On “The Takeout” this week, longtime Democratic political consultant Paul Begala said that Kamala Harris is a “reassuring” choice for “Biden Republicans.” Source
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Strict curbs at pandemic’s apparent first high school football game
Fans wore masks and players drank from their own water bottles instead of sharing, and fans were restricted, as Herriman High in Utah took on Davis High. Source
Belarus protesters claim they were tortured for decrying election
Almost 7,000 were arrested in “Europe’s last dictatorship” for challenging the president’s purported landslide victory, and an unclear number remain missing. Source
Shot at freedom for Black man who got life for hedge clippers theft
Louisiana Supreme Court’s chief justice, court’s only Black member, called sentence excessive and said it stems from racist laws. Source
Dolly Parton says “Of course Black lives matter”
“Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!” Parton said during an interview with Billboard magazine. Source
Desperate Measures
A married couple is assassinated — were they the targets or could an online map have led killers to the wrong house? “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates. Source
December 8: Angelou, Baker, Ifill, Miller
A look at Nelson Mandela’s legacy with Randall Robinson, Dr. Maya Angelou, James Baker, Gwen Ifill, Lorraine Miller, Michele Norris, Rick Stengel, and more. Source
Special Report: World says goodbye to Nelson Mandela
Dignitaries and celebrities from around the globe and thousands of South Africans have gathered in Soweto for a massive memorial service honoring anti-apartheid icon and legendary humanitarian Nelson Mandela. Source
12/9: Was the General Motors bailout worth it?; Nelson Mandela’s unlikely friendship in prison
The U.S. Treasury sold off the last of its General Motors shares at a loss to taxpayers of $10 billion; and, when Christo Brand became a guard at Robben Island, he was told he’d be guarding the worst of the worst. But he came to know Nelson Mandela as a kindly gentleman and the prison peacemaker. Source
Mandela insider on his life and death
Former Time magazine editor and author of “Mandela’s Way” Richard Stengel joins the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts to discuss the memorial service and Mandela’s legacy. Source