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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a view of the an area of the Shanghai New International Expo Center converted to hold when completed up to 15,000 beds to quarantine mild cases and asymptomatic carriers amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai on March 30, 2022. The metropolis of Shanghai prepared Thursday to re-open the eastern half of the city overnight and shut the western half, while authorities elsewhere announced the lifting of one of the citywide lockdowns in the province hit hardest by China's ongoing omicron-driven outbreak. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP)

Shanghai official admits city was ill-prepared for omicron wave

A leading Shanghai official said Thursday the major Chinese city had been "insufficiently prepared" for the COVID-19 wave that is striking the coastal financial hub -- a rare admission in the communist-run country, which has taken a draconian approach to fighting the virus.

March 31, 2022
In this June 10, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport in Denver, as travelers deal with the effects of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

TSA to let passengers choose gender PreCheck program

The Transportation Security Agency said it will allow enrollees in its pre-check program to select their gender based on self-attestation regardless of what is listed in their personal identification documents.

March 31, 2022
In this image taken from video, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP, File)

Rep. Madison Cawthorn causes GOP stir with orgy, cocaine comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to speak with Rep. Madison Cawthorn after the North Carolinian angered his GOP colleagues with claims that Capitol Hill is a decadent environment that includes invitations for orgies and cocaine use.

March 30, 2022
A woman pumps fuel into her vehicle at a service station in Sydney, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. With inflation increasing in Australia and many parts of the world driven in part by higher oil prices, the government is expected to reduce its 44.2 Australian cents (33.1 U.S. cents) a liter ($1.25 a gallon) tax on gasoline. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Share of Americans citing inflation as biggest concern is surging: Gallup

Roughly 1 in 5 Americans point to inflation or rising gas prices as the most important problem facing the country, the Gallup polling company said Tuesday, underscoring the challenge for President Biden as he tries to sustain the pandemic recovery and punish petroleum-rich Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

March 29, 2022
Local residents pass by a damaged Russian tank in the town of Trostsyanets, some 400km (250 miles) east of capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 28, 2022. The monument for Second World War is seen background. The more than one-1month-old war has killed thousands and driven more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes including almost 4 million from their country. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian forces hit Russian locations outside of Kyiv

Ukrainian forces are counterattacking the Russian army outside Kyiv and having some success in pushing back the invaders from a number of positions around the capital, British intelligence officials said Tuesday.

March 29, 2022
White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Deputy White House press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre late Sunday said she tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from President Biden's trip to Europe, making her the latest person in the 79-year-old leader's orbit to get infected.

March 28, 2022