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Omicron Puts China's 'Zero-Covid' Strategy to Its Toughest Test
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jan 2022 20:15
The country's continuing effort to remain in a bubble points to more frequent and longer-lasting restrictions with the arrival of the highly contagious variant.
UK police bust 2 London men in cold case disappearance of 14-year-old boy
Fox News - 12 Jan 2022 04:52
Two London men have been arrested on human trafficking charges as part of a cold case investigation into the disappearance of a 14-year-old United Kingdom boy on a subway platform in the city in 2007.
Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Debunk Unfounded Theory About F.B.I. Role in Riot
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 03:12
The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol interviewed Ray Epps, a protester at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory.
New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 05:51
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked
North Korea claims successful test of hypersonic missile
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 05:53
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s “war deterrent.”
Democrats are looking at multiple proposals to curb the filibuster.
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 01:39
With a floor fight looming, Democrats have yet to settle on exactly how they would change the rules to sidestep Republican opposition to voting rights bills.
Parents of Kids Under 5 Are Demoralized
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 18:21
Disrupted daycare, vaccines TBD and bosses who are over Covid excuses.
The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 17:50
Sex can drop off in our final decades. But for those who keep going, it can be the best of their lives.
TikTok star dead at 28 after lover allegedly strangled him over video game
New York Post - 12 Jan 2022 15:42
Influencer Rory Teasley has died after his boyfriend of 10 years allegedly strangled him during a fight over the "Overwatch" shooting game.
'Absolute miracle': No serious injuries after medical helicopter crashes
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 02:52
The medical helicopter was traveling to a children's hospital in Philadelphia.
Biden calls Capitol riot 'coup' in gaffe-filled Ga. speech promoting filibuster reform
New York Post - 12 Jan 2022 02:41
President Biden on Tuesday branded the Capitol riot a "coup" attempt and called on the Senate to scrap its usual 60-vote threshold to pass a pair of election reform bills.
Ethiopian Government Repels Rebels, Pledges Peace Talks
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jan 2022 18:36
In a sharp reversal of fortunes, troops under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have forced Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters back into their mountainous homeland in the country's north.
Seattle police gun down man who fatally stabbed police dog, injured cop
New York Post - 12 Jan 2022 15:23
Chilling video captured a Seattle cop gunning down a machete-wielding burglary suspect -- wearing only a towel -- after he fatally stabbed a police dog and injured another officer in the face.
Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 05:55
The children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the Roman Catholic church under a new California law that allows survivors to bring lawsuits for the suffering a loved one endured
Report: Plane hit power lines before crash that killed 4
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 05:54
Federal investigators say a medical transport plane struck power lines in cloudy weather before it crashed last month near San Diego, killing two flight nurses and two pilots
US airlines say China is forcing them to cancel some flights
ABC News - 12 Jan 2022 05:54
China is blocking more than a dozen U.S. airline flights to the country because some passengers on recent flights tested positive for COVID-19
Ethan Crumbley brought ammo, bird's head to school ahead of massacre: lawsuit
New York Post - 12 Jan 2022 05:32
Ethan Crumbley brought ammo to high school the day before his alleged massacre and administrators knew about the red flags, but failed to react.
Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement and longtime activist, dies age 85
NY Daily News - 12 Jan 2022 05:20
Prominent indigenous activist Clyde Bellecourt, the last surviving co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and a leading civil rights leader, has died. He was 85.
Dr. Fauci heard calling Republican senator a 'moron' under his breath
CNN - 12 Jan 2022 04:33
During a Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci called Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas a "moron" after a heated exchange.
House GOP pushes back after McCarthy pitches stock trade restrictions
New York Post - 12 Jan 2022 03:21
A suggestion by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that he may seek to limit lawmakers' ability to trade individual stocks if the GOP takes the majority this November is going over like a 500-point Dow drop ...
U.S. Officials Defend Omicron Response at Senate Hearing
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 03:13
Lawmakers accused top Biden administration health officials of neglecting virus testing and mangling key messaging around the pandemic.
Biden Administration Approves 5 More Guantánamo Releases
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2022 02:51
Nearly half of the last 39 detainees have now been approved for transfer, and the challenge for U.S. officials is to find countries to receive them.