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White House correspondent Maureen Groppe reports on what President Joe Biden aims to do this winter to fight the virus. Plus, a government shutdown has been avoided, MLB reporter Gabe Lacques explains the latest work stoppage, the November jobs report will be released and Mariah Carey releases a new Christmas special.




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Health experts are urging vaccination as the variant spreads around the world. Plus, politics reporter Chelsey Cox examines the fallout from Rep. Lauren Boebert's comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell continues, data reporter Kevin Crowe looks at climate change's impact on rainfall and Alec Baldwin speaks out for the first time since the 'Rust' shooting.




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Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze fills us in. Plus, charges are expected today after a school shooting in Michigan, investigative reporter Craig Harris talks about a survey showing employers are taking vaccine mandates into their own hands, a Major League Baseball lockout appears inevitable and climate change is creating irregular rainfall.




Correction: A previous version of this episode included an error in the name of shooting victim Hana St. Juliana.




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Health reporter Elizabeth Weise fills us in on the latest. Plus, a judge blocks federal vaccine mandates for health care workers in ten states, a federal appeals court will hear arguments about former President Donald Trump's records, it's Giving Tuesday and national correspondent Bill Keveney talks about supply chain issues' impact on toy donations.




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The multimillionaire socialite faces charges of helping to get underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse. Plus, education reporter Chris Quintana explains what American universities are doing to address caste discrimination, the trial of Jussie Smollett begins, reporter Nina Mandell looks at the story behind Starbucks' red holiday cups and Cyber Monday is here.




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The metaverse is here already. Hosts of the Talking Tech podcast Brett Molina and Mike Snider join Shannon Rae Green on today's episode to discuss how the virtual worlds that many of us already inhabit will become much more advanced. There's significant privacy and security risks, plus mental health issues to consider. Microsoft, Facebook and other tech giants are making plans.

Read and listen to Mike and Brett's work on the metaverse here, here or here - and you can find more from them at tech.usatoday.com.

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