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The omicron variant may be the most infectious one yet
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Scientists in South Africa say preliminary data suggests the omicron coronavirus variant is already widespread across southern Africa — and this happened in a very short period of time.
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers want the state legislature to take over federal elections
by Laurel White
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is pushing state lawmakers to consider stripping the bipartisan state elections agency of its control over federal elections.
Opening arguments begin in the Ghislaine Maxwell case
by Jasmine Garsd
Prosecutors began their case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who is charged with grooming underage girls for alleged sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died while in federal custody.
Secret prisons in Libya keep migrants out of Europe
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with investigative reporter Ian Urbina about his piece The New Yorker. He headed into Libya to better understand its role in migrants' movement toward Europe.
Experts say more testing is urgently needed to spot and track the variant in the U.S.
by Rob Stein
Public health experts worry confusion about boosters may hamper vaccine efforts, breakthrough cases aren't being monitored, and more testing and genetic sequencing is needed to track the new variant.
Former governor who signed Mississippi abortion law weighs in on Supreme Court fight
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phil Bryant, the former governor of Mississippi who signed a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks. The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments over the law.
Hondurans are hopeful and skeptical as votes for president are counted
by Carrie Kahn
Hondurans went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, but many people in the impoverished country hold little hope that democracy will solve their problems.
Virgil Abloh dies at age 41
by Karen Grigsby Bates
Famed menswear designer Virgil Abloh died today. He was 41.
'House of Gucci' author gives her take on the new film adapted from her book
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Sara Gay Forden about her book, The House of Gucci, which has just been released as a feature film starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver.
As new COVID-19 variant spreads, human rights lawyer points to 'vaccine apartheid'
NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Fatima Hassan, founder and director of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa, about the omicron variant and inequity in the global vaccination campaign.