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For many Afghans, winter is forcing a cruel choice of whether to eat or stay warm

4:05pm January 06, 2022

by Hannah Bloch

"It shouldn't be a lottery of life about who gets to eat, who doesn't get to eat. Do I keep my child warm or do I give my child food?" a World Food Programme Afghanistan spokesperson tells NPR.

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Rev. Barber tests positive for COVID-19, says symptoms mild

2:20pm January 06, 2022

by Associated Press

The Rev. William Barber II announced Wednesday night that he has tested positive for coronavirus.

COVID-19 rapid tests are distributed in Brooklyn in late December. Self-tests are in short supply in many parts of the country.

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COVID testing FAQ: When to test, what kind of test to use and what your results mean

2:20pm January 06, 2022

by Melody Schreiber

We answer key questions about COVID tests: What types are there? Should you self-test right after exposure to someone with COVID? And what should you do if you test positive?

Property damage reports and false alarms major time drains for Greensboro police

12:06pm January 06, 2022

by David Ford

There's been a steady rise in gun violence throughout the Triad over the past few years.

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Isolation rule changes are the latest case of the CDC's problems with messaging

6:11am January 06, 2022

The new CDC guidelines for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine have garnered a lot of criticism. And this is just one example of the agency's on going communication problems.

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First responders across the country are hit hard by the omicron variant

6:11am January 06, 2022

by Haya Panjwani

In Dallas, large numbers of police officers and firefighters have called in sick this week because of COVID-19. The shortfall in personnel has led to staffing challenges.

News brief: Jan. 6 a year later, American extremists, CDC's communication issues

5:57am January 06, 2022

Members of Congress mark the attack on the U.S. Capitol a year ago. Experts monitoring extremist worry the U.S. is in a more dangerous place than a year ago. Examining the CDC's messaging problems.

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A young person wears a mask while waiting in line at a COVID-19 testing site on the Martin Luther King Jr. medical campus on Monday in Los Angeles.

California extends its indoor mask mandate until February as omicron surge continues

11:01pm January 05, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

So far, nearly 80% of California residents have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. The extended statewide mask mandate is set to expire on Feb. 15.

A doctor loads a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, on Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass.

CDC recommends Pfizer COVID booster for kids as young as 12

10:13pm January 05, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The new recommendation for adolescents age 12-17 came hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted in favor of it. The boosters should be given five months after initial immunization.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the Davis Cup Semi Final match between Croatia and Serbia at Madrid Arena pavilion in December in Madrid, Spain.

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa after his earlier COVID vaccine exemption

5:49pm January 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Australian Border Force said the top-ranked tennis player "failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled."