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• Next Generation Prime Gene Editing Systems Expands Technology’s Therapeutic and Research Applications

  19-12-2021 23:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have boosted the efficiency of prime editing, a highly versatile CRISPR-based gene editing technology, and used the improved system to correct disease mutations in...
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• Colorful Sweets Look Tasty, but Synthetic Dyes May Pose Health Risks Such As DNA Damage and Cancer

  19-12-2021 22:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s. Rates for colon and...
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• Neanderthals Changed Ecosystems 125,000 Years Ago – Were Not “Primal Hippies”

  19-12-2021 21:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden University in collaboration with other...
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• Important Milestone Reached in Quantum Computing With Error Correction

  19-12-2021 20:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  “Until now researchers have encoded and stabilized. We now show that we can compute as well.” Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the TU Delft and...
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• MIT Scientists Find Clues to Why Fake News Snowballs on Social Media

  19-12-2021 19:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread. The spread of misinformation on...
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• Europe’s Earliest Female Infant Burial Reveals: Mesolithic Society Honored Its Youngest Members

  19-12-2021 18:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Working in a cave in Liguria, Italy, an international team of researchers uncovered the oldest documented burial of an infant girl in the European archaeological...
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• The Illusion of a Continuous Perseus Arm: Our Milky Way May Be More Fluffy, Less Wiry

  19-12-2021 16:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research shows a section of the outer Milky Way is more clumpy, less well-organized than previously thought. When you go outside at night in...
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• Elizabeth Holmes trial: What you should know as the jury begins deliberations

  19-12-2021 15:58 via cnn.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes' fate is now in the hands of a jury of eight men and four women. The jury is set to deliberate on Monday and is tasked with determining whether the onetime billionaire who claimed to have revolutionized blood testing knowingly misled investors, doctors, and patients about her startup in order to take their money.
  
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• Giant, Long-Necked Sauropod Dinosaurs Were Restricted to More Tropical Regions of Earth

  19-12-2021 15:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Giant, long-necked sauropods, thought to include the largest land animals ever to have existed, preferred to live in warmer, more tropical regions on Earth, suggesting...
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• 'There's a tsunami coming' for unvaccinated people as Covid-19 cases rise in the US - CNN

  19-12-2021 14:52 via news.google.com
  
  'There's a tsunami coming' for unvaccinated people as Covid-19 cases rise in the US  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New Astrophysical Study Probes X-Ray Bursts From Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries

  19-12-2021 14:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international research team has performed a new measurement of an important astrophysical reaction, 22Mg(a, p)25Al, providing essential experimental data for understanding the light curve...
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• See Bill Nye's warning about 'doomsday' glacier - CNN

  19-12-2021 14:13 via news.google.com
  
  See Bill Nye's warning about 'doomsday' glacier  CNNClimate change is destabilizing the 'doomsday glacier'  Popular ScienceScientists warn Antarctic glacier could collapse, raise sea levels at least a foot | TheHill  The Hill‘Doomsday glacier’: Giant Antarctica ice mass could collapse within 3 to 5 years  PennLiveIce shelf on Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" could shatter in next 5 years, researchers warn  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on
  
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• Doug Ericksen, state senator who fought vaccine mandates, dies at 52 - The Guardian

  19-12-2021 14:09 via news.google.com
  
  Doug Ericksen, state senator who fought vaccine mandates, dies at 52  The GuardianState senator dies a month after telling a local radio station he was sick with Covid-19 while in El Salvador  CNNSenator Doug Ericksen dies  KING 5Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen dies after COVID battle  New York Post Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen dies at 52  KOMO NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Could More Effectively Treat Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia

  19-12-2021 13:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
    A proof-of-concept trial has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia. A proof-of-concept trial led by the Universities...
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• Public health emergency end could cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage - NBC News

  19-12-2021 13:52 via news.google.com
  Public health emergency end could cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage  NBC News
  
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• Black lawmakers threaten to cut off K St unless it diversifies - POLITICO

  19-12-2021 13:50 via news.google.com
  
  Black lawmakers threaten to cut off K St unless it diversifies  POLITICO
  
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• Retiring NIH director Francis Collins warns of enormous omicron wave - NPR

  19-12-2021 13:44 via news.google.com
  Retiring NIH director Francis Collins warns of enormous omicron wave  NPRU.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins  Wisconsin Public Radio NewsRetiring NIH director Dr. Francis Collins faced off with Trump over refusing to endorse disproven COVID treatments  CBS NewsLeadership During Crisis with Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New York reports 22,000 new Covid cases – but hospitals say they can cope - The Guardian

