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Happening now, breaking news news the US just set another alarming pandemic record with

hospital admissions for children soaring to a new high as cases explode

nationwide the FDA is expected to green light COVID boosters

for 12 to 15 year olds soon.

Also breaking, we're now getting the first word from the White House about President

Biden's high stakes call with Russia's

Vladimir Putin did it ease or escalate tensions over Ukraine and as the US

dearest one year since the capital attack the January 6th Committee is asking the Supreme Court to reject

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