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Contact Tracing, Key to Reining in the Virus, Falls Flat in the West

  
NYTimes.com - 10.03.2020 Original article ›
Benjamin Mueller
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The failure to respond quickly with testing and contact tracing has been a major weakness of the response to the coronavirus in Europe and the U.S. Repeated fumbling in contact tracing has been common throughout Europe and in states in the U.S.

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New York Needs to Raise Taxes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says

  
WSJ - 12.09.2020 Original article ›
Jimmy Vielkind
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The coronavirus pandemic has pushed New York into a $8.7 billion deficit for the fiscal year that began April 1, 2020. A bipartisan bill in Congress would have given $160 billion to state and local governments in the $908 billion bill. 

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Almost one in three globally go hungry during pandemic – UN

  
The Guardian - 07.12.2021 Original article ›
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The pandemic's effects on children with one in three going hungry and one in five growing up stunted, according to a report by UN agencies- UNICEF, FAO and the World Food Programme, is shown in this report in The Guardian.

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Mandatory vaccination, Covid-19 pass and access to PCR tests: the main points from Macron's address

  
France 24 - 07.14.2021 Original article ›
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France's Health minister announces that health care workers will not be allowed to work after September 15, 2021 or receive a salary if they are not vaccinated. Health pass will be required to access bars, restaurants, trains and flights in France.

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Bloated Bundestag: Trouble for German democracy? | DW | 15.09.2021

  
DW.COM - 09.17.2021 Original article ›
Elizabeth Schumacher
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No country has an elected parliament this big. Germany's Bundestag has 709 members of parliament. And this could swell to 900 says DW.com after September 26 elections. A look at the German parliament that reflects Germany's recent history.

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China’s Economy Has a New Problem: Its Job Market

  
WSJ - 03.18.2024 Original article ›
Jason Douglas
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Even as China is investing more in the economy and workers are working fewer hours, the unemployment rate is increasing to 5.3% in Feb 2024, youth unemployment at 15% previously estimated at 22% in June 2023 before a new methodology was adopted.

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Danielle Collins holds firm against Elena Rybakina to win Miami Open

  
The Guardian - 03.30.2024 Original article ›
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In a special and graceful  way American Danielle Collins wins the Miami Open women's tennis tournament coming from No. 52 ranking to beat top seeded Kazakhstan's Ryabkina 7-5, 6-3, looking unstoppable all the way. 

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Is workplace stigma around mental health struggles changing?

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BBC News - 08.24.2022 Original article ›
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The BBC looks at the mental health challenges in the workplace and the stigma around it. The pandemic has created its own set of new challenges. Getting more people to talk about wellness struggles is  a critical part of these challenges. 

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How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable

  
NYTimes.com - 09.21.2022 Original article ›
Jack Ewing, Brendan George Ko For The New York Times
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Lithium supplies in North America are critical for electric car makers. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2020 requires automakers to use lithium from North America. The NYT looks at one lithium mine in Quebec 350 miles north of Montreal in a pine forest.

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Opinion | Putin’s Desperate Ukraine Escalation

  
WSJ - 09.21.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This WSJ editorial describes the partial mobilization announced by Mr. Putin as coming at a time when world opinion is turning against the war, with world leaders opposing the continuation of the war, including China, India, Turkey and most of the world.

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WSJ News Exclusive | When Covid Hit, They Were in Diapers. So Why Are Kindergarteners Struggling?

  
WSJ - 01.12.2024 Original article ›
Matt Barnum
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Children's scores remain below pre-pandemic levels for kindergarden, and for 1st and 2nd grades for students tested in 2023. Test scores of over a million students in the US show this sizable gap in school readiness for these younger children.

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Are Seed Oils Bad for You? What to Know About the Oils You Cook With

  
WSJ - 01.22.2024 Original article ›
Andrea Petersen
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Health experts say olive oil and avocado oil are the healthiest oils for cooking. Mediterranean cooking uses olive oil extensively. One reason is that olive oil and avocado oil go through least processing. Other oils that are highly processed are considered less healthy,

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WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Pushes Canada to Impose Visas on Mexican Visitors to Ease Flow from North

  
WSJ - 02.23.2024 Original article ›
Vipal Monga, Michelle Hackman, Santiago Pérez
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US efforts to control immigration of Mexican flow of migrants through Canada. US is asking Canada to change its policy of electronic travel authorization and reimposing a visa. 10,000 migrants were detained at the northern border in the fiscal year ending in September.

