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US averaging record 300,000 daily reported cases; studies show shorter hospitalizations with omicron: Live COVID updates  USA TODAY Coronavirus live updates and omicron variant news  The Washington Post Omicron surge is ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen,’ expert says  CNN Omicron ‘blizzard’ to disrupt

Ghislaine Maxwell: Survivors speak of relief after guilty verdict  BBC News Ghislaine Maxwell trial: late Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lover found guilty on 5 of 6 counts  Fox News Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case  Yahoo News Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted.

From Dr. Anthony Fauci to Sacha Baron Cohen, the year’s most popular Fresh Air web pages reflect the show’s strength as a place where artists, authors and journalists speak to the moment. (Image credit: Valerie Macon/AFP; Grace Cary; Chip Somodevilla/Getty

The program called COVAX was set up to make sure that all countries have access to COVID vaccines. Two key public health figures talk about what went wrong — and how to fix it. (Image credit: Nick Underwood/NPR)

(SEATTLE) — The Omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. “It’s just so heartbreaking,”

The US Navy confiscated hundreds of kilograms of heroin from a stateless fishing boat in the Arabian Sea whose crew identified themselves as Iranians, the Fifth Fleet said on Thursday. “Two US Navy ships seized 385 kilograms (847 pounds) of

Father allegedly drove 14-year-old son to store to commit murder, police say  ABC News Texas Police Searching For 14-Year-Old Suspect In Triple Homicide  NBC News Father and his 14-year-old son charged in triple murder at Garland convenience store  WFAA Garland, Texas shooting: 14-year-old

Father allegedly drove 14-year-old son to store to commit murder, police say  ABC News 14-year-old guns down three other teens in Texas store shooting: cops  New York Post Cops hunt 14-year-old ‘armed and dangerous’ boy after he fatally shot three teens in

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession.

Iranian state television says Tehran has launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it’s unclear if any object entered orbit.