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Health
How much could the omicron variant disrupt American life this winter?
First projections of the variant's impact find a range of possibilities, from just a relatively small acceleration of the current trajectory to a big new wave that could rival last winter's surge.
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Morning news brief
How bad could the pandemic get this winter because of the omicron variant? One of President Biden's key agenda items is stalled. The FDA relaxes restrictions on access to abortion pill by mail.
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Health
Pfizer has announced new results for a pill that fights COVID-19
Pfizer's analysis shows that the drug is good at keeping people at high risk of COVID-19 from getting worse. The pill is called Paxlovid.
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Politics
Meadows held in contempt, Jan. 6 panel sends a criminal referral to the House
A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has voted to hold former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt, revealing new details in his text messages.
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Morning news brief
New York's attorney general wants to question ex-president Trump in a civil fraud case. U.S. Delta cases surge. A Michigan school district, its officials and some staff, are sued after a shooting.
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Politics
World's democracies meet to show solidarity against a rising tide of authoritarianism
President Biden has invited more than 100 countries to a virtual summit on democracy. But some of the names on the list are drawing questions over their own democratic practices.
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Morning news brief
The U.S. warns Russia it will face tough sanctions if it invades Ukraine. What is Instagram doing to keep its youngest users safe? A former NFL player died in police custody Monday in Alabama.
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Morning news brief
Latest coronavirus variant is found in about one-third of U.S. states. Pro-Trump counties have far higher COVID death rates. The days leading up to the shooting at Oxford high school are being probed.
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Music
'From Staircase to Stage': Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan
In his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, rapper Raekwon recalls watching as that relatively serene New York City neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack epidemic.
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Morning news brief
Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence in Charlottesville, Va. A federal jury finds CVS, Walgreens and Walmart helped fuel the opioid crisis. More people are flying this Thanksgiving.