  19-12-2021 13:22 via news.google.com
  
  New York reports 22,000 new Covid cases – but hospitals say they can cope  The GuardianOmicron cases double overnight: Variant is now confirmed in 44 states  Daily MailAs COVID cases spike, toll on NYC hospitals nowhere near last year  WPIX 11 New YorkNew York’s surge shows no sign of slowing down.  The New York TimesOmicron, However You Pronounce It, Is Out of Control Right Now – Mother Jones  Mother JonesView Full Coverage on
  
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• NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Confirmed for December 24 Launch

  19-12-2021 13:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of December 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. Late on December 17, teams at...
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• Patriots at Colts score: Jonathan Taylor finishes off New England comeback attempt with clinching 67-yard TD - CBSSports.com

  19-12-2021 13:08 via news.google.com
  Patriots at Colts score: Jonathan Taylor finishes off New England comeback attempt with clinching 67-yard TD  CBSSports.comMac Jones tries to lead Patriots back, but Jonathan Taylor has the dagger in big Colts win  Yahoo SportsPatriots vs. Colts - Game Recap - December 18, 2021  ESPNDoyel: Prayer answered as Colts beat the loathsome Patriots  The Indianapolis Star“Man, I'm fired up about it. Great defense, and ran the ball great.” HC Frank ...&
  
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• The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II - NPR

  19-12-2021 13:01 via news.google.com
  The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II  NPR
  
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• Your Horoscope This Week: December 19th to December 25, 2021 - Yahoo Lifestyle

  19-12-2021 13:00 via news.google.com
  Your Horoscope This Week: December 19th to December 25, 2021  Yahoo Lifestyle3 Zodiac Signs Who Will Have A Rough Week Starting December 20, 2021  YourTangoHoroscope for Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021  Chicago Sun-Times3 Zodiac Signs Who Will Have A Great Day On December 19, 2021  YourTangoTaurus Daily Horoscope for December 19: Romance on cards  Hindustan TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Netherlands starts 'painful' Christmas coronavirus lockdown - Reuters

  19-12-2021 12:25 via news.google.com
  
  Netherlands starts 'painful' Christmas coronavirus lockdown  ReutersNetherlands 'going into lockdown again' to curb omicron, residents allowed four guests at Christmas  Fox NewsNetherlands imposes strict new lockdown and UK won't rule out new measures over Omicron  CNNNetherlands 'going into lockdown again' to curb omicron  Associated PressCovid-19 Pandemic: Live Updates and News for Dec. 19, 2021  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• COVID Variants Like Omicron and Delta Aren’t the Only Reason NIH Scientists Urge Pursuit of Universal Coronavirus Vaccine

  19-12-2021 12:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A growing body of scientific evidence, considered together with ecological reality, strongly suggest that novel coronaviruses will continue to infect bats and other animal reservoirs...
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• 'SNL' goes without an audience and airs pre-taped sketches due to rising Covid-19 cases - CNN

  19-12-2021 12:05 via news.google.com
  
  'SNL' goes without an audience and airs pre-taped sketches due to rising Covid-19 cases  CNN'SNL': Paul Rudd joined by Tom Hanks, Tina Fey as COVID forces scaled-down show  Fox News'I'm extremely disappointed': Paul Rudd's fifth time hosting 'SNL' relies on taped, old sketches  USA TODAY'SNL' tries to make it work without crowd, music and most of cast after COVID outbreak  New York Post Saturday Night Live Cancels Live Sketches Due To COVID-19  C
  
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• Jake Paul knocks out Tyron Woodley in rematch - Fox News

  19-12-2021 12:03 via news.google.com
  
  Jake Paul knocks out Tyron Woodley in rematch  Fox NewsJake Paul Scores Insane KO of Tyron Woodley In Round 6 | SHOWTIME PPV  SHOWTIME SportsJake Paul stops Tyron Woodley with one-punch KO  ESPNJake Paul delivers wild knockout win in rematch with Tyron Woodley  Yahoo SportsJake Paul Knocks Out Tyron Woodley  TMZView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• These former Stanford students are building an app to change your accent - CNN

  19-12-2021 12:01 via news.google.com
  
  These former Stanford students are building an app to change your accent  CNN
  
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• Kamala Harris clash with Charlamagne Tha God reveals much about VP, Biden admin: Fox panelists - Fox News

  19-12-2021 11:57 via news.google.com
  
  Kamala Harris clash with Charlamagne Tha God reveals much about VP, Biden admin: Fox panelists  Fox NewsKamala Harris fires back after host asks if Manchin is President  CNNKamala Harris' Comedy Central interview turns awkward then contentious over Charlamagne tha God question  SFGateHarris snaps back at radio host Charlamagne tha God  Fox NewsKamala Harris concedes White House ‘didn’t see’ Delta and Omicron coming  The Guardian
  
