11/30: CDC advises COVID boosters as Omicron variant concerns rise. How automated bots are playing grinch this holiday season.

New steps to fight the Omicron variant -- including CDC guidance urging booster shots for all adults. President Biden is urging caution -- but he says lockdowns are currently not on the table. Cases have now been reported in at least nineteen countries or territories around the world -- including South Africa, where the strain was first identified. Witnesses are continuing testimony this morning in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial. In opening statements, the prosecution called Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein "partners in crime." We're learning new details this morning about the sexual harassment investigation that led to the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The information is also raising fresh questions about the role of the former governor's brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, in defending him. Retail experts say a large share of online buying is being done by automated bots -- software designed to scoop up huge amounts of popular items and resell them at higher prices.

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