The Senate on Thursday night passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown after a dayslong fight over President Biden’s vaccine mandate threw the legislation into limbo. Senators voted 69-28 to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government through Feb. 18. The legislation, which passed the House earlier in the evening, now goes to Biden’s desk where he has until the end of Friday to sign it.
Conservatives offer shutdown offramp in exchange for vaccine mandate vote
A group of Senate conservatives are demanding a simple-majority vote on their push to defund President Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses in exchange for agreeing to expedite a sho…
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House sets up Senate shutdown showdown
The House on Thursday voted to pass a short-term spending bill to fund the government through mid-February, as lawmakers work quickly to avert a shutdown on Friday.The House voted 221-212 …
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House probe will hold public hearings in 2022 detailing Jan. 6 Capitol riot and Trump White House response 'in vivid color,' Liz Cheney says
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said the investigators of the pro-Trump riot will conduct "multiple weeks" of hearings in 2022, a crucial midterm election year.
Roberts Searches for Middle Ground in Abortion Case
WASHINGTON — Much of the discussion of a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy has suggested that the Supreme Court faces a binary choice: it could strike down the law and fully reaffirm Roe v. Wade, as the law’s challengers want, or it could gut the idea that the...
New details shed light on ways Mark Meadows pushed federal agencies to pursue dubious election claims | CNN Politics
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ new cooperation with the January 6 House select committee could give investigators a valuable window into how former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to enlist government officials to pursue baseless election conspiracy theories – an...
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Blinken warns Russia of ‘severe costs’ if it invades Ukraine
The warning from the top US diplomat comes as Russia tells Ukraine not to get drawn into US ‘geopolitical games’.
Epstein had underage guests at Palm Beach estate, ex-employee says at Maxwell trial
The late financier Jeffrey Epstein had "many, many, many" female guests at his Palm Beach estate, including two who appeared to be underage, a former employee testified at British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial on Thursday.
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Democrats hope threat to abortion rights will rouse voters
Vulnerable Democrats from Nevada to New Hampshire are promising to make abortion a centerpiece of their political strategy heading into the midterm elections.
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Scientists say they might have discovered the cause of Alzheimer’s
Researchers in California focused on studying a protein called tau and how it’s linked to brain buildup, a key indicator doctors look for when diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met face-to-face with his Russian counterpart to demand Russia pull back troops from the border with Ukraine.
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Exclusive: Sinema won't commit to voting for Biden's sweeping social safety net expansion | CNN Politics
Kyrsten Sinema, the influential moderate Democratic senator from Arizona, did not commit to voting for President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net legislation in a sit-down interview with CNN on Thursday, the latest sign that Senate Democrats do not yet have the votes to pass one of the...
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Trump SPAC social media company appears to miss its first product deadline
Trump Media & Technology Group appears to have missed its own November deadline to launch an invitation-only version of "Truth Social," its Twitter alternative.
Capitol riot committee has interviewed 250 people so far
The chairman of the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection says the committee has interviewed about 250 people so far.
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U.S. imposes first cybersecurity rules for rail transit, despite industry pushback
The new measures are part of an effort to shore up critical infrastructure after a number of ransomware attacks this year.
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The Thomas court: Roe skeptic seizes moment during Supreme Court abortion hearing
Clarence Thomas is the only current justice who was on the bench when the Supreme Court reaffirmed its previous precedent legalizing abortion. Thomas dissented in 1992, his first year on the court. Now he's a leading member among the court's conservative bloc that could uphold the constitutionality…
www.washingtonexaminer.comWhy Trump's allies think his Twitter ban actually helps him for 2024 and beyond
Republicans were outraged that Twitter booted Trump. But now they think it's helpful for him and the GOP headed into the 2022 and 2024 elections.
US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings.
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Pelosi hammers ‘anti-science, anti-vaccination’ Republicans for threatening shutdown
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday ripped into the Republican lawmakers threatening a government shutdown over President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, accusing them of promoti…
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Chicago Public Schools eliminating sex-specific restrooms to 'increase gender equity'
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is requiring all schools in the district to adopt new signage in an effort to make restrooms gender-neutral.
Meadows’ book possible ‘waiver’ of executive privilege, Jan. 6 investigators say
"It'd be very difficult for him to maintain ‘I can't speak about events to you, but I can speak about them in my book,’” said Rep. Adam Schiff.
