A UK minister says Europe is closer to war than at any point over the past 70 years. / The Guardian See also: Russia is engaged in the largest military build-up in Europe since the cold war. / The Economist The US warns that Russia may create a surprise pretext for
Pfizer and the FDA pull back from a plan to expedite the review of a Covid-19 vaccine in young children. / STAT Coups and Covid-19 loom large at an African Union summit. / France24 For all of NATO's primacy, it cannot solve the Russia problem, especially without the
What we know about the fast-spreading variant of the Omicron variant that's already circulating in 69 countries, including the US. / Vox New York City is set to fire 3,000 unvaccinated employees today. / The Hill Police shot and killed at least 1,055 people in the US
Ford and Toyota stop some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters block US-Canada border crossings. / Reuters One problem facing Ottawa: towing a big truck without driver cooperation is virtually impossible. / CBC News See also: Fifteen things not to do when using a rapid antigen test. / The Conversation Russia'
Ford and Toyota stop some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters block US-Canada border crossings. / Reuters One problem facing Ottawa: towing a big truck without driver cooperation is virtually impossible. / CBC News See also: Fifteen things not to do when using a rapid antigen test. / The Conversation Russia'
Total worldwide Covid cases reach 400 million, just over a month after hitting 300 million. / Reuters Johnson & Johnson has halted—for now—production of its single-dose Covid vaccine. / CBS News An AstraZeneca vaccine scientist says politicians and other scientists harmed its vaccine's reputation and "probably
Governors in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Oregon announce the end of their statewide school mask mandates. / CNN Anya Kamenetz: A post-masking consensus may be closer than it appears. / NPR A thrifty billionaire, who's only making more money in order to give it away, feels misunderstood. / The
In the US, there have been more school shootings in the 2021-22 school year so far than at any point in the past decade. / Reuters A 2012 Supreme Court decision that blocked patent protections for diagnostic tests is one of the reasons why Americans can't get Covid
"Viral fragments with novel patterns of mutations appeared repeatedly." NYC sewage hints at Covid's future. / The New York Times Newly filed tax records show one of the best-funded anti-vax groups in the US saw a 60% bump in revenue in 2020. / NBC News Why
The US added 467,000 jobs in January despite the omicron variant surge. / The Washington Post Shares of Facebook parent company Meta plunge in the biggest one-day decline for a stock in US history. / CNBC Explainer: How Apple's push for privacy on the iPhone cost Meta $10
