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11:10 PM ET, November 26, 2021

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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Omicron COVID-⁠19 Variant  —  This morning I was briefed by my chief medical advisor, Dr. Tony Fauci, and the members of our COVID response team, about the Omicron variant, which is spreading through Southern Africa.
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World Health Organization: WHO:
Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern  —  The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations …
Associated Press:
World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Biden to restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday  —  Fauci: New Covid variant spreading in fluid motion in South Africa  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday as a new coronavirus variant has emerged …
The White House:
A Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019  —  The national emergency caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States continues to pose a grave threat to our health and security.
CNBC:
Dow drops 800 points as new Covid variant sparks market sell-off
New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: W.H.O. Says New Variant in South Africa Is ‘of Concern’
Wall Street Journal:   Stock Futures, Oil Drop on Concerns Over New Covid-19 Variant
Bruce Weber / New York Times:
Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91  —  He was the theater's most revered and influential composer-lyricist of the last half of the 20th century and the driving force behind some of Broadway's most beloved and celebrated shows.  —  Stephen Sondheim …
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Trump goes after Woodward, Costa over China  —  Former President Trump went after The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Robert Costa over their recent book on his presidency, specifically attacking claims that Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley called China to offer reassurances after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Discussion: New York Post and RedState
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Sonam Sheth / Insider:
Trump says top US general should be ‘tried for treason’ for intervening to prevent a war with China
Discussion: HuffPost
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
Here's How Biden Could Override the Democrats Protecting Wall Street  —  Saule Omarova, whose nomination is in trouble partly due to progressives' botched defense, could be appointed as first deputy and run the OCC in an acting capacity.  —  Harris-Omarova-OCC-11262021
Discussion: Conservative Brief
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Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:   Centrist Senate Democrats Signal Opposition to Biden Banking Nominee
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Oil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department says  —  In an effort to boost revenue and protect the environment, the Biden administration on Friday laid out plans to make fossil fuel companies pay more to drill on federal lands and waters.
Discussion: RedState and NBC News
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HuffPost:
Mike Lindell's Promised Election-Reversing Lawsuit Turns Into 96-Hour Pillow Sale  —  The MyPillow CEO has not filed that lawsuit with the Supreme Court to “pull down” the 2020 election, but he's heavily promoting his pillows and sheets.  —  By S.V. Date  —  Despite months of promising …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Seeking Backers for New Fund, Jared Kushner Turns to Middle East  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's son-in-law is trying to raise capital for his investment firm and is turning to a region that he dealt with extensively while in the White House.  —  As a White House adviser …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Adviser Steve Cortes Out at Newsmax  —  Tensions have long simmered between the cable channel and Cortes, a diehard Trump loyalist whose public criticism of Newsmax's vaccine policy may have been the last straw. … Former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes is out at Newsmax …
Discussion: Raw Story
Telegraph:
Exclusive: Notre-Dame interior faces woke ‘Disney’ revamp  —  Critics aghast at plans seen by The Telegraph for ‘Christianity for dummies’ trail inside Notre-Dame  —  Paris's fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral risks resembling a “politically correct Disneyland” under controversial plans for its renovation seen by The Telegraph.
Discussion: The Western Journal and HotAir
The Lid:
Woke Salvation Army Won't Take White's Donations Unless They Offer ‘Sincere Apology’ For Being Racists  —  Put A Nickel In The Drum......  Here we go again.  The latest woke madness version of all Caucasians are racist comes from the Salvation Army.  They don't want donations from white people …
Washington Post:
Exonerated former inmate Kevin Strickland won't get compensation from Missouri, so donors raised $1 million  —  Kevin Strickland was exonerated in a 1978 triple murder, but under Missouri law, he is not eligible for any compensation from the state for the 43 years he spent behind bars …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Intercept
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Voice of America:
Iran Forces Fire on Water Protesters in Most Violent Crackdown Since July
Discussion: WTOP News and The Times of Israel
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Gov. Kathy Hochul orders halt on elective surgery amid COVID spike, Omicron
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Universities Try to Force a Consensus About Kyle Rittenhouse
James Anderson / Associated Press:
GOP Rep. Boebert apologizes to Muslims for Omar remarks
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump and his allies have embraced, promoted and counseled Kyle Rittenhouse since his acquittal
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Covid Death Milestone
Politico:
Renters strike back as cities cap price hikes by landlords
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Stephen K. Bannon files motion to request all documents in court case be made public
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
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New York Post:
Facebook declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty, silencing his defense in the court of public opinion
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