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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all — NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
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CDC Newsroom — CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population — Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days …
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Now he tells us: There's no federal solution to COVID, says Biden
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New York Times:
Flight disruptions continue with thousands more cancellations as Omicron thins airline crews.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity: ‘We have more work to do’
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Felix Light / The Moscow Times:
Russian Court Orders Closure of Renowned Rights Group Memorial — For Memorial's supporters, the move is a hammer blow to Russia's already beleaguered civil society. — Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the shuttering of Memorial, Russia's oldest human rights watchdog …
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DW.COM:
Russia orders closure of human rights group Memorial — Prosecutors accused Memorial International, the country's oldest human rights NGO, of distorting history while investigating crimes committed under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. — Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure …
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Reuters:
U.S., Russia set for Jan. 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions — U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks on Jan. 10 to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and confront rising tensions over Ukraine, the two countries said.
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James Bruno / Washington Monthly:
How Back-Channel Diplomacy Can Prevent War With Russia — It's not too late for Joe Biden to stave off conflict and chaos between Moscow and Kyiv. John F. Kennedy shows the way. — Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Guns of August made such a deep impression …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden's Electoral Win — “It started out perfectly. At 1 p.m., Gosar and Cruz did exactly what was expected of them...” … A former Trump White House official says he and right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon …
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David Axelrod / New York Times:
No, the Build Back Better Act Isn't Dead Yet — Mr. Axelrod was a senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns. — Joe Biden must be having flashbacks. — In early 2010, when Democrats lost a special election …
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Hispanic Voters in This Pennsylvania City Are Shifting Toward the GOP. Both Parties Want to Know Why. — Republican gains among Hispanics in Reading mirror those in other parts of the country, but Democrats think they still have important advantages with this growing demographic
Washington Post:
Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to begin holding public hearings in the new year to tell the story of the insurrection from start to finish …
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Helen Branswell / STAT:
10 lessons I've learned from the Covid-19 pandemic — On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, just hours from when 2019 was going to segue into 2020, I read an email about some unusual pneumonia cases in China's Hubei province. Over the past couple of decades, China has been a wellspring …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why Is John Roberts So Popular Among Democrats? — Earlier this month, Gallup gauged American sentiment toward 11 of the nation's most prominent public figures. Only one boasted majority support from both Democrats and Republicans, and he happens to be the most effective conservative politician of the modern era.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Sarah Weddington, Who Successfully Argued Roe v. Wade, Dies at 76 — She went before the U.S. Supreme Court at 26 with almost no legal experience and won one of the most consequential cases in American history. — Sarah Weddington, the young Texas lawyer whose successful arguments …
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Virginia Langmaid / CNN:
US government should consider vaccination requirement for domestic air travel, Fauci says — (CNN) — The US government should consider requiring people to be vaccinated to fly domestically, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. — The federal government currently requires noncitizens coming …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Proud Boy Named in Feds' James O'Keefe Search Warrant — According to the warrant, FBI agents were looking for communications with a self-described “third-degree” Proud Boy named Jackson Voynick. — A Justice Department investigation into conservative operative James O'Keefe …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Defends Remarks in Suit Blaming Him for Capitol Riot — Former President Donald Trump is seeking dismissal of a suit accusing him of sparking the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, arguing that speakers at political rallies don't have a “legally enforceable duty of care” to adversaries or others …
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 — A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and other forces could influence animal behavior. He then applied his research to humans. — Edward O. Wilson …
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Jaewon Kang / Wall Street Journal:
These Food Items Are Getting More Costly in 2022 — Mayonnaise, soup and more get expensive as inflation accelerates — Everything from coffee to mustard is getting more expensive next year. — Many food manufacturers say they plan to raise prices in 2022 for a range of products …
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Nils Gilman / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: After 2021 tumult, here's what it will take to protect American democracy — For those of us who care about protecting democracy, 2021 has at times resembled the sort of nightmare where you see a friend standing on a train track but your screams about the looming danger can't be heard.
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Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart Sparks Public Outcry in China Over Products From Xinjiang — Some Chinese consumers say U.S. big-box retailer stopped stocking items produced in Chinese region where the U.S. has human-rights concerns — Walmart Inc., the world's largest retailer, became the latest Western company …
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