Pandemic

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The new, highly mutated COVID variant JN.1—dubbed “Pirola” by volunteer variant trackers—has achieved global dominance. And like Omicron, it came flying out of left field. It could represent the next chapter of the COIVD pandemic.
Health

‘Pirola’ JN.1 is the probable future of the COVID pandemic, experts warn—but you didn’t hear it from the WHO

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January 4, 2024
Artistic rendering of a COVID-19 pathogen
Health

COVID-19 variant JN.1 symptoms: Is ‘Pirola’ different from other Omicron spawn?

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December 28, 2023
UPS CEO Carol Tome speaks on stage
Leadership

The pandemic CEO: How executives who came to power forged the blueprint for a new kind of leader

By Lila MacLellan and Phil Wahba
December 19, 2023
Overworked businessman in a blue suit sitting in the board room
Newsletters

Board members are burned out and it’s becoming a ‘recipe for disaster’

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December 12, 2023
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
Tech

Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies

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December 2, 2023
Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer
Commentary

Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer

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November 23, 2023
A person eating tinned fish
Lifestyle

A pandemic trend that stuck has restaurants serving customers tinned fish straight out of the can—just like they do in Europe

By Julie Watson, Haven Daley and The Associated Press
November 20, 2023
America’s public schools are on their last legs: The proportion of students attending a school with ‘chronic absenteeism’ has doubled since pre-pandemic times
Success

America’s public schools are on their last legs: The proportion of students attending a school with ‘chronic absenteeism’ has doubled since pre-pandemic times

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November 18, 2023
CEOs serving as board chairs are controversial but a new study shows they could be great during a crisis
Newsletters

CEOs serving as board chairs are controversial but a new study shows they could be great during a crisis

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November 14, 2023
Sweetheart Island
Politics

‘The uncomfortable truth is the federal criminal justice system is simply not equipped’: Feds seize $1.4 billion but it’s the tip of the pandemic fraud iceberg

By Richard Lardner and The Associated Press
November 13, 2023
Regardless of which pathogen ends up fueling the next global health crisis—Ebola, Marburg, SARS, Nipah, Machupo, or something else—they’re all worthy of attention, authors of a new report maintain.
Health

These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are—and how the world can prepare

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November 10, 2023
The pandemic made parents more worried than ever about children’s mental health. ‘MESH’ toys can help, say marketers
Retail

The pandemic made parents more worried than ever about children’s mental health. ‘MESH’ toys can help, say marketers

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
October 14, 2023
Hands close up of elderly prisoner holding metal bars
Finance

Oklahoma inmate used COVID pandemic relief funds to hire a private investigator and clear his name of murder

By Sean Murphy and The Associated Press
October 12, 2023
A student working on a laptop in a classroom
Success

Students’ math skills plunged in the pandemic, and schools are betting that teaching ‘financial literacy’ can reverse the drop

By Jackie Valley and The Associated Press
October 10, 2023
Educators alarmed by flood of $190 billion in federal spending: ‘When money is available, it’s like a vampire smelling blood’
Tech

Educators alarmed by flood of $190 billion in federal spending: ‘When money is available, it’s like a vampire smelling blood’

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press
October 9, 2023

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