Wednesday's Headlines: Some GOP leaders are scornful or silent about value of booster shots

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks at a news conference on Monday. (AP) Some GOP leaders are scornful or silent about value of booster shots The lack of unified messaging on the value of booster shots comes at a critical time in the pandemic, when experts worry that the omicron variant will swamp hospitals due to its high transmissibility. CORONAVIRUS ●  By Hannah Knowles and Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   Tales of anguish emerge from locked-down Chinese city as hospitals demand patients are covid-free By Christian Shepherd ●  Read more »   Chicago cancels classes as teachers union votes to defy in-person learning order LIVE: CORONAVIRUS | Access to these updates is free ●  By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   With simulations and more information-sharing, Biden administration tries to prevent another Jan. 6 By Devlin Barrett, Ashley Parker and Aaron C. Davis ●  Read more »   I-95 reopens in Virginia after winter storm forced closure that stranded motorists By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sen. Tim Kaine's nightmarish 27-hour commute on I-95 By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Colorado residents still reeling from mass shooting now contend with Marshall Fire disaster By Scott Wilson ●  Read more »   Smuggled Iranian fuel and secret nighttime transfers: Seafarers recount how it's done By Katie McQue ●  Read more »   Biden faces highly charged legal fight with migrants whose children were taken away under Trump By Sean Sullivan and Maria Sacchetti ●  Read more »     Opinions ADVERTISEMENT   Imagine Virginia's icy traffic catastrophe — but with only electric vehicles Opinion ●  Opinion by Charles Lane ●  Read more »   What the Elizabeth Holmes jury got right Opinion ●  Opinion by Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   We were lucky more people weren't killed on Jan. 6 Opinion ●  Opinion by Kathleen Parker ●  Read more »   Democrats haven't learned from Harry Reid's mistakes Opinion ●  Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   Fighting omicron means facing reality. Slogans don't help. Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Marjorie Taylor Greene is a wart on the body politic. Facebook is a melanoma. Opinion ●  Opinion by Dana Milbank ●  Read more »     More News With covid surging, many college students are confined in isolation and quarantine By Susan Svrluga ●  Read more »   Man freed from prison 37 years after witness lied and took police bribe of drugs and sex By Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   Antonio Brown put his pain on display for all to see. Instead of helping, the Bucs cut bait. Perspective ●  By Sally Jenkins ●  Read more »   Macron pledges to infuriate France's unvaccinated by tightening restrictions amid omicron surge By Amy Cheng ●  Read more »   Howard University and at least 6 other HBCUs receive bomb threats, triggering evacuations and lockdowns By Andrew Jeong ●  Read more »   Florida activist handcuffed while trying to attend DeSantis news conference By Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »   Exploding meteor over Pittsburgh equivalent to 30 tons of TNT, NASA says By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   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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