First U.S. Omicron Case, MLB Lockout & People of the Year - Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 2 December 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, December 2nd, 2021!
What to know about the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in the United States, including the patient's travel history and vaccination status.
Also, actor Alec Baldwin says he never pulled the trigger in the deadly shooting on a movie set. So what happened?
Plus, Major League Baseball's first work stoppage in more than 26 years, which politician is running for a position she famously lost already, and 2021's "People of the Year."
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, December 2nd, |
| 0:02.0 | what to know about the first confirmed case |
| 0:03.9 | of the Omicron variant in the US, |
| 0:05.7 | including the patient's travel history |
| 0:07.4 | and vaccination status. |
| 0:09.2 | Also, actor Alec Baldwin says he never pulled the trigger |
| 0:12.2 | in the deadly shooting on a movie set. |
| 0:14.1 | So what happened? |
| 0:15.6 | Plus, Major League Baseball's first work stoppage |
| 0:18.0 | in more than 26 years, which politician |
| 0:20.3 | is running for a position she famously lost already. |
| 0:23.4 | And 2021's People of the Year, |
| 0:25.5 | you probably know at least one of them personally. |
| 0:28.8 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, |
| 0:31.8 | all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:33.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.8 | I'm Air Commandy. |
| 0:37.8 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:38.8 | You ready? |
| 0:39.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:43.8 | The new Omicron variant of COVID-19 |
| 0:45.8 | that's been getting the attention of health experts |
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