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What it’s like to wear masks for Covid when most others have long since moved on.

Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6%, a slower pace than the 8.5% increase from

List: Trump former allies who turned against him and oppose 2024 run  Business Insider

Ukraine’s foreign minister says his government is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of February preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator around the time of the anniversary of Russia’s war.

China scraps inbound quarantine rules in decisive break with zero-Covid regime  Financial Times China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals  BBC China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers  CNN China to reopen borders and drop Covid quarantine from January

White House Condemns Greg Abbott Over Yet Another Migrant Stunt  Vanity Fair

South Korea’s military says it detected five drones, and that one traveled as far as the northern part of its capital region. (Image credit: Lee Jung-hoon/AP)

27 Dead in Western New York Blizzard, With More Snow on Way  The New York Times Prolonged winter storm causes at least 26 deaths and leaves thousands without power  ABC7 News Bay Area The 7 things you need to know for Monday,

A record-breaking Iranian footballer who criticised the authorities’ crackdown on anti-regime protesters has said his family were prevented from leaving the country.

Veteran Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu will present his new government to parliament this week, the Knesset speaker said on Monday. Following his November 1 election win, Netanyahu secured a mandate to form a government backed by ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties and