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Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 top 5 million
A grim milestone was reached this week when the worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million. Elizabeth Palmer has more from London.
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COVID vaccine mandates start taking effect
All 148,000 New York City school employees were required to get their vaccination by October 1, but some teachers continue to push back against the mandate and risk losing their jobs. Tom Hanson reports.
Crews race to contain Southern California oil spill
The Coast Guard has been deployed to clean up and rescue endangered wildlife after massive oil spill about 5 miles off the shore of Huntington Beach, California. Lilia Luciano is in Newport Beach with more.
Fauci: "Too soon to tell" whether Americans should avoid Christmas gatherings
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, says that "even if you are vaccinated and you’re in an indoor congregate setting, it just makes sense to wear a mask."
Roman pine trees dying from parasites
A quintessential part of Rome's skyline is at risk of being wiped out. Umbrella pine trees, which make up half of the city’s surface, are being eaten away by parasitic bugs known as pine tortoise scales. Chris Livesay has more on conservationists' efforts to preserve the iconic trees.
The Great Lakes and climate change
In the coming decades, rising sea levels due to climate change could dramatically impact the East and West Coasts of the United States. You might think the 10,000 miles of coastline along the five Great Lakes might be better protected from such effects. But as Ben Tracy reports from Marquette, Michigan, no place is truly untouched by our changing climate.
U.S. COVID death toll hits 700,000
It took less than four months for the U.S. to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths.
COVID lockdowns may have changed bird behavior, study finds
Eight in 10 of the species studied had different movement or migration patterns than before the pandemic
Study: COVID pill cuts deaths in half
Pharmaceutical company Merck says its experimental pill significantly reduces the effects of COVID-19 and plans to submit its findings to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization. CBS News researcher Max Bayer speaks with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about how this drug differs from those already in use.
Doctor on COVID treatment, rural death toll
Merck says clinical trials show its antiviral pill for COVID-19 can reduce hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the virus. Meanwhile, new data shows how hard the virus is hitting rural areas of the U.S. Dr. Ali Mokdad, chief strategy officer for Population Health at the University of Washington, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic, plus new research in the medical journal The Lancet about deaths at the hands of police.
Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers make final pitch to Michigan voters
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U.S. sanctions push Cuba to the brink, with healthcare at risk
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