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Coronavirus vaccinations begin in Britain. Reports the US passed on an offer for additional Pfizer doses. Security flaws in popular smart devices. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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As Britons receive the first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, authorities in America are meeting this week to authorise its emergency use. We examine the approaches on both sides of the pond. Despite pandemic prescriptions of social distancing, multigenerational living is on the rise. And how Advent calendars became so very extra.
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In which we trace at least four secret identities of the most reclusive novelist in literary history, and John gets a terrible fake ID from the fake ID store. Certificate #39453.
As COVID ravages the American plains, the Cherokee nation stands alone – an example of how government might work to contain the virus. The tribe long ago gave up waiting for the federal government to come through on its promise of fully-funded health care, and invested in state-of-the-art healthcare infrastructure, just in time. But as winter sets in, Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. worries his community can’t remain an island forever.
Guest: Chuck Hoskin, Jr. is the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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The news to know for Tuesday, December 8th, 2020!
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‘America First’ Vaccine Order: CNBC, Bloomberg, FOX News, Stat
UK Begins Vaccinating Public: NY Times, NPR, Business Insider, Bloomberg
Biden Chooses Defense Secretary: AP, Politico, NY Times, CNN, WSJ
Biden Chooses CDC Leader: Stat, WSJ, Politico, Wallensky Tweet
2nd GA Recount Affirms Biden Win: AP, Axios, AJC, Newsweek, Trump Tweet, Kemp Tweet
Safe Harbor Deadline: NBC News, The Atlantic, Forbes, WI State Journal
California Launches Virus-Tracing App: Reuters, NY Times, LA Times
Uber Sells Self-Driving Unit: CNBC, Engadget, BBC
Spike in Pet Scams: CNN, CBS News, BBB
Airbnb Launches Nonprofit: The Verge, Engadget, Airbnb.Org
Paul Donovan's Profit and Prejudice: The Luddites of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Routledge, 2020) is a great example of what Robert Shiller has championed as narrative economics--pointing out the power and real-world economic import of stories, of narratives. In this case, Donovan highlights the cost of prejudice and how it will become even more expensive as we enter the fourth industrial revolution, a period in which human capital will be critically important to the success of any endeavor. Prejudice is bad for business and the economy, he concludes. Donovan argues for "Fighting Back"--the title of a chapter--to confront the economic cost of prejudice, but it will be an uphill battle.
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Daniel Peris is Senior Vice President at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. Trained as a historian of modern Russia, he is the author most recently of Getting Back to Business: Why Modern Portfolio Theory Fails Investors.
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A single penny costs more than two cents to make, which means the U.S. government loses roughly $90 million a year on its production. Stephen Dubner, co-author of the bestselling "Freakonomics" books and host of “Freakonomics Radio”, makes the case for getting rid of the penny altogether.
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A bipartisan relief bill that had some momentum last week hit a snag after two senators said they won’t support the proposal. We explain. Plus, an update on coronavirus restrictions in New York.
The Trump administration has five executions planned between now and January 20th, including that of Brandon Bernard, whose sentence many are fighting to commute. Biden is against the death penalty and said he will work to end it as president.
And in headlines: police shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson in Ohio, the Trump admin passed on extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and one weird trick pandas use to stay warm.
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"Brandon Bernard Awaits Execution Amid Calls for Clemency"
https://theintercept.com/2020/12/05/federal-executions-brandon-bernard/