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Early indications suggest the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. / The Associated Press
All private sector employers in New York City will be required to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate by December 27. / CNN
Myanmar's military sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to a four-year prison term. / The Guardian
Ethiopia closes all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on the frontline of the civil war. / BBC News
After a week of tense negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officials were forced to suspend talks on Friday. / The Washington Post
One argument for how to end supply chain issues in the United States: unionization. / Foreign Policy
Related: New York's bagel purveyors are hoarding as much cream cheese as they can. / The New York Times
The US is organized to facilitate the lives of cohabitating people, particularly married people. "We don't seem to like or respect single people and their choices." / Vox
Parents can't use federal aid to pay for diapers. In rural America, tiny diaper banks become a lifeline. / The 19th
Bob Dole, who died on Sunday, is remembered as someone who witnessed every stage of the GOP, from WWII to Trump. / The Atlantic
The weekend's snowfall in Hawaii was not an uncommon event for mountains, even tropical ones, that rise to about 14,000 feet. / The New York Times
New research suggests the snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada could disappear in just 25 years. / The San Francisco Chronicle
A report on the state of "thought decoding." E.g., by analyzing brain scans, a computer system can edit together crude reconstructions of movie clips you've watched. / The New Yorker
Kim Beil: Screenshots are snapshots of interior life. / The Believer
In case you missed it, we released last week the shortlist, judges, and Zombie poll for the 2022 Tournament of Books. / The Morning News
Finally, have Instagram and Pinterest ruined holiday decor? Also, a method and recipe for making relatively quick Kouign Amanns. / Embedded, Kitchen Projects
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