Today on “Face the Nation,” an excruciating election week is over as America shatters voting records and narrowly elects its 46th president. But the 45th, so far, refuses to concede. Source
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Trump remains largely quiet as Biden is projected 2020 winner
CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid reports on the Trump campaign’s reaction to President-elect Joe Biden’s projected victory. Source
A nation still divided as Biden projected winner of 2020 election
CBS News’ Mark Strassmann reports from Georgia on the nationwide reaction to President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Source
Cedric Richmond says “defund the police” cost Democrats seats in the House
Democrats will maintain their majority in the House, but lost seats this election. Source
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattles Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The magnitude 4.0 quake struck about 5.5 miles off the coast of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts. Source
Steve Martin and Harry Bliss on the concise joy of cartoons
The multi-talented Steve Martin has covered a lot of ground, as a standup comedian and actor, writer, novelist and musician. Now he can claim “cartoonist” to his resume, collaborating with noted New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss on humorous one-panel gems. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Martin and Bliss about the precision of the cartoon; capturing ideas in the middle of the night; and their cartoon collection, “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Source
A Halloween treat
Zoe Thomas, of Atlanta, is a three-year-old who was diagnosed with leukemia back in February. And because her immune system is now compromised, she couldn’t go trick-or-treating last weekend with all the other kids. But the children in her neighborhood had a sweet Halloween surprise for her. Steve Hartman reports. Source
Passage: Marguerite Littman
“Sunday Morning” looks back at the life of Marguerite Littman, a philanthropist and friend of artists and writers who advocated for AIDS patients, and who was an inspiration for Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Source
Sophia Loren on “The Life Ahead”
After a 10-year break from acting, the Academy Award-winner returns with a standout performance in a new Netflix film, directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti Source
Independent booksellers write a new chapter during COVID-19
The Strand Book Store is a New York institution, with four floors of books, and 93 years of tradition. But while it survived a Great Depression, World War II, 9/11 and Amazon, it has struggled during the era of COVID-19. New Yorker contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with the Strand’s owners, and with the owners of EyeSeeMe, an African-American children’s bookstore in St. Louis, about how independent booksellers are finding ways to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, and about the community of readers that wants them to survive. Source