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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Fauci says US must prepare for omicron variant: ‘Inevitably it will be here’ — There's still time to “enhance our preparedness” with vaccinations, he said. — While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will “inevitably” arrive, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
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Allie Bice / Politico:
Fauci: 'I'm going to be saving lives and they're going to be lying' — Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Sunday said Sen. Ted Cruz's call to prosecute him smacked of bias against science. — “Anybody who's looking at this carefully realizes …
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Ashish Jha / New York Times:
Omicron: How to Think About the New Variant of Concern — Dr. Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. — Every few months, the world learns of a new variant of the coronavirus. While most of these variants turn out to be inconsequential, some, like the Delta variant, are immensely consequential.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Sunday morning talking heads — What looked a few days ago to be a slow post-holiday morning on the Sunday shows will be newsy instead as America awaits updates on the new Omicron variant from South Africa. No cases of O have been detected in the U.S. as I write this on Saturday morning …
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Kai Kupferschmidt / Science:
‘Patience is crucial’: Why we won't know for weeks how dangerous Omicron is — Lab tests and patterns of spread will show whether the new SARS-CoV-2 variant's many mutations are a serious threat — At 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, Kristian Andersen, an infectious disease researcher at Scripps Research …
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Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:
Frustrated by vaccine inequity, a South African lab is on the cusp of replicating Moderna's shot
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Omicron Covid-19 variant could already be in U.S., Fauci says
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
New York declares covid state of emergency as Gov. Hochul says of omicron variant: 'It's coming'
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Telegraph:
South African doctor who raised alarm about omicron variant says symptoms are ‘unusual but mild’
Dustin Jones / NPR:
How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Covert Operatives Seized Kabul, Other Afghan Cities From Within — Success of Kabul's undercover network, loyal to the Haqqanis, changed balance of power within Taliban after U.S. withdrawal — KABUL—Undercover Taliban agents—often clean-shaven, dressed in jeans and sporting sunglasses …
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Rolling Stone
CBS News:
Transcript: Dr. Anthony Fauci on “Face the Nation,” November 28, 2021 — The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, that aired on Sunday, November 28, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” — MARGARET BRENNAN: Dr. Fauci, thank you very much for making time.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Rule of Six: A newly radicalized Supreme Court is poised to reshape the nation — Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., the Eisenhower appointee who became the liberal lion of the Warren Court, had a tradition for introducing every new batch of law clerks to the realities of the institution.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
For Clarence Thomas, avowed critic of Roe v. Wade, Mississippi abortion case a moment long awaited
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Hero Michael Flynn Secretly Said QAnon Is ‘Total Nonsense’ — Lin Wood released a recording of a call in which Flynn says QAnon is a CIA-created disinformation campaign. — Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has embraced his position as a hero to QAnon conspiracy theorists.
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Mediaite and Rolling Stone
Politico:
No one seems to like the Lincoln Project anymore — It was the darling of the resistance for savagely attacking Donald Trump. But now, everyone keeps rolling their eyes at the Lincoln Project and fears they may be clearing a path for the former president's reemergence.
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Washington Examiner
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
'Doesn't Have a Clue': Trump Calls on Mitch McConnell to Resign as Senate Minority Leader — Former President Donald Trump on Friday called on Mitch McConnell to resign as Senate Minority Leader for supporting President Joe Biden's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which passed Congress earlier this month.
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Sydney Trent / Washington Post:
A Capitol Hill romance: ‘Found love in a hopeless place’ — Andy Eichar had just entered the wood-paneled elevator on the fourth floor of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill when Gloria Nlewedim breezed in behind him with a friend. The ride to the lobby on that June …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen: prosecutors could ‘indict Trump tomorrow’ if they wanted — New York investigation of Trump Organization is one of a number of sources of legal jeopardy for the former president — Prosecutors in New York could “indict Donald Trump tomorrow if they really wanted and be successful” …
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The Hill and Rolling Stone
Andrea Marks / Rolling Stone:
Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex-Trafficking Trial Is Starting. Here's What We'll Find Out — Who are the alleged co-conspirators? Will she testify? Opening arguments begin Nov. 29 in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and alleged procurer
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The Daily Beast and USA Today
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America — The capital of Texas has long been an attractive place to call home. But with an average of 180 new residents a day arriving, its popularity has created a brewing housing crisis that is reshaping the city.
United States Navy:
U.S. Navy Ship Rescues Iranian Mariners in Gulf of Oman — From NAVCENT Public Affairs — GULF OF OMAN - A U.S. Navy vessel rescued two Iranian mariners Nov. 27 from a fishing vessel after it was adrift for eight days in the Gulf of Oman. — Dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) …
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Agence France-Presse
David Pepper / The Guardian:
Republicans are quietly rigging election maps to ensure permanent rule — The past decade in Ohio shows how bad it can get - and how quickly. Despite the state's voters often swinging Democratic, 75% of its congressional delegates are Republican — The long-term health of American democracy …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
‘More money than God:’ Chinese titan lavished Hunter Biden with 3-carat gem, offer of $30 million — The Biden family offered their services to a huge, Chinese-government-linked energy consortium to expand its business around the world. How do we know? Because of hundreds of emails documenting …
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ABC News:
Build Back Better plan will be completed by Christmas, Klobuchar says — The senator appeared on ABC's “This Week” to discuss the economy. — Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she's confident the Build Back Better plan will be completed by Christmas, though Republicans are still pushing back on the bill.
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