Headlines for December 9, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5BE66)
- Joe Biden Vows to Administer at Least 100 Million Vaccines in First 100 Days in Office
- FDA Moves Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Closer to Authorization
- Report Warns 90% of People in Poorer Countries Will Miss Out on Vaccine as Rich Countries Hoard Doses
- Iran Says U.S. Sanctions Impeding Its Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
- California Prisoners Speak Out Against Planned Transfer as COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket
- Activists Protest in Front of Bergen County Jail in Solidarity with Hunger-Striking Prisoners
- WH Stimulus Bill Provides Local Relief But Cuts Unemployment Benefits and Slashes Direct Payment
- SCOTUS Rejects GOP Challenge to Pennsylvania Election Results
- Biden Taps Tom Vilsack to Lead Agriculture Dept, Rep. Marcia Fudge for HUD
- Ethiopia Fires at U.N. Workers in Tigray as Fighting Continues
- Study: U.S.-Led Airstrikes in Afghanistan Up by 330% Since 2017
- President Macron Says France Will Keep Selling Weapons to Egypt Despite Human Rights Record
- People Displaced from Conflict in 2020 Tops 80 Million
- Refugees and Aid Workers in Greece At Risk of Lead Poisoning in Camp Built on Former Military Site
- U.S. Agrees to Extend TPS as Central American Nations Reel from Hurricanes Eta and Iota
- House Passes National Defense Authorization Act with Veto-Proof Majority
- 14 Officers Fired or Suspended After Fort Hood Investigation
- Housing Activists Defend Home of Evicted Black and Indigenous Family in Portland
- Federal Court Rejects Gov't Approval of Offshore Oil Facility in Federal Arctic Waters
- Soren Ambrose, Longtime Anti-Globalization Activist, Dies from COVID-19