The agency also issued a directive directing ambulance crews to administer less oxygen. Source
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Big drugmakers just raised their prices on 500 medications
Hundreds of medications see price jumps in new year, with average spike around 5%, according to an independent analysis. Source
Pandemic kills Family Video; chain to close last 250 stores
More than 250 locations nationwide are holding liquidation sales, the Midwest-based video-rental retail chain says. Source
Betsy DeVos tells Congress not to forgive student loan debt
The outgoing education secretary’s five-page letter doesn’t refer to President-elect Joe Biden by name. Source
Georgia Congressman Jody Hice on Senate runoffs and contesting the presidential election
Georgia Congressman Jody Hice is joining a number of other congressional Republicans in planning to object to the confirmation of President-elect Biden’s election victory. He joined CBSN to discuss that plus the crucial Senate runoff elections in his home state today. Source
Georgia’s runoff elections to determine Senate control
Atlanta Journal Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN to discuss what’s at stake in the final hours of voting for Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections. Source
Prosecutor declines to charge police officer who shot Jacob Blake
No charges will be filed against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, the White police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in the back over the summer, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday. Watch part of his press conference here. Source
New law requires hospitals to publish prices, including private deals with insurers
Patients’ Rights Advocate chairman and co-founder Cynthia Fisher joins CBSN to discuss a new health care law that says hospitals across the country must share information on their pricing, and why it may be a game-changer for the health care industry. Source
Cuomo calls new COVID-19 strain “highly problematic”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday a new COVID-19 strain that was detected in the state after it was first identified in the United Kingdom last month “could be a game changer.” He called it “highly problematic.” Source
What to expect from the Senate runoff races in Georgia
Voting is underway in Georgia for the runoff elections that will determine which party holds the majority in the U.S. Senate. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and CBS News political director Caitlin Conant join CBSN with a look at what to expect. Source