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Jay Streu bird presents top news stories, focusing on COVID-19 variants in the Northeast and California, and their potential to bypass immune responses. The CDC is tracking variants from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil. Despite a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, economic challenges persist with 730,000 new jobless claims. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell highlights the uncertain path to recovery. Additionally, New York prosecutors have obtained former President Trump's tax returns following a Supreme Court decision, as part of a criminal investigation.

Which regions are mentioned as the origin of the COVID-19 variants being tracked by the CDC?

• UK, South Africa, Brazil

• UK, South Africa, India

• UK, India, Brazil

• South Africa, India, Brazil

What is the significance of the 54,000 figure mentioned in the context of COVID-19?

• Number of new variants discovered

• Number of people hospitalized due to the virus

• Number of people vaccinated daily

• Number of new cases reported daily

What is the current status of jobless claims in the United States according to the report?

• At the highest level since the pandemic began

• At the lowest level since the pandemic began

• At the lowest level in three months

• Unchanged from the previous month

What did Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell say about the economic recovery?

• The recovery is almost complete

• The path ahead is highly uncertain

• The recovery will be swift

• The economy is back to pre-pandemic levels

What was the Supreme Court's decision regarding Trump's tax returns?

• They ruled the tax returns should remain private

• They delayed the decision on the tax returns

• They allowed New York prosecutors access to the tax returns

• They blocked access to the tax returns