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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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Sunday morning talking heads
Sunday morning talking heads
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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
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Fauci says US must prepare for omicron variant: ‘Inevitably it will be here’
Fauci says US must prepare for omicron variant: ‘Inevitably it will be here’
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, KNSD-TV, Townhall, Vanity Fair, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Slate, Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Hill, Mediaite and Politico
Ashish Jha / New York Times:
Omicron: How to Think About the New Variant of Concern
Omicron: How to Think About the New Variant of Concern
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Insight, The Guardian, NBC Chicago, CBS News and Simple Flying
Melissa Koenig / Daily Mail:
Chinese energy firm chairman gifted Hunter Biden an $80,000 diamond after he agreed to help expand the business by making ‘introductions’ for $10MILLION a year — A new book, Laptop from Hell, claims that Hunter Biden helped expand Chinese influence in America for $10 million a year and an $80,000 diamond
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New York Post
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
‘More money than God:’ Chinese titan lavished Hunter Biden with 3-carat gem, offer of $30 million
‘More money than God:’ Chinese titan lavished Hunter Biden with 3-carat gem, offer of $30 million
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The Western Journal and The Gateway Pundit
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir — The former defense secretary sued the agency, saying that portions of the book were being concealed “under the guise of classification.” — Former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Sunday sued the agency he once led …
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
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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Breitbart, Rolling Stone and The Hill
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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Allie Bice / Politico:
Fauci: 'I'm going to be saving lives and they're going to be lying'
Fauci: 'I'm going to be saving lives and they're going to be lying'
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Washington Examiner, Insider and Talking Points Memo
Gabriel Katz / Common Sense:
Jew vs. Jew — On the real lessons of the Hanukkah story. … On Friday July 16, I moved across the country and into a Moishe House, one of a network of communal Jewish houses in cities including Boston, New York, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh. On Thursday, July 22, my two roommates asked me to move out.
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The Herzl Institute and First Things
Ian Urbina / New Yorker:
The Secretive Prisons That Keep Migrants Out of Europe — Acollection of makeshift warehouses sits along the highway in Ghout al-Shaal, a worn neighborhood of auto-repair shops and scrap yards in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Formerly a storage depot for cement, the site was reopened in January …
Associated Press:
In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again — France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon — PARIS — France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Mike Lindell Throws a Fit and Pulls His Ads From Right-Wing Christian Salem Radio Network — STATIC — Election dead-ender Mike Lindell announced Saturday evening during his 96-hour “thanks-a-thon” event that he had pulled the plug on airing MyPillow advertisements with the right-wing …
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Raw Story
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 …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The hypocrisy argument on the filibuster is itself phony — With the Senate facing a do-or-die moment on whether it will protect the right to vote and honest counts in elections, opponents of much-needed reforms want to shift the topic to whether liberals are hypocrites about filibuster rules.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The dangerous extremism that's killing the Democrats is extreme centrism — Long ago, in a United States that now seems far, far away, the coming-to-America story of Saule Omarova would be hailed as a stirring endorsement of our nation as a beacon for democracy seekers.
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New York Post
New York Times:
In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic — When a French dictionary included the gender-nonspecific “iel” for the first time, a virulent reaction erupted over “wokisme” exported from American universities. — PARIS — Perhaps France was always going to have a hard time with nonbinary pronouns.
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.
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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Vox, Washington Times, The Hill and Insider
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
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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Rolling Stone and Mediaite
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.
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Second gentleman lights first candle at National Menorah ceremony: ‘Jewish history is American history’ — (CNN)Doug Emhoff, husband to Vice President Kamala Harris, lit the first candle of the National Menorah on Sunday for the first night of Hanukkah. — The first Jewish spouse …
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Ralph Vartabedian / New York Times:
Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure — The nation's most ambitious engineering projects are mired in postponements and skyrocketing costs. Delivering $1.2 trillion in new infrastructure will be tough. — As Honolulu sprawled into new suburbs west …