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  • Global Health

China's Olympics aim to keep COVID at bay with armpit sensors, robots and more

Athletes and other attendees will be in a closed "loop" with strict rules about everything from daily testing for athletes to how spectators should respond — no cheering out loud, please!

January 22, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Aowen Cao
An Atlanta home from which people were removed

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  • News

Georgia Today: One metro Atlanta landlord filed more evictions during the moratorium than any other

An investigation finds one apartment complex in Clayton County has filed more evictions against tenants than any other landlord across metro Atlanta — including during the federal government's pandemic eviction ban that was designed to keep people in their homes and stem the spread of COVID-19.

January 21, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Starbucks drops COVID vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

The coffee giant said it was responding to last week's Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Biden administration's plan to require vaccines or COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

January 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A volunteer receives daily necessities on behalf of residents under home quarantine in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 12, 2022.

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  • World

China is doubling down on its 'zero-tolerance' COVID policy ahead of the Olympics

China is battling coronavirus outbreaks in six cities. More than 20 million people are in some form of lockdown.

January 13, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In this image taken from aerial video footage, tennis star Novak Djokovic practices on the tennis court on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

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  • Sports

Djokovic gets some court time in Australia as leaders discuss his visa

The prime ministers of Australia and Serbia talked by phone about the tennis star's visa as he is seeded No. 1 in Australian Open.

January 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Sunday.

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  • Religion

On COVID vaccinations, Pope says health care is a 'moral obligation'

Francis says individuals have a responsibility to care for themselves "and this translates into respect for the health of those around us."

January 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Protesters and fans of Novak Djokovic gather outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel where Djokovic is confined in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday.

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  • Sports

Djokovic's lawyers say he had COVID last month, grounds for vaccination exemption

If he fails to have his visa cancellation overturned and gets deported, Novak Djokovic risks missing more than one Australian Open and could be barred for up to three years.

January 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Amariel Yehudah walks his dog Draco in downtown Sparta, the Hancock County seat, in May 2020.

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  • Health Care

Hancock County reaches a grim COVID milestone. ‘I feel the pain,’ says county coroner

One out of every 100 people in Hancock County, Georgia, has been killed by COVID-19.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp endorses constitutional carry; Warnock pushes for federal voting rights bill

Wednesday on Political Rewind: It was one year ago today that Georgia voters handed control of the U.S. Senate to Democrats when they elected Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. But as the 2022 election cycle gets underway, Republicans and Democrats are ready for a fierce fight to determine which party will claim dominance of state politics. Like many states, Georgia is seeing a powerful new wave of COVID-19 cases. The Department of Public Health reported more than 67,000 confirmed cases over the new year holiday weekend. Gov. Kemp is set to announce his support for a further loosening of Georgia’s gun laws. Plus, Andre Dickens is sworn in as Atlanta's new mayor…and there’s tightened security on Capitol Hill as the one-year anniversary of the insurrection approaches.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Passengers look out from the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Thousands of passengers were being held on the ship for coronavirus testing after health authorities said nine passengers were linked to a recent omicron cluster and ordered the ship to turn back.

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  • Asia

Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other countries as omicron surges

Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak.

January 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Women wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 look at their smartphones at a public park in Beijing Wednesday. China is reporting a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi'an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the past two weeks.

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  • Asia

Residents of Xi'an, China, react to COVID lockdowns with outrage and humor

Lockdowns are so strict and so prolonged in the Chinese city that residents have taken to social media to complain and joke about a lack of basic supplies.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Aowen Cao
People wait in line to receive a COVID-19 test on Tuesday in New York. The U.S. recorded more than 1 million COVID-19 cases on Monday.

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  • Health

Things seem grim now. But America's COVID situation could get better in 6-8 weeks

In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Noah Caldwell,
  • and 1 more
A man receives his fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine in a private nursing home in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel sets COVID-19 record as rule changes create whiplash

The omicron variant is outpacing the government's ability to make and execute clear pandemic public policy.

January 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveler at a railway station to test for COVID-19, before he is allowed entry into the city, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: It's a new year, but pandemic frustrations remain. So where do we stand now?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The new year brings the same covid frustrations for people in Georgia and across the country. Dr. Carlos del Rio returned to the show to share insights and advice on coping with the latest wave of the coronavirus. Journalists Ellen Eldridge and Tamar Hallerman also weigh in on the impact of the virus as we enter the start of another year with the pandemic.

January 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
A woman receives a booster shot at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Las Vegas on Dec. 21.

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  • Health Care

The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6

The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed.

January 04, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
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