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Dec 24, 2021

Airlines (and omicron) bring an unwanted holiday offering: Flight cancellations

Also today: We find that the U.S. health care system has some inherent flaws when it comes to COVID testing. The BBC reports on Beijing hitting back at the new U.S. law thats banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region.

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Travelers gather in the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a surge in omicron variant cases on December 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. AAA estimates that over 109 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more during the holiday season between December 23 and January 2, an increase of 27.7% from 2020.
Travelers gather in the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a surge in omicron variant cases on December 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. AAA estimates that over 109 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more during the holiday season between December 23 and January 2, an increase of 27.7% from 2020.
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Airlines (and omicron) bring an unwanted holiday offering: Flight cancellations