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• Supply-Chain Mess Threatens Holiday Sales, From Hot Sauce to Board Games - The Wall Street Journal

  19-12-2021 11:30 via news.google.com
  
  Supply-Chain Mess Threatens Holiday Sales, From Hot Sauce to Board Games  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Airbus Will Build ESA’s Ariel Exoplanet Spacecraft

  19-12-2021 11:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  ESA and Airbus have signed a contract to move forward with the design and construction of the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, Ariel, planned for...
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• College kids home for the holidays may be a omicron risk to extended families : Shots - Health News - NPR

  19-12-2021 11:01 via news.google.com
  College kids home for the holidays may be a omicron risk to extended families : Shots - Health News  NPRHow to get your teens or college-age kids to take omicron seriously  GPBWho is getting infected and how will Omicron change that?  CTV NewsHere’s What You Need To Know About Omicron And Your Kids  Scary MommyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Key Immune Cells Maintain Healthy Gut Bacteria to Protect Against Colon Cancer

  19-12-2021 10:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An immune cell subset called innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) protects against colorectal cancer, in part by helping to maintain a healthy dialogue between the immune...
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• Chilean election offers stark choice: a leftist or an admirer of Pinochet - The Guardian

  19-12-2021 10:02 via news.google.com
  Chilean election offers stark choice: a leftist or an admirer of Pinochet  The GuardianChile set for tight race in polarising presidential runoff  Al Jazeera EnglishVoting for President, Chile Faces Stark Choice, With Constitution at Stake  The New York TimesChange, freedom, order: Chilean dreams differ ahead of historic vote  Reuters CanadaChile’s Presidential Election Pits Young Versus Old in Key Vote for Economy  The Wall Street JournalV
  
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• NASA releases new photos of Jupiter — and a recording of its moon that sounds like R2-D2 - The Washington Post

  19-12-2021 09:17 via news.google.com
  NASA releases new photos of Jupiter — and a recording of its moon that sounds like R2-D2  The Washington PostThe Juno orbiter's Jupiter mission delivered an audiovisual feast for space nerds.  MashableNASA's Juno probe 'hears' sounds of Jupiter's moon Ganymede  The Jerusalem PostNASA’s JunoCam Captured These Amazing Views Of Jupiter And Sounds Of Its Moon  Hot HardwareNASA’s Juno Spacecraft “Hears” Jupiter’s Moon Ganymed
  
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• Why Mets hired Buck Showalter and what's next for new manager - New York Post

  19-12-2021 08:34 via news.google.com
  
  Why Mets hired Buck Showalter and what's next for new manager  New York Post New York Mets hire Buck Showalter as new manager  ESPNSteve Gelbs on why he thinks Buck Showalter's hiring makes a 'great day' for Mets fans | SNY  SNYMets hire Buck Showalter as next manager  New York Post Who is Buck Showalter? A guide to the new Mets manager  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Exploring New Realms of Physics

  19-12-2021 07:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A heavy particle's magnetic moment goes beyond the Standard Model.
  
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• Rapper Drakeo the Ruler reportedly stabbed in neck during Once Upon A Time in LA festival in Exposition Park - KTLA Los Angeles

  19-12-2021 06:40 via news.google.com
  Rapper Drakeo the Ruler reportedly stabbed in neck during Once Upon A Time in LA festival in Exposition Park  KTLA Los AngelesDrakeo the Ruler dead after stabbing at Los Angeles concert; Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent performances canceled: report  Fox News1 Person Stabbed At LA Music Festival In Exposition Park, City Shuts Down Concert  CBS Los AngelesPerformer Stabbed at ‘Once Upon a Time in LA' Festival in Exposition Park  NBC Southern CaliforniaRapper stabb
  
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• We Asked a NASA Expert: When Was the Last Time an Asteroid Hit Earth? [Video]

  19-12-2021 06:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  When was the last time an asteroid hit Earth? Today! But it was almost definitely very small. Small asteroids and other tiny dust and particles...
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• Understanding the Big Bang and the Cosmological Lithium Problem

  19-12-2021 05:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Recently, an international research team successfully updated the 7Li(d,n)24He reaction rate based on the latest experimental data, which removes the significant ambiguity in the cosmological...
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• Biden to Address Nation About Omicron on Tuesday - The New York Times

  19-12-2021 04:26 via news.google.com
  
  Biden to Address Nation About Omicron on Tuesday  The New York TimesBiden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic  CNNJoe Biden is set to address the nation Tuesday with a stark warning for unvaccinated people  Yahoo NewsOmicron forces wave of closures nationwide as Biden warns winter of 'death' encroaching  Fox NewsNearly a year into his presidency, Biden is again struggling to beat back a resurgent virus.  T
  
