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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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The Hill, Politico, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA and Spectrum Bay News 9
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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The Hill, Insider and Washington Times
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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Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, National Review, Mediaite and Townhall
Telegraph:
South African doctor who raised alarm about omicron variant says symptoms are ‘unusual but mild’
South African doctor who raised alarm about omicron variant says symptoms are ‘unusual but mild’
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Omicron Covid-19 variant could already be in U.S., Fauci says
Omicron Covid-19 variant could already be in U.S., Fauci says
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Reuters, Townhall, New York Times, Financial Times, UPI and Slate
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
New York declares covid state of emergency as Gov. Hochul says of omicron variant: 'It's coming'
New York declares covid state of emergency as Gov. Hochul says of omicron variant: 'It's coming'
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New York Times, NewsNation Now, The Western Journal, Gizmodo and Breitbart
Dustin Jones / NPR:
How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant
How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant
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CBS News, New York Times, Washington Post and Mediaite
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' — 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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Washington Examiner, Mediaite and Instapundit
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
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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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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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
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 …
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.
Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:
Frustrated by vaccine inequity, a South African lab is on the cusp of replicating Moderna's shot — CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In an industrial area of this seaside city, a little-known biotech company is entering a pivotal phase of making Africa's first coronavirus vaccine by attempting …
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
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Inflation always punishes America's left — Biden's lowest-cost remedy is to get tough on Covid — America's inflation hawks are always prone to crying wolf. Since they spent the post-2008 years forecasting hyperinflation that never arrived, it was no surprise that so few people sat up when they issued the same warnings last year.
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 …