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Christmas travel will spread Omicron, warns Fauci
The US infectious disease expert says the Covid-19 variant will spread - even among the vaccinated.
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Christmas travel will spread Omicron, warns Fauci
The US infectious disease expert says the Covid-19 variant will spread - even among the vaccinated.

Senator vows to sink key Biden social spending plan
Democrat Joe Manchin throws the Build Back Better Act into jeopardy, saying he will not vote for it.

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'Taser mix-up' ex-police officer weeps in testimony
Kim Potter testified at her manslaughter trial about the "chaotic" fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.

LA rapper Drakeo the Ruler dies after stabbing
The 28-year-old was stabbed during an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival.

Maxwell tells judge case against her is unproven
The defence struggled to produce witnesses on Friday and only nine out of a proposed 35 testified.

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Ethiopian civil war divides diaspora in the US
The conflict has deeply divided the Ethiopian community in Washington DC - the largest in the US.

Biles given Lifetime Achievement award
American gymnast Simone Biles has been honoured with BBC Sports Personality of the Year's Lifetime Achievement award.
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Christmas travel will spread Omicron, warns Fauci
The US infectious disease expert says the Covid-19 variant will spread - even among the vaccinated.

Senator vows to sink key Biden social spending plan
Democrat Joe Manchin throws the Build Back Better Act into jeopardy, saying he will not vote for it.

Video 2 minutes 44 seconds
'Taser mix-up' ex-police officer weeps in testimony
Kim Potter testified at her manslaughter trial about the "chaotic" fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.

LA rapper Drakeo the Ruler dies after stabbing
The 28-year-old was stabbed during an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival.

Maxwell tells judge case against her is unproven
The defence struggled to produce witnesses on Friday and only nine out of a proposed 35 testified.

Video 2 minutes 32 seconds
Ethiopian civil war divides diaspora in the US
The conflict has deeply divided the Ethiopian community in Washington DC - the largest in the US.

Biles given Lifetime Achievement award
American gymnast Simone Biles has been honoured with BBC Sports Personality of the Year's Lifetime Achievement award.

Senator vows to sink key Biden social spending plan
Democrat Joe Manchin throws the Build Back Better Act into jeopardy, saying he will not vote for it.

Video 2 minutes 44 seconds
'Taser mix-up' ex-police officer weeps in testimony
Kim Potter testified at her manslaughter trial about the "chaotic" fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.

LA rapper Drakeo the Ruler dies after stabbing
The 28-year-old was stabbed during an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival.
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