After months of wrangling, US lawmakers have agreed to a roughly $900bn (£660bn) package of pandemic aid, including money for businesses and unemployment programmes. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55324489
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Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the US-made jab about a week after approving a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is now being distributed. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55370999
Covid: Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said his agency would move quickly to authorise the Moderna vaccine, allowing the company to begin shipping millions of doses. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55358334
US snowstorm: Tens of millions on East Coast to be affected
A powerful snowstorm is sweeping through the north-eastern US, with warnings in place for 14 states affecting more than 60 million people. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55343207
Apple plans to remove apps from App Store that track users without consent starting 2021
This is part of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework with iOS 14, requiring developers to receive the user’s permission to track them or access their device’s advertising identifier. The new feature will be available early next year. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/09/apple-could-remove-apps-track-users-without-consent/6505743002/