
Can we really 'ride out' the Omicron wave?
CNN
The United Kingdom is experiencing the fastest growth in the number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started. But according to the government, new restrictions, including a lockdown, are off the table -- at least for now.
"We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country once again," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday. "We can keep our schools and businesses open and we can find a way to live with this virus."

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











