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Corona

Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus https://khn.org/MTIyOTA1Ng

Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders https://khn.org/MTIyNzMyNQ

How are States Prioritizing Who Will Get the COVID-19 Vaccine First? https://www.kff.org/?p=501104

California orders 5,000 body bags as COVID deaths surge https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-orders-5-000-body-bags-as-COVID-deaths-15803770.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

His staff cleans covid-19 hospital rooms. He got the vaccine to build trust in the shot. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/howard-coronavirus-vaccines/2020/12/15/ece3edee-3e59-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw

COVID-19 vaccine trials report cases of brief facial paralysis. That's not as scary as it sounds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/15/pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccine-trials-and-bells-palsy-what-it/3904994001/

National commission says prison inmates, guards should be among first to get COVID-19 vaccine https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-15/prisons-covid-19-epicenter-justice-commission-says-inmate-vaccines

U.S. and Pfizer Are Negotiating Deal for More Vaccine Doses Next Year https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/us/politics/us-pfizer-vaccine-more-doses.html?smid=tw-share

Civil rights groups work to convince Black communities to get vaccine https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/530392-civil-rights-groups-work-to-convince-black-communities-to-get-vaccine#.X9p6XL9zihM.twitter

Record numbers of covid-19 patients push hospitals and staffs to the limit https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/16/hospitals-covid-overwhelmed/?tid=ss_tw

How do home tests for coronavirus work? Where can I get one? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/16/coronavirus-home-test-rapid/?tid=ss_tw

Health-care worker in Alaska has severe allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/allergic-reaction-covid-vaccine-alaska/2020/12/16/cf8f5c56-3fcb-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw

FDA says Pfizer coronavirus vaccine contains extra doses, expanding nation’s supply https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/pfizer-vaccine-doses-us/2020/12/16/9d63848c-3fc1-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Senate GOP has accepted Biden’s win but continues to push Trump’s baseless fraud claims https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-biden-voter-fraud-election-security/2020/12/16/c7e75d5a-3fd0-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Georgia Senate Runoffs: More Voters Turn Out For First Day Of Early Voting Than For General Election https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/12/15/georgia-senate-runoffs-more-voters-turn-out-for-first-day-of-early-voting-than-for-general-election/

‘Like a Hand Grasping’: Trump Appointees Describe the Crushing of the C.D.C. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/politics/cdc-trump.html?smid=tw-share

Inaugural ceremony to go forward without public attendance https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/16/inaugural-ceremony-to-go-forward-without-public-attendance/

Senators clash as panel hears discredited claims of election fraud https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/16/senators-clash-as-panel-hears-discredited-claims-of-election-fraud/

The Negro Leagues are now ‘major league’ in eyes of MLB, its stats a part of official record https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/12/16/negro-leagues-stats-mlb/?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Animation: Mapping the Recovery from the Global Recession of 2020 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-recession-2020-recovery/  

Bitcoin surges past $20,000 for first time https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/16/bitcoin-surges-past-20000-first-time/?tid=ss_tw    

10 States Accuse Google of Abusing Monopoly in Online Ads https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/google-monopoly-antitrust.html?smid=tw-share

Public transit is a lifeline for low-income residents. They will bear the brunt of service cuts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/public-transit-service-cuts/2020/12/15/c73d5a08-3e1d-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw   

Critical to Vaccines, Cold Storage Is Wall Street’s Shiny New Thing https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/business/cold-storage-covid-vaccine.html?smid=tw-share

Texas leads Republican attorneys general in new antitrust lawsuit against Google, targeting its advertising empire https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/16/google-antitrust-texas-lawsuit/?tid=ss_tw   


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