Tuesday's Headlines: CDC halves recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic infections to 5 days

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Thousands of flights across the globe were canceled over the Christmas weekend amid a surge of omicron infections. (EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) CDC halves recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic infections to 5 days Top U.S. health officials said the decision was driven by a growing body of research about when people are most infectious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also cut the time those exposed to the coronavirus should quarantine to five days if they are not boosted, saying they should wear a mask around others for an additional five days. By Yasmeen Abutaleb ●  Read more »   U.S. hospitals brace for continuing surge in covid cases fueled by the omicron variant By Dan Diamond, Tim Craig and Sean Sullivan ●  Read more »   New York City leads spike in child hospitalizations nationwide LIVE | Access to these updates is free ●  By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   'I had so many dreams': Searching for home after escaping the Taliban By Ruby Mellen, Siobhán O'Grady, Ezzatullah Mehrdad and Júlia Ledur ●  Read more »   Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year By Jacqueline Alemany and Tom Hamburger ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Second time capsule found under former Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »     Opinions In Egypt, new signs that the regime's human rights strategy is to violate them Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Here's why a criminal referral for Trump by the Jan. 6 committee is a bad idea Opinion ●  Opinion by Randall D. Eliason ●  Read more »   Desmond Tutu stood for Palestinians and many others. We should honor his global struggle for justice. Opinion ●  Opinion by Redi Tlhabi ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Americans must rally against the real threat to our democracy: China Opinion ●  Opinion by Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   My epic, infuriating quest for a covid test Opinion ●  Opinion by Elisabeth Rosenthal ●  Read more »   On Biden initiatives, Republicans like to have their cake and eat it, too Opinion ●  Opinion by Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »     More News Footage shows LAPD officer firing shots that killed a suspect and a teen girl in a dressing room By Kim Bellware and Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   TikTok content moderator sues company, alleging trauma from hours reviewing videos of rape and killings By Bryan Pietsch ●  Read more »   A 3-year-old disappeared from a playground a week ago. She's still missing. By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Wayne Thiebaud's artistic eye was so much keener than pop art confections Perspective ●  By Philip Kennicott ●  Read more »   Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million in settlement of class-action gender discrimination lawsuit By Shannon Liao ●  Read more »   U.S., China squabble over whether lower-level officials attending Olympics constitutes 'diplomatic boycott' By Eva Dou ●  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 Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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