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News insights as discussed  "Only on The Andy and Amanda Show":

-  Russia's military near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow it to treat casualties, in yet another key indicator of Moscow's military readiness according to 3 sources. 

-  The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain's UK Health Security Agency said on Friday.UKHSA said that there was an increased growth rate of BA.2 compared with BA.1 in all regions of England where there were enough cases to compare them, and that "the apparent growth advantage is currently substantial".

- The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at center-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.

- The S&P 500 advanced on Friday, rebounding from selloff to rally and then paring gains near the end of a tumultuous week marked by heightened volatility as investors weighed mixed corporate earnings, geopolitical turmoil and an increasingly aggressive Federal Reserve

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