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Scientists monitoring new omicron subvariant BA.2

26 January, 2022

ABC News - Even as the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to sweep the globe, scientists are now monitoring a new mutation of omicron, dubbed BA.2. The World Health Organization maintains that BA.2 is not a "variant of concern," meaning there is no current evidence to suggest this new subvariant wil...

Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent

25 January, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to accept a shipment of American military equipment Tuesday to shore up their defenses.

NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills

24 January, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO said Monday that it’s putting extra forces on standby and sending more ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe, as Ireland warned that new Russian war games off its coast are not welcome given tensions over whether President Vladimir Putin intends to attack Ukraine.

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

23 January, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev was being considered as a potential candidate.

Political advisers to hold four-way talks on Ukraine in Paris

22 January, 2022

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold "Normandy format" talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on Jan. 25, a source in Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration said on Saturday.

US and Russia try to lower temperature in Ukraine crisis

21 January, 2022

GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a heated standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-stakes talks on Friday aimed at preventing a feared Russian invasion.

Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus

20 January, 2022

MADRID (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise. Children were banned from playgrounds, and the economy virtually stopped.

Democrats, poised for filibuster defeat, pick at old wounds

19 January, 2022

The Hill - Democrats are heading toward defeat on their push to change the filibuster and pass voting rights, the latest setback for President Biden and his party’s agenda. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pushing forward with his vow to force a vote as soon as Wednesday on a sweep...

Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats

18 January, 2022

ABC News - Joe Biden's long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. He achieved it — albeit, at 78, as the oldest person to assume the presidency. After the turbulence and chaos of his predecessor, Donald Trump, Biden was seen by vote...

Democrats came up short on MLK day promise. What's next for the push for a votin…

17 January, 2022

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – Democratic lawmakers will mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday having come up short on a promise to vote on a Senate rule change aimed at ushering through a voting rights bill.

SCOTUS blocking of vaccine mandate 'a setback for public health': Vivek Murthy

16 January, 2022

ABC News - The Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test requirement for large private businesses is a "setback for public health," United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday.

Southern governors declare states of emergency ahead of winter storm

15 January, 2022

(CNN)A massive system that's dumping several inches of snow on the central US is expected to move toward the southeast later Saturday, prompting the governors of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia to declare emergencies ahead of a crippling ice and snow event.

U.S. is 'fully prepared' if Russia invades Ukraine, secretary of state says

14 January, 2022

NPR - Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is planning "things that we have not done in the past" if Russia invades Ukraine. His comments follow days of diplomatic talks and a deadlock on resolving the crisis brewing along the Ukraine-Russia border.

A major winter storm is on it's way for parts of the Sountheast and east coast.

13 January, 2022

(CNN)If you live in the heart of the South, you might be dreaming of a rare snowy weekend. Don't get the snow sleds out quite yet. Yes, a winter storm could bring snow to Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and into the Northeast beginning over the MLK holiday weeken...

Biden champions filibuster reform, but doesn't have the votes

12 January, 2022

The Hill - Neither the proposed filibuster exception nor the bills themselves are expected to garner sufficient support, but in a midterm year that looks increasingly grim for many Democratic candidates, the president laid down rhetorical markers. His muscular rhetoric pulls back the curtain on race...

Biden to make voting rights play in Atlanta

11 January, 2022

The Hill - The White House is staring down a two-pronged attack in the coming days as President Biden prepares to address voting rights in Atlanta today and deliver a speech on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.

Democratic-run states, cities using a race-based system to distribute scarce COV…

10 January, 2022

Washington Times - Several Democratic-run states and cities are giving preference to non-White patients for receiving potentially lifesaving treatments for COVID-19, a race-based scheme that legal scholars say is unconstitutional.

Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum

09 January, 2022

AP - As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.

Justices spar over vaccine mandates as COVID jolts Supreme Court

08 January, 2022

ABC News - The Supreme Court on Friday wrestled with the unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency, authorities' urgent push to protect Americans and the power of federal agencies to impose vaccine mandates or vaccine-or-test requirements on tens of millions of workers.

Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%

07 January, 2022

ABC News - Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month -- significantly lower than economists' expectations -- and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, the Department of Labor said Friday.

Global research on Omicron COVID surge raises more questions about Biden's unvac…

06 January, 2022

Just the News - A new Canadian study found two-dose mRNA vaccines are "not protective against" the latest variant, while data from Denmark show reinfections among two-dose vaccine recipients have surpassed those of the unvaccinated.

