THE GOOD GAME: COVID-19 emergency is over, Starbucks charging for "no water" Refreshers, WNBA team values up, and the Pixies

COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/05/2023/covid-no-longer-global-health-emergency

FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/otc-birth-control-pill-gets-unanimous-vote-in-favor-from-fda-advisers/

Starbucks will soon charge customers $1 for 'no water' Refresher drinks — and some baristas are dreading the change               

https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-charge-extra-no-water-refresher-drink-requests-2023-5

A Pixies song is accidentally turning off Google alarms     

https://fortune.com/2023/05/04/google-pixel-phone-pixies-song-where-is-my-mind-accidentally-turning-off-alarms/

Florida and Louisiana are borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars to cope with hurricane insurance claims           

https://qz.com/florida-and-louisiana-are-borrowing-hundreds-of-million-1850402783

Workers Are Happier Than They’ve Been in Decades        

https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-job-satisfaction-survey-c42addba?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f

BNP Paribas Ends Financing for New Oil and Gas Projects               

https://www.esgtoday.com/bnp-paribas-ends-financing-for-new-oil-and-gas-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bnp-paribas-ends-financing-for-new-oil-and-gas-projects

Team valuations foretell league’s growth trajectory

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2023/05/08/Portfolio/franchise-values.aspx

Vivek Ramaswamy Paid to Have Wikipedia Page Edited   

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/exclusive-vivek-ramaswamy-paid-to-have-his-soros-fellowship-and-covid-era-role-scrubbed-from-wikipedia-page/

Adidas to Sell Yeezy Sneakers, Donate Proceeds to Charity             

https://www.wsj.com/articles/adidas-to-sell-yeezy-sneakers-donate-proceeds-to-charity-746d2e95?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f

AI Matched Me With Someone Based on My 'Hotness'    

https://www.businessinsider.com/hot-chat-3000-ai-match-hot-or-not-hotness-mschf-2023-5