Your weekend long reads 🗞

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The Short List   Saturday, January 30 Good morning, friends of the Short List! We hope the weekend finds you happy and healthy. It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge (and negative) impact on all of our lives. Finally, however, good news has arrived in the form of vaccines to battle the dangerous virus. This week, President Joe Biden said he expects the majority of the U.S. population can be vaccinated by summer's end or early fall. Here is some of USA TODAY's best reporting on the vaccine - how it was developed, how the rollout is going, and why you shouldn't be worried about it. • Luck, foresight and science: Credit for Moderna's dates back 15 years • Vaccine panel pans vaccine rollout, but predicts things will improve • Not a real thing at all: The vaccines don't contain a tracking device Feeling better? Wait till you see the rest of the long reads below! Reddit? Wall Street? GameStop?! How a hedge fund was taken down 🚀 GameStop's wild ride led to high scores for some investors playing the stock market this week. COVID side effects? Don't take pain relievers before... COVID-19 inspires Black, Latino students to apply for... How USA TODAY will aggressively cover Biden OPINION Kobe remembered: Special report on the deadly... All the best movies we saw at Sundance 2021, ranked Yes, a stock can have short interest over 100% –... These are the 7 women who will steer Biden's... As drone use grows, is your state ready? OPINION Meet Flo, an old Winnebago delivering COVID tests,... Start your day with the 5 Things podcast: Five news stories. Less than five minutes. Free to subscribe.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102