Millions of Americans under winter weather alerts for storms, arctic blast

05 January, 2022

ABC News - Almost 80 million people across the United States are on alert this week for heavy snow, brutally cold temperatures, gusty winds and icy conditions. As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service has issued various advisories, alerts, watches and warnings for 32 states -- from Oreg...

Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Virginia since last night

04 January, 2022

(CNN)Drivers have been stranded for hours on Interstate 95 in eastern Virginia -- some from Monday into Tuesday morning -- because of a severe winter storm that has sent authorities scrambling to clear a path.

U.S. jury finds Theranos founder Holmes guilty of fraud

04 January, 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of defrauding investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts.

More than 3,000 flights canceled or delayed Monday as winter storm slams East Co…

03 January, 2022

USA TODAY - The messy holiday travel season may be over, but travel troubles are still here. Nearly 2,000 U.S. flights have already been canceled Monday and more than 1,300 have been delayed as of 9:30 a.m. ET, according to FlightAware, which tracks flight status in real time.

Severe weather, omicron infections drive thousands more U.S. flight cancellation…

02 January, 2022

CNBC - Airlines canceled more than 2,600 U.S. flights on New Year’s Day as they faced severe weather across the country and a surge in omicron infections among staff that has disrupted air travel throughout the year-end holidays.

New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022

31 December, 2021

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope. That was a common sentiment as people around the world began welcoming in the new year. In many places, New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infec...

Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

30 December, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine on Thursday during their second call in recent weeks amid little progress toward ending the smoldering crisis. The White House indicated that Biden would make clear to Putin that...

Cold, flu or Covid-19?

29 December, 2021

(CNN)Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or Covid-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish which is putting you under the weather.

CDC Relaxes Quarantine Rules

28 December, 2021

US News - Americans who are infected with the coronavirus and show no symptoms or whose symptoms are improving only need to isolate for five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday in updated guidance.

Around 8,000 flights canceled globally as omicron and storms cause travel chaos

27 December, 2021

NBC News - Airlines blamed the spread of the omicron variant for travel disruptions that saw some 10,000 flights canceled globally over the holiday weekend and into Monday, as storms in the western United States compounded the chaos. Whiteout conditions in northwestern Nevada caused a 20-vehicle pil...

Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%

26 December, 2021

CNBC - Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new Covid-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure.

Thousands of flights canceled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

25 December, 2021

NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers.

The most powerful telescope ever built has launched

25 December, 2021

(CNN)It's a moment that has been decades in the making. The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched on Christmas morning. The telescope lifted off atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 7:20 a.m. ET.

More than 2,000 flights canceled on Christmas Eve

24 December, 2021

New York (CNN Business)Airlines have canceled thousands of flights on Christmas Eve, including hundreds of US domestic flights, as staff and crew call out sick during the Omicron surge. Globally, airlines have canceled over 2,000 flights, 454 of which are within, into or out of the United States. ...

President Biden to ABC's David Muir on at-home COVID testing: 'Nothing's been go…

23 December, 2021

ABC News - President Joe Biden said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir that when it comes to the availability of at-home coronavirus tests in the United States, "nothing's been good enough."

U.S. FDA authorizes Merck's at-home antiviral COVID-19 pill

23 December, 2021

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck & Co's (MRK.N) antiviral pill for COVID-19 for certain high-risk adult patients, a day after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) for high-risk patients above the age of 12.

Travelers scramble for Covid tests ahead of holiday rush

22 December, 2021

CNBC - Travelers are scrambling for Covid tests ahead of holiday trips, facing long lines and longer waits for results. Covid testing lines at some walk-in clinics in New York wrapped around the block on Tuesday. Pharmacies ran out of at-home tests. Walgreens limited purchases of at-home tests to fo...

Democrats set to play hardball with Manchin

21 December, 2021

The Hill - Senate Democrats are signaling they plan to take more of a hardball approach to pressuring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to support their climate and social spending agenda after months of kid-glove treatment failed to deliver his vote.

Biden suffers twin blows from Manchin and another Covid winter

20 December, 2021

(CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin dropped the axe on his party's agenda on Sunday when he said he would not support President Joe Biden's economic and climate package just as the White House is bracing for another Covid winter that is likely to further sour the nation's mood heading into a midterm el...

Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’

19 December, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, seemingly dealing a fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was alread...

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect

18 December, 2021

AP - A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of A...

Army, Marines Release Most Troubling Stats Yet On Vaccine Refusal

17 December, 2021

US News - The military’s ground branches have released some of the most dramatic statistics yet of the punishments imposed on troops who refused mandatory coronavirus vaccines, as a small but stubborn cohort of service members appears intent on calling the Pentagon’s bluff.

From blood clots to infected neurons, how COVID threatens the brain

16 December, 2021

NPR - Months after a bout with COVID-19, many people are still struggling with memory problems, mental fog and mood changes. One reason is that the disease can cause long-term harm to the brain. "A lot of people are suffering," says Jennifer Frontera, a neurology professor at the NYU Grossman School...

Wholesale prices measure rises 9.6% in November from a year ago, the fastest pac…

14 December, 2021

CNBC - Wholesale prices increased at their quickest pace on record in November in the latest sign that the inflation pressures bedeviling the economy are still present, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The producer price index for final demand products increased 9.6% over the previous 12 month...

Deadly tornadoes in South and Midwest: Dozens dead as rescuers search for surviv…

13 December, 2021

ABC News - At least 34 people across five U.S. states have been confirmed dead after a swarm of tornadoes tore through communities in the South and the Midwest over the weekend. There were at least 40 tornadoes reported across nine states between Friday night and early Saturday morning -- unusual fo...

Tornadoes, storms strike US; Kentucky gov fears dozens dead

11 December, 2021

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as it tore through a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas. The Kentucky governor said he fe...

Big winners in the Boy Scouts bankruptcy? Attorneys, who could walk away with $1…

10 December, 2021

USA TODAY - Like many survivors of sexual abuse, Jeffrey Chelmo didn’t get involved in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case for the money. He wanted someone to be held accountable. Yet, the settlement Chelmo’s looking at under Boy Scouts’ latest proposal is hard to stomach: $3,500.

A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats

09 December, 2021

NPR - Americans don't feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don't see Democrats' signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation.

'It's just crazy': 12 major cities hit all-time homicide records

08 December, 2021

ABC News - At least 12 major U.S. cities have broken annual homicide records in 2021 -- and there's still three weeks to go in the year. Of the dozen cities that have already surpassed the grim milestones for killings, five topped records that were set or tied just last year.

Biden confronts Putin over Ukraine in high-stakes meeting

07 December, 2021

ABC News - President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video meeting on Tuesday that the United States "would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation," as Russia builds up its forces on its border with Ukraine.

Major shift in Federal Reserve could see speedier end to its easy policies

06 December, 2021

CNBC - A major shift is underway at the Federal Reserve to begin to remove the central bank’s massive pandemic easing policies, and could see it hike rates sooner than is priced in by markets.

Market history says omicron volatility isn’t a reason for investors to sell

05 December, 2021

CNBC - As stock market investors have learned over the past week, it’s tricky to time the next move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a big selloff. Buyers stepped in Monday after the 900-point Nov. 26 dive, but there were signs of weakness. Stocks tanked Tuesday, soared back Wednesday befor...

Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine

04 December, 2021

MOSCOW (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone on Tuesday as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border seen as a sign of a potential invasion. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed plans on S...

WHO says measures used against delta should work for omicron

03 December, 2021

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Measures used to counter the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the new omicron version of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Friday, while acknowledging that the travel restrictions impose...

U.S., Germany plan new restrictions as Omicron rattles investors

02 December, 2021

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The United States, Germany and Russia joined countries planning stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday as the Omicron coronavirus variant rattled markets, with investors concerned about the impact on the global economic recovery.

U.S. and other countries tighten travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination

01 December, 2021

WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules to try to slow the spread of the Omicron variant and other countries tightened border controls as a European leader urged all concerned to "prepare for the worst".

Biden course-corrects in defining 'new normal': The Note

30 November, 2021

ABC News - In outlining what comes next in terms of the pandemic, it's telling what President Joe Biden says won't be happening. There will not be shutdowns or lockdowns, the president said. There will not be "chaos and confusion" in efforts to fight the omicron variant, he added, in a promise that ...

COVID-19 live updates: WHO says overall global risk of omicron variant is 'very …

29 November, 2021

ABC News - As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 776,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

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