News Roundup 11/29/20
49er’s Forced Out Of Their Home
Due to rising COVID-19 cases and increased measures to stop that rise, a new rule has been put in place in the county of Santa Clarita. The new COVID-19 regulations state that any contact sports games or practices will be banned for the next three weeks. The 49er’s currently have three home games scheduled during the three week mandate and will likely have to find a new spot to practice, such as the Oakland Coliseum.
Source: US News
What To Expect With The Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines
With COVID-19 numbers at an all time high, the new revelations of a vaccine from the companies Pfizer and Maderna have become the light at the end of the tunnel that many Americans have been waiting for. With both vaccines from each respective company having a success rate of over 94%, they are both eager to distribute the vaccines. To do so they will be filing for emergency authorization with the FDA so they can get these vaccines out as quickly as possible to as many people as possible. With the implementation of these vaccines, they hope for people's everyday lives to return to a sense of normalcy by Summer 2021.
Source: US News
Iran Responds To The Killing Of Top Nuclear Scientist
After many years of feuding between the Iranians and the Israelis, they once again come to blows over the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined to comment. The hardline Kayhan daily suggested bombing the Israeli port city of Haifa as a form of retaliation if it is proven an Israeli was part of the killings.
Source: US News
Darth Vader actor, David Prowse, dies at 85
Performing the in suit body performance of Darth Vader in the Original Star Wars trilogy, actor David Prowse has died at the age of 85. The English bodybuilder had a storied career, portraying Frankenstein in three different films, and even training the late Superman actor, Christopher Reeve prepare for that role, but it is no doubt, he’ll be remembered for dawning the ominous black suit of one of the most iconic villains in cinema, Darth Vader.
Source: ABC News
NFL Cracks Down On Teams Over COVID Regulations
After the foot-ball team, the New Orleans Saints violated COVID-19 regulations, the NFL cracked down with harsh consequences, fining the foot-ball team half a million dollars. This comes at a wake up call to numerous other teams as the NFL begins more investigations.
Source: ABC News