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Morning news brief
The CDC cuts the recommended isolation time for COVID infections. Schools will usher in another new year defined by the pandemic. Winter Olympic officials put stringent COVID measures in place.
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Negotiators in Vienna will try to revive the Iran nuclear agreement
Iran has ramped up its program since the Trump administration abandoned the deal and reimposed sanctions. Negotiators meet for what could be a key phase of talks attempting to restart the agreement.
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Health
COVID-19 surges are forcing countries around the world to adapt
Health experts worldwide are warning that the battle against the Omicron variant is far from over. Three NPR correspondents provide the latest on the pandemic from Europe and South Asia.
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Morning news brief
The FDA authorizes the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 at home. The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jordan. Russian President Putin holds his annual year-end new conference.
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Europe
Russian President Putin holds his annual year-end news conference
With more than a hundred thousand Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine, the world may be watching this year's news conference more closely than usual.
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Morning news brief
President Biden announces more measures to make free at-home rapid tests available. Because of COVID, the NHL is pausing games. Hundreds of migrants remain trapped at the Belarus-Poland border.
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Health
Hospitals brace for a COVID surge as people travel for the holidays
The U.S. is now averaging 125,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delta is still surging, the highly transmissible omicron variant likely will become the dominant variant very soon.
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Europe
Russia demands Ukraine and other ex-Soviet republics be barred from joining NATO
Russia's government has released demands regarding security guarantees for Europe. The list, handed to a U.S. envoy in Moscow, amounts to a do-over of European history since the end of the Cold War.
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Morning news brief
How bad could the pandemic get this winter because of the omicron variant? One of President Biden's key agenda items is stalled. The FDA relaxes restrictions on access to abortion pill by mail.
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Morning news brief
The omicron variant is spreading in the U.S. A border policy from the Trump administration will be re-starting. Alec Baldwin had his first TV interview about the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.