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In a PBS interview, Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent a week in the ICU with Covid in 2020, says that then-President Donald Trump gave him Covid-19 during debate preparation sessions where six-out-of-seven people involved were later diagnosed. Source: CNN

Nurse Katie Sefton never thought Covid-19 could get this bad — and certainly not this late in the pandemic. Source: CNN

The United States has been through waves, spikes and surges of Covid-19 throughout the pandemic, and now there is concern that the nation may be entering a new winter surge. Source: CNN

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Laura Coates reacts after Jussie Smollett was found guilty on five out of six charges. Source: CNN

During an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) denounces Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) false claim that mouthwash has been proven to kill Covid-19. Source: CNN

Michael Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of The New York Times bestseller, “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs.” He has been publicly warning of the dangers of a global pandemic for more than a decade and half and was a member of Joe Biden’s Covid …

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is ending her bid for governor of the state and instead running for reelection. Source: CNN

Energy costs are ticking lower, the supply chain is showing signs of improvement, and the jobs market is booming. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on encouraging economic signals. Source: CNN

Former President Donald Trump did an extended interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt this week, delivering his usual rollicking performance of false claims about the 2020 election, boasts about his own political influence and ad hominem attacks against other Republicans. Source: CNN