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| At least four people were killed by this week's winter storm. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is set for FDA clearance. And an ongoing cyberattack targeting the U.S. government looks quite sketchy. |
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Hacking campaign poses 'grave risk' to all levels of government |
| A devastating cyberattack suspected to be tied to Russia poses a "grave risk" to government networks and the private sector, according to an ominous warning issued Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. The attacks, which targeted major branches of the U.S. government, have put an untold number of Americans, agencies and government secrets at risk of compromise. In its alert, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it's "likely" that additional intrusions "have not yet been discovered." |
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Another vaccine? Swooooooon |
| An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave a thumbs up to the nation's second COVID-19 vaccine . The independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee recommended Thursday that the FDA authorize Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, which in trials was shown to be safe and 94.5% effective. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn could officially authorize the vaccine as soon as late Thursday, and delivery could begin nationwide Monday. Unlike the vaccine the FDA authorized last week, made by Pfizer and its German collaborator, BioNTech, the Moderna one will be approved for use only in adults. |
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 | | A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle on March 16. | | Ted S. Warren, AP | |
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Winter storm slamming the Northeast turns deadly |
| Heavy snow from a winter storm continued to fall Thursday across the Northeast as the season's first major winter storm slowly moved off the East Coast, pounding some areas with nearly 4 feet of snow. At least four people were killed in the storm. Hundreds of vehicle crashes, some of them deadly, were reported from the mid-Atlantic states into the Northeast, according to the Weather Channel. More than 50,000 customers were without electricity Thursday afternoon, Poweroutage.us reported, mainly in Virginia and New York state. Interior areas of Pennsylvania and New York state took the brunt of the heavy snow – more than 40 inches in many towns. Stay safe, everyone! |
 | | People walk through Manhattan in the first snowstorm of the season Dec. 16 in New York City. | | Spencer Platt, Getty Images | |
Biden to make history with Deb Haaland as interior secretary, the first Native American in that role |
| President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rep. Deb Haaland to be secretary of the interior, according to news reports. If confirmed, she would be the first Native American to serve in that position . The Department of the Interior is home to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Haaland, 59, is an enrolled citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna Native American tribe and serves on the House Natural Resources Committee. She was one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, the other being Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan. On Nov. 23, Haaland told NPR that if she was nominated for the interior role, it "would mean a lot to Indian Country." |
 | | Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is ready to serve as Joe Biden's secretary of the interior. | | J. Scott Applewhite, AP | |
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Florida blames mothers when men batter them – then takes away their children |
| Mothers victimized by violent men told child welfare workers the truth, and in return, they expected help. Instead, they lost their children. USA TODAY spoke to 22 domestic violence victims who had their children taken from them, revealing a system stacked against women who are abused. The state's "failure to protect" child abuse law predominantly punishes women, many of whom never abused their children. Read the full story here. |
 | | Leah Gunion's two young sons were taken from her and placed in separate foster homes in May 2018. Child welfare workers entered her life because an ex-boyfriend attacked her in her home. | | Thomas Cordy, Palm Beach Post | |
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