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On the eve of the biggest holidays in Europe, exhaustion with the pandemic is rising. So is resignation that the virus is endemic.

The new Covid-19 variant has driven one in six Britons to cancel going to a Christmas party, and traffic in stores and restaurants is down.

Los Angeles police kill girl, 14, when firing at suspect in clothing store  The Guardian Suspect, 1 victim dead after shooting in Burlington store in SoCal l ABC7  ABC7 Los Angeles clothing store shootout leaves suspect and teen girl dead, police say  Fox

President Moon Jae-in said he decided to release the 69-year-old, who has been serving her prison term since March 2017, because of her poor health and in an effort to unite the country.

Americans are scrambling to find out if they’re COVID-free so they can go through with their plans. But for many, that means queuing up for hours or tracking down scarce at-home testing kits. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

We spoke to four archaeologists of different specialties, who told us what they thought were some of the most important developments in their field in 2021. (Image credit: Arqueoecologia Social Mediterrània Research Group/Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Local authorities counting on the Holy Land’s small Christian community to lift spirits for the holiday after Israel imposes tourist travel ban in attempt to stop spread of Omicron

Yeshiva frequented by shooting victim remains standing, but settler leaders call demolition ‘prize for terror’; IDF said to fear Hamas looking to capitalize on simmering tensions

Ex-officer Kim Potter wouldn’t have been convicted in Daunte Wright’s fatal shooting years ago, legal experts say  CNN Kim Potter trial: Minneapolis jury finds ex-police officer guilty in death of Daunte Wright  Fox News Crowd Reacts To Guilty Verdict of Kim Potter

Woman was 9 months pregnant when she contracted virus; son delivered by Caesarean section before mother put on ventilator, but doctors unable to save her