News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: The CDC says the omicron variant is now estimated to account for 58.6% of all new cases, officially making it the dominant strain in the U.S., according to new data from this week. https://t.co/QyI6bsgddX
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2021
CDC cuts COVID-19 isolation guidance down to 5 days amid Omicron surge https://t.co/ASDScQXKJm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 28, 2021
Biden acknowledged the Covid test shortages that hit several states ahead of the holidays, referencing “long lines” seen across the country.
— POLITICO (@politico) December 28, 2021
“If we’d have known, we would’ve gone harder, quicker. We have to do better and we will,” he said. https://t.co/gveILbUl6x
The highly transmissible Omicron variant is teaming up with the busy holiday season to infect more children across the United States than ever before, and children's hospitals are bracing for it to get even worse. https://t.co/N8P1qLUFjV
— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2021
NEW: Biden administration ends travel ban on eight African countries, citing increased knowledge of omicron and improved testing requirements for international travelers. https://t.co/7DpFCEaYSc pic.twitter.com/kNZCBR4JtH
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2021
A federal judge is allowing a major January 6 conspiracy case against four Proud Boys leaders to move forward, rejecting their bid to throw out the charges. https://t.co/oYK4ROEgHa
— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2021
Home prices surged by 18.4% in October, latest data shows. https://t.co/efP2fkKYHj
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 28, 2021
Russia’s Supreme Court ordered the liquidation of Memorial, a revered rights group that once symbolized democratization in the post-Soviet era. https://t.co/jy6uP9EqNd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 28, 2021
Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s mother breaks down as she describes the moments after the 14-year-old was killed by LAPD during a shooting.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 28, 2021
“She died in my arms. I couldn’t do anything… Now our sweet angel is gone forever." pic.twitter.com/o348qoh7JC
An infant from Graves County, Kentucky, has died following the tornados that ravaged parts of the region earlier this month — bringing the death toll of the disaster up to 77, Gov. Beshear says. https://t.co/RjGc4pyZhn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 28, 2021
9 feet of snow wallops California mountains as brutal cold reaches U.S. https://t.co/M7OBl8aepd
— Axios (@axios) December 28, 2021
