Fifty times more potent than heroin, Fentanyl was available on the internet and could be delivered through the mail. Source
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John le Carré, definitive Cold War spy novelist, has died at 89
“We have lost a great figure of English literature,” said publisher Curtis Brown CEO Johnny Geller. Source
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches SiriusXM satellite
SpaceX on Sunday shot off a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a powerful next-generation SiriusXM radio satellite, chalking up the California rocket builder’s 25th flight to orbit so far this year. Watch the launch here. Source
Germany steps up lockdown measures over winter holidays
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the governors of Germany’s 16 states agreed Sunday to step up the country’s lockdown measures beginning Wednesday until January 10. Source
Le Carré
John le Carré is the pen name of David Cornwell, an ex-spy for Britain’s famed MI6, whose page-turner spy thrillers have made him one of the most successful authors of the past 60 years. Steve Kroft reports. Source
Violence erupts in Washington D.C. after Trump supporters rally
At least four people were stabbed near Black Lives Matter Plaza, about four blocks from the White House, and there were 33 unrelated arrests. Source
Making sure rural American gets the coronavirus vaccine
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being shipped across America. CBS News’ Mark Strassmann reports that the vaccine is set to be given to health care workers and nursing home residents. Then Dr. Donald Williamson, CEO and President of the Alabama Hospital Association, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the vast need for the vaccine in rural America. Source
Hackensack Meridian Health CEO says staffing is hospitals’ “biggest challenge”
Robert Garrett, the CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, says the surge in cases nationwide is making it difficult to maintain staffing levels. Source
Voters split on willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine
“Face the Nation” caught up with a group of Trump and Biden supporters from earlier this year to talk the latest with the coronavirus vaccine. Source
CBS News poll: Most feel election is “settled” but Trump voters disagree
CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto has the latest on voters’ views of the election results ahead of the Electoral College meeting on Monday. Source