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Editorial: The discomfiting reality of life expectancy: It’s about economics and opportunity

Life expectancy is down across the United States for the second year in a row — from an average of 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 — with much of the drop attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. But an even more troubling and persistent trend is evident…

Tribune News Service

How well are pandemic learning recovery tactics working? UC San Diego will help lead 3-year study

SAN DIEGO -- California schools were handed billions of dollars to help students recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has been tough to track how all 1,000 of the state's school districts have been spending the money and how well their recovery strategies have been working.

Tribune News Service

Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say

The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

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In-person learning is better for college students

One impact of the pandemic is that community college enrollment fell 14%, mostly among Black and Latino students. Once school is fully “normal” again, enrollment will increase.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 Fintech Stocks to Avoid Until Further Notice

While the pandemic brought massive growth opportunities for the fintech industry as digital transactions skyrocketed, the current uncertain macroeconomic environment has dampened the industry’s prospects. The stock market is expected to remain under pressure amid growing fears of recession. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to avoid fundamentally weak…

StockNews.com

Ouseburn Fireworks display in Newcastle will not be held for Bonfire Night 2022

The free-to-enter display in City Stadium, off Warwick Street, has attracted thousands of families but has been disrupted since the Covid pandemic

Chronicle Live

The Lab Leak Deception

Public officials concealed their conflicts of interest and role in funding research that may have caused the pandemic, says health reporter Emily Kopp.

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Australia’s richer areas more likely to have people working from home in pandemic, analysis finds

Census data shows Sydney’s northern suburbs had highest WFH proportion, with lowest in regional areas such as Maryborough in Victoria and Taree in NSW

The Guardian - AU

The Standard View: Higher interest rates, spending cuts and tax rises leave the economy on the brink

When it rains, it pours. Estate agent Savills predicts that the mainstream London housing market will suffer the most acute fall in prices out of all regions in 2023. That’s despite properties in the city enjoying the more modest end of price growth since the pandemic.

Evening Standard

More LA Latinos falling into homelessness, shaking communities in ‘a moment of crisis’

LOS ANGELES — Miguel Meneses and his wife were struggling to get by when the pandemic hit. They lost their rent-controlled apartment in Boyle Heights and moved with their three children to a rental house in Pomona that cost four times as much.

Los Angeles Times

12 children tried to take their life in 7 weeks at a single school as mental health crisis deepens

Number of children with safeguarding issues has rocketed with problems including anorexia, domestic violence and drug or alcohol abuse in their home

Wales Online

Matt Hancock in the jungle: how did it come to this?

He rose quickly through the Tory ranks to take on the vital role of health secretary during a global pandemic. He’ll appear on national TV this weekend (probably) eating kangeroo testes. So, what happened, asks Amy Francombe

Evening Standard

If You Invested $1,000 In Riot Blockchain At Its COVID-19 Low, You'd Have This Much Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name companies performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

Benzinga

Heathrow must be ready to provide ‘stellar’ passenger service for Christmas getaway, says Virgin Atlantic boss

Heathrow must provide an “absolutely stellar” service to passengers desperate to fly again as the pandemic ends, the boss one of the UK’s biggest airlines has said.

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Headteacher's plea for help as 12 of his pupils attempt suicide in two months

Head Steve Ostler said his teachers are increasingly having to pick up the pieces as the fallout from the pandemic and the cost of living impacts children, with education "pushed to the back benches"

The New Daily

COVID-19 isn’t over, with case numbers to rise before Christmas

COVID cases are on the rise and the virus won't be taking a break over Christmas, but there are some tangible steps everyone can take.

Evening Standard

Extra 30,000 ‘needless’ heart disease deaths since start of Covid pandemic

Analysis by charity finds ambulance delays and treatment backlog leading to ‘avoidable’ heart fatalities

The Guardian - US

The ProPublica-Vanity Fair report on Covid’s origins is explosive. Is it reliable?

Critics say the article is flawed. But that shouldn’t discredit the lab leak theory

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Michael Hiltzik: ProPublica and Vanity Fair are pushing the COVID lab-leak theory, but their exposé is a train wreck

Since its founding in 2007, the independently funded investigative organization ProPublica has exposed wrongdoing at all levels of government and shined a light on corporate misbehavior, collecting six Pulitzer Prizes in the process and securing a reputation for painstaking, accurate journalism.

Orlando Sentinel

Ketamine ‘saved my life’: Depressed, anxious Floridians turn to unregulated psychadelics

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ashley Blanco, 27, has grappled with anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder for the better part of a decade. Antidepressants and therapy didn’t help. After she graduated college, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It sent her mental health to an all-time low.

AAP

Tourism campaign spruiks regional NSW

NSW is spruiking its 890 national parks as premium travel destinations in a bid to help regional communities affected by bushfires, floods and the pandemic.

Reuters

Factbox-What is China's zero-COVID policy and how does it work?

Nearly three years into the pandemic, China is sticking with a strict COVID-19 containment policy that has caused mounting economic damage and widespread frustration, while keeping its borders shut for most international travel.

Birmingham Post

Hollyoaks and Celebs Go Dating maker bounces back from pandemic slump

The company has also made Educating Joey Essex and Zero Chill

Wales Online

Heart disease deaths up by 30,000 in England since start of Covid pandemic, charity warns

British Heart Foundation says its due to ambulance delays, difficulties in accessing care and rising waiting lists

The Guardian - AU

Health sector pushes for certainty on establishment of an Australian Centre for Disease Control

Medical groups ‘optimistic’ as October budget commits to initial consultation but urge Labor to provide greater detail and more resources

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