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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! Is it Thursday already? Yes it is. It's Jane, with today's news. |
| U.S. pharma execs could shed more light on when Americans will get a COVID-19 vaccine. The House is set to vote on a bill banning the private ownership of big cats — and "Tiger King" star Carole Baskin is "thrilled." And finally, did you miss the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony? We've got you covered. 🎄 |
| Here's today's news: |
Execs from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to give update on coronavirus vaccine |
| NBC News anchor Lester Holt will sit down with top executives from U.S. pharmaceutical firms Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson in a program airing Thursday night. The special edition of Dateline NBC, "Race for a Vaccine," comes after the British government said Wednesday that it approved widespread use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German company BioNTech, and the first shots will be given next week. The move makes the U.K. one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as it tries to curb Europe's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. Other countries aren't far behind: The United States and the European Union are vetting the Pfizer/BioNTech shot along with a similar vaccine made by Moderna . "Race for a Vaccine," airs at 10 p.m. ET/PT and will examine the latest plans for a vaccine to reach Americans, NBC said in a news release. |
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UN special session to address the response to COVID-19 |
| Close to 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are scheduled to speak at the U.N. General Assembly's special session starting Thursday on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed 1.5 million lives. "The world is looking to the U.N. for leadership," Assembly President Volkan Bozkir said Wednesday. "This is a test for multilateralism." In the U.S., the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients nationwide passed the 100,000 mark Wednesday, an alarming statistic fueling enormous strain on the health care system. Some experts said the total, compiled by the COVID Tracking Project and at 100,226 on Wednesday night, could soon double. Many hospitals will be forced to suspend elective surgeries and other routine operations and set up temporary field hospitals, experts said. |
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Accused Kenosha shooter to appear in court for preliminary hearing |
| A lawyer is expected to ask a judge Thursday to dismiss two of the six charges pending against the teen accused of killing two protesters and injuring a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin , in August. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Illinois, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing after being free on $2 million bail since Nov. 20. The charges relate to a night of unrest on Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a local Black man. Rittenhouse's attorney Mark Richards filed a motion that says the complaint does not support two of the charges: recklessly endangering public safety, and possessing a dangerous weapon while under age 18, a misdemeanor. The other charges are first-degree intentional homicide of Joseph Rosenbaum, first-degree reckless homicide of Anthony Huber, attempted first-degree intentional homicide of Gaige Grosskreutz and another count of reckless endangerment for shots fired at another protester. |
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House to vote on big cat bill backed by 'Tiger King' star |
| The House of Representatives is set to pass legislation Thursday banning the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, a measure "Tiger King" star Carole Baskin and her husband Howard's organization Big Cat Rescue had spent years lobbying for, would allow existing facilities to keep their big cats but would prohibit most contact between the public and the animals. Carole Baskin told USA TODAY she was "thrilled" the legislation was finally coming up for a vote. The Netflix documentary "Tiger King" examined the life of private zoo owner Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as "Joe Exotic," and his hatred for Baskin, whom he deemed a threat to his livelihood. |
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Dolly Parton, Kelly Clarkson sleigh it at Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting |
| There were no cheerful spectators rockin' around the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree ;this year. The 88th annual lighting ceremony of the most famous Christmas tree in the world looked a little different Wednesday with no audience amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was far from a silent night during NBC's two-hour "Christmas in Rockefeller Center." While the usual midtown Manhattan crowd was missing, some of NBC's biggest stars were on hand, including "The Voice" coaches Kelly Clarkson and Gwen Stefani and late-night host Jimmy Fallon, along with legends Dolly Parton and Earth, Wind & Fire. If you missed the joyful performances, festive fashion and a whopping 50,000 light bulbs, don't get your sleigh bells in a bunch, because USA TODAY's got you covered. Here are the top five moments from the annual celebration. |
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 | | Tori Kelly performs during the 88th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on Dec. 2, 2020, in New York City. | | Cindy Ord, Getty Images | |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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