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Corona

Coronavirus live updates: Americans may need to ‘bite the bullet’ and cancel Thanksgiving, Fauci warns https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/15/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/?tid=ss_tw

U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/15/coronavirus-cases-surging/?tid=ss_tw

Coronavirus cases hit records in Europe, surpassing U.S. numbers https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/covid-europe-records/2020/10/15/0126c256-0ee7-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html?tid=ss_tw

COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Has Helped Flatten The Curve In The United States | Health Affairs https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00863#.X4jEdZUbCdc.twitter

Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss and Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll https://khn.org/MTE4OTU1MA

The White House Wants to Achieve Herd Immunity By Letting the Virus Rip. That is Dangerous and Inhumane. https://ti.me/2SUcRWf

COVID Crackdowns at Work Have Saved Black and Latino Lives, LA Officials Say https://khn.org/MTE5MzA1OA

Is herd immunity the way to stop the spread of Covid-19 infection? Experts say no. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-19-herd-immunity-backed-white-house-dangerous-fallacy-scientists-n1243415

Putin Announces Approval Of A 2nd Unproven Coronavirus Vaccine https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/14/923785152/russias-putin-announces-approval-of-a-second-unproven-coronavirus-vaccine?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Defense Department study finds low risk of coronavirus infection through air on a packed airline flight https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/defense-department-study-finds-low-risk-of-coronavirus-infection-through-air-on-a-packed-airline-flight/2020/10/15/e84aa092-0e30-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html?tid=ss_tw

I thought Trump couldn’t handle the virus any worse than he already had. I was wrong. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/15/i-thought-trump-couldnt-handle-virus-any-worse-than-he-already-had-i-was-wrong/?tid=ss_tw

A pandemic should be the great equalizer. This one had the opposite effect. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-pandemic-should-be-the-great-equalizer-this-one-had-the-opposite-effect/2020/10/15/ca5af870-0f20-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Joe Biden raised a mammoth $383 million in September, his campaign said. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-383-million-fundraising-record-2020-election_n_5f87a9cbc5b6e9e76fba0373?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

President Trump and Joe Biden clash in distant, dueling town halls https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-biden-town-halls/2020/10/15/0cf9063c-0f0c-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump says only Jesus Christ more famous than him https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/521266-trump-says-only-jesus-christ-more-famous-than-him#.X4jODv-MAzE.twitter

White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

California's Republican Party says it won't comply with orders from the state to remove its unofficial ballot drop boxes. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-gop-wont-remove-ballot-boxes_n_5f879343c5b681f7da1e566d?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

GOP’s Sen. Sasse says Trump mistreats women, flirts with white supremacy and secretly mocks evangelicals https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-senate-trump-republicans/2020/10/15/644ece10-0f18-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Barrett’s hearings were a frustrating charade. But they were still chilling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/barretts-hearings-were-a-frustrating-charade-but-they-were-still-chilling/2020/10/15/836c2f58-0f14-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump’s fake new Biden scandal has a deeper purpose. Bannon revealed it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/15/trumps-fake-new-biden-scandal-has-deeper-purpose-bannon-revealed-it/?tid=ss_tw

Amy Coney Barrett says of course she believes in facts, like that COVID-19 is infectious and smoking causes cancer. But at her Senate confirmation hearing, she refused to say if climate change is real. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amy-coney-barrett-climate-change_n_5f875d21c5b6e9e76fb9d1eb?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

As Rep. Ilhan Omar noted, few Republicans have delivered such forceful speeches against religious bigotry when it targets Muslims. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-defends-amy-coney-barretts-religion-stayed-silent-on-muslims_n_5f86245bc5b6c4bb5470b27b?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Postal workers are falsifying data, records show. Workers say it’s to boost on-time delivery statistics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/10/15/usps-false-scans-packages/?tid=ss_tw

The 2020 Presidential Election: Implications for Women’s Health https://www.kff.org/d9fd6b9/

