☀ December 17: FDA to review Moderna vaccine, storms shutdown the Northeast and Santa’s wild ride

Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 17, 2020. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣💉 US trying to secure more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, FDA reviews Moderna

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2️⃣❄️ Snow continues to pummel the Northeast

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3️⃣😷 Biden, Pence preparing to get COVID-19 vaccine soon

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4️⃣⚾ MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major league

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📱 [Trending] this morning

Video: Santa Claus swings from construction equipment in Colorado

As if 2020 hasn’t been weird enough already, Santa Claus is trading his sleigh for a 50,000-pound excavator.

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📅 What we’re watching

🔴 FDA advisory committee will review Moderna’s request for emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine at 9 a.m. EST

🔴 SpaceX rocket carrying classified spacecraft payload is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9 a.m. EST

🔴 House Oversight Committee hearing for Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family and the opioid epidemic is scheduled for 9 a.m. EST

💻📲 We’ll bring you 🔴 LIVE news updates throughout the day on the NewsNation Now app and NewsNationNow.com.

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