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People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron

As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa - where omicron was first identified - are scrambling to combat its lightning spread across the country
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., on April 12, 2004. He died Friday at his home in Roxbury, Conn.

Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.
A tourist gestures while skiing, at Plan de Corones ski area, Italy South Tyrol, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. After nearly two years of being restricted to watching snow accumulate on distant mountains, Italian skiers are finally returning to the slopes that have been off limits since the first pandemic lockdown in March 2020. But just as the industry is poised to recover from a lost 2020-2021 season after an abrupt closure the previous year, a spike in cases in the Alpine province bordering Austria is underlining just how precarious the situation remains. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Fresh snow beckons Italian skiers returning after 20 months

After a season of being restricted to watching snow accumulate on distant mountains, Italian skiers are finally returning to the slopes that have been off-limits since the first pandemic lockdown in March 2020

State enforces parking for disabled people during holidays

The Illinois Secretary of State's office has begun stepped-up enforcement during the holiday season of parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities
As countries across Europe reimpose lockdowns in response to surging COVID-19 cases and deaths, the UK — long one of Europe’s hardest-hit countries — carries on with a policy of keeping everything as normal as possible.
As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
The bars are shut in Vienna, and the Christmas market is empty in Munich, as several European nations tighten up or even lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections.
=U.S. health officials say Merck’s experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but raises safety issues for pregnant women. The Food and Drug Administration posted its review Friday ahead of a public meeting next week where outside experts will debate the drug’s benefits and risks.
FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety
Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems during pregnancy.
Judge: No bail for man charged in 2 Chicago teens' slayings
A judge has rejected bail for an 18-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a group of Chicago teenagers last summer, killing two of them
Dredging barges operated by illegal miners converge on the Madeira river, a tributary of the Amazon river, searching for gold, in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Thursday, Nov.25, 2021. Hundreds of mining barges have arrived during the past two weeks after rumors of gold spread, with environmentalists sounding the alarm about the unprecedented convergence of boats in the sensitive ecosystem. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Big flotilla of illegal gold miners splits up in Brazil
Hundreds of barges of illegal gold miners are navigating along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon, and researchers said they pose a threat of pollution for the broader environment
Volunteers plant fruit orchard for Indiana primate sanctuary
Staff at a primate sanctuary in northern Indiana will be feeding the center's menagerie with freshly picked fruit in the coming years thanks to a newly planted orchard
FILE - Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., on April 12, 2004. Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died at age 91. Sondheim's death was announced by his Texas-based attorney, Rick Pappas, who told The New York Times the composer died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at his home in Roxbury, Conn. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim
Tributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim on Friday as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater
Indiana man who died at 19 lives on through his music
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - On a breezy Monday, Ed Schwartzman plops a bag next to him at the center table of his Bloomington restaurant. It doesn't look like much: laminated photo collages, loose papers, weathered pictures of mid-90s youth soccer teams - all featuring the same smiling boy and his brown mop of slightly curled hair. But this bag is precious.
FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Flood watches issued in Northwest as some urged to evacuate
Residents in Washington are preparing for possible flooding as 'atmospheric rivers' once again threaten parts of the Northwest, which saw heavy damage from extreme weather earlier this month
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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