{"id":2699,"date":"2020-12-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=140422"},"modified":"2020-12-17T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:00:00","slug":"headlines-for-december-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines-for-december-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines for December 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/us_shatters_covid_19_daily_record_with_3_656_deaths_quarter_million_new_cases\">U.S. Shatters COVID-19 Daily Record with 3,656 Deaths &amp; Quarter-Million New Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/whos_covid_19_plan_to_vaccinate_poorer_nations_faces_very_high_risk_of_failure\">WHO&#039;s COVID-19 Plan to Vaccinate Poorer Nations Faces &quot;Very High&quot; Risk of Failure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/fda_panel_to_vote_on_emergency_use_authorization_for_moderna_vaccine\">FDA Panel to Vote on Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna Vaccine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/trump_appointee_pushed_covid_19_herd_immunity_strategy_we_want_them_infected\">Trump Appointee Pushed COVID-19 Herd Immunity Strategy: &quot;We Want Them Infected&quot;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/chris_christie_on_covid_19_how_wrong_i_was_to_remove_my_mask_at_the_white_house\">Chris Christie on COVID-19: &quot;How Wrong I Was to Remove My Mask at the White House&quot;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/french_president_tests_positive_for_covid_19_after_meetings_with_european_leaders\">French President Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Meetings with European Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/brazils_confirmed_coronavirus_cases_top_7_million\">Brazil&#039;s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 7 Million<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/lawmakers_near_deal_on_900b_coronavirus_relief_bill_as_us_poverty_surges\">Lawmakers Near Deal on $900B Coronavirus Relief Bill as U.S. Poverty Surges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/poverty_on_the_rise_across_the_globe_as_27_billion_people_saw_no_public_assistance_amid_pandemic\">Poverty on the Rise Across the Globe, as 2.7 Billion People Saw No Public Assistance Amid Pandemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/un_warns_locust_swarms_threaten_food_security_for_millions_in_horn_of_africa_and_yemen\">U.N. Warns Locust Swarms Threaten Food Security for Millions in Horn of Africa and Yemen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/top_us_general_holds_unplanned_talks_with_taliban_and_afghan_president\">Top U.S. General Holds Unplanned Talks with Taliban and Afghan President<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/france_delivers_14_guilty_verdicts_in_2015_charlie_hebdo_and_connected_attacks\">France Delivers 14 Guilty Verdicts in 2015 Charlie Hebdo and Connected Attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/hungary_bans_same_sex_adoptions_in_latest_crackdown_on_lgbtq_rights\">Hungary Bans Same-Sex Adoptions in Latest Crackdown on LGBTQ Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/religious_leaders_call_for_ban_on_conversion_therapy\">Religious Leaders Call for Ban on &quot;Conversion Therapy&quot;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/university_of_mississippi_slammed_for_firing_prof_who_called_out_relationship_with_racist_donors\">University of Mississippi Slammed for Firing Prof. Who Called Out Relationship with &quot;Racist Donors&quot;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/mlb_elevates_negro_leagues_to_major_league_status_in_effort_to_correct_decades_of_racism\">MLB Elevates Negro Leagues to Major League Status in Effort to Correct Decades of Racism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/tyson_foods_fire_managers_who_started_betting_pool_on_employees_getting_covid_19\">Tyson Foods Fire Managers Who Started Betting Pool on Employees Getting COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/climate_groups_urge_biden_to_take_immediate_executive_action_to_tackle_climate_crisis\">Climate Groups Urge Biden to Take Immediate Executive Action to Tackle Climate Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines\/22_arrested_as_indigenous_water_and_land_protectors_fight_against_enbridge_line_3\">22 Arrested as Indigenous Water and Land Protectors Fight Against Enbridge Line 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/12\/17\/headlines-for-december-17-2020\/\">Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Shatters COVID-19 Daily Record with 3,656 Deaths &amp; Quarter-Million New Cases WHO&#8217;s COVID-19 Plan to Vaccinate Poorer Nations Faces &#8220;Very High&#8221; Risk of Failure FDA Panel to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2700,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699\/revisions\/2700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}