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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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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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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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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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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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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
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Biden delivers a double dose of ineptitude as COVID, BBB bedevil his presidency
Biden delivers a double dose of ineptitude as COVID, BBB bedevil his presidency
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Washington Post and The Daily Wire
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the Fight Against COVID-19
Remarks by President Biden on the Fight Against COVID-19
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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
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer and Manchin face off on Zoom — DRIVING THE DAY — MANCHIN MEETS THE DEM CAUCUS — Senate Democrats held a virtual meeting Tuesday night, their first get-together since the Sunday meltdown. And yes, JOE MANCHIN logged on. — Manchin and Majority Leader CHUCK …
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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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The Hill, The Intercept, Insider, National Review and Mediaite
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 …
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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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.
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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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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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, Power Line, Cafe Hayek, Townhall, Wake Up Call and Media Matters for America
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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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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Raw Story, Letters from an American, HuffPost, Associated Press, Insider, Fox News and NBC Boston
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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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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Associated Press, Conservative Brief and Mediaite
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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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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Lydia DePillis / ProPublica:
This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic. Here's Why You Still Can't Get It. — Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020. The Harvard-trained scientist already had a factory set up. But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.
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Washington Examiner, Reason, Marginal REVOLUTION and Chicago Tribune
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Princeton Took Millions From CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head — Scholars at the Ivy League school decry DOJ initiative to root out Chinese influence — Princeton University has taken millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese state-sponsored university and the founder …
Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
Trump's GOP Has Five Simple Tricks for Promoting Antisemitism — ‘ADMIT NOTHING’ … 1) Deny, 2) Project, 3) Deflect, 4) Praise Israel, and 5) Attack Ilhan Omar. — Why does America tolerate the GOP's blatant antisemitism? — I again asked this question after listening …
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