William Shakespeare, 81, first man to get new UK vaccine — BBC
Biden picks first-ever Black defense secretary — Politico
In Minneapolis, one gun, 14 unsolved shootings — Star Tribune
Trump admin passed on locking in 100,000,000 doses of vaccine — AP
Twin Cities school drops Sibley name over treatment of Dakota — PiPress
Couple in India gets married in hazmat suits — Reuters
The monotone negativity of COVID press coverage — NBER
Russian victory on 12/6/41 turned tide of WWII — Medium
Quote
"It's the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the new year after being on my own for most of the year. My advice to anyone offered the vaccine is to take it. If I can have it at 90, then you can have it too." — Margaret Keenan, first person in the UK to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
About: I send this email most mornings to force myself to stay informed and in touch. It’s typically ~8 links, a quote, and an update on what I’m working on. Write me back! And please share the email. If I added you and you don’t like it, please click unsubscribe below. I was a newspaper reporter for 14 years at the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Star Tribune. I gave the basic story of why my family left Minneapolis here. Find my new venture, Scuffed News, on YouTube (subscription is free and appreciated) and Twitter.