State Dept warns Americans traveling abroad to 'make contingency plans'
The State Department warned on Thursday that Americans who are traveling abroad “should make contingency plans” as countries around the globe grapple with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron vari…
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Colorado governor cuts 100 years off sentence for truck driver in fatal crash
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Thursday commuted the 110-year sentence of the truck driver involved in a crash that killed four people, calling the sentence that was handed down “highly atypical and unjust” and reducing…
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Overnight Health Care — Omicron puts pinch on vaccine mandates
Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here: …
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Health data suggests South Africa's Omicron peak has passed with no major spike in deaths
A study out of South Africa found the country may have already passed the peak of it omicron-fueled surge in cases of the coronavirus, with data suggesting the variant has not caused a corresponding jump in hospitalizatio…
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Biden tells Putin US will respond 'decisively' if Russia invades Ukraine
President Biden in his second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin this month warned that the U.S. will respond “decisively” if Moscow invades Ukraine.Biden, who spoke by phone for nearly an hour with Putin, …
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Omicron puts pinch on Biden vaccine mandate efforts
The rapidly spreading omicron variant poses a problem for the White House as officials try to convince a skeptical public that vaccine mandates are necessary.Opponents of mandates are seizing on early evidence that…
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Biden urges Supreme Court to maintain workplace vaccine mandate
The Biden administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to leave intact a workplace vaccine-or-test mandate as public health officials contend with the surging COVID-19 pandemic.The adminis…
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Two Colorado cities evacuated due to wildfires
Two northern Colorado cities on Thursday were ordered to evacuate immediately due to quickly spreading wildfires.The Boulder County Office of Emergency Management has issued evacuation orders for both Louisville an…
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Germany powering down three nuclear plants in shift to renewables
Germany will be shutting down three of its six remaining nuclear power stations on Friday as it moves away from nuclear power in favor of renewable energy.The nuclear reactors in the cities of Grohnde, Brokdorf and…
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