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Mayor Alan Webber tries his hand Monday with Santa Fe's new Foamstream weed killer machine in Ragle Park.

Santa Fe Using Eco-Friendly Machine For Weed Control

The Foamstream machine uses hot water and biodegradable oils and sugars to kill unwanted weeds.

Jonathan Graziano with his pug, Noodle, who died Friday at 14 years old.

TikTok star Noodle the pug dies at age 14

Jonathan Graziano took to TikTok to announce the sad news to his 4.4 million followers on Saturday. Noodles won fans over with a game called "no bones" to decide what kind of day it was.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shortened the quarantine period for many essential workers even as infections have surged because of the omicron variant.

New York eases quarantine rules for essential workers as omicron hits key industries

The number of new COVID cases in New York doubled in just three days. State officials say the impact of the winter omicron surge on the workforce is already being felt.

A nurse tests a student for COVID-19 at Brandeis Elementary School in Louisville, Ky.

New CDC guidance encourages more testing to limit school quarantines

The CDC is updating its guidance after studies show "test to stay" policies can keep more children in school without spreading the coronavirus.

"Congressional offices, Committees, and Agencies should immediately review their operations to adopt a maximal telework posture to reduce in-person meetings and in-office activities to the maximum extent possible," attending physician Brain Monahan said on Monday.

Congress' doctor urges lawmakers to work remotely and upgrade masks as omicron rages

The move follows an unprecedented spike in positivity rates in the Capitol and mirrors record-high infection rates throughout Washington D.C., driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown leaving 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on May 25, 2022.

Inquiry finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over 'partygate'

A U.K. parliamentary committee says the former PM's lies over COVID rule breaches were "unprecedented," and recommends he be denied a pass to ever enter the parliament building again.

Palestinian elementary school students wearing protective face masks take their seats in their classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic on the first day of class in September at a United Nations-run school in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Israeli Health Officials To Government: Vaccinate All Palestinians

An outgoing high official told NPR that Israel has a public health imperative to protect all Palestinians from COVID-19, plus a humanitarian obligation.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, says easing quarantine rules for health care workers will help keep them in their essential jobs.

Fauci says New York was right to ease quarantine rules for health care workers

Vaccinated health care staff and other essential workers can return to work five days — rather than the previous 10 days — after a positive COVID-19 test if they meet certain safety standards.

The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware, according to a study from a medical center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Over half of people infected with the omicron variant didn't know it, a study finds

These undiagnosed infections could be a major factor in the rapid transmission of the omicron variant, the researchers said.

A Moscow health care worker administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine during clinical trials in September. President Vladimir Putin ordered the nation's health authorities to begin mass vaccinations next week.

Putin Tells Russia To Begin Large-Scale Vaccination For Coronavirus

Vaccination will be voluntary, the Kremlin says, and will begin with health care workers and teachers. Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is still in clinical trials.

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