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EXPLAINER: Why Elizabeth Holmes' trial hinges on intent

The trial of former Theranos CEO Holmes boils down to a single question.

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Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 17, 2021.

Secret Service: Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief funds

The U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic

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FILE - Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, on Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. The Secret Service said it has seized more than $1.2 billion while investigating unemployment insurance and loan fraud and has returned more than $2.3 billion of fraudulently obtained funds by working with financial partners and states to reverse transactions. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Biden administration moves to expand solar power on US land

U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in other Western states to potential solar development

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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, solar arrays line the desert floor of the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone as part of the 179 megawatt Switch Station 1 and Switch Station 2 Solar Projects north of Las Vegas. The Biden administration on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, issued a solicitation for interest in developing solar power on public lands in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Live updates: Mardi Gras returning -- but shorter parades

New Orleans is shortening parade routes for the upcoming Mardi Gras season because there are fewer police officers, medics and other first responders to handle the crowds

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A man cleans tables for outside eating in London, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that his government reserves the "possibility of taking further action" to protect public health as Omicron spreads across the country. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Football, reality competition conclusions dominate TV

Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) smiles as he leaves the field after the team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Omicron casts a new shadow over economy's pandemic recovery

Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole

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A family and their pets walk through Miami International Airport, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Miami. Public health officials are urging caution as the new omicron variant might become the dominant strain in the U.S. during the holiday break. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Stocks end higher on Wall Street, breaking a 3-day slump

Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, more than regaining the ground they had lost a day earlier

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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after a worldwide slump for financial markets spurred by worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the world economy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, more than regaining the ground they had lost a day earlier

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Nike, Micron rise; General Mills, Newmont fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Nike, Micron rise; General Mills, Newmont fall

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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

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Strike at Kellogg comes to a close; workers to return Monday

A strike at Kellogg that has gone on since early October has ended after workers voted to ratify a new labor contract at the company's four U.S. cereal plants

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Striking Kellogg's workers stand outside the company's cereal plant in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. The company and the union announced a tentative agreement Thursday that could end the strike that began Oct. 5. (AP Photo/ Josh Funk)

Germany clamps down on New Year's parties to tame omicron

Germany has announced new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new omicron variant of COVID-19

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Dark clouds covering the sky and reflected in a puddle, in the German capital Berlin, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Many governments in Europe and the U.S. are confronting similar dilemmas over how hard to come down in the face of omicron, which appears more transmissible than the previous delta variant that itself led to surges in many parts of the world. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

France seeks to avoid a lockdown with tougher vaccine rules

Facing a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations, France's government is trying to push through a law requiring vaccination to enter any restaurant and many other public places

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People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 walk past the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Nations across Europe have moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Leniency calls grow for trucker sentenced in Colorado crash

An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a crash that killed four people in Colorado

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FILE - This 2019 photo provided by the Lakewood Police Department shows Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted in October 2021 of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people and injured six others on Interstate 70 west of Denver in April 2019, was sentenced Monday, Dec. 13 to 110 years in prison. (Lakewood Police Department via AP, File)

Intel tells unvaccinated employees they face unpaid leave

Intel has told workers that unvaccinated people who don't get an exemption for religious or medical reasons will be on unpaid leave beginning in April

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Omicron compels Portugal to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions

Portugal is reimposing coronavirus restrictions because of fears over the threat from the omicron variant

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Women wearing face masks stop to chat when crossing each other on the street in Lisbon, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Portugal holds an extraordinary Cabinet meeting today with the government expected to announce some tinkering with the COVID-19 pandemic measures ahead of the holidays. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A container ship enters the Port of Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2021 in San Pedro, Calif.

UK offers 1 billion pounds to businesses hurt by omicron

Britain has announced 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in grants and loans.

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A couple sits on its own in a restaurant for a Christmas lunch in London, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that his government reserves the "possibility of taking further action" to protect public health as Omicron spreads across the country. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Dubai ruler must pay ex-wife $700M in divorce settlement

The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million)

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is shown on June 22, 2019. A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children about 550 million pounds ($730 million), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history. The High Court said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his sixth wife, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and make ongoing payments for their children Al Jalila, 14, and Zayed, 9 underpinned by a bank guarantee of 290 million pounds. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

Kellogg strike ends as union workers vote to accept new contract

The strike at the cereal giant has waged on since Oct. 5.

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Megan Cole, a 13-year employee, tries to stay warm as she holds while picketing outside of the Kellogg's Porter Street plant in Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 11, 2021.

