Carrier is giving employees until November 24 to provide proof of vaccination or request an exemption. Source
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FDA advisers endorse Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids; Criminal charges still possible after movie set death Source
Bride gets special wedding dress for groom, who is blind
“When I was feeling the dress, it was just creating this image of an angel in my brain, it was just beautiful,” Anthony Ferraro said. Source
“Ghost gear” initiative aims to recover lost and abandoned fishing gear
More than 600,000 tons of lost and abandoned fishing gear is believed to end up in the world’s oceans every year. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen reports on the effort to clean up “ghost gear” from Portland, Maine. Source
Heavy rain pounds parts of Northeast as hurricane force winds knock out power to thousands
A powerful Nor’easter blasted parts of New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts overnight, pushing ocean waves over the top of homes along Cape Cod, downing trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands across the region. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
Shedding its racist roots, a Mississippi high school football team dominates the state
Greenville Christian Academy, a small private school built to circumvent desegregation laws, is dominating Mississippi high school football. Now boasting a student body that is 70% Black – the team is all Black – the Delta area school is ranked number one, despite being badly outmanned by larger programs. Jan Crawford has the details. Source
Analysis: Democrats banking early-vote lead in Virginia governor’s race
But Republicans are poised to narrow the gap, with most of their votes likely to come on Election Day. Source
Author Michael Lewis on COVID-19 deaths and processing grief after losing a loved one
Bestselling author Michael Lewis joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his book “The Premonition: A Pandemic Story,” and what he’s learned about living with and processing grief after the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Dixie Lewis, earlier this year. Source
Great white shark bites a case of mistaken identity, study shows
To juvenile great white sharks, swimmers, surfers and seals look dangerously similar on the ocean’s surface. Source
Airlines using facial recognition technology to reduce wait times ahead of holiday travel season
Airlines are beginning to use biometrics, including facial recognition, to reduce wait times in airports. Passengers can opt to have a photo taken to avoid lines at check-in and security. Errol Barnett reports. Source