Headlines for December 21, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5T8HV)
- WHO Urges Cancellation of Holiday Gatherings as Omicron Spreads at Record Pace
- Omicron Variant Surpasses Delta, Now Accounts for Three-Quarters of U.S. Cases
- New York Confirms Record Number of Coronavirus Infections for Fourth Straight Day
- NHL Cancels Hockey Games Amid COVID Surge; Record Number of NFL Players Test Positive
- White House to Make Half-Billion COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available for Free
- Himalayan Glaciers Melt at Accelerating Rate as Climate Emergency Deepens
- EPA Rule Would Require Gas-Powered Cars to Average 55 Miles Per Gallon by 2026
- Burmese Military Massacred 40 Men and Buried Bodies in Mass Graves, Reports BBC
- Egyptian Court Sentences Leading Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to 5 More Years in Prison
- Haitian Asylum Seekers Sue U.S. over Abuse and Racial Discrimination at Border
- Humanitarian Aid Group Says British and French Rescue Crews Let 27 Refugees Drown
- Pentagon to Crack Down on Extremism in Its Ranks
- January 6 Committee Seeks Information from Republican Rep. Scott Perry
- Jury Deliberations Open in Ghislaine Maxwell Sex-Trafficking Trial
- Chris Noth Dropped from CBS's "The Equalizer" Following Sexual Assault Claims
- Jury Weighs Manslaughter Charges for MN Officer Kim Potter, Who Killed Daunte Wright
- Harvard Won't Require SAT or ACT Scores for Applicants Through 2026