Trump's Call 'Impeachable Conduct,' Says DC Watchdog; UK Gives 1st Oxford-Astra Shot: World Brief

President Donald Trump urged Georgia election officials to “find” thousands of votes and recalculate the election result to flip the state to him -- an extraordinary effort to strong-arm fellow Republicans as he tries to dispute Joe Biden’s election win.

FULL AUDIO (via Washington Post)

In a 62minute call on Saturday, Trump oscillated from flattery to threats as he pressed officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, to take action in his favor just days before Congress is scheduled to certify the election results. Excerpts of the call were published first by the Washington Post. FULL STORY

OXFORD VACCINE: The U.K. gave the first shots of a Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford, in a race against a faster-spreading coronavirus variant that’s prompted new lockdowns across much of the country.

The first injection was administered to an 82yearold kidney dialysis patient at Oxford University Hospital on Monday morning. U.K. regulators cleared the AstraZenecaOxford shot last week, marking its first approval worldwide. FULL STORY

INDIA APPROVALIndia has followed the U.K. and granted emergency approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford, the first step in its plan to inoculate citizens in the country that’s home to the world’s secondlargest Covid19 outbreak. FULL STORY

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