker scrutiny, hospitals see a shift - Roll Call

The shift follows the COVID-19 pandemic, when Congress poured $178 billion into helping hospitals offset financial losses and care for more patients.

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Australian Ballet dancers begin industrial action over pay dispute: ‘They’re living on tuna and rice’

Performers still reeling from the pandemic aren’t ruling out a strike, as the company refuses to guarantee their pay will keep pace with inflation

The Guardian - AU

Covid-19 Inquiry: People encouraged to share pandemic experiences

An online form is available on the inquiry website, while paper forms and a telephone line will be added later this year.

The Independent UK

'It was a great relief': New frog identified, amid amphibian pandemic

'We actually think they must have evolved some form of resistance.'

Newcastle Herald

Chicago Blues Festival to kick off in full force after pandemic era cancellations and constraints

More than 180,000 people are expected to attend the largest free blues festival in the world, opening Thursday evening at Millennium Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

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CPS seniors rack up record scholarship money

Schools CEO Pedro Martinez says “the pandemic caused a lot of challenges for our city and our district,” particularly for this year’s graduating seniors, who were high school freshmen when schools shut down.

Chicago Sun-Times

House Republicans quash CDC request for more authorities - Roll Call

Republicans criticized the CDC for not providing enough information on how it plans to overhaul itself in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roll Call

New Texas law bans COVID mask, vaccine and shutdown mandates, but some Republicans want more

The bill, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to take effect Sept. 1, does not restrict pandemic rules by private entities.

The Texas Tribune

Huge concern as more animals abandoned and abused since pandemic ended

The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched an urgent emergency appeal today called “Stop the Pain” following a sharp rise in cruelty cases across Ireland.

Irish Mirror

How cashless societies can boost financial inclusion -- with the right safeguards

Cashless societies, where transactions are entirely digital, are gaining traction in many parts of the world, particularly after a pandemic-era boom in demand for online banking.

The Conversation

Ex-Italian prime minister and health minister cleared of Covid culpability

Court rules that Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza not at fault for 6,000 excess deaths in Bergamo at start of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Dis Life: 'Genocidal quantities of people died of Covid - two-thirds of them were Disabled'

At the beginning of the pandemic, we wondered whether the vulnerability people felt would translate into better empathy for Disabled people. But it didn’t

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - AU

The economy is slowing yet the RBA seems desperate to ensure this is as good as it gets for a long time

Record interest rate rises are intended to stop households from spending, even though the economy is already in a precarious position

Daily Record

Falkirk 'hero' attractions hoping for cruise ship tourism boost in wake of pandemic

The Kelpies, the Falkirk Wheel and Blackness Castle will be marketed to international and local visitors - but other attractions will make sure visitors stay for longer

The Conversation

Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders

Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society.

The Hindu

Older people exhale exponentially more aerosol particles, study says

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was considerable debate over whether aerosols helped the virus move through the air. The new findings suggest disease-transmission models may have to account differently for younger and older people.

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Fortune

Airbnb won the pandemic. A looming recession is the next hurdle

With a travel downturn looming, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is trying to attract budget-conscious Gen Z travelers without scaring off investors.

The Independent UK

Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries as fear and skepticism flourish following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

London Underground journeys bounce back to near pre-pandemic levels

Journeys made on the London Undergound have bounced back to around 90 per cent of the level seen pre-pandemic, new figures show.

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt expresses concern about cost of living crisis after OECD forecast

Chancellor responds to news UK likely to avoid recession but will have one of highest inflation rates among G20

Bangkok Post

Koh Samui evolves to cater for Gen Z, digital nomads

Hong Kong's favourite Thai getaway island - three-and-a-half-hours away once Bangkok Airways' direct flights restart on July 1 - has taken advantage of the tourism hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to up its game, revamping infrastructure and reimagining its holiday attractions.

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for action on pandemic-widened gap between England’s poor and rich pupils

Public accounts committee warns that without more intervention, attainment gap could take decade to return to pre-Covid levels

The Independent UK

Generation of children could face damaged prospects without swift action – MPs

A report warned it may take a decade for the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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