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WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know

Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.

WEKU

Daniel Borenstein: California’s population boom is over, plan accordingly

California’s years of major population growth have ended, and a state forecast suggests that the numbers might peak by as early as 2030 and then start to decline.

Tribune News Service

‘A momentous moment’: campaigners hail Hunt’s childcare pledge – but vow to keep fighting

It took the pandemic to make ministers realise childcare is vital to the economy but many doubt there will be enough funding for promised extra hours

The Guardian - UK

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66,000 court summonses currently backlogged following delays caused by pandemic and lack of space for hearings

The legal documents are sent to people informing them to attend court and are issued for offences such as road, drug, public order and assaults.

Irish Mirror

New COVID Origins Data Point to Raccoon Dogs in China Market

Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international experts say. Other experts have not yet verified their analysis, which has yet…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emergency fund for Midlothian galas proposed as council raises event costs by up to 100 per cent

The one- year fund has been proposed as a way of recognising the efforts of all the volunteers who have worked so hard to organise this summer's galas as communities continue to recover from the Covid pandemic

Edinburgh Live

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

The mystery to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic now has some new clues

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UK airports fail to make top 100 rankings as post-pandemic struggle continues

Tokyo Haneda International Airport in Japan has been judged to be the best airport in the world, while the likes of London Stansted and London Gatwick are languishing at the bottom of the pile

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral to start charging visitors after drop in donations

The Kirk Session is "increasingly unable to adequately maintain the fabric of the building" after the pandemic led to a drop in visitor donations.

Edinburgh Live

U.S. wage inequality shrank dramatically during the pandemic

New research shows how the pandemic’s unprecedented combination of factors favored low-paid, younger, less educated, female, Black, and Hispanic workers.

Fortune

Clinics on wheels bring doctors and dentists to health care deserts

Health care vans that provided COVID testing and vaccines in the pandemic are now providing a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. New access to federal funds could expand the trend.

WEKU

Theaters offer luxury, unique experiences to draw back moviegoers

Theaters have been struggling to bring in audiences since the onset of the pandemic.

Axios

New data links Covid-19’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market

Analysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNA

The Guardian - UK

Remove barriers for every individual to end gender inequity, says first female head of Rotary International

The first female Rotary International president in the organisations’s 117 year history said a number of barriers remain for women in the workplace, particularly for those who could not work during the Covid pandemic.

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North East visitor attraction numbers bounce back after pandemic

Beamish Museum and Durham Cathedral were the region's most visited sites - but numbers are still down on 2019

The Conversation

Persistent absence from school is a growing threat to children’s education

The pandemic has exacerbated the problem of school absences. When schools reopened, fewer pupils went to school than before the COVID-19 school closures.

IT Pro

HMRC lost nearly 50% more devices in 2022, nearly 2,000 missing since 2017

IT device losses at HMRC increased by nearly 50% in the space of a year, according to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests submitted in 2022. Statistics released under the FOI act show that between September 2021 and 2022, HMRC declared 635 lost and stolen devices. SEE MORE HMRC tells…

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Microsoft 365 Copilot aims to transform meeting prep and productivity

Microsoft has integrated its AI technology into the entirety of the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, with businesses set to experience significant time savings with meetings. Named 365 Copilot, the AI helper is being added across the Office apps and can cut down time spent writing up meeting notes, combing through…

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The Independent UK

‘I’m being so serious’: Rachel Zegler says she took Shazam! Fury of the Gods role because she ‘needed a job’

Actor said she’d found it ‘really hard to book work’ during the pandemic

Chicago Sun-Times

Allison Arwady, City Hall’s calming voice on COVID, hopes to stay on under next mayor

Chicago’s public health commissioner and coronavirus point person says she doesn’t get recognized as much as she used to. But that’s OK with her, especially given the “scary mail at my house” she’d get.

WEKU

'Back to one meal a day': SNAP benefits drop as food prices climb

A lot of people don't think twice about buying milk, says Teresa Calderez. "But there are lots of us out here who can't buy a gallon of milk when we need it."

Bristol Post

Bristol Animal Rebellion target supermarket eggs in latest stunt

They say we are "sleepwalking into another pandemic"

Manchester Evening News

Manchester fashion brand racked up debts of almost £4m when arm collapsed into administration

Lavish Alice-branded clothes have been worn by celebrities including Katy Perry, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Eva Longoria, Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Hurley and Lindsay Lohan

Irish Mirror

Pat Kenny admits he never thought Ryan Tubridy would last so long - and next Late Late Show host 'likely to be a woman'

Exclusive: The Newstalk host also admits he was surprised Ryan Tubridy lasted 14 years as host of the Late Late Show

The Independent UK

Biden hosting Irish prime minister on St. Patrick's Day

President Joe Biden is set to host Ireland’s prime minister, after the pandemic scuttled the longstanding St. Patrick’s Day meetup two years in a row

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