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Analysis: Trump's U.S. Supreme Court appointees poised to deliver on abortion
The month before being elected president in 2016, Donald Trump promised during a debate with his opponent Hillary Clinton to name justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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"Mountain of digital evidence" suggests Michigan high school shooting was planned, prosecutors say
Tate Myre was one of the four teenagers killed on Tuesday when a student opened fire at a Michigan high school.
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Haley: Diversifying puts GOP in best position to lead
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is drawing on her native South Carolina’s struggles with racist violence during her time as governor, arguing Thursday that the Republican Party is best positioned to lead the country alongside a continued diversification of its ranks.
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Senate Republicans quietly buck Trump in Alabama race
Despite Trump’s strong support for Rep. Mo Brooks, GOP senators have donated to Katie Britt and appeared with her at events.
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Roe v. Wade nearly fell 30 years ago. Can it survive again?
We’ve been here before, with the fate of abortion rights throughout the United States in doubt and awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court.
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China, US tussle over Biden's 'Summit for Democracy'
China and the United States are tussling over President Joe Biden's upcoming democracy summit, which the ruling Communist Party sees as a challenge to its authoritarian ways.
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Biden tells Americans 'we have so much ahead of us' during National Christmas Tree lighting | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden expressed optimism for the future of the country during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Thursday in Washington, telling the American people that “we have so much ahead of us.”
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Former officer pleads not guilty to murder charges in Casey Goodson's death
Former Ohio sheriff's deputy Jason Meade was charged with murder for fatally shooting Casey Goodson. Goodson's family spoke out at a press conference on Thursday.
Feds could release 'alternative' Mueller report soon
"Primary processing" of compendium mentioned in Mueller aide's book should be complete next month, court filing says.
www.politico.comIf Roe is gutted, Democrats are unlikely to make it law. But they'll run on it.
The party plans to argue to voters next year that Republican victories could fuel restrictions on or outlaw abortions.
Haley hits the stump in South Carolina
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) gave a campaign-style speech in her home state Thursday night amid speculation she’s gearing up for a potential presidential run in 2024.Haley, who also s…
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House passes government funding, but Senate may miss Friday deadline
The House passed legislation 221-212 on Thursday to fund the government through Feb. 18, but the measure could face a delay in the Senate unless lawmakers resolve a debate over ending President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.
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Former Ohio deputy charged with murder in fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
The charges come almost a year after the fatal shooting, which sparked outrage in Columbus.
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'Gender-lens' investors direct their money to women-led companies
Some investors are looking to direct their money to companies with more women on their boards and in management. A growing number of funds make it easy to do.
Harris and Buttigieg put on a united front amid rivalry reports | CNN Politics
“It’s 2021.”
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Nikki Haley to shred Biden at GOP group's award dinner: 'America is retreating'
Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused President Biden of emboldening America’s enemies and implementing disastrous domestic policies in a scathing speech Thursday that could serve as a precursor to a long-rumored run for the White House.
What we know about the victims of the Michigan school shooting
The four victims killed in a Michigan school shooting included athletes and artists looking forward to the future.
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Virginia House recount underway; could affirm GOP majority
Election officials in Virginia are painstakenly recounting votes in one of two unresolved races that will settle whether Virginia Republicans have reclaimed the majority in the House of Delegates.
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Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate
Court in Sebha overturns electoral commission’s decision to nullify Saif al-Islam’s candidacy for December polls.
House passes resolution funding government through mid-February
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-February, preventing a government shutdown as lawmakers work on larger deal.
Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House
This was the 99th National Christmas Tree Lighting.
U.S. confirms Sullenberger to international aviation post
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed C. B. "Sully" Sullenberger to be the U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations air safety body.
www.reuters.comA Pollster's Warning to Democrats: 'We Have a Problem'
Brian Stryker, a Democratic pollster, didn’t work for Terry McAuliffe’s campaign in the Virginia governor’s race. But McAuliffe’s narrow defeat in a liberal-leaning state alarmed him and most every Democratic political professional. That defeat also prompted a centrist group, Third Way, to have...
Las Vegas Sands sues Seminoles-linked groups over major gambling expansion in Florida
At stake is the future of gaming in the state.
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Epstein's former house manager testifies, calls Ghislaine Maxwell 'lady of the house'
Juan Alessi testified he drove "Jane" to Epstein's house.
