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Israel takes action to control the spread of the omicron variant
Israel is banning its citizens from traveling to the U.S. and dozens of other countries, hoping to control the newest coronavirus variant, and allow Israel to avoid shutting down the economy.
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The White House wants to focus on China, but Russia continues to be a distraction
President Biden has worked to focus his foreign policy on China. But provocations from Russia keep pulling him away.
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Hospitals brace for a COVID surge as people travel for the holidays
The U.S. is now averaging 125,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delta is still surging, the highly transmissible omicron variant likely will become the dominant variant very soon.
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Tennessee professor hid a cash prize on campus. The clue was in the syllabus
Kenyon Wilson at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wanted to see if his syllabus was being read. He hid a $50 bill on campus and put how to find it in the syllabus. The money went unclaimed.
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Thousands of people in Scotland, convicted of being witches, will be exonerated
Many of the 3,800 people were burned at the stake centuries ago. The effort is led by a group called The Witches of Scotland — dedicated to clearing the names of people convicted of witchcraft.
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The omicron variant is driving a new COVID surge in the U.K.
A COVID-19 surge in the United Kingdom is bringing new fears for the holidays and the winter — along with fresh political troubles for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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COVID adds another layer of concern for Kentucky's tornado survivors
It was another difficult weekend in western Kentucky as people try to recovery from devastating tornadoes. One complicating factor is the spreading omicron variant.
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Once on children's wish lists, hazardous toys are on display in a museum
"Dangerous Games," an exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum in Northern California, harks back to a time when sharp and toxic playthings were on every kid's holiday wish list.
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Russia demands Ukraine and other ex-Soviet republics be barred from joining NATO
Russia's government has released demands regarding security guarantees for Europe. The list, handed to a U.S. envoy in Moscow, amounts to a do-over of European history since the end of the Cold War.
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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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12-year-old girl becomes the youngest graduate of Broward College
Sawsan Ahmed earned an associate's degree with a concentration in biological science. She will go on to the University of Florida, where she will study microbiology and cell science.
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What's better than eating a gingerbread house? Try living in one
A Utah woman transformed her home into a life-size gingerbread house. Virginia Hoffman, an interior designer, and her husband, an artist, started the tradition in 2019. The decorations aren't edible.