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COVID Test Shortage, NHL Pauses Season, Belarus Migrant Crisis
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COVID Test Shortage, NHL Pauses Season, Belarus Migrant Crisis

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant exposed a dire need to ramp up COVID testing in America. The NHL is putting a temporary pause on its season as dozens of players test positive for COVID-19. And, hundreds of migrants are still stranded at the Polish border as Belarus' political standoff with the EU continues.

COVID Test Shortage, NHL Pauses Season, Belarus Migrant Crisis

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Biden Omicron Speech, White House COVID Response, Pentagon Extremism Report
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Biden Omicron Speech, White House COVID Response, Pentagon Extremism Report

President Biden will give a speech today to address concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Experts say the White House has not been proactive with its COVID-19 response. And, the Pentagon is updating its policies on extremism within the military.

Biden Omicron Speech, White House COVID Response, Pentagon Extremism Report

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Omicron Spreads, Biden Agenda Derailed, Chile's New President
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Omicron Spreads, Biden Agenda Derailed, Chile's New President

The Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly as people gather for the holidays. President Biden's agenda is delayed and his approval rate is slipping. Also, some American cities are ending 2021 with record-breaking homicide and gun violence numbers. And, a liberal millennial becomes Chile's youngest president.

Omicron Spreads, Biden Agenda Derailed, Chile's New President

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Investigations: The NRA's Secret Tapes
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Investigations: The NRA's Secret Tapes

A day after the horrific school shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, leaders of the National Rifle Association gathered to craft their response. Tim Mak of NPR's Investigations team obtained secret recordings of how they developed their message; it would become their standard response for decades of school shootings to come.

Investigations: The NRA's Secret Tapes

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Omicron Cases Surge And May Hit Economy, Officer Testifies In Manslaughter Trial
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Omicron Cases Surge And May Hit Economy, Officer Testifies In Manslaughter Trial

The omicron variant of the coronavirus is fueling a new surge in infections. It's happening during the holiday shopping season so what effects may it have on the economy? And former police officer Kimberly Potter testifies in her manslaughter trial over the killing of Daunte Wright.

Omicron Cases Surge And May Hit Economy, Officer Testifies In Manslaughter Trial

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Omicron Latest, Build Back Better Delayed, FDA Abortion Pill Decision
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Omicron Latest, Build Back Better Delayed, FDA Abortion Pill Decision

A consortium of experts project that the omicron variant could cause a winter surge of COVID cases that's worse than last year's. President Biden's Build Back Better bill is now stalled as Democrats continue negotiations with key holdouts. And, the FDA is permanently doing away with a rule that will make access to abortion pills a little easier.

Omicron Latest, Build Back Better Delayed, FDA Abortion Pill Decision

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Fed Reacts to Inflation, Omicron Spreads, Kentucky Aftermath
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Fed Reacts to Inflation, Omicron Spreads, Kentucky Aftermath

With inflation rates spiking to record levels, the Federal Reserve is taking steps to ease the pressure. The omircron variant is quickly becoming the dominant strain globally, and now it's spreading to more states in the US. And, we follow the aftermath and recovery in Kentucky after devastating tornadoes tore through the state.

Fed Reacts to Inflation, Omicron Spreads, Kentucky Aftermath

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US Passes 800K COVID Deaths, Kentucky Recovers, DC Sues Far-Right Extremist Groups
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US Passes 800K COVID Deaths, Kentucky Recovers, DC Sues Far-Right Extremist Groups

As the pandemic heads into it's third year, the US passes another sobering milestone of 800,000 COVID related deaths. President Biden heads to Kentucky today to survey the areas devastated by massive tornadoes. And Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of plotting violence to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

US Passes 800K COVID Deaths, Kentucky Recovers, DC Sues Far-Right Extremist Groups

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Kentucky Search & Rescue, Meadows Contempt Charges, USA Gymnastics Settlement
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Kentucky Search & Rescue, Meadows Contempt Charges, USA Gymnastics Settlement

Search and rescue efforts continue for the more than a hundred people that are still unaccounted for in Kentucky in the wake of the devastating tornadoes that tore through the state. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows could be facing criminal charges after the House's January 6th committee voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. And, the survivors of sexual abuse by former a USA Gymnastics team doctor reached a $380 million settlement deal with the organization.

Kentucky Search & Rescue, Meadows Contempt Charges, USA Gymnastics Settlement

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Kentucky Tornado Aftermath, COVID Latest, Vicente Fernández Obit
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Kentucky Tornado Aftermath, COVID Latest, Vicente Fernández Obit

Rescue crews are sifting through hundreds of miles of wreckage after massive tornados devastated towns across Kentucky. Cases of the Delta variant are rising and with omicron spreading rapidly, scientist say boosters are more important than ever. Mexican icon and superstar Vicente Fernández died at 81, he and his music were synonymous with Mexico itself.

Kentucky Tornado Aftermath, COVID Latest, Vicente Fernández Obit

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