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🎥 WATCH LIVE: President Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 Omicron variant
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🐇 Music star and rapper Cardi B has joined Playboy as its first Creative Director in Residence and founding creative director of an upcoming platform that will include adult entertainment, Centerfold.

"It's a dream come true to officially join the Playboy family. I can't believe this is real. For as long as I can remember, I've felt connected to Playboy," Cardi wrote on instagram.

Photo from Cardi’s Instagram.
🦠 The US is launching hundreds of family vaccination clinics across the country to provide locations where families can get COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses all in one place, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

"Today I’m announcing that we’re going to launch hundreds of new family vaccination clinics across the country. These sites will offer vaccinations for the whole family in one stop. Children can get vaccinated, parents can get vaccinated and get their first or second shots, or their booster shots," Biden said during remarks at the National Institute of Health.

The clinics will be located in community health centers and other trusted locations, Biden said. Some will be mobile in order to serve hard-to-reach communities, Biden added.
⚡️ Newly disclosed docs reveal DoJ investigating Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment claims
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Man armed with shotgun detained outside UN HQ
❗️ A man carrying a shotgun at the United Nations headquarters in New York City did not have a terrorist motive and had arrived from the state of Florida to deliver documents to the organization, according to police.
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WATCH | Two thieves were caught on security cameras ambushing a woman with a toddler in a stroller.

The crime happened in Hancock Park, LA: the two suspects demanded the victim surrender her diaper bag and cooler and then disappeared in a silver sedan.
⚡️ US House clears funding bill to avert government shutdown
🎄 The 99th National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The annual ceremony is set for Thursday in Washington DC and will be hosted by well known US entertainer LL Cool J. Holiday music will be performed by Billy Porter, Chris Stapleton, H.E.R., Juanes, Keb’ Mo’, Kristin Chenoweth, Maren Morris and Patti LaBelle, along with the US Army Band Downrange and the Howard Gospel Choir.

The tree will be surrounded by dozens of smaller trees, decorated with ornaments made by students representing every US state. The tree is open to the public for viewing, from Dec. 4 through Jan. 1, 2022.
🦠 JUST IN | New York Governor reveals five Omicron cases detected in the state
🚫 Democratic and Republican leaders in the US Senate have agreed on a deal to continue funding the federal government and avoid a shutdown

The US Congress has until midnight on Friday to pass a measure to keep the federal government funded. This is not the only monetary deadline faced by Congress, as it has to take action on the debt ceiling, with the federal government nearing its current $28.9 trillion borrowing limit.

As of today, the House has passed this bill, however, it now faces an uphill battle in the Senate, which recently saw a bipartisan bill reached to avoid a shutdown.
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Man accused of stealing school bus, crashing into an estimated 20 parked cars in Brooklyn.

The suspect struck and destroyed multiple vehicles. One car was rammed back and forth by the bus with a driver inside.

At first witnesses said they feared there were children on the bus, but that was not the case. Police attempted to taser the suspect but he was reportedly only struck with one prong. One officer was said to have suffered a minor hand injury and three others reported minor injuries. Charges against the suspect are pending.

One question: why did he do that?
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🎄US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, "lit" the main Christmas tree at the White House
⚡️ US Senate passes spending bill to stave off government shutdown, measure sent to Biden
Meghan Markle won the latest phase in her litigation against a leading UK press group to protect her privacy, amid the publication by various newspapers of a personal letter she wrote to her father in 2018.

In a statement, the Duchess of Sussex celebrated her triumph, in an unprecedented process for the British monarchy, which often tries to avoid the courts.

🗣 "This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has been afraid to stand up for what is right," said Markle, who believes that the precedent will serve to dampen British tabloid culture which is conditioned "to be cruel and take advantage of the lies and the pain” it commonly spreads.
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❗️🇺🇸 At least 10 CIA employees have committed sex crimes involving children, but only one staff member was ever charged, internal reports dating from 2004 to 2019 obtained by BuzzFeed News show.

🔎 According to the documents, one CIA employee was accused of having sexual contact with both a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old; another employee allegedly bought sexually explicit videos of "young girls" filmed by their mothers.
'I know it's not me': Alec Baldwin says he's not to blame for fatal 'Rust' shooting

"I feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me," the actor said. Baldwin also recalled in detail how the tragedy happened: “No one could understand – did she have a heart attack? The idea that there was a live bullet in the gun did not occur."