One House Republican alone has 177 pages’ worth of social media posts attacking the election’s integrity. Source
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Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer
The bill criminalizes “gestures or other physical contact that would have a direct tendency to provoke a violent response” Source
Book excerpt: Walter Isaacson’s “The Code Breaker”
The latest book from the bestselling biographer of geniuses from da Vinci and Franklin to Einstein and Jobs tells the story of Jennifer Doudna and the creation (and moral questioning) of the gene-editing technology CRISPR. Source
AstraZeneca exec: “We are ready to supply tens of millions of doses” in the U.S.
Millions of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are being administered to some of the world’s lowest-income countries thanks in part to the global COVAX initiative. The drugmaker plans to request emergency-use authorization for its vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration when the results of its U.S. clinical trial are available in a few weeks. AstraZeneca executive Ruud Dobber spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the company’s vaccination efforts. Source
Stocks climb, erasing earlier losses, as economy heats up
Stocks zigged, then zagged, after a report showed employers added hundreds of thousands more jobs last month than economists expected. Source
Pope Francis in Iraq for historic papal visit
Pope Francis is describing his trip to Iraq as an “emblematic journey,” the first time any pontiff has set foot in the birthplace of Abraham of the Old Testament. Nicole Winfield, Vatican correspondent for the Associated Press, joins CBSN with more on the four-day journey, which comes amid rising COVID-19 infections and security concerns. Source
Coworkers find out they’re sisters after DNA tests
Both were put up for adoption and raised by single parents – something they bonded over when they met at work. Source
The new vaccine divide – Global GoalsCast
Rich countries are making fast progress toward immunizing their entire adult populations, but dozens of less wealthy countries have yet to receive their first dose. Source
Spacewalkers continue station power upgrade
Multiple spacewalks are planned to improve the space station’s solar power system. Source
As states lift mask rule, retailers stick with safety measure
Grocery giant Albertsons says it will soon only “encourage” customers to follow safety measures in Texas stores. Source