The Omicron variant has caused alarm particularly in the U.S., where it is now said to account for most of the new recorded cases of COVID. But new research suggests that the highly transmissible variant is less likely to result in hospitalizations among those who get it as compared to previous variants.
US authorities took a record 122,000 unaccompanied migrant children into custody in the fiscal year 2021, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing government data it obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Republican senators are attempting to persuade Democratic moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) to swap parties and join the GOP amid his disagreements with President Joe Biden’s agenda.
The year 2021 is coming to a close and all eyes are on the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. These races are expected to be fierce, with Republicans and Democrats battling it out to determine who controls the legislature as well as state and local offices.
Harris, frustrated with the news coverage of her performance as the vice president, cited what she believes is bias against her race and gender for the negative reporting.
Another 205,000 American workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, matching the prior week’s jobless claims number and roughly in line with pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that the recent rise in COVID-19 infections was not driving a fresh wave of layoffs.
American corporate media love catchphrases that they all repeat in unison, across network and cable television and through social media. One recent example is “viral blizzard” referring to the omicron variant of COVID.
Two drivers in Arizona report Illegal immigrants found to use Uber to transport them from the border to destinations within the interior of the United States.