Rights groups' warning as Trump's Remain in Mexico policy restored
Activists say restoring Remain in Mexico at the border will result in "torture, rape and death".
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Republicans quietly conduct counterinvestigation into Jan. 6 and promise to release report
As the select committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6 riot continues to interview witnesses and issue subpoenas, House Republicans who were originally submitted to sit on the panel are quietly working on their own counterinvestigation and plan to release a report on their findings.
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Mary Trump files to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit over NYT tax story
Mary Trump, the niece of former President Trump, has filed to dismiss a lawsuit her uncle brought against her and The New York Times in September over a 2018 story about his tax records.An attorney…
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Airlines still owe travelers billions in refunds for flights canceled in 2020
Federal government received nearly 90,000 complaints about flight refunds last year, up more than 5,000% from 2019.
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Abortion rights advocates in Mississippi strategize for a post-Roe world
“We’re not going to go underground,” a local advocate said as the Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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Tunisia’s Saied says he will change anniversary of revolution
President says anniversary to mark the beginning of the uprising, rather than the deposing of former dictator Ben Ali.
Extraordinary fossils of herd of 11 dinosaurs unearthed in Italy
“Italy is not known for dinosaurs and, although we had a few lucky strikes in the past, now we have a whole herd at one dinosaur site,” Federico Fanti, a professor at the University of Bologna and …
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Durbin: Prisons chief has 'no intention of reforming' system
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is lambasting the director of the beleaguered federal prison system, saying he has “no intention of reforming the institution.”
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Congress will hold weeks of public hearings to explain and highlight what happened on Jan. 6 and in the days leading up to it, and what then-President Trump’s role in it was, the vice chair of the Jan. 6 House select committee said on Thursday.
It’s costing everyone more to put food on the table
The UN’s Food Price Index climbed for a fourth straight month in November to its highest level since June 2011.
Trump intervenes in Ohio Senate primary — for himself
The former president was upset about ads in the race featuring anti-Trump comments a candidate made in 2016.
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One US state is responsible for eating up half the oil from the Amazon rainforest
One study claims no other US state uses up as much oil from the Amazon as California.
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'You see nothing': Epstein's ex-estate manager testifies about Maxwell's strict house rules
Jeffrey Epstein's former Palm Beach property manager testified Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell had a 58-page handbook that warned employees: "Remember that you see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing, except to answer a question directed at you."
www.washingtonexaminer.comSome Republicans fear abortion win could come back to bite them
Republicans are on the brink of achieving a decades-long conservative project — overturning abortion rights — but some strategists worry that the party isn’t ready for the political dangers of this monumental victory.Why it matters: The GOP has the best political environment in a decade leading...
Biden says he doesn’t believe a government shutdown will happen
President Biden on Thursday said he doesn’t think a government shutdown will happen amid objections from Capitol Hill conservatives on a deal to fund the government.“Look, I don’t b…
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NASA astronauts replace faulty space station antenna during spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts completed a 6-1/2 hour spacewalk on Thursday to replace a faulty antenna on the International Space Station, a mission NASA said carried slightly higher risk posed by orbital debris left from a Russian missile test weeks ago.
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Deal reached to reduce Yellowstone's bison herd by 600-900
As many as 900 bison from Yellowstone National Park could be shot by hunters, sent to slaughter or placed in quarantine this winter in a program that seeks to prevent the animals from spreading a disease to cattle
House Jan. 6 committee subpoenaing phone records of private individuals, Rep. Banks says
The Jan. 6 Committee is not subpoening the phone records of members of Congress, but it has started doing so for private individuals, Fox News is told.
Annual defense bill stalled in Senate | CNN Politics
The annual defense bill is stalled in the Senate amid a bitter disagreement over one senator’s demand to punish China over its alleged treatment of the Uyghurs.
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Man who threatened to hang lawmakers if they didn't 'get behind' Trump sentenced to prison
A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to members of Congress if they didn't support former President Donald Trump.
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OPEC+ sticks with current oil production plan, despite Omicron
OPEC+ is sticking with its current plan to adjust crude output by an additional 400,000 barrels a day in January.
Man sentenced for threatening to hang 6 members of Congress if they didn't 'get behind' Trump
Ryder Winegar, 34, sent a separate threat to a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, prosecutors said. He got 33 months in federal prison.
