COVID-19 enters fourth calendar year amid omicron surge, record US infections. Latest updates
Omicron is putting U.S. children in the hospital in record numbers; Some Georgia schools plan return to online learning. COVID-19 updates.
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$15B from Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list
It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multi billion-dollar contributions in more than…
Read moreNative American tribes have made progress against COVID. Omicron has them ‘back in crisis mode.’
Native American tribes, which have long led the way in vaccination rates and face high COVID-19 vulnerability, are preparing for an omicron surge.
Read moreNew Year celebrations from across the world
New Year celebrations from across the world
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Woman isolates in plane bathroom after testing positive
Marisa Fotieo was on an Icelandair flight from Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland, on December 19, when she took a rapid test in the airplane bathroom.
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With Omicron’s Rise, Americans Brace for Returning to School and Work
The highly contagious variant has already contributed to flight cancellations and staffing shortages.The highly contagious variant has already contributed to flight cancellations and staffing shortages.
Read moreSkeptics doubted vaccines long before COVID, despite health gains
Have questions about the safety of vaccines for kids? Welcome to a long history of those who have asked if getting sick is more dangerous than a…
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Colleges and schools adapt schedules as Covid cases rise
A growing number of school systems, colleges and universities are making changes to the beginning of the 2022 spring semester as a result of the surge in…
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The Covid-19 case surge is altering daily life across the US. Things will likely get worse, experts warn
The US is ringing in the new year amid a Covid-19 surge that experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed and could alter daily life for many…
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Even after cases fall from current record-high levels, it’s unlikely Covid can be completely eliminated
Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let alone the world — will be able to completely eliminate…
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Omicron’s New Years cocktail: Sorrow, fear but hope for 2022
Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were — again — the bittersweet…
Read moreSouth Africa prepares to bury Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The funeral for Tutu, who helped end apartheid in South Africa, will take place on Saturday.
Read moreColorado: Residents return following devastating fire
Tens of thousands of people in Boulder County were forced to flee their homes on Thursday.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: What Moscow wants, the West’s interests | EXPLAINED
Ukrainian officials in December 2021 said that Russia could invade the country next month. Ukraine’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, said the number of Russian troops near Ukraine…
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Immunocompromised people in Australia ‘maddened’ by narrowed close contact definition
As COVID-19 cases in Australia skyrocket and the definition of what constitutes a close contact narrows, immunocompromised people and their loved ones are fearful of the impact…
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NSW reports 22,577 new COVID-19 cases as Queensland expands indoor mask mandate
NSW has recorded 22,577 new COVID-19 infections and four deaths in the last 24 hours. It comes as another 7,442 COVID-19 infections were found in Victoria, and…
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