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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The FDA has issued an emergency authorization for the first rapid coronavirus test that can be used at home and deliver results within minutes.  President Trump has fired the head of a federal cybersecurity agency who debunked his election conspiracy theories.  The fate of a federal stimulus package is looking bleak.  With two months left in office, President Trump is rushing to bring more US troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq.  A deadly humanitarian crisis is developing in Ethiopia, where thousands of people are fleeing violence in the Tigray region.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Moderna announced its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective -- the second US vaccine with a stunningly high success rate. But the virus is spreading at unprecedented speeds nationwide, and it could get worse before the vaccine provides relief. After 27 hours in orbit, the SpaceX Crew Dragon and its four astronauts have docked at the International Space Station for a six-month stay.  Celebrations of November 17th anniversary turn violent in Athens (as usual) 

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The pandemic is growing more alarming by the day.  President-elect Joe Biden will win Arizona, turning a longtime Republican stronghold blue and widening his lead over President Donald Trump,  Tropical Storm Eta moved out into the Atlantic Ocean after dumping torrents of rain on the Southeast.   Barack Obama's long-awaited memoir is (almost) here In what will be the first of two volumes, he opens up about his presidency, his marriage and the rise of Trump.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The US keeps breaking records that no one wants to see broken. The nation reported more than 144,000 new daily coronavirus cases yesterday, the single highest daily count since the pandemic began. The Trump administration is still refusing to begin the formal transition process and cooperate with Joe Biden's incoming team.  Tropical Storm Eta has made its fourth landfall on the northwest coast of Florida.  Thousands of Ethiopians are fleeing into neighboring Sudan to escape escalating conflict.  

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. President Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election continues, with the support of top Republicans and others in his administration.  It looks like most of Obamacare might remain intact after all.  Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations in the US are higher than ever before, and state leaders are urging residents to stay home. The nation is seeing a dangerous surge.  All 15 of Hong Kong's remaining pro-democracy lawmakers resigned in protest today after Beijing authorized the expulsion of four of their colleagues.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The transition to the Joe Biden administration will likely be much more difficult than those in his camp had hoped.  The drugmaker Pfizer said early data from its human coronavirus vaccine trial shows that it is more than 90% effective — a much better efficacy than expected if the trend continues. The Supreme Court will meet today to discuss whether to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act,  Armenia's Prime Minister announced he had signed a peace deal with Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh,  #Patriots bean winless Jets

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Still no declared winner for the presidency.  #Biden needs one out of five states left, while #Trump needs all five.  Senate is all but republican with a clear winner being Mitch McConnell.  The #Dow continues to climb as Wall Street likes gridlock.  In Greece the country went into lockdown for 3 weeks to stop the spread of #COVID