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Chicago schools closed for third day in dispute over COVID safety measures

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Chicago nixes school for 3rd day as virus, union debate rage | AP News CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day as heated negotiations continued with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures. AP NEWS

 

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micron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says

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Omicron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is up to three times more infectious than the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Jack Guy and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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South Africa says its Omicron wave has peaked, lifts its curfew

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South Africa lifts curfew as it says COVID-19 fourth wave peaks South Africa has lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on people's movement with immediate effect, believing the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron variant, a government statement said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters
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Florida cuts back on some New Year's events; New York City scales back

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New Year's celebrations in Florida adjust to omicron | AP News MIAMI (AP) — There are no plans for the neon Big Orange to rise up the side of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami this year, and a festival with food trucks and performers in a northeast Florida beach town has been canceled. AP NEWS
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Trying to reach the unvaxed: Eforts by pastors, rabbis, undertakers

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Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots | AP News In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to change minds. And in South Africa, undertakers are taking to the streets to spread the word. AP NEWS

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Despite the omicron spread and soaring cases, the hard core of unvaccinated remain defiant

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As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant CLEVELAND — As a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus swarms across the country, hospitals in Ohio running low on beds and staff recently took out a full-page newspaper advertisement pleading with unvaccinated Americans to finally get the shot.
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Update: 2,000 more flights delayed, canceled Monday as omicron spreads

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2,000 more flights delayed, canceled Monday as omicron spreads: Latest COVID-19 updates More than 700 flights were canceled or delayed Monday. Airlines say the omicron variant has caused staffing shortages. Latest updates. YahooNews
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Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers; clashes over alternative treatments

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Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers | AP News BOSTON (AP) — Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. In New York, about 2,700 police officers were absent earlier this week — twice the number who are ill on an average day. AP NEWS
 
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Native Americans hit worse as the COVID pandemic fueled the drug crisis

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As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst | AP News BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The medicine man told her she should soon give her son back to the earth. Rachel Taylor kissed her fingertips and pressed them to the crow sewn onto a leather bag nestled on the couch in the living room. AP NEWS

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Biden: 'Dangerous misinformation' on social media, TV, fuels vaccine hesitancy

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Biden: 'Dangerous misinformation' on social media, TV fueling vaccine Misinformation spreading on social media platforms and cable television is fueling vaccine hesitancy, President Biden said Tuesday. Rebecca Klar TheHill
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