Record surge in COVID cases with fewer deaths worldwide
The World Health Organization reported a global weekly total of 9,520,488 new COVID-19 cases driven by omicron, a 71 percent rise from the prior week, while deaths fell to 41,178. Officials warned the surge could overwhelm health systems and stressed continued vaccination, ventilation, distancing, and mask use.
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WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Omicron
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Americas
Africa
Michael Ryan
Maria van Kerkhove
Switzerland
Carnival season begins in New Orleans with masked parade
Vaccinated crowds gathered along the historic streetcar line for a rolling Carnival kickoff in New Orleans marking the start of a season that runs January 6 to Fat Tuesday March 1 amid rising COVID-19 omicron cases. Mayor Cantrell pledged Mardi Gras 2022 will proceed as the city resumes festivities with cautious optimism.
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Joan of Arc
LaToya Cantrell
Doomsday glacier Thwaites draws 32 scientists to Antarctica
A U S UK joint mission sails to Antarctica to study Thwaites glacier facing the Amundsen Sea. The two month voyage on an American research ship aims to refine estimates of future sea level rise tied to melting ice and warm waters.
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United States
United Kingdom
Thwaites
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British Antarctic Survey
University of Colorado
Ted Scambos
McMurdo Land Station
U S trade deficit nears record high as imports surge
The Commerce Department said the U S trade gap reached 80.2 billion in November, up 19.3 percent from October and just under the 81.4 billion September peak. Imports rose 4 percent to 304.4 billion while exports edged up to 224.2 billion. Through 11 months in 2021 the deficit is 28.6 percent higher than a year earlier.
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U.S
Commerce Department
United States
No Coast Boat Club opens at Clinton Lake Marina in Lawrence
Lawrence introduces a boat club model at Clinton Lake Marina offering a $5000 initiation and $399 monthly fee for access to three new boats including wakeboard, pontoon and fishing craft. The goal is weekend use with weekday access possible, expanding to other marinas, and building a community destination with beer partnerships and live music.
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Lawrence
Freedom Boat Club
Kansas
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Clinton Lake
Seattle
Megan Hiebert
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Boat Club
Nocoastboatclub.com
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