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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his plan to combat a new coronavirus variant at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 2, 2021. President Biden, confronting a worrisome new coronavirus variant and the potential of a winter surge, laid out a new pandemic strategy on Thursday afternoon. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) XNYT80 XNYT80

Emphasizing tests, Biden vows to fight omicron variant with ‘science and speed’

Conquering the pandemic — or at least bringing it under control — is by far Biden’s most daunting task as president, and it is all the more complicated because it has become so divisive.

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A photo illustration combining a defendant’s written statement in the case of explosives he stole from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, evidence photos of fragmentation grenades, evidence photos of C4 explosives, document exemption blocks, and a screen capture of an explosion from a generic demolition exercise video. (AP Illustration)
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AP: US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world VIEW

Nine-month-old Theo Fezzie checks out the ground cover at Christmas Creek Tree Farm in North Bend where the family cut and took a Douglas fir home. U-cut Christmas tree farm, with some pre-cut trees. LO Wednesday April 24, 2021 218900
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Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices VIEW

\Marcus D. Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network and a vocal opponent of the COVID-19 vaccines, died Nov. 30 after getting COVID. Daystar is headquartered in Texas. (Daystar)
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Marcus Lamb, head of Daystar, a Christian network that discouraged vaccines, dies after getting COVID-19

The original house used in the “Home Alone” movies is decorated to reflect scenes from the movie Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Winnetka, Illinois. Airbnb is listing the iconic “Home Alone” house for an overnight stay on Dec. 12. Kevin McCallister’s big brother Buzz McCallister (Devin D. Ratray) will welcome one lucky family in the infamous home to experience a McCallister Christmas for only five on a first come, first serve basis starting Dec. 7. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS) 33705305W 33705305W
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Stay in ‘Home Alone’ house this season through Airbnb and encounter booby traps, mac and cheese, and a tarantula

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A fire burned through the Gibson Flats area south of Great Falls, Mont., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, destroying 11 homes, seven garages and 11 outbuildings, fire officials said. The fire was one of three wind-driven fires on Wednesday that forced evacuations in Montana. A fire near Denton led hundreds of residents to flee the central Montana town on Wednesday. Some buildings in the town were on fire. Another grass fire forced temporary evacuations near Browning, east of Glacier National Park. (Rion Sanders/The Great Falls Tribune via AP) MTGRE301 MTGRE301

Wildfire destroys 24 houses in central Montana town WATCH

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021: Washington, D.C- People rally in front of the Supreme Court ahead of hearings in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. CREDIT: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times [Filed with Beam. ID: rM5TeYVtndgqYk16B0Rs.] NYTCREDIT: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

How the politics of abortion are poised to intensify

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The Iraqi Taha Al-J. is led into the courtroom at Frankfurt’s Higher Regional Court before the verdict is pronounced Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 30, 2021. The Federal Prosecution accuses him of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, human trafficking and murder. As a suspected member of the terrorist militia IS, he is alleged to have held a Yazidi woman and her daughter as slaves and abused them. In the process, he allegedly tied up the five-year-old in Fallujah, Iraq, where the child died of thirst in agony, according to the indictment. (Frank Rumpenhorst/Pool via AP) DMME102 DMME102

UN says Islamic State committed war crimes at Iraqi prison

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Glasses fogging up? You can tape the top of your mask to the bridge of your nose to create a snug fit, according to Healthline. Another one of the site’s suggestions is to seal the top of your mask with your glasses so that it creates a seal to block air. (Dreamstime/TNS) 33750152W 33750152W

Mask making your glasses fog up in winter? These tips can help you see clearly

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A snowstorm causes chaos on the roads around Aalborg, Denmark, Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021. (Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) COP801 COP801

In Denmark, a snow storm means people overnight in an IKEA