*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

+ Airliner Watch: AT&T, Verizon pause 5G rollout near U.S airports to avoid flight disruptions – regional planes aren’t cleared of 5G risk

+ The Olympian: Washington will soon start offering free at-home COVID-19 tests. Here’s what to expect

+ McClatchy Newspapers: Washington House passes changes to long-term care insurance program

+ Yelm Chamber sponsored content: Yelm Chamber Offers Multiple Shows, Festivals and Events in 2022

+ South Sound Business: New Broadband Infrastructure Funding to Connect 14 WA. Communities to High-Speed Internet Service [includes Nisqually Indian Tribe – $6.77 million, estimated OAN Phase II project completion by Dec. 31, 2023]

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

The Washington Post: Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after. After a short surge following the Jan. 6 riot last year, the number of people following noted right-wing personalities on services such as Telegram has barely grown over the past year, a Washington Post analysis found

MSNBC Opinion: Joe Biden never ended the war in Afghanistan. The U.S. never ended the war in Afghanistan — it just changed form, and millions are suffering.

NBC News: Pope Benedict failed to act against abusive priests when he was Archbishop of Munich, report finds

Salon: After a Year of Biden, We Still Have Trump-Era Foreign Policy

Common Dreams: The Biden administration has approved oil and gas drilling permits at a faster rate than the Trump administration.

CBC (Canada): They’re known for having sheltered Edward Snowden. Now settled in Montreal, this family looks to the future

Newsweek: Could Newt Gingrich Help GOP Win 2022 Midterms as Party Turns to Him for Guidance? [Ed. note: He succeeded in 1994, with many suggesting his methods were the beginning of the end of bipartisanship.]

*** VIRUS NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

Bloomberg News via The Olympian: Early omicron breakthroughs show mRNA vaccines’ weakness

The Defender: Death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show excess deaths increased by more than 40% among Americans 18 to 49 years old during a 12-month period ending in October of 2021, and that COVID caused only about 42% of those deaths.

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

CNN: Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states

MSNBC’s The Last Work With Lawrence O’Donnell: Supreme Court ensures Trump’s dream of a total coverup has died

NBC News: Georgia prosecutor requests special grand jury in Trump election probe

Business Insider: Allen Weisselberg couldn’t explain gaps in figures used to value Trump golf course at $400 million, NY AG says in fraud investigation

USA Today: Revelations in New York court underscore Trump’s legal peril on multiple fronts

Talking Points Memo: Report: Trump Had Secret WH Meetings In Days Before Insurrection, Grisham Told Jan. 6 Panel

The Washington Post: Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after. After a short surge following the Jan. 6 riot last year, the number of people following noted right-wing personalities on services such as Telegram has barely grown over the past year, a Washington Post analysis found