Wednesday's Headlines: Worries that omicron surge could impede essential services spurred new CDC isolation rules

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Anthony S. Fauci and Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday. (AP) Worries that omicron surge could impede essential services spurred new CDC isolation rules Those who are vaccinated are likely to have mild or asymptomatic infections, early research shows — a finding that helped drive the recommendation to shorten to five days isolation for people with asymptomatic infections. By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Sean Sullivan and Eli Rosenberg ●  Read more »   1,100 flights canceled Tuesday as omicron, weather take toll on air travel By Justin George and Ian Duncan ●  Read more »   Covid is spreading on cruises again. This time, they plan to keep sailing. By Hannah Sampson ●  Read more »   Leaders urge Americans to cancel New Year's plans: 'Omicron and delta are coming to your party' By Reis Thebault ●  Read more »   Nevada Democrat who became pugnacious Senate majority leader dies at 82 Harry M. Reid | 1939-2021 ●  By Michael H. Brown ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pro Football Hall of Famer, video game icon dies at 85 John Madden | 1936-2021 ●  By Mark Maske ●  Read more »   The White DA, the Black ex-mayor and a harsh debate on crime By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »     Opinions Putin wants to shut down Russia's Memorial, but he can't erase the past Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Desmond Tutu was exactly the radical moderate the world needed Opinion ●  Opinion by David Von Drehle ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   My husband risked it all to protect hundreds in Rwanda. Now, he needs our help. Opinion ●  Opinion by Taciana Rusesabagina ●  Read more »   The 10 best things Biden did in 2021 Opinion ●  Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   Everyone should boycott the Beijing Olympics Opinion ●  Opinion by Charles Lane ●  Read more »   White supremacists are using an old playbook. So are the lawyers fighting them Opinion ●  Opinion by Karen Dunn and Roberta A. Kaplan ●  Read more »     More News Hong Kong media outlet to close as police step up crackdown on free press By Shibani Mahtani and Theodora Yu ●  Read more »   Westchester district attorney won't charge former N.Y. governor Andrew Cuomo despite 'credible' allegations By Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   Lawyer who successfully argued Roe v. Wade dies at 76 Sarah Weddington | 1945–2021 ●  By Emily Langer ●  Read more »   Paris strives to make the Seine swimmable for the Olympics and the public By Rick Noack ●  Read more »   Delta passenger faces assault charge in mask dispute after she allegedly hit man who told her, 'Sit down, Karen' By Timothy Bella ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out How To Read This Chart for a visual breakdown of the data behind the news, from national correspondent Philip Bump. Sign up »

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