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Why Some Texas Cities and Counties Had to Return Millions of Dollars Earmarked to Help Renters During the Pandemic

Why Some Texas Cities and Counties Had to Return Millions of Dollars Earmarked to Help Renters During the Pandemic

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed about Texas’ most essential news. In the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, the risk of mass evictions prompted the federal government to appropriate a historic amount of funding to help state and local governments maintain housing for low-income tenants. In two installments, …

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Study: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents: Implications for Analyzing Longitudinal Data. Image Credit: Shan_shan / Shutterstock.com

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

In a recent Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science study, Stanford University researchers are assessing how the stress and social disruption caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the neurodevelopment of young adults. Study: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and brain maturation in adolescents: implications for longitudinal data analysis. Image …

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Mass protests in China overwhelm its censorship systems

Mass protests in China overwhelm its censorship systems

China’s infamous internet police can’t keep up with the massive volume of videos exposing unrest in the secretive nation – as weary locals protest against the government’s draconian COVID lockdown rules. The feared censorship regime can’t take down footage of the bustling protests quickly enough – while cunning protesters are also using tricks to evade …

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China to punish netizens for 'liking' posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests |  CNN Business

China to punish netizens for ‘liking’ posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests | CNN Business

hong kong CNN Business — Internet users in China will soon be held accountable for liking posts deemed illegal or harmful, raising fears that the world’s second-largest economy is planning to control social media like never before. China’s internet watchdog is stepping up its regulation of cyberspace as authorities step up a crackdown on online …

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China's security apparatus springs into action to quell Covid protests |  CNN

China’s security apparatus springs into action to quell Covid protests | CNN

CNN — China’s vast security apparatus moved quickly to quell the mass protests that have swept the country, with police patrolling the streets, checking cellphones and even calling some protesters to warn them of a repeat. In major cities on Monday and Tuesday, police flooded the sites of protests that took place over the weekend, …

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China's security apparatus springs into action to quell Covid protests |  CNN

China’s security apparatus springs into action to quell Covid protests | CNN

CNN — China’s vast security apparatus moved quickly to quell the mass protests that have swept the country, with police patrolling the streets, checking cellphones and even calling some protesters to warn them of a repeat. In major cities on Monday and Tuesday, police flooded the sites of protests that took place over the weekend, …

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