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Kids With Mild Or No COVID Symptoms More Contagious Than Sick Adults, Study Finds https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3Mg

Trump administration bars FDA from regulating some laboratory tests, including for coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/20/trump-fda-tests-coronavirus/

Coronavirus in Baltimore-Washington region shows little change, supporting need for one global vaccine https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-hs-scientists-map-regional-coronavirus-genome-20200819-fblqvjwbwfgvdhtq5rxj7i2mbi-story.html

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season https://khn.org/MTE1NjQ5NQ

Who Gets Remdesivir? Shipments Determined By Secret Federal Formula  https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3Nw

Birx Calls For College 'Surge' Testing While Trump Urges In-Person Classes https://khn.org/MTE1ODk4Mw

New Clue May Explain Why Coronavirus Attacks The Lungs https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3OA

Georgia Governor Balks At Reports That Say State Is In 'Red Zone' https://khn.org/MTE1ODk4NA

Research Roundup: Face Masks, Hydroxychloroquine, COVID, Lipids, BMI In Children https://khn.org/MTE1ODI2OQ

Viewpoints: All Schools, Students Must Try To Stop The Pandemic; Lessons On Opioid-Related Mortalities https://khn.org/MTE1ODg3Mw

Severe Staffing And Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Faced By Nursing Homes During The COVID-19 Pandemic | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01269#.Xz7c56DEmw4.twitter

Coronavirus caseload falls again in D.C. region as Maryland marks testing milestone https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-dc-maryland-virginia/2020/08/20/5a0299b2-e2d8-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Lawsuit accuses nation’s largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from covid-19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/lawsuit-accuses-nations-largest-hospital-firm-of-not-protecting-workers-from-covid-19/2020/08/20/10c9f74e-e31f-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

Flu and covid-19: In the face of a looming double threat, U.S. expands access for flu shots at pharmacies https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/20/flu-covid-19-face-looming-double-threat-us-expands-access-flu-shots-pharmacies/

Evidence grows that children may play a larger role in transmission than previously believed https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/20/children-coronavirus-spread-transmission/

Politics

Joe Biden accepts Democratic presidential nomination, with a call for optimism at a time of fear https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/20/democratic-national-convention-live-updates/

Biden offers sharp attack on Trump as a dark force and promises to be “an ally of the light” as president https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-dnc-speech/2020/08/21/4ad16352-e345-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

Opinion | Why Biden’s nomination is actually a bold choice https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-todays-america-biden-is-a-change-candidate--in-the-best-possible-way/2020/08/20/b052af20-e31c-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

Opinion | Biden speaks from a place Trump doesn’t know — the heart https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/biden-speaks-from-a-place-trump-doesnt-know--the-heart/2020/08/21/3ae2ab40-e30e-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

Opinion | Hard evidence at last that shreds Trump’s lies about a Russia ‘hoax’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hard-evidence-at-last-that-shreds-trumps-lies-about-a-russia-hoax/2020/08/20/17df6bcc-e31a-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Mail Delays Could Affect Mail-Order Prescriptions for Millions of Medicare Part D and Large Employer Plan Enrollees - Data Note https://www.kff.org/fb8cf37/

Voting rights advocates sue Postal Service, arguing it’s left people with choice: risk health or forfeit vote https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/elections/bs-md-pol-lawsuit-postal-service-20200819-7wkd7bvb6nhstpwwpy3vq55czm-story.html

Opinion | At last, Obama let loose https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/at-last-obama-let-loose/2020/08/20/2dda489a-e2ff-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/us/politics/qanon-trump-republicans.html?smid=tw-share

Steve Bannon charged with defrauding donors in private effort to raise money for Trump’s border wall https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stephen-bannon-arrested-charged/2020/08/20/6d46847c-e2ea-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

The scheme Bannon is indicted for boggles the mind in its brazen cynicism https://wapo.st/31cUWPD?tid=ss_tw

She spent decades getting men elected. Harris’s nomination is a dream fulfilled. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-women-have-boosted-democrats-for-decades-in-harris-they-feel-the-party-finally-sees-them/2020/08/20/ec7b9184-e299-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Postmaster general eyes aggressive changes at Postal Service after election https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/20/us-postal-service-louis-dejoy/

Michigan To Settle Tainted Flint Water Lawsuits For $600M, Sources Say https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3NQ

Harris, Democrats Signal Importance Of Health Care On Election https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3Mw

At Convention, Frosh and Fellow AGs Cast Themselves as Unsung Heroes of the Resistance https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/08/20/at-convention-frosh-and-fellow-ags-cast-themselves-as-unsung-heroes-of-the-resistance/

