The omicron variant

<p>The latest COVID-19 <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/11/26/covid-travel-restrictions-omicron-white-house-ban-africa/8764805002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">variant</a> is creating fresh travel bans. Plus, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/11/26/dow-drops-905-points-new-covid-variant-concerns-markets-down-2/8767488002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">markets</a> are wobbly amid variant fears, we remember <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/26/stephen-sondheim-musical-theater-legend-dies-91-sweeney-todd-into-the-woods-follies/335584002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen Sondheim</a>, it's rivalry weekend in college football and Hanukkah begins.</p><p><br></p><p>(Audio: Associated Press)</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>