“Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try.” -- John Lennon
Deaths
US: 293,398 (+2955)
World: 1,563,009 (+12,746)
Cases
US: 15,591,709 (+222,663)
World: 68,565,538 (+626,565)
Countdown 1: 28 days.
Countdown 2: 43 days.
The FDA confirms safety data and efficacy of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, which will be considered this week for emergency use authorization. Overall, "there are currently insufficient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in subpopulations such as children less than 16 years of age, pregnant and lactating individuals, and immunocompromised individuals," according to the document. — Well that doesn’t give me warm fuzzies.
The Trump administration is under scrutiny for failing to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of coronavirus vaccines. That could delay the delivery of a second batch until Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.
A doctor who treated some of Houston's sickest Covid-19 patients has died. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza spent his days caring for some of the sickest Covid-19 patients in Houston. Months later, he was admitted to the same intensive care unit where he served as critical care medical director, infected with the same disease he treated in others. On November 30, Araujo-Preza, a physician at HCA Houston Healthcare in Tomball, Texas, died from coronavirus, his daughter told CNN. He was 51.
10,000 of America's restaurants are expected to close in the next three weeks. About 17% of America's restaurants have already permanently closed this year, with thousands more on the brink according to a new report. The National Restaurant Association is publicly pleading with Congress to pass new stimulus to help the industry that has been damaged by the pandemic. The group said Monday that 10,000 restaurants could close in the next three weeks, in addition to the 110,000 that have already shuttered in 2020.
Supreme Court won't take up GOP lawsuit over mail voting in Pennsylvania. The denial delivers another blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to score a victory in court that would block a state's certification of the vote.
Trump's threats to democracy are going nowhere in court. The repetitive and meritless legal challenges to the November 3 election results from President Donald Trump and his allies have sent one fundamental message: Millions of votes cast by their fellow Americans are worthless. Trump lawyers have argued for the widescale disenfranchisement of voters, including in Pennsylvania. So far, they have failed to convince the nation's courts.
Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn election results, affirms Biden win in state.
Arizona GOP asks if supporters willing to give their lives to "stop the steal".
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against four battleground states, claiming that the states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flashback: All 7 whistleblowers have now departed Texas AG Ken Paxton's office. All seven have either resigned, been fired or put on leave after accusing Paxton of crimes. The senior staff members have accused Paxton of serious crimes, such as bribery and abuse of office, related to his relationship with real estate developer and investor Nate Paul. The seven staff members reported Paxton's actions to law enforcement after they said he used his office to step in with Paul's legal affairs. — Paxton is currently under FBI investigation.
Georgia Republicans vow legislation to limit mail voting despite no evidence of fraud.
Newsmax TV scores a ratings win over Fox News for the first time ever. -- This is dangerous. Newsmax is far crazier than Fox News.
Players walk off in protest against alleged racism in Champions League. In a powerful protest against alleged racism, players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walked off the field during a Champions League game on Tuesday and didn’t return after a match official was accused of using insulting language about a Black coach.
Washington Football Team investigation uncovers decade-old confidential settlement: report. Dan Snyder, the Washington Football Team's owner, is reportedly fighting to keep details of a sexual harassment settlement involving his team out of public view after it was uncovered by NFL officials investigating the team's history of such cases.
Ex-rugby player for Wales, Alix Popham on early onset dementia diagnosis. At just 40 years old, Alix Popham was diagnosed with early onset dementia...From being a youngster, Popham was told that if he went into a tackle at anything less than 100%, he would be injured. So he gave it his all three times a week in UK training, then four times a week in France, followed by a game on Saturday. For 14 years, that was his routine. His doctor believes he had more than 100,000 sub-concussions in his career.
Online grocery shopping is growing, but millions of Americans on food stamps are being left behind.
PlayStation 5 shoppers are being outdone by so-called ‘scalper bot’ software, used to snatch up products online and relist them moments later at significant mark-ups on eBay and Amazon Marketplace.
John Lennon remembered 40 years after his murder.
RIP Chuck Yeager. He was 97.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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