Headlines for December 23, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5TAMF)
- South Africa Says Omicron Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked
- WHO Warns Blanket Booster Programs Divert Vaccine Supply, Prolonging Pandemic
- FDA Approves COVID-19 Pill; Most Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Fail Against Omicron
- New York Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record High; Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates
- Proud Boys Member Pleads Guilty to Capitol Riot Conspiracy, Will Cooperate with FBI
- FBI Undercover Teams Infiltrated Portland Racial Justice Protests
- U.S. Relaxes Limits on Aid as Afghanistan Faces Dire Humanitarian Crisis
- U.N. Calls for Probe into Reports That Sudanese Security Forces Raped Anti-Coup Protesters
- 3 Dead, Dozens Missing After Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Aegean Sea
- Biden Admin Extends Pause on Student Debt Repayment
- Explosion at ExxonMobil Oil Refinery in Texas Injures at Least 4
- Taylor Energy Agrees to Pay $43 Million in Settlement over U.S.'s Longest-Ever Oil Spill
- NYC Divests $3 Billion in Retirement Funds from Fossil Fuels
- Alabama Amazon Workers Say Two Warehouse Workers Died Within Hours of Each Other
- Oscars Documentary Shorts Shortlist Includes "Takeover," Which Recounts Young Lords' 1970 Protest