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More people in the south of England have said their mental health has worsened since the start of the pandemic (46%) than those in the North (39%), however Southerners are more likely to take time off to deal with it.

Cooperation and Competition: Algorithmic News Recommendations in China’s Digital News Landscape Via Pixabay Executive Summary This research report examines perceptions of—and approaches to—personalization among news organizations and technology companies in China and aims to identify the current state of personalized recommendation technology within the Chinese digital news landscape. Between September 2019 and August 2020, we conducted interviews...

San Franciscans still live in 1906 earthquake shacks. Here’s why they matter more than ever lack of size. But it wasn’t until after the lease was signed that she discovered 48 Cortland Ave. in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco was the Shelby Mustang or Stradivarius of tiny houses: one of dozens of surviving 1906 earthquake shacks that are still scattered around the city. Some are lived in by people who don’t realize their celebrity status. “It was very exciting,” Henry ...

THE best dressed Christmas shop windows in Cardigan have helped brighten the town and provide some festive cheer. Judges spent a few hours going round the 60 or so shops in the town centre, scoring the shops on overall condition of the shop building, how they applied Christmas to the product or service on offer and overall appearance as a Christmas display day and night. And it was new business U Melt Me, owned by Becky Oldfield, that scooped the top honour as overall winner. Highly com...

they can seize. its about preventing the taliban from getting access to the population. the new u.s. commander recently told jim sciutto the insurgency is a challenge to afghanistans sovereignty. >> clearly the insurgency is serious right now. it has spread geographically, it has spread inintensity in certain areas and its ability to coerce or control parts of the population has increased. >> reporter: general mcchrystal s strategy review doubles the number of afghan soldiers and poli...

prosecution but is leaving that decision to attorney general eric holder. >> you are the commender in chief. so if you dont want it done, it doesnt happen. >> reporter: but some democrats argue a full accounting and revision of bush era policies is necessary. >> a lot of people in this country like tom ridge, the whole united states military being like the fbi think that these policies dont make us safer. >> reporter: republicans accuse the president of having a hand in the attorney ge...