1. Omicron cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with local spread – WHO  Reuters
2. Omicron Gets Around Previous Covid Infection, Study Warns  Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
3. Omicron more likely to reinfect than delta, no milder: study  Fox Business
4. Covid Omicron variant spreads around the world Dec. 17, 2021  CNN
5. South Africa says vaccines mean milder COVID-19  Reuters
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1. As Covid Surges, Experts Say U.S. Booster Effort Is Far Behind  The New York Times
2. NH officials ask folks seeking boosters to be patient  WMUR-TV
3. Officials ask Granite Staters to schedule COVID-19 booster appointments and be patient  WMUR Manchester
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New ‘The Batman’ Images Show The Duality Of Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne  Heroic Hollywood

 “crime and terror” – Google News

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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST  Tri-City Herald

 “Do police officers shootings increase trump election chances?” – Google News

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January 6

• Expert Explainer: On Verizon’s Deadline for Turning Over Meadows’ Records to Congress
  by Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) and Randal S. Milch
• January 6 Clearinghouse (updated)
  by Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) and Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix)

Whistleblowing

• SSCI Could Shake Up the Intelligence Community’s Whistleblowing System
  by Irvin McCullough (@mcculloughirvin) and Kel McClanahan (@NatlSecCnslrs)

Freedom of the Press

• Exiled Journalists Need Support, Not Autocrat-Fueled Skepticism
  by Alexander Cooley (@CooleyOnEurasia) and Tatyana Margolin (@TaMa_Le)

Gun Violence and Trade

• Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: U.S. Court Duel Over Extraterritorial Legal Issues Looms with Motion to Dismiss
  by León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (@leoncastjan)

Surveillance and Law Enforcement

• We Now Know What Information the FBI Can Obtain from Encrypted Messaging Apps
  by Riana Pfefferkorn (@riana_crypto)

South Sudan

• In South Sudan, Keep UN Peacekeepers Focused on Evolving Risks for Civilians
  by Lauren Spink (@lspink01)

Congress (and immigration reform)

• Don’t Fire the (Senate) Umpire
  by Ronald Weich (@UBaltLawDean)

Sanctions

• Sanctions and Corruption: Assessing Risk to Improve Design
  by Jill Jermano

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‘State sponsor of terrorism’ threat will undermine relations with US – t  EMEA TRIBUNE

 “Russian Intelligence services” – Google News

 1. Trump from Michael_Novakhov (197 sites)

Omicron coronavirus strain spreading significantly faster than Delta -WHO  Yahoo Finance

A former councilman for the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who is charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts.

Vice-president’s candid admission on Covid variants came in wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris has conceded that the Biden administration was blind to the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19, and said she fears “misinformation” over vaccines will prolong the pandemic well into a third year.

The vice-president’s candid admission came in a wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times, which followed reports that Harris was “struggling” to make a mark as Joe Biden’s No 2 and was keen for a more prominent role.

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Former President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone said Friday he invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions when he appeared before a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 …

A college student who posted online that “Infamy is just as good as fame” after she climbed through a broken window at the U.S. Capitol on Jan.

Former President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone said Friday he invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions when he appeared before a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 …

Republicans’ belief in Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ holds steady as confidence in U.S. elections dips  Yahoo News

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EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenaries, Wagner Group  Yahoo News

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