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Black Americans 5 times more likely to be stopped by police, statistics show

Body camera footage from two of George Floyd’s arresting officers shows him sobbing and pleading. This comes more than 11 weeks after Floyd’s death, when protests over racial inequality in policing have not disappeared. On average, Black men and women are five times more likely to be apprehended by the police, compared to White people. Too often, those encounters prove to be violent. Michelle Miller reports. Source

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Biden unveils plans for his first 100 days in office to combat pandemic

President-elect Joe Biden says his administration would deliver 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during his first 100 days in office. He also said he would work to get kids back in school as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, President Trump hosted a meeting touting his administration’s success in developing a coronavirus vaccine so quickly. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns discuss the latest on plans for the vaccines and progress in the transition of power. Source

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FDA confirms Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness as U.S. cases top 15 million

U.S. coronavirus cases have surpassed 15 million as the country enters what many are calling a “dark” period. But help may soon be on the way as the FDA is set to consider Pfizer’s application for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. CBS News correspondents Charlie D’Agata and Adriana Diaz have the latest on the race for a vaccine, then Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to break down the latest. Source

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12/8: Red and Blue

The ‘safe harbor’ deadline to certify results; Voting underway in crucial Georgia Senate races Source

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