Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

How Moderna’s Vaccine Works https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/moderna-covid-19-vaccine.html?smid=tw-share

Explainer-I just got a COVID-19 vaccine. Now what? https://reut.rs/36TdOG5

FDA review confirms safety and efficacy of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/health/pfizer-vaccine-trial-results/?tid=ss_tw

The White House declined to buy more of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Here’s where it could go instead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/08/coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine-doses-united-states/?tid=ss_tw

Biden lays out plan to combat covid in first 100 days, including requiring masks on interstate buses, trains https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/biden-covid-100-days-plan/2020/12/08/16e0a47e-3965-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

AstraZeneca vaccine details published in Lancet, but data suggests need for more trials https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/astrazeneca-lancet-covid-vaccine-oxford/2020/12/08/482ca0f0-34b5-11eb-9699-00d311f13d2d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trudeau says "first Canadians will be vaccinated next week" if regulators OK Pfizer doses https://www.axios.com/canada-first-pfizer-covid-vaccines-next-week-6d1a9afc-e2f4-471a-bb58-7402742de87c.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter

Maryland says first vaccines coming Monday; D.C. hires second lab to process coronavirus tests https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-coronavirus-testing-maryland-vaccine/2020/12/08/229f9f56-398b-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump is expected to tout vaccines he has claimed he "came up with." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pfizer-vaccine-summit-trump-white-house_n_5fceb80bc5b6636e0927a92f?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community https://khn.org/MTIwNTU1Mw

Pfizer’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html?smid=tw-share

Britain launches the West’s first mass coronavirus vaccination — with a Maggie and a William Shakespeare first in line https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/covid-vaccine-pfizer-uk/2020/12/08/f78a8978-3676-11eb-9699-00d311f13d2d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump to sign 'America First' executive order on Covid-19 vaccines Tuesday https://cnb.cx/3guNZQ8

Britain launches the West’s first mass coronavirus vaccination — with a Maggie and a William Shakespeare first in line https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/covid-vaccine-pfizer-uk/2020/12/08/f78a8978-3676-11eb-9699-00d311f13d2d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden’s Pentagon pick signals his desire to avoid foreign policy battles of the past https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bidens-pentagon-pick-signals-his-desire-to-avoid-foreign-policy-battles-of-the-past/2020/12/08/fd9a3aa8-3972-11eb-8328-a36a109900c2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Biden vows to ‘restore and defend’ legal immigration, reversing Trump administration visa policies https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/02/biden-visas-legal-immigration/?tid=ss_tw

Potential Health Policy Administrative Actions Under President Biden - Issue Brief https://www.kff.org/dfda6f2/

Biden defense nominee’s need for a congressional waiver sows discomfort among Democrats https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-defense-nominees-need-for-a-congressional-waiver-sows-discomfort-among-democrats/2020/12/08/cab06670-398c-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Senate Republicans Throw the Brakes on Timing for Becerra Hearings https://khn.org/MTIyMzU4Nw

Republican Leaders Block Congressional Recognition Of Biden Inauguration https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/12/08/republican-leaders-block-congressional-recognition-of-biden-inauguration/

Conservative nonprofit group challenging election results around the country has tie to Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/thomas-more-jenna-ellis/2020/12/07/09057432-362d-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Ranked: The Top 10 Global Cities, by Ultra-Wealthy Population https://www.visualcapitalist.com/top-10-cities-ultra-wealthy-uhnw/   

As Congress talks, businesses try GoFundMe to survive COVID-19 https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/08/as-congress-talks-businesses-try-gofundme-to-survive-covid-19/   

A $4.5 billion Trump food program is running out of money early, leaving families hungry and food assistance charities scrambling https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/08/trump-farmers-to-families-food-box-program-strapped/?tid=ss_tw   

Global warming has profoundly transformed Arctic in just 15 years, report warns https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/08/arctic-climate-change-report-siberia/?tid=ss_tw  

Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/08/huawei-tested-ai-software-that-could-recognize-uighur-minorities-alert-police-report-says/?tid=ss_tw

Senate stimulus negotiators try to reach deal on whether companies can be sued over virus outbreaks https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/08/stimulus-negotiations-liability-shield/?tid=ss_tw

Spies with Russia’s foreign intelligence service believed to have hacked a top American cybersecurity firm and stolen its sensitive tools https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/leading-cybersecurity-firm-fireeye-hacked/2020/12/08/a3369aaa-3988-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Perspective | Nationstar Mortgage agrees to a $91 million settlement for mishandling foreclosures and borrowers’ payments https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/08/nationstar-mortgage-mr-cooper-91-million-settlement/?tid=ss_tw          

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