Public health is under pressure. Across health care systems around the world, funding is declining, exhausted professionals are leaving the field, and in the US state legislatures are pulling back ne… [+3567 chars]

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time.

Wired

There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pandemic

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
"Oooh, that's a big one," the newly inaugurated US presid… [+452 chars]

Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Covid-19 pandemic.

BBC News

Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization

Ella Purnell in "Fallout."Amazon Prime Video
<ul><li>Wildfires have torn through Los Angeles, destroying homes and displacing residents.</li><li>Major Hollywood productions have paused shooting.</li… [+3061 chars]

The wildfires are the latest challenge for Hollywood, following the COVID-19 pandemic and strikes.

Business Insider

Some of Hollywood's biggest productions have been paused by the LA wildfires. Here are the shows affected, including 'Fallout' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

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<ul><li>Keith Romes moved to Mexico to work remotely when the pandemic hit without telling his employers.</li><li>Romes sought a better quality of li… [+5660 chars]

When the pandemic hit, Keith Romes secretly moved to Mexico to complete his contract work for companies like Meta remotely.

I secretly worked from Mexico for Big Tech companies like Meta. The lower cost of living was worth the risk.

Margeaux Walter for BI
I had no idea about patio heaters before the pandemic. I mean, I knew they existed, but I hadn't really thought about them. During the pandemic, I thought about them too much … [+9067 chars]

As people spent more time outdoors, patio heaters had a renaissance in 2020. That pandemic-era boom has stuck around.

America is obsessed with patio heaters

Forcing workers back to the office could erode some of the trust many employers built with workers during the pandemic.Sean Gallup/Getty Images
<ul><li>Return-to-office mandates risk eroding trust b… [+5136 chars]

Return-to-office mandates could erode some of the trust some employers built with workers in the pandemic. That could eventually drive away staff.

RTO mandates are showing a trust breakdown between bosses and workers

Today, the 119th Congress begins and one of its top objectives will be to produce a long overdue budget. One of Congress highest priorities, a new defense appropriations bill, was passed late last ye… [+7699 chars]

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.

Time

Why Congress Should Act Now To Prevent Another Pandemic

In a matter of years, no matter where you live or travel, your face will likely be your new passport.
For centuries, people have used some form of passport while moving from place to place. But the … [+2594 chars]

Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport’s days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.

The Paper Passport Is Dying

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The early retirement trend that gained popularity during the pandemic is still spreading widely a… [+5330 chars]

The early retirement trend that gained popularity during the pandemic is still spreading widely among millions of Americans. Data from the Federal Reserve...

Yahoo Entertainment

Dividend Investor Retired at 39 Living Off Dividend Income Shares His Top 4 Stocks – 'It's Absolutely Doable'

Lord Rose said working practices had regressed since the pandemic
Working from home is creating a generation who are "not doing proper work", the former boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has warned… [+6632 chars]

Lord Rose says it harms productivity but expert says hybrid work can be as good as full-time in the office.

Working from home 'not proper work' - ex-Asda boss

One charity called making a child who had soiled themselves wait for their parents to come and change them "tantamount to abuse"
Parents being called into school to change children's pull-ups and na… [+5012 chars]

A council says parents will have to come in to change children who soil themselves in school.

'Unfair' to call parents into school to change nappies

In 2025, there will be a course correction in AI and geopolitics, as world leaders increasingly understand that their national interests are best served through the promise of a more positive and coo… [+3089 chars]

Countries must collaborate if we’re going to create a less fearful future for artificial intelligence.

It’s Time to Move Past AI Nationalism

JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The US's largest bank,… [+1372 chars]

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The US's largest bank, whic…

Slashdot.org

JPMorgan Chase Requires All Workers To Return To Office Five Days a Week

Meta announced a series of major updates to its content moderation policies today, including that its getting rid of restrictions on speech about topics like immigration, gender identity and gender t… [+3563 chars]

Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have 'Mental Illness'

Diamond Comics Publishersthe comics distribution company that, for decades, held a firm grip on the shipping of comic books from the industry’s biggest publishers across the western worldhas announce… [+2526 chars]

Diamond Comics Publishers, which once held a near-monopoly on the distribution of comics in America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Gizmodo.com

One of Comics’ Biggest Distributors Has Filed for Bankruptcy

“We’re all trying to find the guy who did this,” said the hot-dog–costumed protagonist of a 2019 comedysketch, pretending not to know who had crashed a hot-dog–shaped car.
In the sketch turned popul… [+6865 chars]

Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science

Scientific American

The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists

As a show about time travel, Doctor Who has never been unafraid to incorporate contemporary moments into its stories. But this week’s holiday special “Joy to the World” made a particularly pointed an… [+3230 chars]

'It’s a piece of our history now. Our very recent history; it’s defined us.'

Steven Moffat Explains Why He Made the Pandemic a Crucial Part of Doctor Who‘s Christmas Special

James Clarkson celebrated at his grandparents' house with a roast beef dinner and champagne
A 20-year-old trainee gas engineer said he thought he was dreaming when he checked his lottery ticket to f… [+1728 chars]

James Clarkson, who celebrated his win with a roast beef dinner, says he thought he was dreaming.

Trainee gas engineer, 20, wins £7.5m in lottery

A handful of other states have also started allowing remote work in recent years, but none have gone as far as Maine, according to the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, the nonprofit leading t… [+10853 chars]

Remote work has spread far and wide since the pandemic spurred a work-from-home revolution of sorts, but perhaps no place more unexpectedly than behind prison walls.

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