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Biden was asked whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if China invades. Epidemiologists investigate suspected U.S. cases of monkeypox. Long lines form as refugees try to return to Ukraine.

Utah State Epidemiologist Leisha Nolen said the omicron variant had worse outcomes for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, and the next rise in cases has already begun in Utah.

Experts say numbers show the importance of boosters — and the risks the most vulnerable still face. See Boston.com.

This is Journalism 101. Has there ever been a journalist who hasn’t knocked on a door at least once in their career

Cases are climbing but experts are optimistic it doesn't spell a repeat of the explosion of cases last winter. Learn more at Boston.com.

In the last surge, people 75 and older made up the majority of deaths from COVID-19. Learn more at Boston.com.

"It's not exactly a good situation - hardly out of the woods."

The highly infectious Omicron variant is contributing to a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. The record set in last winter's surge fell on Tuesday as hospitals suffer from massive labor shortages caused by the variant.

Medill’s newest scholarship for graduate students dedicated to social justice reporting honors renowned journalist Darran Simon (Medill ’04), who died in April 2020.  The Darran Simon Memorial Scholarship will have a fund of $100,000 and be awarded yearly to a Medill graduate student, in perpetuity. The scholarship was founded after classmates reached out to Medill...

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