It's day 2 of the MLB lockout.
On #TheUpdate this Friday, the omicron varient of COVID-19 is here in the New York City area- now what? It's infected at least five people, including a man from Minnesota who attended the Anime NYC convention at the Javits Center in Manhattan in late November, where 53,000 people attended. Meanwhile, Mayor De Blasio is extending his order requiring COVID-19 vaccines to include teachers and staff at private and religious schools. NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea and his First Deputy Commissioner Ben Tucker have put their retirement papers in order in the weeks before mayor-elect Eric Adams takes office. Their last days are December 31st.
And in Oregon, officials are asking for help looking for the person or people responsible for poisoning an entire wolf pack in the eastern part of the state earlier this year. The Oregon State Police said it's been investigating the killing of all five members of the Catherine Pack in Union County, plus three other wolves from other packs. 🐺
