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Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income Americans buy food

Millions of Americans will find it harder to put enough food on the table starting in March 2023, after a COVID-19 pandemic-era boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits comes to an end. Congress mandated this change in budget legislation it passed in late December 2022.

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Crerar Hotels reports turnover rise and narrows losses after year of investment

Group says it wants to promote Scotland to the world as hospitality sector continues post-pandemic recovery

Insider UK

Harry Styles is winning big because his music is a breezy pop antidote to our post-pandemic blues

At this year’s Brit Awards, British artist Harry Styles took home the most coveted award of the night, album of the year, for Harry’s House. He beat the likes of grime artist Stormzy, indie group The 1975 and the other big winners of the night, indie band Wet Leg. Styles…

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The scams targeting young people everyone needs to know - and four steps to protect yourself

The rising cost of living on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing use of social media have led to some people being more at risk of being conned

Wales Online

Brazil's Carnival finally reborn in full form after pandemic

Brazil’s Carnival is back

The Independent UK

West Lothian Leisure centres bounce back after the pandemic

Customer numbers have returned to nearly 90 per cent of pre-Covid levels

Daily Record

No sign in boom in rat population in West Lothian

Other areas of the country have reported a rise in rodent numbers since the pandemic

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RBA boss Philip Lowe says rate rises hurting households, indications are they will go higher

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given a strong indication more interest rate rises are on the cards despite nine back-to-back rises causing many households significant pain and leaving them struggling to make repayments on their mortgages.

ABC News

Pre-Built keen to nurture residential development

Contractor Pre-Built Plc plans to expand its residential development business to reduce risks from volatile high-rise building construction, with an aim to gain an equal profit split with its construction business in a few years.

Bangkok Post

Josh Piterman wins lead role of Jean Valjean in West End production of Les Miserables

Josh Piterman's run in The Phantom of the Opera in London's West End was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he's set to return in Les Miserables. And he'll tackle the iconic musical's lead role.

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U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments over Title 42, the pandemic-era policy to quickly turn away migrants

The case is expected to become moot in May when the Biden administration lifts the nation’s COVID-19 emergency order. Once that order lifts, Title 42 is expected to automatically end.

The Texas Tribune

Dashville festival scores COVID recovery grant

The Hunter's Dashville Skyline is among 36 music festivals across the country named for a share in a $2.5 million federal government grant to help the industry's ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newcastle Herald

Boston pride parade and festival set to return for the first time since before the pandemic

A pride parade and festival will be returning to Boston for the first time since 2019, with a new organization putting together the fun-filled, colorful festivities.

Boston Herald

TCEB targeting 18.5m Mice travellers this year

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is targeting 18.5 million Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) travellers this fiscal year with revenue recovering to over 50% of the level recorded before the pandemic.

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Before The Last of Us, I was part of an international team to chart the threat of killer fungi. This is what we found

Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO’s The Last of Us. The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines the outcome of society’s collapse and a brutal approach to maintaining public health.

ABC News

Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

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PR firm behind Tory pandemic response linked to Covid inquiry

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group say this represents a ‘conflict of interest’ in preliminary hearing

Tribune News Service

Salesforce braces for investor pressures

After years of fast growth and costly acquisitions, Salesforce is facing post-pandemic realities that have taken a toll on Big Tech sales and profits.

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Evictions eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in Bay Area as tenant protections expired

Janae Randolph waited nervously with her boyfriend outside a wood-paneled courtroom at the Contra Costa County courthouse in Martinez, California. She scanned the increasingly crowded hallway for somebody official-looking — maybe a public defender, she hoped — who would explain why they’d been summoned after receiving an eviction notice at…

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NYC’s losing battle with soaring overdose deaths sows grief, devastates a Bronx community

NEW YORK — Ralph Ortiz loved his family, dancing, freestyle music and handball. He taught his sons basketball and how to navigate the streets of the Bronx. He was a near-constant flirt, sometimes to the embarrassment of his kids. He was strong, prideful and funny.

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1 Gaming Stock to Help Level up Your Portfolio in 2023

The Gaming industry witnessed a slight slowdown in 2022 after two years of pandemic-fueled growth. However, mobile gaming company Playtika’s (PLTK) average DPUs stood at 3.4% in the third quarter. Moreover, the company has maintained its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2022. Thus, it could be wise to…

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COVID-19 restrictions unexpectedly reduced Islamic State violence – political science experts explain why

World leaders and policy experts at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic feared that the health crisis might make the world more dangerous. They worried specifically that terrorist organizations like the Islamic State group would capitalize on the pandemic to increase attacks on civilians and recruit new sympathizers.

Los Angeles Times

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?

On May 11, the central pillar of the country's pandemic response — the declaration of a national emergency that began March 1, 2020 — will come down. But Americans will continue to have access to the vaccines, drugs and medical devices that were authorized for emergency use against COVID-19, so…

Wales Online

'Schools are at breaking point,' says former teacher who left to run children’s wellbeing education sessions

Nick Clement describes the massive issues facing schools, especially since the pandemic

Belfast Live

Stepping Out founder Oliver Johnston goes under the Belfast Live spotlight

Oliver Johnston set the business up using his own experience of leaving a high-powered job just before the pandemic

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