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US President Joe Biden will apparently allow new leasing of federal lands for oil and natural-gas exploration, though with new restrictions and higher fees on producers, rather than fulfill a campaign promise to halt drilling.

The World Health Organization appeared to skip two letters in the Greek alphabet ("Nu" and "Xi") when it announced on Friday the name for the latest coronavirus variant ("Omicron"), which was first identified in South Africa.

South Africa's Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the move to place travel restrictions on the country amid fears over the new COVID-19 variant is "unjustified" at a media briefing on Friday, CNBC reported.

Previous tweets from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are igniting accusations of hypocrisy after the administration announced a travel ban in response to a new COVID-19 variant.

Hundreds of women harmed by second and third trimester abortions urged the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in a joint amicus brief, divulging painful details of regretted procedures.

The husband of one of the victims of the Waukesha attack discovered his wife had cancer after she passed away.

The U.S. will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries on Monday after the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) labeled a new coronavirus strain a “variant of concern.”

Treasury yields slide as investors shed riskier assets and pile into havens.

Some are calling it "The Vaccinated Variant"

In reaction to a Friday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) that there is a new coronavirus "variant of concern," known as "omicron," the Biden administration has made an announcement of its own. As Peter Aitken reported for Fox News, the U.S. will restrict travel from eight African countries starting on Monday.