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10 things you need to know today: December 21, 2021Daily Briefing Fast-spreading Omicron now accounts for 73 percent of new U.S. COVID cases, the EPA unveils tightest auto emissions rule yet, and more
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Biden's new Omicron plan involves mailing households half a billion at-home COVID tests, White House saysSpeed Read
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How the world reported Boris Johnson’s lockdown scandalsfeature PM ‘running out of friends’ as rule breach allegations mount
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Biden spent time with 'mid-level staff member' who tested positive for COVID, White House saysSpeed Read
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Omicron now dominant coronavirus strain in new U.S. casesSpeed Read
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Moderna says its booster dose proved effective against Omicron in lab studySpeed Read
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What the arrival of Omicron means for the USfeature Pressure mounts on Biden as multiple states report successive days of record cases
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Israel unveils plan to ban travel to and from U.S., Canada, 8 other countries amid Omicron surgeSpeed Read
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South African officials report 'much lower rate' of hospital admissions during Omicron waveSpeed Read
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Quiz of The Week: 11 - 17 DecemberPuzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Will European countries follow France to ban UK travel?Under the Radar Paris blocks arrivals from Britain as Omicron cases spiral
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The risk of being infected with Delta and Omicron at the same timefeature Co-infection could result in more severe illness and trigger ‘recombination events’
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The claims about the UK’s first Omicron deathIn the Spotlight Government urged to release more information amid speculation about whether the Covid victim was vaccinated
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10 things you need to know today: December 17, 2021Daily Briefing Coronavirus cases rise as Omicron spreads, the CDC recommends Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson's, and more
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