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Millions Head to Polls on a Day That Will Shape the November Vote

  
NYTimes.com - 03.05.2024 Original article ›
Jonathan Weisman
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Super Tuesday happens on March 5 as Republicans vote in 15 state primaries including Texas and California. A Senate seat in California vacated by Diane Feinstein and a Republican house seat in the Central Valley of California will also hold Democratic candidate selection.

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Utah’s Great Salt Lake Is Disappearing, With Mounting Economic Costs

  
WSJ - 09.07.2022 Original article ›
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The Great Salt Lake is shrinking to about one third of its original size and poses a climate change and ecological disaster. It is an economic engine for the Utah region. Severe drought in the western US is affecting the lake. 

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Los Angeles Schools to Shut Down After Workers Vow to Strike

  
NYTimes.com - 03.21.2023 Original article ›
Kurtis Lee, Soumya Karlamangla
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Los Angeles school teachers strike for higher pay. Teachers wages remained depressed for two decades leading to teachers ovrburdened during the pandemic shifting to other work. This has created a shortage of teachers in the US. A similar situation exists in Europe.

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Chandrayaan-3: India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully

  
BBC News - 08.17.2023 Original article ›
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The lunar module of Chandrayan 3 mission is expected to land on the moon August 23-24. This will make India the first country to land a module on the South Pole of the moon where it is believed water may be found.

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From Canada stand on farm stir to protests by pro-Khalistan groups: The deepening rift

  
The Indian Express - 09.20.2023 Original article ›
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The damage to India Canada relations by Mr. Trudeau's efforts to win political support for his government of a section of the Indian community in Canada. India has expressed its strong concerns about statements made by Mr. Trudeau in the past.

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Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt

  
NYTimes.com - 10.05.2023 Original article ›
Zach Montague
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With another $9 billion in relief for student loan borrowers president Biden takes it to $127 billion the amount of relief extended to 3.6 million Americans. The US Supreme Court earlier denied that kind of relief to student borrowers following the pandemic.

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Read the opening of Jon Fosse’s The Other Name

  
The Guardian - 10.05.2023 Original article ›
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Loon long sentences with writing that radiates a certain spirituality and serenity is experienced in Jon Fosse's writing. The Guardian gives some excerpts from Fosse's writing. Fosse is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Taylor Swift Takes Her Eras Tour Global, Shaking Argentina

  
NYTimes.com - 11.11.2023 Original article ›
Jack Nicas
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Taylor Swift's show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, attracts a staggering 2.8 million on the waiting list, and 200,000 in the audience over 3 shows. Swift is amazed at this turnout, her popularity reaching that of Messi in this South American country.

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As Inflation Goes Down, Soft Landing Odds Improve

  
WSJ - 07.13.2023 Original article ›
Greg Ip
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The latest inflation data with inflation falling first from 7% in 2022 to half that or 4% in early 2023, and dropping further to 3% by mid 2023, suggests that the past inflation data was transitory, says this report in the WSJ.

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Extreme Heat: World Swelters in Record-Breaking Heat

  
NYTimes.com - 07.21.2023 Original article ›
The New York Times
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Phoenix gets 13 days of extreme heat at 110 degrees. A place in southern Iran showed 132 degrees. About 61,000 people died in last summer's heat wave in Europe. This year the heat wave is worse than last year.

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Cancer Is Capsizing Americans’ Finances. ‘I Was Losing Everything.’

  
WSJ - 05.28.2024 Original article ›
Brianna Abbott, Peter Loftus | Photographs By Danielle Villasana For The Wall Street Journal
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The effect of a sudden health crisis such as cancer on the finances of Americans leading to capsizing and losing everything is shown here in the WSJ. In 2024 this comes after the pandemic has already affected finances of working people. 

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China commits to 5% growth target despite shaky economy – DW – 03/06/2024

  
dw.com - 03.07.2024 Original article ›
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China's parliament meets this week for opening sessions. Premier Li Qiang tells parliament that China will set a 5% growth target. Facing deflation, implosion of the property sector, and declining manufacturing will make it difficult to achieve this target. 

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