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Omicron: What Is Known — and Still Unknown

A federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers.

Barbados, Formally Casting Off the Queen, Becomes a Republic

Why Does Coffee Make Me Poop?

Dr. Oz Says He’s Running for Senate in Pennsylvania

Meadows Agrees to Cooperate in Capitol Attack Investigation

Josh Duggar of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ Goes on Trial in Child Pornography Case

Nation’s First Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Open in New York

Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her

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The 10 Best Books of 2021

Farm Housing Mennonite Boys Engaged in Human Trafficking, Lawsuit Says

4 takeaways from the first day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.

CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother

‘Her Heart Was Beating Too’: The Women Who Died After Abortion Bans

A judge temporarily blocks a vaccine mandate for health workers in 10 states.

As World Shuts Borders to Stop Omicron, Japan Offers a Cautionary Tale

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Steps Down From C.E.O. Role

Chris Cuomo Played Outsize Role in Ex-Gov. Cuomo’s Defense

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The Latest on Omicron

Colton Underwood Comes Out and Comes Clean

In Bill Cosby Case, Supreme Court Is Asked to Toss Ruling That Freed Him

Japan bans all foreign travelers, and Australia delays its reopening.

As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash

Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure

In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic

Snowstorm Leaves Dozens Stranded in Remote U.K. Pub

Scientists are studying whether Omicron leads to severe illness.

The W.H.O. skips forward two Greek letters, avoiding a Xi variant.

Man Survives Flight From Guatemala to Miami in Plane’s Landing Gear

Omicron Is Coming. The U.S. Must Act Now.

Scientists are studying whether Omicron leads to severe illness.

Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.

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The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity

Virgil Abloh, Barrier-Breaking Designer, Is Dead at 41

Growing Old in High Style

How Omicron, the New Covid-19 Variant, Got Its Name

As Omicron Variant Circles the Globe, African Nations Face Blame and Bans

In Minneapolis Schools, White Families Are Asked to Help Do the Integrating

How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America

This Ocean Invaded Its Neighbor Earlier Than Anyone Thought

In a Picture-Postcard New York Town, Racist Incidents Rattle Schools

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What Does It Mean to ‘Yassify’ Anything?

The Novel That Riveted France During Lockdown Arrives in the U.S.