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Now Drug Chiefs Admit: Omicron Is ‘Not Going to Be Good’

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Jamie Ross

Moderna’s CEO and monoclonal treatment maker Regeneron are saying out loud what scientists fear: Our existing COVID arsenal looks to be far less effective against the super-mutant.

Sex Meditation Apps Will Get You Off—or Put You to Sleep

By Alaina Demopoulos

Introducing the Goop-iest new take on porn.

Trump Never Got Another Intel Briefing After Jan. 6

By Jose Pagliery

He skipped his classified intelligence briefings for the holidays. And then, after his Jan. 6 briefing didn’t happen, he never got another one, a new CIA book reveals.

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Here’s Why Kamala Didn’t Hesitate to Trust Jussie Smollett

By Matt Lewis

She has a long track record of believing stories that confirm her preferred political narratives—and she’s not the only one.

The Dark Movie Exposing Jeffrey Epstein’s House of Horrors

By Nick Schager

“The Scary of Sixty-First,” from first-time filmmaker Dasha Nekrasova, follows a pair of young women who find themselves trapped in the infamous pedophile’s Manhattan mansion.

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Harry Hamlin’s Secret Sauce: ‘People Seem to Like It’

By Kevin Fallon

The veteran actor and “Real Househusband” dishes on his transformation into Tom Brokaw for “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” the legal war he’s ready to fight against paparazzi, and more.

These Charities Are Helping Refugees—And They Need Your Aid

By AJ McDougall

A staggering $2.47 billion was raised during Giving Tuesday 2020. With millions of refugees still displaced around the world, why should this year’s results be any less astounding?

‘Curb’s’ Susie Essman Actually Loves Larry David

By Matt Wilstein

Despite their contentious relationship on screen, Susie Essman tells “The Last Laugh” podcast that she and Larry David have never had a real-life fight.

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1. Omicron Hits Potency of Antibody Cocktails, Early Tests Show

NOT GOOD

Regeneron said it won’t be able to say exactly how big of an impact the variant has on its drug until it gets the results of further tests.

2. Report: Trump Made Desperate Jan. 6 Calls to Stop Biden Win

ANY IDEAS?

According to The Guardian, Trump’s calls to allies at the Willard Hotel were made just hours before the Capitol riot.

3. China Insists Omicron Won’t Stop 2022 Winter Olympics

SHOW MUST GO ON

Despite currently blocking most foreign travelers from entering the country, China says the upcoming Beijing Games will go forward “smoothly.”

4. Barbados Becomes Republic, Declares Rihanna ‘National Hero’

FIRST THINGS FIRST

At the stroke of midnight, 396 years of the British monarchy’s reign over the island came to an end.

5. 30 Rhinos Hop on a Boeing 747 for ‘First of Its Kind’ Move

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Conservationists relocated dozens of the 1.5-ton beasts to a new home in Rwanda as part of an unprecedented effort to stave off possible extinction.

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