November 16, 2020 News Brief

The total number of U.S. coronavirus cases reported to date  surpassed 11 million  on Sunday, only one week after hitting the 10 million mark. 

[Governors bring back severe coronavirus lockdowns, tighten restrictions as cases hit record highs | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/governors-bring-back-severe-coronavirus-lockdowns-tighten-restrictions-as-cases-hit-record-highs)

[Coronavirus live updates: U.S. adds 1 million new cases - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/16/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/)

Moderna announced that its coronavirus vaccine is nearly 95% effective based on interim results from late-stage clinical trials. 

[China Signs R.C.E.P. Trade Deal. Will Biden Follow? - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/business/china-trade-rcep.html)

The Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as their new general manager on Friday, making Ng the first female GM in Major League Baseball history. And the pop star Harry Styles became the first man to appear alone on the cover of Vogue.

A SpaceX rocket launched four astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay on the International Space Station.

Beth will be discussing Justice Aliot’s speech at the Federalist Society tonight on the Nightly Nuance.

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