The World Health Organization is warning that the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which was first detected in South Africa, has a "very high" global risk because of the possibility that it spreads more easily and might resist vaccines and immunity in people who were infected with previous strains.
On Monday, President Joe Biden said this this variant is a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic." He urged Americans to get fully vaccinated and get a booster dose if they qualify.
WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris explains what more there is to learn about the severity and transmission of this new variant.
And Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discusses why vaccine hesitation on a global scale could make this next phase of the pandemic more dangerous.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: What Jack Dorsey Leaving Twitter Means for Bitcoin
As Twitter’s CTO steps into the CEO role, what will the changes mean for crypto?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at two topics. The first is the market crash that left bitcoin down 8.5% on Friday, only to partially recover over the weekend. NLW looks at the combination of macro factors – led by the Omicron COVID-19 variant – that may or may not have contributed to the turbulence. Second, he looks at the announcement that Jack Dorsey is stepping down from the CEO role at Twitter, to be replaced by Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal. What will this mean for bitcoin? Will Jack be spending more time on the cryptocurrency now? And what about Ethereum? Will a Web 3 blocker inside Twitter now be removed? What about censorship and the Twitter platform itself?
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Dark Crazed Cap” by Isaac Joel. Image credit: Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.
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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the USAF Chief Software Officer
Nicolas Chaillan, the former Chief Software Officer for the U.S. Air Force and current Prevent Breach CTO joins the show to discuss the reasons behind his dramatic resignation from his role at the Department of Defense earlier this year. We also dive into his entrepreneurial background which had him start his first company at 15 in France, a six-month plan he built that could see the United States catch up to its advisories in the AI race, and his predictions for the Department of Defense moving forward.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Omicronic Condition
Today’s podcast asks whether there’s a crazed overreaction to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. We then discuss the car that killed people in Waukesha and the continuing effort by the media to whitewash its role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story. And a final word on Stephen Sondheim. Give a listen. Source
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Crowdsourced Looting, Dumb Passwords, and the US as a ‘Backsliding’ Democracy
An NGO called the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance has classified the United States as a backsliding democracy. A list of popular passwords may indicate people are increasingly less cautious than they should be. Multiple cities are falling prey to crowdsourced looting, thought to be coordinated in advance via social media. All this and more in this week's Strange News.
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The latest McDonald’s famous meal is only in the app and it’s only with Mariah Carey… because fast food is learning from the sneaker industry. Meadow is turning cannabis dispensaries into food trucks just as weed hits a delivery milestone. And Samsung’s newest factory will cost $17B — and it’s in Austin, because agglomeration.
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Headlines From The Times - Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
Our guest host Faith E. Pinho, a Metro reporter at the L.A. Times, speaks with Times culture writer Daniel Hernandez about the cast of characters and cars that have been lining the wide boulevards of Southern California for decades. They look at who is embracing cruising culture and its uneasy relationship with law enforcement.
An earlier version of this episode was published May 28, 2021.
More reading:
The lowrider is back: The glorious return of cruising to the streets of L.A.
Here are 8 key lowrider moments in pop films and TV, according to Estevan Oriol
During pandemic, trash and crime increased on Whittier Boulevard. Lowrider clubs said: Enough
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 11/29
Widespread concern about the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Military vaccine deadline. Alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplice goes on trial. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 11.29.21
Alabama
- AL prisons to return to a modified visitation program after a 20 month halt
- AL congressman Barry Moore co-sponsors the Conscience Protection Act
- The 2021 Iron Bowl will go down as the most nerve-racking game with Quadruple OTs
- Lee County Humane Society starts up special pet adoption rates ahead of theHolidays
- The Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Montgomery today, lighting ceremony to be this Friday
National
- Holiday Hooligans engage in several smash and grabs in at least 3 states
- Wakausha residents place memorial lights one week after parade attack kills 6
- Weekend interview by Dr. Anthony Fauci has him claiming to represent "science"
- By next year Russia Navy ships to deploy new hypersonic Zircon missile that travels at over 6,000mph.