Democratic Convention, Night 2: Defending the ACA and Attacking Trump on Pandemic https://khn.org/MTE1ODIzOA

Michigan To Settle Tainted Flint Water Lawsuits For $600M, Sources Say https://khn.org/MTE1ODk3NQ

Detroit Teachers Approve Strike; Teachers In NYC, Iowa Push Back https://khn.org/MTE1ODk4Mg

Strengthening Nursing Home Policy for the Postpandemic World: How Can We Improve Residents’ Health Outcomes and Experiences? https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/aug/strengthening-nursing-home-policy-postpandemic-world#.Xz7dG3apU90.twitter

Judge rejects Trump’s latest bid to shield his tax records from Manhattan district attorney https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-tax-returns-manhattan-district-attorney/2020/08/20/acc52122-e2ee-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

Police clash with protesters outside Pittsburgh mayor’s home as movement arrives at officials’ front doors https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-clash-with-protesters-outside-house-of-pittsburgh-mayor-the-latest-public-official-to-see-protests-at-home/2020/08/20/78375c64-e31a-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Opinion | GOP foreign policy defectors form an alliance with Biden — for now https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gop-foreign-policy-defectors-form-alliance-with-biden--for-now/2020/08/20/abea34be-e31a-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Finance

Having Both a 401(k) Plan and an IRA: How Much Does This Change the Retirement Asset Picture? https://www.ebri.org/publications/research-publications/issue-briefs/content/having-both-a-401(k)-plan-and-an-ira-how-much-does-this-change-the-retirement-asset-picture

New unemployment claims top 1 million. Again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/20/august-unemployment-claims/

Unreliable? Some Tests Get Go-Ahead Without FDA Approval https://khn.org/MTE1OTAzNg

How much money UMd. and other Big Ten schools could lose from postponed sports season https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2020/08/19/big-ten-cancellation-cost-university-of-maryland.html?ana=RSS

Baltimore County considering ‘learning hub centers’ for students in need https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-co-baltimore-county-learning-centers-20200818-e5fz75peinf4ll7quz5bl7vr3a-story.html

Coronavirus metrics are falling in Anne Arundel County but food needs are still rising as food bank gives out 500,000 lbs of food monthly https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/anne-arundel/ac-cn-food-demand-in-anne-arundel-20200819-mqhy7sibi5dz5fcwanlhuze5yu-story.html

Baltimore officials ask for patience as frustrations over delayed trash, recycling pickup mount https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-trash-recycling-delays-20200819-gmwnzbirtjh2di4w6tuqzlll6q-story.html

Howard County General Hospital to continue free coronavirus testing at places of worship through October https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/cng-ho-community-testing-20200819-b6ewucft4bapnfrhauuuvocghy-story.html

Merck shows strength outside Covid-19 initiatives. https://www.moneyshow.com/articles/tebiwkly08-54859/merck-shows-strength-outside-covid-19-initiatives/?scode=015363

Analysis: Many Private Insurers Offer Financial Relief for COVID-19 Treatment, but Cost-Sharing Waivers Are Expiring https://connect.kff.org/analysis-many-private-insurers-offer-financial-relief-for-covid-19-treatment-but-cost-sharing-waivers-are-expiring?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Scam Alert: Things a COVID Contact Tracer Wouldn't Say https://khn.org/MTE1NjQzNg

HHS Now Allows Pharmacists In All States To Give Kids Their Vaccines https://khn.org/MTE1ODk4MA     

Premium Refunds: Blue Cross Michigan Saw Many Fewer Claims https://khn.org/MTE1ODk4MQ

American Airlines to cut service to 15 cities once terms on billions in pandemic aid expire https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/american-airlines-to-cut-service-to-15-cities-once-terms-on-billions-in-pandemic-aid-expire/2020/08/20/8701d21a-e2f2-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html  

Republican push to block controversial Alaskan gold mine gains the White House’s attention https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/08/20/republican-push-block-controversial-alaskan-gold-mine-gains-white-houses-attention/  

White House budget office gives political appointees more power in spending, alarming career officials https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/20/white-house-spending-power/   
California wildfires more than double in size and force, degrading air quality; tens of thousands evacuate https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/20/california-wildfires-evacuations/

Big firms offer stressed parents new perks such as subsidized tutoring https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/20/accenture-employer-benefits-school-children-tutoring/

Senate Democrats investigating whether USPS changes held up prescription drug deliveries https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/20/usps-prescription-drug-delays/

We Just Crossed the Line Debt Hawks Warned Us About for Decades https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/business/economy/national-debt-coronavirus-stimulus.html?smid=tw-share  


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