What the omicron variant might mean for current — and future — vaccines
Former scientific head of Operation Warp Speed Moncef Slaoui explains why he is confident in existing vaccines’ protection against omicron and how soon a variant-specific booster could be developed.
Republican elections lawyer calls for reform to the Electoral Count Act
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with election lawyer Ben Ginsberg on his National Review article calling to reform the Electoral Count Act, which spells out how Congress calculates the electoral college vote.
Books We Love: Ailsa Chang picks ‘Empire Of Pain’ by Patrick Radden Keefe
NPR is celebrating Books We Love from 2021. Ailsa Chang shares one of her favorite reads from the year: Patrick Radden Keefe’s deep dive into the Sackler dynasty, Empire of Pain.
19 U.S. states now have detected the omicron COVID-19 variant
States that have detected the variant range from Hawaii to Massachusetts. The reports are part of a new surge in COVID-19 cases.
Avoiding trial, a former hedge fund manager turns over $70 million in stolen antiques
Michael Steinhardt has denied he committed any crimes in acquiring the antiques and said many of the dealers who sold him items claimed that they were the objects’ lawful owners.
Charlottesville’s statue of Robert E. Lee will soon be melted down into public art
The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
Hawaii remains under flood warnings as a ‘kona low’ storm continues to dump rain
The weather caused damage, but there were no storm-related deaths as of Monday afternoon. Officials warned that the storm, which began over the weekend, remained a threat.
Marking the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
A small group of the remaining survivors of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor return to Hawaii for remembrances after the pandemic canceled them last year.
News brief: U.S.-Russia meeting, diplomatic boycott of Olympics, DOJ sues Texas
President Biden and Russian President Putin hold a video summit. The U.S. won’t send any government officials to the Olympics in Beijing. The DOJ is suing Texas over the state’s redistricting plans.
Justice Department to sue Texas over the state’s redistricting plans
The Department of Justice has announced it is suing Texas for discriminating against people of color when lawmakers drew the state’s new voting districts.
New York’s mayor announces a vaccine mandate for private companies
To counter a COVID-19 surge, New York City will implement what its mayor says will be a “first-in-the-nation” vaccine mandate for all private-sector workers to take effect Dec. 27.
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