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Senators propose ban on FTC ‘zombie votes’
The Republicans' legislation would require the FTC to issue a rule that bars a commissioner’s votes from having an effect after he or she leaves the agency.
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China app giant Didi plans US stock market exit in move to Hong Kong
The move comes after the company came under intense scrutiny from regulators in the US and China.
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Two more Harris aides leaving in addition to Sanders
Two more aides working in Vice President Harris’s office are expected to leave their roles in the coming weeks in addition to the two high-profile exits of her press secretary and commun…
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President Biden's HIV/AIDS strategy includes new emphasis on older Americans
On World AIDS Day, President Joe Biden laid out an HIV/AIDS strategy, including a focus on the growing population of people aging with HIV.
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Pro-Trump lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 for 'frivolous' election lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden's election victory to pay a $175,000 penalty, reiterating an earlier finding that the lawsuit was frivolous. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in Detroit ruled in...
Fairfax County parents demand school board resign after 'doubling down' on 'porn in schools'
Parents gathered outside the Fairfax County School Board meeting on Thursday, voicing their opposition to what they term pedophilia and "porn in schools" after Fairfax County Public Schools reintroduced two books containing depictions of sexual activity after two committees claimed that the...
Dems want Biden to reverse Trump’s foreign firearms sales rule
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Karzai calls Taliban ‘brothers’ while ex-US envoy claims they ‘lived up’ to peace deal
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, called the Taliban his “brothers” in a new interview, while Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, continues to falsely claim they “lived up” to the so-called peace deal struck last year.
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Biden is looking at blowout growth even as Covid clouds the outlook again
Republicans are seeking to capitalize on the anxiety over higher prices, saying that they're largely driven by Biden's big-spending plans.
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Former DEA official helped pharma company get drug quota increase, says watchdog
A former senior official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration improperly gave preferential treatment to a pharmaceutical company that was seeking a quota increase so it could manufacture more drugs, the Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Thursday.
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Andrew Cuomo under federal investigation over sexual harassment claims, contract reveals
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing an investigation over alleged sexual harassment claims, documents show.
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Man exonerated after 25 years on death row files lawsuit against city of Philadelphia
Christopher Williams wants justice for the years he spent on death row.
Iran says nuclear deal ‘within reach’ if West shows goodwill
Iran provides European powers involved in the 2015 nuclear deal two drafts on sanctions removal, nuclear commitments.
Social distancing circles: The 99-cent solution to a pandemic problem
With the help of a 99-cent can of paint, New York's Domino Park created one of the most unlikely successes of the COVID-19 pandemic - social distancing circles painted in public places, which have shown that when conditions are right, people embrace radical rules.
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Despite pledge, U.S. still wastes more than a third of its food - EPA
More than one-third of food produced in the United States is thrown out, according to a report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which said the nation is falling far short of a 2015 goal to reduce that waste by half by 2030.
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Texas authorities apprehended 165,000 at border under state effort
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas law enforcement and soldiers sent to the border under a state initiative that began in March have encountered more than 165,000 people presumed to have illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border or are themselves smuggling people, according to the Texas Department of Public…
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Baldwin calls Trump criticism following ‘Rust’ shooting ‘surreal’
Alec Baldwin is responding for the first time to former President Trump’s criticism of him in the wake of the fatal shooting on the set of the actor’s movie, “Rust,” calling…
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Hawaii Democrat raises alarms over water contamination near Pearl Harbor
Hawaii Rep. Kai Kahele (D) raised alarms in a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday over water contamination near Pearl Harbor.The Hawaii State Department of Health on Wednesday found pet…
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Man with gun outside UN in New York surrenders to police
A man who held an apparent shotgun to his neck near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday is in police custody and poses no threat, the New York City police department said.
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The real Moby Dick: Mythic white whale captured on film in Caribbean
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fully white sperm whale.”
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Laverne & Shirley star Eddie Mekka dies aged 69
The US actor is best known for playing Carmine Ragusa in the 1970s-80s Laverne & Shirley TV sitcom.
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Omicron will likely 'dominate and overwhelm' the world in 3-6 months, doctor says
The new Covid variant omicron will likely "overwhelm the whole world" in the coming months, according to Singapore doctor Leong Hoe Nam.
Jim Jordan Says 'Real America' Is Done With COVID As Cases Rise In His Own State
The Republican congressman from Ohio is spouting nonsense that ignores data, experts and the reality of the newest coronavirus variant.
Biden lays out multi-pronged plan to deal with evolving pandemic
President Biden on Thursday laid out a multi-pronged plan to confront the delta and emerging omicron variants of the coronavirus that includes an expansion of at-home diagnostic tests, stricte…
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Omicron coronavirus variant found in multiple US states
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in at least five states, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.
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As Omicron is detected in a deprived London borough, fears rise
Newham, in east London, is home to a large ethnic minority community, and has suffered significantly in previous waves.
Manchin to vote to nix Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday night that he is supporting a GOP effort to nix President Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses, which is expected to get a vote in the Senate ne…
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Americans with private health insurance to be reimbursed for at-home COVID-19 tests
International travelers will now be required to undergo stricter COVID-19 testing, President Biden announced Thursday.
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Covid: Germany puts major restrictions on unvaccinated
Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the far-reaching measures as an act of "national solidarity".
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NJ GOP lawmakers defy new statehouse COVID vaccine mandate, refuse to leave floor
Several New Jersey Republican state Assembly members refused to comply with a new statehouse COVID-19 policy, walking past state police officers enforcing the rules and refusing to leave the Assembly floor.
GOP attacks Biden over pandemic response while fighting key tools to curb the virus | CNN Politics
Republicans are cranking up their crusade against federal vaccine mandates, making their resistance to the Biden administration’s pandemic response efforts a prominent rallying cry in the GOP — even as they simultaneously criticize the President for failing to get the virus under control.
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Pushing COVID-19 boosters, Biden says 'we need to be ready'
With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe Biden is appealing for Americans to get their boosters and get behind his plan to tackle the new omicron variant through wider availability of vaccines and shots.
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Judge expresses skepticism of 3 House Republicans' challenge of mask fines | CNN Politics
A federal judge expressed skepticism Thursday about a lawsuit brought by a few far-right members of the House challenging the fines they face for not wearing masks on the House floor.
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What is known about the omicron variant that's arrived in the US
What we know about the omicron variant in the U.S., where at least four states have so far identified the variant of concern
Small percentage of migrants processed by U.S. in 2021 had access to COVID-19 vaccines
Two agencies have provided coronavirus vaccination to more than 90,000 migrants in U.S. custody, according to data obtained by CBS News. But Border Patrol has yet to offer shots.
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'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.
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Third US omicron case detected in Colorado
Colorado health officials on Thursday reported that the third confirmed U.S. case of the COVID-19 omicron variant has been detected in their state.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Envir…
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Biden requirement for COVID-19 testing 24 hours before international flights to start Monday
President Biden's planned requirement for incoming international travelers to have a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of departing will begin Monday
NFL suspends Antonio Brown and two other players for misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine status
Brown, his teammate Mike Edwards and free agent John Franklin III will each miss their next three games, the league said.
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Biden signs stopgap bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a midnight deadline, the White House announced.
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Five omicron cases detected in New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Thursday that five cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant have been detected in the Empire State.New York is now the fourth state to detect a case of the …
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Covid: South Africa new cases surge as Omicron spreads
The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say.
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The House’s new drug plan is 31 times as deadly as COVID-19 to date
A more effective way of lowering drug prices is having the government get out of the way of normal price competition, but it may have to wait for an administration that believes markets are superio…
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With lingering threat, COVID-19 may come back to bite Biden
With a new COVID-19 plan focused on increased testing and booster shots, tighter rules for international travel, and an extended mask mandate for public transportation, the Biden administration acknowledged that a full return to normal won't happen until well into 2022.
www.washingtonexaminer.comHow Biden is battling Omicron’s rise
The White House is rolling out a new slate of initiatives aimed at ramping up Covid-19 vaccinations and slowing the virus’ spread in a desperate bid to avoid a winter surge.
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LeBron James will return to the court after clearing NBA's COVID-19 protocols
The league said additional testing confirmed that James "is not a positive case."
www.cbsnews.comTighter travel rules, free at-home tests and boosters: Biden unveils COVID-19 winter plan
President Biden laid out his plan for combating COVID-19 after the omicron variant was found in the USA and a poll shows rising frustration.
Omicron drives new urgency for global pandemic treaty
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