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Today is Thursday, January 13th will explain why the Omicron variant covid-19 is now being compared to a flash and what big shift Health experts expect over. The next Few Also. Inflation is the highest it's been for decades with the White House and Federal Reserve had to say about the latest jumping prices, plus how the Army is trying to convince more new recruits to sign up what's happening to NFL ratings and the two new options coming to your Instagram feed. Welcome, welcome to the news, where the all the day's news in around ten minutes fast, fair fun and on the go America Mandy thanks so much for being here you're ready, let's do that. A. Starting to look more and more like the Omnicom variant of Covered Nineteen, it will fade away as quickly as it spread for the first time since Christmas, the number of new cover nineteen cases in the U.S. went down instead of A.H. There wasn't huge job, but still it's an encouraging sign. Most. Of the turn around, it's happening in the northeast places like New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C. c and Philadelphia, those big cities were early hot spots of the American variant last. Month so a drop in new infections, their could mean we'll see drop in other places soon. Kind of turnaround are not just limited to reported cases either Massachusetts has been tracking levels of covered nineteen by looking at wastewater, and the downturn seen in those samples is even more dramatic than the case can. The New York City health commissioner explained it by saying Amir Khan is more like flash flood than away. That he means it spreads at an enormously high rate, but it doesn't stick around for too long. The experts to point out because the nineteen has shown time and time again that it's pretty unpredictable, so even though it looks like things are improving now it is possible the situation could get worse again. The White House says, it has a new plan to keep classrooms open Cove it or no Cove it. It will start sending ten million covid-19 tests to schools around the country. Every month. It will be up to each state to decide which schools get priority, but all Will be free since the federal government has already paid for them, most American schools are open for in person classes now. About twenty million people are now confined to their homes in China. These are the broadest measure since the country shut down the move on area in early twenty at the start of the covered eighteen pandemic two years later, three cities ordered lockdowns again. The latest one did so after just two cases of the A micron varied and covered nineteen reported and no doubt. Government officials they're descends those harsh measures, saying they're the main reason China has avoided the millions of infection seen in other countries. It's not clear how long these lockdowns will last, but the hope is will be over by next month when the Winter Olympics start the Games open on February fourth in Beijing. Then. Last few nights, the protesters in North Carolina have been demanding justice after another controversial shooting, a white sheriff's deputy shot and killed black man in the city of Fayetteville last. Weekend and some people now suspect race might have had something to do with it, the city's police chief has as the F. B. I. and the Department of Justice to launch. A civil rights investigation. Deputy Jeffrey Hash was off duty when he shot Jason Walker in front of his homes and then called nine one one. That nine on one call was just released yesterday in it, Deputy harsh tells the dispatcher he was driving when Walker jumped onto his moving truck and broke his windshield so the deputy opened fire, but the local police chief says that story doesn't add up. He said investigators looked at the black box computer of the truck and it did not report any impact with a person or thing. The only injuries on locker's body or from the gunshot. Now investigators are looking for witnesses and Debbie harsh is on paid leave while the investigation is underway. The lawyer says he's devastated over the shooting but she didn't say much the on not Walker's family hired civil rights lawyer who says he's hopeful the investigation will be swift and transparent to be continues. People in Louisiana are dealing with new health and. Then. Conference because of massive oil spill, it last month documents were just release that show more than three hundred thousand gallons of diesel fuel were spilled just outside of New Orleans. It came from ruptured pipeline that was in desperate need of repair. If your drained into ponce thousands of fish, birds and other animals were killed and soil was contaminated, the still was first discovered on December twenty seventh, but yesterday was the first time it was publicly reported. Than year ago, and inspection found the section of the pipeline would still happens with corroded, but the line continued operating and told the spell. So far, the company has not commented the pipeline was finally repaired last Saturday. It is so now twenty one was the worst fear for inflation since nineteen eighty two. The new better or for it shows prices continued to go up all the way until the final days of December. We're talking about the prices of everything from rent to food to close to cars, the furniture basically anything people by. Those prices are now seven percent higher than they were this time last year. The far cry from the Federal Reserve Target of two percent. The Fed has said it'll start raising interest rates this year, though, which it things will help, President Biden spoke about the latest inflation report, saying he agrees that price increases are too high and the squeezing family budget. The also pointed out that inflation is impacting nearly every nation right now as the global economy recovers from the pandemic. The issue basically goes back to supply and demand problem. The Albatrosses are scrambling to hire workers and fill customer orders so they're throwing money at the problem and passing those costs onto the rest of us. Economists agree belief is coming that how long it'll take for prices the come back down and seems it's anyone's guess. Morning. You still coming out the first, a message from our sponsor. Mom is in when I became a mom last year. There was suddenly so many new things to do with think, about research and more. And I know that extra stress can take a toll on my own well-being, so I want to be Pro a About it. 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It's now offering signing bonuses of up to $50,000 for some soldiers that's up from forty thousand. A. spokesperson for the Army says the pandemic and the current labor market challenges and made it hard to get people into army ranks, he says, people have been going for what they. Consider a more stable job route during the uncertainty of the pandemic, something that does not keep him away from home for long periods of time like the Army My. Or some people are taking what the army called gap year to try and figure out what life's looks like post pandemic. The number of new recruits dropped almost ten thousand from twenty nineteen to twenty one. pokemon said school of the enclosed plays big part because prepare them close with the recruiting was on their face to face. Though the army hopes more cash will entice young people to sign up. Not every recruit will get full fifty grand, and he package will be based on few different things like the recruit's chosen career field individual qualifications, how long they sign up for and the shit out day. Then. tributes are pouring in for the Sixties icon and girl group leader Ronnie Spector, the run that singer. Died. Yesterday, after what her family said was a short battle with cancer, fellow musicians and friends flooded social media after the news broke to honor her, the run ads were considered one. Of the premier acts of the Girl Group era, they even toured with the Rolling Stones, the only girl group to do that, you may remember some of the group's big hits. Like baby, I love you walking in the rain and be my baby. That. Your went on to have a long solo career after the crew broke up in Nineteen sixty seven it was just one year later that she married Phil Spector, the record producer. Who ended up being sent to prison for killing an actress, Ronnie Specter, famously, spoke out against habits and ended up remarrying and having two children. The two thousand and seven she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the run, it's she was seventy eight. Your thoughts. We're. Just one month out from the Superbowl, which is typically the most watched event of the year, but already the NFL has its highest regular season ratings in six years, the two. Hundreds and seventy two regular games average seventeen point, one million viewers each that counts both TV and digital platforms, it's a ten percent increase from twenty twenty. Then. Article was actually expecting it's overall TV audience to go up after last year's season when they're empty stadium causing strange viewing experience and the first half of the Twenty Twenty. Season was played in the middle of the presidential campaign, so lot of people are watching cable news, not football. Dallas Cowboys fans or maybe they're haters seems to help the statistics the Cowboys were involved in five of the ten most watched games, including Thanksgiving Day when the Cowboys played the Las Vegas Raiders. The forty one million people watched that match up, making be most watched regular season game on any networks in more than thirty years. You may have more control over your own Instagram feed, the head of Instagram says the platform is testing three option. How my favorites and following? The home setting is what we're already used to it's a seat instagram, the algorithm for yates based on what it thinks will interest you. The new favorite feed will be just what it sounds like the contents will only be from the accounts you've marked as you. The favorite. And finally of following seed will bring back what many users have been asking for chronological stream of posts from every one you follow, showing you the most recent to the oldest. Some users have already seen the new options in their Instagram up, and the head of Instagram says he hopes to roll out the full experience for everyone in the first half of this year. "The bit more the main you today, so now it's time for thing to note", there said, and today we're talking about counterfeit covered nineteen tests, how to spot them and avoid them. Then. First, a quick break for our sponsor, I'd definitely turn to online shopping more of these days, but it can sometimes feel daunting, I never know things will fit returns can be. Difficult and sometimes don't even know where want to shop anymore, so this year let stitch fix do all the hard work for you, stitch fix freestyle has closed for. Any occasion styles for workouts to workwear for lounging around the house, which yes, still do a lot or for night out on the town. I. 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Kits popping up online, but there are some ways to tell the difference between the real ones and the fake one. The Federal Trade Commission suggests first off only by test authorized by the sdk Yes, the A website has a list of more than forty at home tasks that are author. Size and you can get those online or at the pharmacy. The fight also has a list of fakes (see) can make sure the one you're about to buy or the person selling it's youth is not on that list next, FTC says, checked the reviews of the cellar and the kit and compare it with the others before you buy. That may have credible reviews for medical experts or health organizations that can help you decide if it's safe. Yeah, you see also suggests searching online for the seller of the at home kit along with words like "Scame or Review" to catch the scanner. The agency also reminds you to check the cat you're about to buy has not expired and finally, if you do end up with fake test or fake, anything really report it. We posted link to the government website where you can explain what happened and figure out what to do next, you'll find that link at the bottom of today's episode, Know. Then. All right, thank you so much for listening today and sharing the show will be back with much more news to know tomorrow until then have great day.