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Vaccinations of frontline workers in full swing as Covid deaths surge. Progress on the long-delayed COVID relief package. A massive Nor'easter is taking aim at the East Coast. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Astonishingly, companies have raised more capital this year than ever before. We ask how capital markets shook free amid the pandemic—and what will happen with all that cash now. Our correspondent finds just how dependent the world’s waste-management industry is on informal workers, whose hard jobs have been made far harder this year. And the technology making megaphones much more mega.
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All year, we’ve seen how COVID-19 surges can persuade state officials to take the pandemic seriously. But the resistance in Florida is something special: There, Governor Ron DeSantis has been particularly opposed to sharing case data or imposing measures to minimize viral spread.
Guest: Mary Ellen Klas, reporter for the Miami Herald.
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In the United States, gun violence is in a state of national crisis, yet efforts to reform gun regulation face significant political and constitutional barriers. In this innovative book, Ian Ayres and Fredrick E. Vars put forward creative and practical solutions, proposing legislative reform which will reduce gun deaths.
Theirs is a libertarian 'bottom-up' approach which seeks to empower those most at risk by allowing individuals a choice to opt in to common-sense gun regulation for themselves. At the same time, the genius of Weapon of Choice: Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights (Harvard University Press, 2020) is that the proposals do not infringe the individual freedoms of gun ownership protected by the second amendment.
Ayres and Vars put forward practical solutions which, where adopted, will cause an immediate reduction in lives lost as a result of gun violence. Their work is empirically grounded and provides a roadmap for legislators and policy makers who wish to keep people safe by reducing gun deaths.
Ian Ayres is the William K. Townsend Professor of Law and Professor of Management at Yale University. He is the author of many books, including the New York Times bestseller Super Crunchers. He is a contributor to Forbes, NPR's Marketplace, and the New York Times.
Fredrick E. Vars is the Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr., Professor of Law at the University of Alabama, where he specializes in mental health law. He works with numerous suicide-prevention organizations and is a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Gun Violence.
Jane Richards is in the final stages of completing her doctoral thesis on the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the insanity defence and its disposition orders at the University of Hong Kong. You can find her on twitter where she follows all things related to human rights and Hong Kong politics @JaneRichardsHK
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Andy is joined by Heidi Larson, Founding Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, for a conversation about, well, vaccine confidence. They discuss what causes vaccine hesitancy, how to boost confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, and how to convert those who are on the fence about taking it. Plus, the particular trust issues among communities of color.
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The Dolly Parton-backed Moderna vaccine has been reviewed by the FDA and found to have an efficacy rate of 94.1 percent. Zooming out, a New York Times report said it may take until 2024 for less affluent countries to fully immunize their population, since rich countries have bought up all the supply.
And in headlines: Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for kidnapping 300 boys in Nigeria last Friday, European countries announce antitrust proposals for tech companies, and Prince Harry and Meghan are podcasters now.
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FDA Says Moderna Vaccine Effective: NY Times, WaPo, NBC News, FDA
East Coast Braces for Snowstorm: USA Today, NY Times, NBC News, Weather Channel, NWS
Mitch McConnell Acknowledges Biden Victory: AP, NBC News, Reuters, Politico
Biden Inauguration Day Plans: NPR, AP, USA Today, Axios
Biden’s Transportation Secretary Pick: WaPo, AP, Reuters, Biden Transition, Buttigieg Tweet
FDA Approves OTC Coronavirus Test: AP, Axios, NBC News, FDA
Walmart to Use Fully Driverless Delivery Trucks in 2021: The Verge, Engadget, Walmart
Twitter Shutting Down Periscope: The Verge, Engadget, Reuters, Periscope
Bucks’ Antetokounmpo Record-Breaking Extension: ESPN, The Athletic, AP, Giannis Antetokounmpo
Mackenzie Scott Donates $4B in 4 Months: The Hill, NY Times, Bloomberg, Mackenzie Scott
Work Wednesday: Unilever Testing out 4-day Work Week: NY Times, Reuters, Business Insider
Comedian Rivers Langley is back in his hometown in Alabama for the rest of 2020. Also, there's a global pandemic still happening. This podcast is him catching up with his funny friends; sometimes on the phone, sometimes socially-distanced outside. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #111. Our first guest today is comedian Monika Scott. You should give her a follow @MightyMonika and check out her podcast with Rivers called "What Did You Learn?" where they talk about documentaries with comedian Luke F. Jensen. Our second guest is professional wrestler and all-around hilarious dude, Justin Morales. You should give him a follow @TheJustinMo and check out the back catalog of Wrestling Pro Wrestling on YouTube. Listen to Carter Glascock's new album 'The Crystal Pistol' now streaming on all platforms!