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Is the U.S. ready for Omicron?

The never-ending pandemic creates panic once again

Tokyo's Haneda airport

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: November 29, 2021

The U.S. braces for the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, Moderna says Omicron vaccine could be ready in early 2022, and more

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Heading for population collapse?

The American economy is bitterly hostile to families. Is it any surprise fertility is falling?

Estate tax.

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The disappearing estate tax

And more of the week's best financial insight

Speed Reads

11:24 AM

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What to know about the trial of Jussie Smollett as jury selection begins

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Jack Dorsey will reportedly step down as Twitter's CEO

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Honduran opposition candidate Xiomara Castro leads in presidential returns

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Simpsons episode that references Tiananmen Square missing on Disney+ in Hong Kong

6:58 AM

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Phil Saviano, advocate for sex abuse victims of Catholic clergy, is dead at 69

5:14 AM

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Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is 'vaccine'

Politics

A protestor.

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The education debate's missing perspective

Editorial Cartoon.

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5 toons about America's backsliding democracy

Donkeys.

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A liberal diagnoses the Democratic Party's pathologies

Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Republicans' alarming reaction to Rittenhouse

A safe guy.

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The perils of the risk-averse society

Do we really want to live like this?

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Shea Ernshaw.

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6 book recommendations from Shea Ernshaw

A television.

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Dysfunction, anxiety, and 1 big bird

Licorice Pizza.

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Jesse Hassenger

The dreamy music video aesthetics of Licorice Pizza

The Statue of Liberty.

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The spiritual crisis of an overdose record

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Meta.

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Briefing

How Facebook's metaverse could change your life

Jerome Powell.

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The downside of a functional Fed?

Jerome Powell.

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James Pethokoukis

Grateful for Jerome Powell?

A donkey.

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James Pethokoukis

Democrats' vintage lesson on inflation

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Jeva Lange

A brain.

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The lost art of memorization

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Opinion

The taboo topic of menstruation

Jeva and her dad.

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The absolute joy of being miserable with my dad

Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Memento mori, Donald Trump

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Chris Cuomo.

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1.woah there

Chris Cuomo delivers Thanksgiving tirade on XM show

Macy's parade.

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2.happy thanksgiving

Macy's Thanksgiving parade returns full swing

Political Cartoon.

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7 cartoons about Thanksgiving inflation

Taxes.

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4.Briefing

Who pays America's taxes?

5.another one

Fauci: U.S. communicating with South Africa regarding variant

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Twitter's self-refreshing wheel of rage

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Should anti-vaxxers get unemployment benefits?

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Neal Stephenson recommends 6 books on information manipulation

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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Photos

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

A computer.

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