CDC gives the green light for Pfizer's vaccine against covid-19.
The UK and the EU extend the time for talks.
This is what you need to know to start the day.
First the truth.
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Today is the official vote of the Electoral College
By law, the US election result is made official on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.
Voters will meet in their respective states and cast votes to declare Joe Biden president-elect of the United States.
They certify the votes and send them to Washington.
Many states have laws that require their constituents to support the winner of their state's election and can impose fines on unfaithful voters who go their own way.
This occurs after Donald Trump lost the popular vote and failed in his challenges before the Justice.
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CDC gives green light for Pfizer vaccine against covid-19
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepted the recommendation of the agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech It is administered to people from 16 years of age.
Pfizer began shipping its vaccine on Sunday, and the first injections are expected Monday morning.
• What we know about Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine
• See how the distribution process for Pfizer vaccines began
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Brexit: UK and EU extend deadline for talks
The United Kingdom and the European Union agreed, once again, to extend trade talks beyond a self-imposed deadline after failing to reach an agreement, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Trump's economic record
Donald Trump is the only one of 13 presidents since World War II to leave the White House with fewer employed Americans than when he began his term.
He will have overseen more insignificant growth in economic output than any of the 12 previous presidents.
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The poorest Venezuelans fear hunger more than covid-19
In the poorest neighborhoods of Venezuela they barely manage to survive, as the coronavirus forced to shut down the economy in the country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
Here working from home is not an option, there is no hand sanitizer or basic sanitation and very few masks.
Covid-19 is not your main concern.
Hunger is.
Some are trying to fill in the gaps that the government does not want and CNN's Isa Soares accompanies NGO workers as they deliver food and other essential goods to a sector of Caracas, Petare, the so-called largest "favela" in Latin America.
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At coffee time
The Zodiac Killer code was solved by amateur codebreakers, more than 51 years later
It has been more than 50 years since the so-called Zodiac Killer began to terrorize the streets of Northern California.
And now it is believed that a team of code breakers finally solved one of the mysterious coded messages the killer sent.
Clinical trials of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine suspended in Peru "due to the identification of an adverse event"
The Peruvian Ministry of Health announced this Saturday that it supports the decision of the National Institute of Health to temporarily suspend clinical trials of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine.
Man was detained after he got on the wing of a plane preparing for take off
A man was arrested after getting on the wing of an Alaska Airlines plane at the Las Vegas airport.
Know the history.
This Monday there will be a total solar eclipse that can be seen from countries in South America
The Moon will interpose itself between the Sun and the Earth to give way to one of the most impressive astronomical phenomena: a total solar eclipse. The natural phenomenon will be visible in different countries of South America.
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The number of the day
20 million
FDA commissioner is confident that there will be doses of the vaccine for 20 million Americans before the end of the year.
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Quote of the day
"What they did not evaluate was whether you could, despite receiving the vaccine and being protected, contract a virus that then enters through your nose and then infects someone else"
Even after a COVID-19 vaccine, you should wear a mask, warns Dr. Sandro Cinti, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Michigan.
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Day selection
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And to finish…
This is how visits to Santa Claus in shopping centers will change due to the covid-19 pandemic
This year, visits to Santa Claus in shopping centers will be different.
In the United States, some of these places have changed their protocols.
For example, many choose to book visits by appointment.
In addition, Santa Claus will also offer virtual calls from the North Pole, giving families a safe experience during the covid-19 pandemic.