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Month: December 2021

Dozens confirmed to ambassador posts after Ted Cruz refused for months to consider them

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate overnight confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden’s nominees to ambassador posts, ending a months-long Republican-led blockade on quick consideration of the diplomatic nominations. Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama, was confirmed early Saturday as

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Harris says Biden administration ‘didn’t see’ Delta or Omicron coming

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “didn’t see,” either Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants coming, appearing to reinforce the perception that the federal response was caught flat-footed by the more severe Delta variant that swept over the country in the summertime. “We didn’t see Delta coming. I think most

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El Reino Unido registra más de 10.000 casos adicionales de variante ómicron en las últimas 24 horas, dijeron las autoridades de salud

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Las autoridades sanitarias del Reino Unido anunciaron este sábado que se registraron 10.059 casos adicionales de variante ómicron en sus últimas cifras diarias. El total de casos confirmados de covid-19 con variante de ómicron aumentó a 24.968 a las 6 pm de este viernes, dijo la Agencia de Seguridad Sanitaria del

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The surprising reason you can’t find cream cheese anywhere

by Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business This year hackers have unleashed cyberattacks against pipelines, ferry boats, meat packers, even police departments. And now they’ve come for the cream cheese. In October, a cyberattack against the largest US cheese manufacturer contributed to a nationwide cream cheese shortage shortly before the holidays, Bloomberg News reported, endangering holiday treats

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Covid surges threaten festivities worldwide, as China’s biggest holiday is upended for a third year

By Sheena McKenzie and Yong Xiong, CNN As the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant looms across parts of the globe and the Delta variant remains dominant — for now — in others, the Covid-19 pandemic is again threatening holiday celebrations for millions. Several European cities have already canceled firework displays ringing in 2022

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