12/29: Travel trouble persists as another busy holiday weekend approaches. Migrants are still packing shelters at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The latest on the travel chaos for tens of thousands of fliers around the U.S. A big part of the misery is the mountains of luggage piled up at airports that were hard hit by bad weather over the past week. The dramatic spread of COVID-19 in china is pushing the U.S. to introduce new rules for travelers from that country. Starting one week from today, anyone leaving China for the U.S. will have to test negative for COVID before getting on a plane. A district attorney in long island, New York is investigating Congressman-elect George Santos. The Republican has admitted making a series of false statements about his education, work experience, and religious heritage. The Nassau County district attorney says her office will find out if Santos committed any crimes. Russia launched dozens of missiles this morning at targets across the country, but Ukraine says it shot most of them down. The Russians have also intensified shelling of the southern city of Kherson, recently liberated by Ukrainian forces. In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is returning to power for a record sixth time as his government is sworn-in this morning. His recent election victory led to the creation of a government that includes ultranationalist and religious parties that were once on the fringes of Israeli politics.
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