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Don’t Kiss Strangers at Christmas, UK Government Says
“I don’t think there should be much snogging under the mistletoe, you don’t need to do things like that,” said UK government minister Therese Coffey.
Trump Knew He Tested Positive for COVID-19 Before Debating Biden
In a new book, Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that the president received a positive COVID-19 test three days before debating Biden.
Surreal Photos of Czech President Appointing New PM From Inside Airtight Box
Miloš Zeman arrived at the swearing-in ceremony with hospital staff in full protective gear after testing positive for COVID.
Countries Shut Borders Over Threat Posed By New ‘Highly Mutated’ COVID Variant
Countries in Europe and Asia have reacted quickly to the B.1.1.529 variant that scientists warn could be more transmissible than the delta variant.
New COVID-19 Variant With ‘Horrific’ Mutations Identified in Three Countries
Only 10 cases of the new variant, first spotted in Botswana, have been reported to date, but virologists say there is cause for concern.
COVID Misinformation is Running Rampant Online, and It’s Worse in Spanish
Internal documents from Facebook state that its ability to detect disinformation in post comments is “bad in English, and basically non-existent elsewhere.”
The Pandemic Made Us Rethink Our Jobs. We Asked Young People What They'll Do Now.
"If it weren't for COVID, would I enjoy this job as much?"
The Great Cop Vax Mandate Apocalypse That Never Happened
The Police Benevolent Association claimed as many as 10,000 NYPD officers could resign over the vaccine mandate. It didn't happen.
Feds Allege Georgia Man Blew $57,000 in COVID Cash on a Pokémon Card
Charging documents allege this Pokémon collector received $85,000 in small business relief loans that he mostly spent on a single card.
Vaccine Mandate Wars Are Here
President Joe Biden’s plan to get millions of American workers vaccinated has prompted a furious backlash—and it's only going to get worse.
Kyrie Irving Is Becoming a Far-Right Hero for Not Getting the COVID Vaccine
A onetime hero of the Black Lives Matter movement has become an unlikely hero of the far right.
43,000 People May Have Been Wrongly Told Their COVID Test Was Negative
Testing operations at a private lab in England have been suspended, while authorities are contacting the affected people.