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Briefing

The game plan for Omicron

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 4, 2021

Biden weighs options as Russia masses troops on Ukrainian border, Michigan school shooting suspect's parents charged and arrested, and more

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Democrats' role in the looming loss of abortion rights

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Feature

7 cartoons about Omicron's rapid spread

Artists take on the variant's imminent arrival, the seemingly endless pandemic, and more

Speed Reads

December 4, 2021

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Orthodox priest heckles Pope Francis in Greece

December 4, 2021

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Cawthorn's anti-abortion comments spark outrage

December 4, 2021

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Polls close in first Gambian presidential election since dictator's exile

December 4, 2021

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1 dead, dozens injured after volcano erupts in Indonesia

December 4, 2021

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Le Pen, Orban, and other European populist leaders meet in Warsaw

December 4, 2021

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect plead not guilty

Politics

Karen McDonald.

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The political risk in prosecuting an alleged shooter's parents

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A Catch-22 in Taiwan and Ukraine

President Biden.

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The drone war's quiet decline

Mace and Greene.

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W. James Antle III

Mace vs. Greene is the fight for the future of the GOP

The Omicron Variant

Earth.

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Briefing

The game plan for Omicron

The Late Show

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Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts tackle the end of Roe, rise of Omicron

Vaccines.

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The time to build a giant vaccine factory is now

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An elephant.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Dr. Oz.

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The hidden danger of woo woo cranks

The White House.

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The history and gravity of Hanukkah in the White House

Trauma.

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What if 'trauma' isn't real?

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Fusion.

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James Pethokoukis

Is nuclear fusion finally for real?

Vaccines.

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The time to build a giant vaccine factory is now

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Gen Z's fast fashion hypocrisy

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Briefing

How Facebook's metaverse could change your life

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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

Most Popular

The Supreme Court.

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W. James Antle III

What a Roe reversal would mean for Trump

Kathy Griffin

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2.'I loved that gig'

Kathy Griffin slams CNN for firing her but not Jeffrey Toobin

Donald Trump shares COVID with Joe Biden

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3.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts joke about Trump's secret COVID test

Meghan Markle

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4.meghan vs. tabloids

Meghan Markle handed win in court battle with U.K. tabloid

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W. James Antle III

Mace vs. Greene is the fight for the future of the GOP

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The political risk in prosecuting an alleged shooter's parents

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The question that may decide the fate of Roe

8.In loco parentis

Michigan prosecutor may charge Oxford shooter's parents, too

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

Week covers.

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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