Headlines for December 7, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5BB3F)
- U.S. Barrels Toward 15 Million COVID-19 Cases as Hospitals and 911 Reach Breaking Point
- Sweeping Lockdown Takes Effect in California; Data Shows 1,000 Migrant Kids Have Contracted COVID-19
- Jobs Growth Slowed in November as Pressure Mounts for Congress to Pass New Stimulus Bill
- Restrictions Tighten in Iran, South Korea as Countries Around the World Battle Surges
- Argentina Passes "Millionaire's Tax" to Help Pay for Coronavirus Response
- COVID-19 Vaccines Start to Roll Out as U.N. Warns of Disparities in Distribution
- Senate Debates Held in GA Ahead of January Runoff as Trump Tries to Overturn Presidential Vote Outcome
- Joe Biden Taps California AG Xavier Becerra to Head Health and Human Services Dept.
- House Dems Vote for NY Rep. Gregory Meeks to Chair Foreign Affairs Committee
- Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Restore DACA
- House Passes Historic Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana
- Peru Repeals Pro-Corporate Farm Law After Days of Labor Protests
- Calls for Justice Mount After Israeli Soldiers Kill Teenage Boy in West Bank
- World Food Programme Chief Warns of "Catastrophic" Humanitarian Crisis in 2021
- Venezuelan President Claims Victory in Parliamentary Elections Boycotted by Opposition
- Family Demands Justice for Casey Goodson Jr., 23-Year-Old Black Man Killed by Ohio Police
- Water Protectors Take Direct Action Against Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota