The new guidelines are an attempt to reduce the risk of transmission while minimizing the disruption to people’s daily routines.
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Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, remembered as a fighter and dealmaker
The Democrat, Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, died Tuesday at 82 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day
Major U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,000 U.S. flights Monday.
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Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
The archbishop, who died Sunday at 90, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for anti-apartheid efforts.
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Flu is making a comeback in U.S. after an unusual year off
There are early signs that fewer people are getting the shots this year than last.
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Biden seeks to expand COVID testing as U.S. demand surges
More than 185,000 new infections were reported on Sunday, though reporting was depressed by the Christmas holiday.
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Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
The British socialite is charged with recruiting and grooming teenagers as young as 14 to be sexually assaulted by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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New York City’s COVID surge overtakes Broadway shows
With the industry just starting to claw its way back to life before the holiday season, omicron hit.
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U.S. CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine times
U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine
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Amtrak Downeaster bound for Brunswick strikes vehicle in Massachusetts
The train’s passengers were transferred to another train and some Amtrak service later in the day was canceled.