NewsNation Articles: November 16, 2020

Audio: Moderna says early data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine almost 95% effective Audio: Coronavirus vaccine distribution depends on dry ice supply Audio: Similarities, differences between Moderna and Pfizer vaccine Audio: Tracking Iota Audio: High school sweethearts married 60 years die one month apart Audio: Some grocery stores reporting shortages of essential items Audio: Man recounts using martial arts to help stop attempted kidnapping of baby King Tide phenomenon used to study the effects of rising sea levels Man recounts using martial arts to help stop attempted kidnapping of baby North Carolina 8-year-old has Christmas wish to help the homeless Armless swimmer trains for Tokyo Paralympics Why dry ice could be critical to coronavirus vaccine distribution People weigh whether to receive early doses of a coronavirus vaccine South Dakota nurse: The patients ‘that stick out are those who still don’t believe the virus is real’ President-elect Biden will receive national security briefing on Tuesday SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station Schools ponder post-holiday schedule changes to help slow spread of COVID-19 How the feds are preparing for mass COVID-19 vaccinations Tiny Mojave Desert town is up for sale again South Dakota doctor calls on governor to issue coronavirus restrictions Arkansas family devastated after investigator goes to the wrong house and shoots child’s dog Thousands of ballots not uploaded in Georgia county, state officials say doesn’t change outcome of election California scales back reopenings amid virus resurgence; all SoCal counties now in most-restrictive tier President-elect Joe Biden hopes to halt border wall construction The best time to watch the Leonid meteor shower’s peak tonight Governors ratchet up coronavirus restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving Airbnb IPO filing shows slowdown in revenue growth due to COVID-19 12-year-old boy writes letter to family of teen who died saving his life in church shooting ‘As we gain patients, we’re losing staff’: Record COVID-19 cases strain Texas health care workers About 90K sex abuse claims filed in Boy Scouts bankruptcy Illinois Rep. Bustos tests positive for COVID-19 Internal email reveals 65 virus cases among WHO Geneva staff Miami Marlins’ Kim Ng ready to bear the torch as baseball’s 1st female GM Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq Biden’s German shepherd Major won’t be the first rescue dog in the White House Donnie Wahlberg tips $2,020 at Massachusetts restaurant $8B deal as Home Depot reunites with HD Supply Family: Comedian Sinbad recovering from recent stroke Airlines warn travel restrictions may challenge COVID-19 vaccine rollout New Jersey governor tightens gathering limits amid rising COVID-19 cases Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider mask mandate challenge NCAA in talks with Indianapolis to host all of March Madness Peru’s Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader Researchers find coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than thought Florida Sen. Rick Scott quarantining after coming into contact with COVID-19 positive person ‘Anti-racist coalition’: The movement to integrate public schools across the country Stay-at-home advisory now in effect for Chicago and surrounding suburbs Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train Jetliner hits brown bear while landing in southeast Alaska Dillon Passage, husband of ‘Tiger King,’ arrested, charged with DWI in Texas Rapper Benny the Butcher shot in robbery attempt in Houston Hurricane Iota now a Category 5 storm near Central America Trump campaign withdrawing part of Pennsylvania election lawsuit New York Gov. Cuomo threatens lawsuit over Trump administration COVID-19 vaccine plan Moderna says early data suggests its COVID-19 vaccine almost 95% effective Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79 ☀ November 16: US COVID-19 cases hit 11M, SpaceX launches and the 2020 Masters winner Biden turns focus to US economy; Trump vows more challenges to election outcome