Evening Edition: S. Africa’s huge omicron wave appears to be subsiding just as fast as it grew

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     A coronavirus testing site in Cape Town, South Africa. (Bloomberg News) S. Africa's huge omicron wave appears to be subsiding just as fast as it grew In less than a month, the country's outbreak has gone from a near-vertical rise to a near-vertical fall. By Max Bearak ●  Read more »   U.K. data suggests omicron is less likely than delta to send people to the hospital By William Booth ●  Read more »   FDA authorizes first easy-to-take pill to treat covid-19 By Carolyn Y. Johnson ●  Read more »   Pause on student loan repayments extended until May, Biden says, offering borrowers another pandemic reprieve By Nick Anderson and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Biden says supply chain crisis didn't materialize: 'Gifts are being delivered, shelves are not empty' By Felicia Sonmez and John Wagner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Alyssa always wanted to be a doctor. Then her dad died of covid and her dream fell apart. Story by Annie Gowen | Photos by Joshua Lott ●  Read more »   Election officials face growing pressure campaign by Trump allies to revisit 2020 vote By Amy Gardner, Emma Brown and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   House Jan. 6 panel requests meeting with Rep. Jim Jordan By Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   First member of Proud Boys group pleads guilty in Capitol riot conspiracy By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Long before embracing false election claims, Rep. Scott Perry pushed baseless theories By Beth Reinhard and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   Mexico's wheat fields help feed the world. They're also releasing a dangerous greenhouse gas. By Joshua Partlow and Chris Mooney ●  Read more »   December tornado record crushed by historic onslaught of storms in U.S. By Jacob Feuerstein and Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   Military families say they were ill months before jet-fuel leak brought scrutiny to Pearl Harbor's tap water By Alex Horton and Karoun Demirjian ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out How To Read This Chart for a visual breakdown of the data behind the news, from national correspondent Philip Bump. Sign up »

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