Pandemic

Politics Many fought pandemic-related school shutdowns and mask mandates, pushed to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from schools and tried to ban books they viewed as inappropriate, such as ones with LGBTQ content. Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich, left, and Tiffany Justice, speak at the Moms for Liberty…

The movie business lives! Greta Gerwig's gender wars "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's nuclear war "Oppenheimer" blew past already-stratospheric prerelease expectations at the weekend box office to collect a combined $235.5 million in the United States and Canada, an astounding total that sent a clear message to Hollywood: If you want…

Idaho's Governor Brad Little has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. ZUMAPRESS.com/Michael Brochstein Sensible, pro-growth policies have won the day, yet again. Per the latest state-level jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, eight of the top 10 states for jobs recovered since the pandemic began…

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lifted the state of public health emergency nationwide, more than three years after his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte declared it because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Saturday announcing the President's order, Malacañang said, however, that all emergency use authorizations (EUAs) that had…

Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Homicides on average dropped 9.4% during the first half of 2023 as compared to the same period last…

The world is back open for business. After a rough couple of pandemic-fueled years, international travel is back en vogue with arrivals reaching 80% of pre-pandemic levels during the first quarter of 2023, according to the World Tourism Organization. With the summer season at its height, now’s the time to…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 17-3 with relatively little fanfare Thursday to send pandemic preparedness legislation to the full Senate for a vote. "I don't think any of us will ever forget we have lost over a million Americans from COVID," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),…

  Proposed 76 Place Arena Rendering, Center City Philadelphia Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphia's ADR has fully recovered, but occupancy and RevPAR remain below 2019 levels. The primary factor limiting the recovery is the stagnant commercial and group demand segments. However, leisure demand has increased, and the city is preparing…

As Africa’s youthful population continues to grow exponentially, it’s of the utmost importance that entrepreneurs create various healthcare solutions that will cater to the medical needs of the continent’s future. While the pandemic made investors pay attention to Africa’s private healthcare space, women’s health — a subcategory dominated by women…

ADVERTISEMENT Divided G20 split over Ukraine, slow progress on debt By Peter MARTELL and Bhuvan BAGGA Gandhinagar, India (AFP) July 18, 2023 G20 finance chiefs ended talks in India Tuesday with disagreement over Russia's war in Ukraine, limited progress on debt restructuring and warnings that divisions between rich and poor…