By giving Trump a town hall to rival Biden’s, NBC is playing into his ratings obsession — again https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/town-hall-nbc-trump-ratings-obsession/2020/10/15/5a78e350-0ee4-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Md. House work group votes to propose banning chokeholds, restricting no-knock warrants https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-leobr-police-vote/2020/10/15/73326b48-0e74-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump is trying to woo suburban women. Suburban women aren’t buying it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-is-trying-to-woo-suburban-women-suburban-women-arent-buying-it/2020/10/15/f9e045b8-0f12-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump doubles down on confrontation during town hall in Miami https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-doubles-down-on-confrontation-during-town-hall-in-miami/2020/10/15/b93eca30-0f3e-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop: An explainer https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/14/hunter-bidens-alleged-laptop-an-explainer/?tid=ss_tw

Postal workers are falsifying data, records show. Workers say it’s to boost on-time delivery statistics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/10/15/usps-false-scans-packages/?tid=ss_tw

The Justice Department lets itself be used to bully critics of Donald and Melania Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-justice-department-lets-itself-be-used-to-bully-critics-of-donald-and-melania-trump/2020/10/15/6dcd471a-0f0d-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html?tid=ss_tw

If we want results on election night, this is a reform both parties should support https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pennsylvania-allow-ballot-processing-before-election-day/2020/10/15/49d69184-0e5b-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

Jobless claims increase to 898,000, a sign the recovery could be stalling https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/15/jobless-claims-increased-898000-sign-recovery-could-be-stalling/?tid=ss_tw

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants a free COVID-19 vaccine available to all https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/centers-medicare-and-medicaid-services-wants-free-covid-19-vaccine-available-all#.X4iwTZagAeY.twitter

Biden’s Covid Response Plan Draws From F.D.R.’s New Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/covid-biden-pandemic-plan.html?smid=tw-share

Women Are Deciding Not to Have Babies Because of the Pandemic. That’s Bad for All of Us https://time.com/5892749/covid-19-baby-bust/

Workers Who Were Laid Off Say They're Being Passed Over—For Their Own Jobs https://time.com/5900062/coronavirus-layoffs-right-to-recall/

The Finance 202: Goldman Sachs profits surge as Main Street struggles, complicating Trump's pitch https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/finance-202-goldmach-sachs-profits-surge-main-street-struggles-complicating-trump-pitch/?tid=ss_tw

Store Workers to Get New Training: How to Handle Fights Over Masks https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/business/retail-workers-mask-fights-training.html?smid=tw-share

How United Airlines Is Trying to Plan Around a Pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/business/united-airlines-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share

Peace Corps turns 60 amid pandemic, looks to an uncertain future https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/peace-corps-coronavirus-future/2020/10/15/fdfabb62-0e48-11eb-bfcf-b1893e2c51b4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

President Trump’s Medicare drug discount cards face uncertain path https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trump-drug-cards-confusion/2020/10/15/8eb750e6-0e28-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Facebook and Twitter take unusual steps to limit spread of New York Post story https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/15/facebook-twitter-hunter-biden/?tid=ss_tw

YouTube joins Silicon Valley peers in preelection QAnon clampdown https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/15/youtube-qanon-crackdown/?tid=ss_tw

Administration wants to exclude ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ from coronavirus safety grant https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/10/15/anarchist-jurisdictions-denied-covid-grant-money/?tid=ss_tw

Devastated by lockdowns, Hawaii’s struggling tourism industry pins its hopes on the first signs of reopening https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/10/15/hawaii-economy-tourism-travel-coronavirus/?tid=ss_tw

Jobless claims increase to 898,000, a sign the recovery could be stalling https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/15/jobless-claims-increased-898000-sign-recovery-could-be-stalling/?tid=ss_tw

Federal workers will pay 4.9 percent more on average for health-care premiums in 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-health-premium-increase/2020/10/14/4a5ebc62-0e47-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html?tid=ss_tw


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