As of now, the new variant hasn’t been factored into the agency’s outlook.
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Rihanna’s officially ‘right excellent,’ named Barbados hero
The eastern Caribbean island honors the artist and designer as a national hero at a historic moment for the nation.
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Polish forces use water cannons against migrants at Belarus border
Warsaw has accused Belarusian authorities of giving smoke grenades and other weapons to those trying to cross the frontier.
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Coming off climate talks, U.S. to hold huge crude sale in Gulf
President Biden campaigned on vows to end drilling on public land and waters, but the leases mean production could go past 2030, when scientists say the world needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a climate catastrophe.
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Yellen says U.S. Treasury’s cash won’t last long past Dec. 3
Leaders have yet to reveal their plan for how to address the debt ceiling.
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New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest
State police initially told his family he died after crashing into a tree, but a new forensic review attributes his death to a number of factors, including troopers hitting him in this head.
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Minneapolis voters reject replacing police department, 18 months after George Floyd’s death
Even opponents of the city charter change stressed the urgency of transforming policing in the city.
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Starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha trial
The 18-year-old’s attorney says he was acting in self-defense while the prosecutor argued Rittenhouse started the confrontation that led to the two deaths and one injury.
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Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
About 640 million users opt for that form of authentication system.
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U.S. says oil, gas sales damage climate – but won’t stop them
Bureau of Land Management officials say they can’t do much to prevent impacts, in part because they can’t discern the significance of emissions from government-owned fuel reserves versus other sources.