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President lays out plan for winter months amid Omicron arrival in US; plus George Clooney on turning down $35m for a day's work
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Joe Biden is planning to pull no punches when it comes to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid in the US.
There is fresh urgency to the effort after the first US case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was identified in California on Wednesday and a second in Minnesota yesterday.
The emergence of Omicron has demonstrated the tenacity of the virus, which continues to drag down Biden's political fortunes. Voters are divided on his handling of the pandemic, with 47% approving and 49% disapproving.
What else did he say? He said he didn't pull the trigger. He let go of the hammer" on the weapon, he said, and the gun went off. I never pulled the trigger," he repeated.
Will there be any criminal charges brought in the case? The district attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said in October that criminal charges in the shooting have not been ruled out.
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