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In a video conference, the president touted data showing that the U.S. economy is thriving.https://wapo.st/3EsyDWM 

With Russian troops massing on the border, Ukraine’s Zelensky focuses instead on internal foeshttps://wapo.st/3qmxriz 

Podcast: Omicron is now the most prevalent variant of the coronavirus in the country. But public health expert and emergency physician Leana Wen says that with a three-pronged approach — testing, vaccines and masks — we can still celebrate the holidays.https://wapo.st/33VWDFb 

Amazon warehouse workers in New York are taking another stab at forming a unionhttps://wapo.st/3pkSL8R 

Authorities in Hong Kong tear down “Pillar of Shame” sculpture honoring Tiananmen victimshttps://wapo.st/3qi5W9K 

Public health expert Dr. Leana Wen explains why those who are vaccinated, boosted and tested should keep their holiday plans.https://wapo.st/3eeTnXa 

The NHL will not allow players to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, the league formally announced Wednesday, a decision that came after a surge of coronavirus cases and a wave of postponements in hockey.https://wapo.st/3eeT92g 

The antiviral drug remdesivir can help keep unvaccinated people at risk of severe covid-19 out of the hospital, according to a new study that found the treatment reduced hospitalization and death by 87 percent when given soon after diagnosis.https://wapo.st/3mrCHAq 

Supreme Court says Biden administration's vaccine rules for health-care workers, private businesses will get special hearinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/biden-vaccine-mandates-supreme-court/2021/12/22/dd3bab94-6382-11ec-a7e8-3a8455b71fad_story.html …

Amid Ukraine invasion scare, U.S. and Europe lean on sanctions threat to stop Putinhttps://wapo.st/3pl5Ui3 

CFP committee’s new coronavirus policy could lead to forfeits or a vacated championshiphttps://wapo.st/3stHUvi 

Madagascar’s police minister survives helicopter crash, swims 12 hours to shorehttps://wapo.st/3qhSm6b 

Analysis: Few government organizations have mastered the Internet like the Consumer Product Safety Commission.https://wapo.st/3qqb1x0 

Omicron is here, cases are exploding, and lots of people who have "followed the rules" are going to turn up positive, Angela Haupt writes. Here's how to cope.https://wapo.st/3stM2eG 

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic entered the NBA’s coronavirus health and safety protocols on Wednesday, becoming the latest high-profile star who could miss out on the league’s annual Christmas Day showcase.https://wapo.st/3H9paoG 

Kaczynski has been transferred to a federal prison medical facility known for treating inmates with significant health problems, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said Wednesday.https://wapo.st/30UUJDw 

Opinion by Paul Waldman: Biden no doubt realized that it wouldn’t be a bad time to show his party’s base that he can use his power to accomplish something tangible to help people.https://wapo.st/3FqmYZQ 

Abortion providers in Texas, eager to restore access to the procedure there, asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to immediately return their case to a district judge in Austin who previously blocked the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.https://wapo.st/3eo1Ua9 

Democratic push on voting rights becomes more urgent as midterms approachhttps://wapo.st/3piTE1y 

Since October 2020, Durham has spent $3.8 million probing Russia investigationhttps://wapo.st/3EnaiS7