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As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., new boosters have started to arrive at pharmacies this week. Here’s how protective the latest booster is, who should get it and how to schedule it with other vaccines. Read More at NPR

Craig Gillespie’s dramedy Dumb Money chronicles the 2021 Wall Street phenomenon known as the “GameStop short squeeze,” which pitted small investors against major hedge funds. Read More at NPR

The UAW and the Detroit automakers have just hours to reach tentative deals before the union will begin targeted strikes. Read More at NPR

Hunter Biden has been indicted on felony gun charges weeks after a plea deal struck between President Biden’s son and prosecutors fell apart. Read More at NPR

Alex Jones’ personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax. (Image credit: Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File) Read More at NPR

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal. (Image credit: Timothy D. Easley/AP) Read More at NPR

Winds on Cape Cod could gust as high as 50-60 mph, forecasters said on Thursday. The area is now under a tropical storm warning. (Image credit: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS) Read More at NPR

Want Adam Scott to walk your dog? What about dinner with Bob Odenkirk? Some of Hollywood’s most beloved names are auctioning off unique experiences to help support the writers’ strike (Image credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Vox Media) Read More at NPR

NPR’s A Martinez talks to Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions, a cybersecurity firm, about the manhunt for fugitive Danelo Cavalcante which was aided, in part, by people’s doorbell cameras. Read More at NPR