Let's start with some international news today, including the latest with the Russia-Ukraine tensions, and why Boris Johnson's 2020 birthday has been added to the country's list of illicit parties while the UK was on lockdown. Moving back to U.S. headlines, let's of course share an update on COVID, a message from the Director of the World Health Organization, and Sarah Palin's positive COVID test before her defamation trial. Meanwhile, a new study suggests that antibodies from the Pfizer booster last at least four months after the third shot. Next, we discuss the effects of the child tax credit before closing with the Supreme Court's decision to to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: "US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia worry" AP News: "Soldiers say military junta now controls Burkina Faso" Washington Post: "Boris Johnson ‘birthday bash’ added to list of alleged lockdown parties" NY Times: "Omicron Cases Appear to Peak in U.S., but Deaths Continue to Rise" NY Times: "Covid Live Updates: F.D.A. Limits Use of Antibody Treatments" Daily Beast: "‘She Is, Of Course, Unvaccinated’: Sarah Palin Tests Positive for COVID on Eve of Defamation Trial" Washington Post: "Lab study shows omicron-blocking antibodies persist four months after a Pfizer-BioNTech booster" NY Times: "Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds" AP News: "Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start with some international news today, including the latest with the Russia-Ukraine tensions, and why Boris Johnson's 2020 birthday has been added to the country's list of illicit parties while the UK was on lockdown. Moving back to U.S. headlines, let's of course share an update on COVID, a message from the Director of the World Health Organization, and Sarah Palin's positive COVID test before her defamation trial. Meanwhile, a new study suggests that antibodies from the Pfizer booster last at least four months after the third shot. Next, we discuss the effects of the child tax credit before closing with the Supreme Court's decision to to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: "US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia worry" AP News: "Soldiers say military junta now controls Burkina Faso" Washington Post: "Boris Johnson ‘birthday bash’ added to list of alleged lockdown parties" NY Times: "Omicron Cases Appear to Peak in U.S., but Deaths Continue to Rise" NY Times: "Covid Live Updates: F.D.A. Limits Use of Antibody Treatments" Daily Beast: "‘She Is, Of Course, Unvaccinated’: Sarah Palin Tests Positive for COVID on Eve of Defamation Trial" Washington Post: "Lab study shows omicron-blocking antibodies persist four months after a Pfizer-BioNTech booster" NY Times: "Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds" AP News: "Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices