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News Wrap: Russia approves vaccine for COVID-19

In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia became the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. But with only two months of human testing and no large-scale trials yet, global health experts sounded alarms in response. Also, hundreds of thousands of people across the Midwest are still without electricity, after a powerful storm ravaged the region. Winds reached 100 miles per hour in some areas.