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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

PPP fraud uncovered in Chicago, informant reveals $100K bounty on FBG Duck and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abuse, death threats and riots: New Zealand reckons with a toxic political discourse

Jacinda Ardern became a lightning rod for threats during the pandemic years, but has it changed New Zealand’s relatively civil political landscape forever?

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden picks Covid-19 response leader Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff

Jeff Zients is an experienced technocrat who headed the Biden administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Irish Mirror

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On third anniversary of COVID’s arrival, LA County ‘in a much better place’

LOS ANGELES — Three years to the day after reporting its first confirmed case of COVID-19, Los Angeles County is “in a much better place” in the pandemic — hard-won progress a top health official attributed to vaccination, community immunity resulting from the virus’ rampant spread and development of tools…

Los Angeles Times

Bosses secretly want staff to return to the office, says CBI chief

Head of the UK’s biggest business group says world of work has ‘gone crazy’ since pandemic

The Independent UK

Glasgow Life 'exposed by pandemic' - but will continue to run city venues

During the pandemic, lockdowns forced venues to shut causing income to drop and councillors have questioned Glasgow Life's reliance on 'commercial revenues'.

Glasgow Live

High fashion: Luxury goods makers hope for boom as China re-opens

Is the luxury sector recession-proof? Sales at high-end brands plunged at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they've since rebounded sharply, even as inflation soars and economic growth slows. Now many fashion houses are hoping that China's reopening will be another boost to their business. Our Business Editor Kate…

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Charbonnel et Walker sales lifted as corporate orders in demand

Charbonnel et Walker, the luxury chocolatier that was founded in London in 1875, has revealed a sales jump helped by high demand for corporate gifts.

Evening Standard

Biden taps Zients as White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

My brother’s fear of Covid has stopped him socialising. How can I help him?

Try expressing your concerns more directly – but the pandemic may have been an excuse to change the way he lives

The Guardian - UK

Pandemic, culture wars revive 'school choice' policy push

Several years of pandemic restrictions and curriculum battles have emboldened longtime advocates of funneling public funds to private and religious schools in statehouses throughout the country

The Independent UK

The Democrats are in power and CEOs are taking pay cuts. There may be a connection

The rash of CEO pay reductions may reflect a post-pandemic correction of sorts. But a new study also suggests that political sentiment is an invisible force in executive pay decisions.

Fortune

Jeremy Hunt urges early retirees to rejoin workforce amid plans to raise pension age

The Tory minister urged those who had left the workforce during the pandemic to get back to work, claiming that, “Britain needs you.”

The National (Scotland)

Cost of living: Cookbook launch helps more than 5,000 Derry tenants tackle rising costs

"The last few years have been a struggle for many of our tenants, with the pandemic and rising cost of living causing additional stress and worry"

Belfast Live

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Chicago Sun-Times

Clusters of pandemic relief loans went to the same Chicago addresses, including homeless shelters, Sun-Times finds

One Paycheck Protection Program loan recipient who used a Salvation Army address said he was a farmer. A dozen others said they operated barber shops or beauty salons. Most got loans of about $20,000, the maximum based on a yearly income of at least $100,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID’s an inconvenience for the privileged folks of ‘Life Upside Down’

Bob Odenkirk stars in wryly effective social satire set during the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Most bosses secretly want all staff back in offices, says head of CBI

Since Covid pandemic, ‘whole world of work has gone crazy,’ says Tony Danker

Birmingham Post

From electric planes to unmanned drones, what does the future hold for air travel?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated developments in the aerospace sector, which is ramping up investment in new technologies as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic

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WEKU

When is it OK to make germs worse in a lab? It's a more relevant question than ever

Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.

Fortune

Doctors and patients are sold on telehealth. Congress is still unsure about its long-term future

A recent $1.7 trillion spending package included a funding extension for remote medicine—through 2024.

The Guardian - UK

British taxpayers get stake in psychedelic medicine, whisky and footballers’ investor

Government’s Future Fund rescue capital, set up amid Covid pandemic, backs a further 53 firms

Bangkok Post

Phuket tourism revenue moving closer to pre-pandemic level

PHUKET: Tourism in this resort island province is bouncing back, with tourism revenue reaching more than 50% of the pre-pandemic level, according to a tourism official.

Wales Online

Huge rise in child sex abuse images during Covid pandemic

Internet Watch Foundation says parents are often unaware of the online backdoor into their homes that leaves children vulnerable

Los Angeles Times

UCLA makes progress while posting a $28 million athletic department deficit

LOS ANGELES — When UCLA welcomed back fans amid the waning pandemic, it also hailed an accompanying benefit.

Fortune

FDA committee plots future of COVID vaccines, with Omicron formula and potentially annual booster shots

The aim of Thursday’s meeting was to “determine if we’ve reached a point in the pandemic where we can simplify and take a more routine approach,” said Dr. David Kaslow, director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review at the FDA.

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