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Omicron is just beginning and Americans are already tired

New York Times: A sense of dread about the variant's rapid spread is growing.

Biden pledges 500 million free virus tests to counter Omicron

Move hailed a step in the right direction as fast-spreading variant takes hold.

Millions want mercy for man who accidentally killed four

A man sentenced to 110 years in prison has had 4.5 million people petition for mercy.

Trump reveals he got Covid-19 booster shot; crowd boos him

Trump's disclosure during live interview show draws jeers from the audience.

The new get-rich-faster job in Silicon Valley: Crypto startups

New York Times: Tech executives quitting large companies for opportunities with crypto.

Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes

New York Times: Flawed intelligence, faulty targeting and years of civilian deaths.

Omicron sweeps the US - now 73% of all new cases

It is still unclear how much milder Omicron really is compared with other variants.

Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism

Officials say the new rules focus on behaviour, not ideology.

Covid-19 threatens dreams of a 'normal' Christmas in the US, again

Indoor events are being cancelled and mobile morgues ordered in a devastating deja-vu.

50 years after stealing artefacts from a dozen museums, this thief will spend one day in jail

Despite pleading guilty to stealing 15 artefacts, the thief will spend one day in jail.

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: 'I wanted to see my tormentor'

Sarah Ransome travelled from her home in England to New York to face Maxwell in court.

Unfulfilled promise: They put their hopes in a football school and ended up with nothing

New York Times: School recruited players with talk of academic help and a path to glory.

Surging Covid cases in US and Europe bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021

New Omicron variant threatens to wipe out a second holiday season in Europe.

TikTok posts referencing violence raise anxiety at schools

Viral TikTok posts have pushed up anxiety levels at schools across the United States.

Meadows and the band of loyalists: How they fought to keep Trump in power

New York Times: Small circle of Republicans attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

As virus cases surge, New Yorkers feel a familiar anxiety

NY Times: Vaccinated residents who had embraced a return to some normalcy are unsettled.