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• Breakthrough infections may create ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19, study suggests - WOODTV.com

  19-12-2021 04:01 via news.google.com
  Breakthrough infections may create ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19, study suggests  WOODTV.com‘Super Immunity’ From Breakthrough Infection After Covid-19 Vaccination? Here’s What This Study Said  ForbesBreakthrough Infections May Lead to 'Super Immunity' From COVID: Study  NewsweekStudy finds breakthrough cases provide 'super immunity'  WJARCOVID infection when fully vaccinated gives you ‘super immunity,’ study sugges
  
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• It's not clear yet if Omicron is a milder variant. But its rapid spread is certain to overwhelm hospitals, experts say - CNN

  19-12-2021 03:59 via news.google.com
  
  It's not clear yet if Omicron is a milder variant. But its rapid spread is certain to overwhelm hospitals, experts say  CNNFauci: Omicron ‘raging through the world’ and travel increases Covid risks  The GuardianOmicron Upends New York, Northeast as Delta Stays Strong  BloombergWith omicron, it's time to up your precautions for the holidays | NPR  Houston Public MediaTake precautions when traveling to stem "raging" Omicron, Fauci says  
  
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• NASA’s Webb Telescope – The Largest Space Observatory in History – Will Have the Coolest Camera

  19-12-2021 03:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Before the MIRI instrument – one of four scientific instruments aboard the observatory – can operate, it has to be cooled down to almost the...
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• Los Angeles County sees another spike in new COVID cases, with 3,730 reported - KABC-TV

  19-12-2021 03:18 via news.google.com
  
  Los Angeles County sees another spike in new COVID cases, with 3,730 reported  KABC-TVLA County Sees Second Straight Drop in COVID Hospitalizations  MyNewsLA.comL.A. County Reports 27 New Covid-19 Deaths And 3,360 New Positive Cases Among Rising Concerns About Omicron Variant  DeadlineCalifornia COVID-19 hospitalizations rise amid Omicron spread  Los Angeles TimesCOVID-19 hospitalizations rise in California amid omicron surge  KTLA Los AngelesVie
  
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• Omicron coronavirus cases surge in UK, scientists see bigger wave - Reuters UK

  19-12-2021 02:49 via news.google.com
  
  Omicron coronavirus cases surge in UK, scientists see bigger wave  Reuters UKCOVID: London declares 'major incident' over Omicron spread  Al Jazeera EnglishEngland Has Hundreds of Thousands of New Omicron Cases Daily  BloombergCovid: UK records 90,418 new cases in 24 hours  The IndependentLondon Mayor: Inevitable we will have more COVID restrictions  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Nasa sets new date for James Webb space telescope launch - The Guardian

  19-12-2021 02:39 via news.google.com
  
  Nasa sets new date for James Webb space telescope launch  The GuardianJames Webb Space Telescope given revised 24 December launch  BBC NewsJames Webb Space Telescope vs. Hubble: How will their images compare?  Space.comNew space telescope to uncover secrets of Universe's origins  Phys.orgNASA’s Webb Telescope – The Largest Space Observatory in History – Will Have the Coolest Camera  SciTechDailyView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Preventing Future Pandemics Starts With Recognizing the Tremendous Threats to Global Health From Zoonotic Diseases

  19-12-2021 02:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that zoonotic diseases – infections that pass from animals to humans – can present tremendous threats to global health. More...
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• Earth’s Most Important Biochemical Reaction: Photosynthesis Breakthrough for Increasing CO2 Uptake in Plants

  19-12-2021 01:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A group of proteins in plant cells plays a vastly more important role in regulation of photosynthesis than once thought, according to new research at...
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• Elizabeth Holmes' criminal fraud case heads to jury as closing arguments conclude - CNN

  19-12-2021 01:20 via news.google.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes' criminal fraud case heads to jury as closing arguments conclude  CNNElizabeth Holmes' fraud case is now in jurors' hands  NPRWhat I saw at the Theranos trial: long lines, superfans and the enduring power of Elizabeth Holmes  The GuardianMemorable Moments From the Elizabeth Holmes Fraud Trial  BloombergElizabeth Holmes' fraud case is now in the jury's hands  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• David Frost, Brexit Negotiator, Resigns in Another Blow to Boris Johnson - The New York Times

  19-12-2021 01:03 via news.google.com
  
  David Frost, Brexit Negotiator, Resigns in Another Blow to Boris Johnson  The New York TimesBrexit minister Lord Frost 'resigns from government'  The IndependentUK Brexit minister quits as new COVID rules spark anger  Associated PressBoris Johnson can relax a little... but only because no rival is ready to grab power  The GuardianUK Health Minister Understands Brexit Colleague Frost's Resignation  U.S. News & World ReportView Full Coverage on
  
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