US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-catholic-clergy-shortage-eased-recruits-africa-81955743

Biden objects to NDAA restriction barring transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to other countries

"Unfortunately, section 1032 of the Act continues to bar the use of funds to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to the custody or effective control of certain foreign countries,"

-Biden

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-objects-to-ndaa-restriction-barring-transfer-of-prisoners-from-gitmo

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CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they've tested positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to five days if they don't have symptoms – and if they wear a mask around others for at least five more days.

The CDC also shortened the recommended time for people to quarantine if they are exposed to the virus to a similar five days if they are vaccinated. People who are fully vaccinated and boosted may not need to quarantine at all, the CDC said.

"Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to five days, if asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a mask when around others," the CDC said in a statement.

People whose symptoms are getting better may also leave their homes after five days so long as their symptoms are improving, the CDC said. People who have a fever should stay home until the fever clears up, the CDC added.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/health/cdc-covid-quarantine-isolation-shortened-recommendation/index.html

Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial have asked for transcripts from all four accusers' testimony

After taking a long weekend for the Christmas holiday, jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal sex trafficking trial resumed deliberations Monday in New York but still have not reached a verdict.

Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has pleaded not guilty to six federal counts: sex trafficking of a minor, enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and three related counts of conspiracy.

If convicted on all six counts, Maxwell faces up to 70 years in prison.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/us/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-monday/index.html

Tom Hanks makes cameo in '1883'

As it turns out, McGraw is actually old buddies with Hanks.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/entertainment/tom-hanks-1883-episode/index.html