Biden doubles U.S. free test pledge to one billion amid short supply

By Jeff Mason    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday he is directing the U.S. government to procure an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests to help meet demand across the country amid the spread of the Omicron variant.    The order comes on top of another 500 million tests that the White House pledged before the Christmas holiday would be […]

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Grocery stores still have empty shelves amid supply chain disruptions, omicron and winter storms

The new year hasn't stopped ongoing food shortages. Shortages at grocery stores across the country have grown more acute in recent weeks as omicron continues to spread and winter storms have piled on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages. The shortages being reported nationwide are widespread, impacting produce and meat as well as packaged goods such as cereal. […]

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