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Corona

Poll finds majority of Republicans believe 170,000 coronavirus deaths is ‘acceptable’ number https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-deaths-republicans-democrats-poll-a9684381.html

As restaurants take over sidewalks to provide pandemic-safe dining, people with disabilities encounter barriers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-sidewalk-seating-disabilities-barriers/2020/08/21/02ede6b8-e24c-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Politics

Biden and Harris push back on GOP attacks in their first joint TV interview https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-and-harris-push-back-on-gop-attacks-in-their-first-joint-tv-interview/2020/08/23/da20f358-e550-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html

More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this fall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rejected-mail-ballots/2020/08/23/397fbe92-db3d-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html

How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mnuchin-dejoy-postal-service-delays-crisis/2020/08/22/b80f5ba8-e3c3-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Washington Postal Workers Defy USPS Orders And Reinstall Mail Sorting Machines https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielcassady/2020/08/22/washington-postal-workers-defy-usps-orders-and-reinstall-mail-sorting-machines/

Trump obliterates lines between governing and campaigning in service of his reelection https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-white-house-convention/2020/08/23/6ff3b412-e261-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Opinion | However imperfectly, states are learning to legislate from afar https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/however-imperfectly-states-are-learning-to-legislate-from-afar/2020/08/23/9c5d3d0c-e257-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Tennessee adopts new law that could strip some protesters of voting rights https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tennessee-adopts-new-law-that-could-strip-some-protesters-of-voting-rights/2020/08/22/293d7d28-e4aa-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-white-house/2020/08/23/6c26e18a-e5a7-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html

Donald Trump Jr. and the future of Trumpism: He upended expectations four years ago. 
What is he now? https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/donald-trump-jr-and-the-future-of-trumpism-he-upended-expectations-four-years-ago-what-is-he-now/2020/08/23/b884a7cc-e3e7-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

Civil rights protest, political demonstrations and fireworks: D.C. to host thousands amid coronavirus pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-march-washington-protests/2020/08/22/09ceaf0c-e3f1-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

At center of postal service furor, Virginia congressman finds an expanding audience https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/gerry-connolly-postal-service/2020/08/22/334da824-e3bf-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

Deadly force behind the wheel https://wapo.st/pit-maneuver?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/23/economy-federal-benefits-low-wage-workers/

Americans need a compromise on the economy. Trump must allow one. https://wapo.st/34ncUB3?tid=ss_tw

California is burning, and once again, Trump wants to let it https://wapo.st/3aWH5QL?tid=ss_tw

As Census Count Resumes, Doubts About Accuracy Continue to Grow https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/us/census-bureau.html?smid=tw-share

Markets look to the Fed again to build on S&P 500 record as Congress continues to disappoint https://cnb.cx/2EtG46r

The Economic Recovery That Isn’t https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/opinion/trump-convention-economy.html?smid=tw-share

A Detailed Look at the Downside of California’s Ban on Affirmative Action https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/upshot/00up-affirmative-action-california-study.html?smid=tw-share

The Dreaded Lanternbug, Scourge of Agriculture, Spreads in New Jersey https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/science/lanternbug-invasive-insect.html?smid=tw-share   

These college students might get less financial aid next year https://cnb.cx/3gkVcjV

This top performing fund that thrives on disruption is having its best year ever, up 42% https://cnb.cx/2EqnAnt

China Tesla rival Nio is up 240% this year and the company is revamping plans to go global https://cnb.cx/3ghPS0K

Zoom Video, up 330% this year, could have more room to run, trader says https://cnb.cx/2YqPas2

Entrepreneur turns healthy lifestyle into booming meal delivery business https://wapo.st/3l5iPAC?tid=ss_tw

1.1 million acres burned in nine days in California, as new lightning-ignited blazes forecast into Monday https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/23/california-record-wildfires-lightning/

Hurricane warnings issued as Gulf Coast prepares for back-to-back strikes from Marco and Laura https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/23/hurricane-double-threat-gulf/

Trump touts FDA’s emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as historic breakthrough, but scientists are doubtful https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/23/trump-convalescent-plasma-okay/

Perspective | Healthy Fresh Meals competes in growing meal delivery market https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/entrepreneur-turns-healthy-lifestyle-into-booming-meal-delivery-business/2020/08/22/84b8e456-dd7c-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

‘The Big Short 2.0’: How Hedge Funds Profited Off the Pain of Malls https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/business/mall-short-hedge-funds.html?smid=tw-share


Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/business/electric-cars-spac-wall-street.html?smid=tw-share


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