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Janice Kew / Bloomberg:
Omicron Has 80% Lower Risk of Hospitalization, New Study Shows — Once admitted, risk of severe disease is the same: NICD data — Compared to delta, odds of severe omicron disease is 70% lower — South Africans contracting Covid-19 in the current fourth wave of infections …
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Omicron Is the Beginning of the End — No matter the severity of the variant, the appetite for shutdowns or other large-scale social interventions simply isn't there. — About the author: Yascha Mounk is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University …
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medRxiv:
Early assessment of the clinical severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in South Africa — Nicole Wolter, Waasila Jassat, Sibongile Walaza, Richard Welch, Harry Moultrie, Michelle Groome, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Josie Everatt, Jinal N Bhiman, Cathrine Scheepers, Naume Tebeila, Nicola Chiwandire …
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Dylan Housman / The Daily Caller:
Despite Evidence, Walensky Refuses To Call Omicron ‘Mild’ In Interview With Fox's Bret Baier
Despite Evidence, Walensky Refuses To Call Omicron ‘Mild’ In Interview With Fox's Bret Baier
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Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say — Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains. — Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect …
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Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA, Twitchy, New York Post, The Daily Wire, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
I did everything Biden told me to do. On Friday, I tested positive for COVID-19 — I was a supporter of wearing masks in public. I received both doses of the Moderna vaccine and encouraged my friends and family members to do the same. I started a community campaign to assist people …
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New York Post
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Washington Examiner:
Biden still clueless on COVID — As yet another wave of COVID hits the United States, President Joe Biden on Tuesday trotted out his same old vaccine mandate playbook, missing a key opportunity for the country to finally turn the corner on this pandemic. — On the positive side …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden's COVID culpability
Biden's COVID culpability
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New York Times:
Omicron Will Surge Despite Biden's New Plan, Scientists Say
Omicron Will Surge Despite Biden's New Plan, Scientists Say
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
'It's your patriotic duty': Biden steps up rhetoric against unvaccinated amid omicron surge
'It's your patriotic duty': Biden steps up rhetoric against unvaccinated amid omicron surge
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National Review and CBS News
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden Team Plans 4 Million Doses of Covid Treatments in January
Biden Team Plans 4 Million Doses of Covid Treatments in January
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Reuters, STAT, The Daily Wire and The Guardian
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell to Manchin: We'd Love to Have You, Joe — Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, says Democratic outrage over Senator Joe Manchin's opposition to sweeping policy bills shows he is not welcome in his party any longer. — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell is extending …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer and Manchin face off on Zoom
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer and Manchin face off on Zoom
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Insider, Acceptable Takes, Wall Street Journal and Townhall
CNBC:
Corporate donations to Sen. Joe Manchin's PAC surged as he fought President Biden's agenda
Corporate donations to Sen. Joe Manchin's PAC surged as he fought President Biden's agenda
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Were Progressives Right About Joe Manchin?
Were Progressives Right About Joe Manchin?
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New York Times:
The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests — Federal agents infiltrated Portland's unruly racial justice protests, dressing to blend in and capturing clandestine video. The tactics raised internal concern. — PORTLAND, Ore. — In the hours after President Biden's inauguration …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year — Fears that a disrupted supply chain could wreak havoc on the logistics industry over the holiday turned out to be wrong as many Americans ordered early and shopped in stores. — The warnings started to stream in early this fall: Shop early or you may not get your gifts on time.
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Twitchy
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hope Hicks, other Trump alums join hedge-fund exec's Senate camp — Hedge fund executive David McCormick is expected to launch his Pennsylvania Senate candidacy with the help of former top advisers to former President Donald Trump. — The list includes Trump White House veteran Hope Hicks.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Michael Flynn sues Jan. 6 committee — Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is suing to prevent the Jan. 6 select committee from enforcing a subpoena for his testimony and documents, claiming it could violate multiple privileges, including his Fifth Amendment right …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Michael Flynn sues January 6 committee to block phone records subpoena
Michael Flynn sues January 6 committee to block phone records subpoena
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Wall Street Journal:
How Fauci and Collins Shut Down Covid Debate — They worked with the media to trash the Great Barrington Declaration. — By The Editorial Board — In public, Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins urge Americans to “follow the science.” In private, the two sainted public-health officials schemed …
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Breitbart, Cafe Hayek, Power Line, Townhall, Wake Up Call and Media Matters for America
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Fox News Stands by Jesse Watters After ‘Kill Shot’ Remark While Fauci Wants Him Fired — Fox News has backed host Jesse Watters after Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he should be fired for urging conservatives to “ambush” him and “go in for the kill shot.” — Watters on Monday urged attendees …
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Balloon Juice, The Daily Wire, The Daily Beast, Associated Press and Conservative Brief
CNBC:
Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says — Criminals have stolen close to $100 billion in pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday. — The stolen funds were diverted by fraudsters from the Small Business Administration's …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How bad will 2022 be for Democrats? A new party analysis sounds the alarm. — Get ready to hear this phrase in discussions among Democrats about the 2022 midterms: “The Biden-Youngkin voter.” — This category — which refers to voters who picked President Biden in 2020 …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Dan Crenshaw to his fellow conservatives: Come ‘correct’ — He voted with Donald Trump most of the time but isn't a loyalist. He's a stalwart conservative willing to criticize other conservatives. — Rep. Dan Crenshaw, in short, is a GOP anomaly. — In the roiling cauldron of Republican politics …
Washington Post:
Long before embracing Trump's false election claims, Rep. Scott Perry promoted groundless theories — Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) has been fanning false claims for years, long before his efforts to overturn the 2020 election based on former president Donald Trump's baseless allegations drew …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘very appreciative’ and ‘surprised’ Biden acknowledged his administration's COVID vaccine success — In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Trump said Biden's comment would help the ‘process of healing’ — Biden pressed on COVID testing availability
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
John Thune, a Likely Successor to Mitch McConnell, Weighs Retirement — Mr. Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is considering giving up his South Dakota seat because of both family concerns and Donald Trump's enduring hold on the G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — Senator John Thune of South Dakota …
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
We have the Democratic and Republican congressional maps. Here's what's being proposed — New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission is meeting at 10:30 AM — Two-term Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) faces a difficult bid for re-election in New Jersey's 7th district under maps proposed …
J. Robert Smith / American Thinker:
Is Hillary Clinton Suggesting Civil War? — The other day, in an interview with NBC News, Hillary Clinton went public with a warning — or was it a dog whistle to Democrats and the left? It might be an instance of Hillary's mouth running ahead of her brain, but don't count on it.
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Salon
Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
Booming U.S. Economy Ripples World-Wide — Surging American demand draws investment from overseas with supply chains working to keep pace and driving up prices — FRANKFURT—A booming U.S. economy is rippling around the world, leaving global supply chains struggling to keep up and pushing up prices.
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HBR.org, Balloon Juice and The Big Picture
Jason Stanley / The Guardian:
America is now in fascism's legal phase — The history of racism in the US is fertile ground for fascism. Attacks on the courts, education, the right to vote and women's rights are further steps on the path to toppling democracy — et us be reminded that before there is a final solution …
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Princeton Took Millions From CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head — Princeton University has taken millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese state-sponsored university and the founder of a think tank aligned with the Chinese Communist Party, according to federal records.