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From @WSJopinion: Quietly ending lockdowns as voters get to scream at a scapegoat is far easier than saying they were a waste, writes @josephsternberghttps://on.wsj.com/31XeOtd 

Can’t fall asleep? Waking up at night? “Do not practice having insomnia”https://on.wsj.com/3Fj3uW0 

President Biden’s recent picks to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors would shape the central bank’s leadership for years to comehttps://on.wsj.com/3A3zGMe 

Unless governments and companies start moving soon, they’ll be hard-pressed to meet greenhouse-gas emissions deadlines they announced at the Glasgow summit, analysts sayhttps://on.wsj.com/3A390ey 

The Republican National Committee is threatening to prohibit its future presidential nominees from participating in general election debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debateshttps://on.wsj.com/3K8Fh8F 

Afghanistan’s Taliban are fighting an internal rebellion by ethnic minority fighters in the country’s north, a sign that ties are fraying within the alliance built by the Islamist group that seized control of the country in Augusthttps://on.wsj.com/3I9JLdo 

Parts of the Midwest are expected to get several inches of snow as a fast-moving winter storm system moves across the region and into the Mississippi Valleyhttps://on.wsj.com/3GysOca 

"The most famous unknown man ever." Internet sleuths chase the identity of an unnamed Westerner who starred in mattress ads across China.https://on.wsj.com/3tsJYUA 

The pandemic is widening the gap between rich and poor countries, threatening to reverse years of economic progress and set back efforts to alleviate global povertyhttps://on.wsj.com/3rfD1nq 

Ahead of the third season premiere of Apple TV+’s "Servant," director M. Night Shyamalan gave us a window into his creative process. (Hint: It involves drawing each frame by hand.)https://on.wsj.com/3fkJPdT 

Drugmakers aim to start testing updated Covid-19 shots targeting Omicron, but industry officials and health authorities differ on their necessityhttps://on.wsj.com/3qsyej8 

Officials are debating whether Russia’s movement of material represents the next phase in a buildup that has already placed more than 100,000 troops near its border with Ukrainehttps://on.wsj.com/3rhcmXk 

From @WSJopinion: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Joe Biden is an admirer of his immediate predecessor, writes @KimStrassel. The president’s Georgia speech was as close as they come to a Donald Trump special.https://on.wsj.com/3nqgGSV 

Three U.S. senators sent a letter to companies that develop online degree programs for universities, raising concerns about aggressive student-recruiting tacticshttps://on.wsj.com/3FqXwlX 

Sarah Bloom Raskin President Biden’s nominee to become the Fed’s top banking regulator, could face a tough nomination process because of her position on using financial regulation to address risk from climate changehttps://on.wsj.com/3txCAHE 

China’s overhaul of its multibillion-dollar tutoring industry was meant to make life better for parents. Many say it has only made them more anxious.https://on.wsj.com/3nq9u9v 

Listen: In today's episode of The Journal, @NickTimiraos explains what's led to the worst reputational crisis at the Federal Reserve in decades, after three top officials retired early amid controversy surrounding personal stock trading activityhttps://on.wsj.com/3A3IGAL 

"The Tragedy of Macbeth" is Joel Coen's solo directorial debut. We look back at the Coen Brothers catalogue to discuss frequently Shakespearean elements have popped up.https://on.wsj.com/3zWTKzI 

People in high-risk situations can consider using respirators such as N95 and KN95 masks that provide better filtration and protection than cloth masks to protect against Covid-19, according to the CDC in its first update to mask guidance since Septemberhttps://on.wsj.com/3A0PwXF