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Sunday 12.26.21

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Experts are urging people to wear a KN95 or N95 mask in public places to combat the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

As the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads, experts are urging people to upgrade face masks.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice in South Africa, is dead at 90.
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights as staff and crew call out sick during the Omicron surge.
An attack in Myanmar reportedly left more than 30 people dead and Save the Children staff missing.
European governments condemned the arrival of "mercenary troops" in the west African nation of Mali.

Monday

It's verdict watch as juries are set to reconvene in the separate trials of Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes. Maxwell is accused of sex trafficking, while Holmes faces criminal fraud charges. The juries will continue deliberations after a holiday break.

A hearing is scheduled to address a Colorado district attorney's motion asking the court to reconsider Rogel Aguilera-Medero's sentence. The truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a crash that killed four on Interstate 70 in Denver.

Los Angeles police are expected to release bodycam video, 911 call recordings, radio transmissions, CCTV and other evidence from the officer-involved shooting that left a 14-year-old girl dead at a Burlington Coat Factory. She was in a dressing room with her mom. Police had fired at a man suspected of attacking a woman in the store, they said.

In Myanmar, a court may deliver a verdict in the latest trial of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She is accused of possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies and other foreign equipment, which if she's found guilty could carry penalties of years in prison.

Saturday

Democrat Eric Adams becomes the new mayor of New York City. A private swearing-in ceremony traditionally takes place at midnight. Adams has canceled a public event due to the surge in coronavirus cases.

Want more 5 Things? This week on the Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, we talk with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta about our progress in the fight against Covid-19 amid an Omicron-fueled surge. Plus, we check in on other major health stories from 2021 and get some advice on crafting New Year's resolutions. Listen here!

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Instead of our normal weekly news quiz, we have a special quiz to keep you in the holiday mood! Here's a question to get you started:

Many Japanese families make a tradition of eating a Christmas meal at which fast food restaurant?

A. KFC
B. McDonald's
C. Pizza Hut
D. Subway

Take CNN's holiday quiz to see if you're correct!

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