EV start-up Nikola settles with US for $125 million

Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to a $125 million settlement over charges that it defrauded investors after misleading them about its products, technical advances, and financial prospects

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FILE - Nikola founder Trevor Milton leaves a federal courthouse in New York, July 29, 2021. Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to pay $125 million to settle charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements, and commercial prospects. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 that its order finds that Nikola Corp. violated the antifraud and disclosure control provisions of the federal securities laws. In July, Trevor Milton, was freed on $100 million bail after pleading not guilty to charges alleging he lied about the company. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)

3 Western Balkan countries deepen economic ties at summit

The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia have met in Tirana to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties

December 21

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, right, shakes hands with North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, center, as Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama looks on before their meeting at the Palace of Brigades, Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Leaders of the three countries convene regularly to promote their countries' political and economic ties along the path toward integration with the European Union. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

Turkish lira rebounds after Erdogan vows to prop up deposits

The Turkish lira is making significant gains after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced measures to safeguard deposits in the lira against volatility seen in recent weeks

December 21

China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang

China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region

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FILE - Nury Turkel, a leader in the Uighur-American community, is photographed in his office on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, in Washington. China announced sanctions on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom which includes Turkel in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Former German minister becomes new mayor of Berlin

Franziska Giffey has become Berlin's new mayor as the leader of a three-party left-wing governing coalition

December 21

Franziska Giffey (SPD), designated governing mayor of Berlin, stands at the signing of the Berlin coalition agreement in the Wilhelm-von-Humboldt-Saal at the Staatsbibliothek Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec.21, 2021. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP

Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy

The global economy hadn't experienced anything like this for decades.

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Muhammad Rahman delivers orders at Gotham restaurant on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in New York. When COVID-19 tore through the United States in March 2020, the recession it caused was brutal yet brief. Yet for much of 2021, the recovery was undermined by new threats: A surge in inflation that shrank the value of paychecks, hurt the least advantaged Americans most and posed a political threat to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

Asian markets bounce back from omicron sell-offs

Asian shares are mostly higher after a worldwide slump for financial markets spurred by worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the world economy

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FILE - A Wall Street sign is seen next to surveillance equipment outside the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 5, 2021, in New York. Stocks are falling in early trading Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 continuing a weak stretch as traders keep a wary eye on global increases in COVID-19 cases. Traders also got news over the weekend that a key U.S. senator wouldn't support President Joe Biden's $2 trillion domestic spending bill, putting its passage in doubt. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Democrats try to 'build back' after Manchin tanks $2T bill

Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden's big domestic policy bill

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FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., walks to a caucus lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2021. Manchin said Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 he cannot back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden's signature legislation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

FAA license boosts Georgia spaceport, but more reviews ahead

A federal agency on Monday granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from coastal Georgia

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2008, file photo, a wild horse grazes next to the ruins of the Dungeness mansion in the south end of Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia National Seashore. On Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from Cumberland Island, located in coastal Georgia. (AP Photo/Chris Viola, File)

Oregon, among last holdout states, to join opioid agreement

Oregon is on the verge of signing onto a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson after being one of the latest holdout states to join

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FILE - Debra Cross, director of operations for Provoking Hope, an addiction recovery center in McMinnville, Ore., displays an emergency kit used to treat opioid overdose as she stands inside an ambulance converted into a mobile needle-exchange unit on Dec. 9, 2021. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has announced an agreement with Oregon's cities and counties for the allocation of Oregon's approximately $329 million share of an historic $26 billion national settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and the drug manufacturer. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

PepsiCo Foundation to expand U.S. food aid program globally

At the start of the pandemic, the need for the food Jaron Barganier's nonprofit, Be a Champion, provides to kids throughout Texas exploded

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In this 2018 photo provided by Holt Haynsworth, Portia Thomas packs boxes at the Food For Good Warehouse in Austin, Texas in 2018. At the start of the pandemic, the need for the food Jaron Barganier's nonprofit, Be a Champion, provides to kids throughout Texas exploded. Barganier, looking at demand that more than tripled to about 100,000 meals a day, turned to The PepsiCo Foundation's Food for Good for help. (Holt Haynsworth via AP)

How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks on Wall Street added to their recent string of losses Monday, joining a worldwide slump by financial markets amid worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the economy

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Ball, Occidental fall; Verso, Bluerock Residential rise

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Ball, Occidental fall; Verso, Bluerock Residential rise

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Wall Street joins global slump for stocks

Wall Street joined a worldwide slump for financial markets on Monday amid worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the economy

December 20

A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Monday amid concern about the coronavirus's latest variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

AP Exclusive: Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware

Security researchers say they've found spyware from the notorious hacker-for-hire company NSO Group on the cellphones of two leading Polish opposition figures

December 20

In this two-picture combo, Polish lawyer Roman Giertych, left, poses for a portrait in Rome, and Polish prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek, right, is photographed in Warsaw, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The hacking of their phones are the first two confirmed cases of Pegasus military grade spyware being used against targets in Poland, where an illiberal government is eroding democratic norms. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, left, Czarek Czarek Sokolowski)

