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Court rules Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers can take effect
Decision reverses previous ruling but Republican officials say they will appeal measure to supreme court
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases ...
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the Omicron variant
Paris has canceled its traditional fireworks display over the iconic Champs-Elysées avenue to welcome the New Year due to the renewed Covid-19 surge, Paris City Hall announced Saturday.
US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became ...
‘A terrible tragedy’: US passes 800,000 Covid deaths – highest in the world
Figure deemed doubly heartbreaking considering the widespread availability of vaccines, as WHO warns Omicron is spreading at unprecedented rate
First Thing: Omicron becomes dominant Covid variant in US
Variant accounted for 73% of new infections last week, nearly a sixfold increase within a week. Plus, the Bidens get new pets
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries amid the rapid, global spread of the omicron variant. Prime ...