NewsNation Articles: December 18, 2020

Chicago area hospital resumes vaccinations after 4 employees experience reactions Audio: FDA grants emergency authorization for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Audio: States report delays in additional shipments of Pfizer vaccine Audio: Legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson on 60 years FBI briefs House leaders on report detailing Chinese spy allegations Legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson on 60 years Wealthy and well-connected scramble to get COVID-19 vaccine first California leaders making plans for who is next in line for the vaccine Why are states going to receive fewer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines next week than they anticipated? Holiday travel expected to decline as season kicks off Black and Hispanic wealth grew at high rate from 2016-2019, trails white wealth Where’s my mail? Ohio postal workers’ union says employees are hustling while dealing with staffing shortages Bill cracking down on fake support animals clears Michigan state Senate Implosion of former Trump casino delayed, auction to push demolition button on Judge places temporary restraining order on Oklahoma governor’s executive order to close bars by 11 p.m. Moderna vaccine becomes second authorized for emergency use in US Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US stock exchanges Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument Over 1.1 million ballots cast in early voting for Georgia US Senate runoffs US Space Force unveils new name of troops: Guardians Boeing ‘inappropriately coached’ pilots in 737 MAX testing -US Senate report ‘What makes us less important?’ Rural Texas hospitals wait for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Former police chief says Rochester mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon US whistleblower was pressed to exaggerate leftist role in urban protests, lawyer says Broad attack by hackers sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks Texas toddler dies after swallowing battery President Trump signs 2-day stopgap bill to avert government shutdown College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open Biden marks anniversary of deaths of wife, child with visits to burial 4-year-old girl found dead in California home with overdosed adults Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread President Trump’s expected move to Mar-a-Lago challenged by neighbor For years, the Pentagon sits on racial discrimination survey NewsNation, WGN America joins Hulu in 2021 California judge says strip club ruling also protects restaurants fighting coronavirus restrictions New York driver rescued after spending 10 hours trapped under 4 feet of snow Supreme Court gives Trump short-term victory in census plan to exclude undocumented immigrants Power plant stacks that loom over Arizona set to come down Fiji cyclone kills at least 2, destroys dozens of homes Water your Christmas trees, US agency warns States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuits Pelosi, McConnell to get vaccine, urge members to do same ☀ December 18: Pence to publicly get vaccine, suspected Russian hacking and hyper-realistic face masks Snags on COVID-19 relief may force weekend sessions, government shutdown looming Coca-Cola laying off 2,200 workers as it slims down brands 15-year-old boy charged with murder in connection to fatal shooting of retired Chicago firefighter Pfizer: Millions of coronavirus vaccines sitting in warehouses, waiting on government instructions VP Pence, second lady receive COVID-19 vaccine; Biden to get shot Monday Elf on … the roof? Ohio principal dresses up, sits on lofty ‘shelf’ to surprise students Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mounts