Virus-hit EPL will play on; 16% of players unvaccinated

Premier League clubs have decided against pausing the season despite 10 fixtures being postponed in the previous week due to widespread coronavirus outbreaks across squads

December 20

Stewards check COVID-19 pass of a spectator at the entrance prior to the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Everton, at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Thursday, Dec.16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

December 20

Investor-backed CEO candidate out of the running to lead CN

The CEO candidate backed by an investor who is pushing for changes at Canadian National railroad has dropped out of the running, but the company is moving forward with plans to name a new top executive next month

December 20

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, a Canadian National Rail locomotive moves through the rail yard in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The CEO candidate backed by an investor who is pushing for changes at Canadian National railroad has dropped out of the running, but the company is moving forward with plans to name a new top executive in January 2022. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Qatar Airways goes after Airbus citing aircraft quality

Qatar Airways is taking Airbus to court charging the manufacturer of failing to correct what it says is accelerated surface degradation impacting the Airbus A350 aircraft

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, a new Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. On Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, Qatar Airways said the company is taking Airbus to court, saying it's failed to reach an agreement on the accelerated surface degradation condition that's impacting the Airbus A350 aircraft. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Oracle buys medical records company Cerner for $28 billion

Oracle is buying electronic medical records company Cerner in an all-cash deal valued at about $28.3 billion

December 20

Jainer Munoz, a Venezuelan doctor working as a nurse as he studies for his U.S. medical license, runs rapid PCR tests on nasal swabs at a testing center operated by Nomi Health inside Miami International Airport, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Miami. Nomi nurses said that both demand for tests and positivity rates at their testing center have risen significantly since Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Austria hits two-month low in virus cases as country reopens

Austria has reported fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases as the last few regions in the country reopened restaurants and hotels

December 20

FILE - A woman pushes a baby stroller in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. As remaining cities and regions in Austria reopen restaurants and hotels, the country is reporting fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases. This is the lowest number since October, and stands in stark contrast to rising cases across much of Europe. In response to a fourth wave of infections, Austria went into a 20-day lockdown on Nov. 22. National lockdown restrictions were lifted for vaccinated people on Dec. 12, but remain in place for unvaccinated people. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases

December 20

President Joe Biden salutes as he steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Starbucks vows good faith talks with 1st unionized store

Starbucks says it will negotiate in good faith with workers who've agreed to unionize in Buffalo, New York

December 20

Starbucks employee Brian Murray, center, and other employees and supporters react as votes are read during a viewing party for their union election on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

Turkish lira falls further as Erdogan stands firm on rates

The Turkish currency has reached another record low against the U.S. dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm on his policy to lower interest rates despite rising consumer prices

December 20

People walk past a bookstore decorated for the new year, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Turkey's currency has crashed to a new all-time low against the dollar on Friday, a day after the Central Bank again lowered a key interest rate despite surging consumer prices, in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unconventional economic policy. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

UK court recognizes Guaidó but Venezuela gold case rolls on

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó should be recognized as the nation's interim president in a case that will determine who controls almost $2 billion of gold held by the Bank of England

December 20

Opposition leaders Juan Guaido, center left, and Freddy Superlano, greet supporters during a demonstration in support of Superlano, in Barinas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Superlano, who was leading the race for governor in Barinas State in the recent Nov. 21 regional elections, called for a protest this Saturday after a court ruling ordered new elections in the state and disqualified him from running. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Davos summit indefinitely postponed

The high-profile economic gathering will no longer take place in January.

December 20

'Spider-Man' swings even higher at North American box office

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only "Avengers: Endgame."

December 20

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Holland in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home." (Sony Pictures via AP)

Atlantic City casino aid bill set for final votes Monday

A bill that would give tax relief to Atlantic City's casinos is set for final votes Monday in the New Jersey Legislature

December 20

In this Sept. 28, 2018 photo, a dealer shows that her hands are empty during a card game at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City N.J. On Dec. 20, 2021, New Jersey lawmakers are scheduled to vote on an aid bill for Atlantic City's casinos that would scale back large increases in the amount they would have to pay the city and others in lieu of property taxes that would hit them next year if the bill is not enacted. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

EU approves 5th COVID-19 vaccine for bloc, one by Novavax

The European Union's executive commission has authorized a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the 27-nation bloc Monday

December 20

FILE - An exterior view of the European Medicines Agency, EMA, in Amsterdam's business district, Netherlands, on April 20, 2021. The European Union's drugs regulator was meeting Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 to consider giving the green light to a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the 27-nation bloc by granting conditional marketing authorization to the two-dose vaccine made by U.S. biotech company Novavax. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy

The global economy hadn't experienced anything like this for decades

December 20