Biden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
Thursday, December 23, 2021 | |
| By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes The data offer a rare bit of good news. Still, hospitalizations are likely to increase simply because the variant is so contagious. | | | By Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Contracts to purchase tests could be signed as soon as next week, but relief could be weeks away for people trying to buy the hard-to-find tests. | | | By Andrew Jacobs In Minnesota, an ambitious initiative is training hundreds of Guard members to become certified nursing assistants and relieve burned-out nursing home workers. | | |
| Movies By Gina McIntyre The actress synonymous with Trinity faced the weight of expectations when she reunited with Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski for the new sequel. | | | Opinion By 'The Argument' After almost a decade at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Ifill explains why advocacy is an essential part of her legal work. | | |
| By The Associated Press A lead box that was embedded in a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia contained three books, a cloth envelope and a coin. | | | By NEW YORK CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE The head of New York City's public hospital system said its facilities began limiting visits after a coronavirus outbreak at one site that was linked to visitors. | | | By Reuters Health officials reduced the number of days people must isolate after showing Covid-19 symptoms to seven from 10, if they test negative on the sixth and seventh days. The move comes as a surge in the Omicron variant drives up cases. | | |
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