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Global Virus Deaths Surpass One Million “The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached one million world-wide, as nations continue to struggle to contain a virus that has overloaded health-care systems, upended economies and remade daily life around the globe.”
Democrats Unveil $2.2 Trillion Pandemic Relief Bill“House Democrats released a new coronavirus relief package that would restore $600 weekly jobless benefits, a last-ditch effort to revive stalled talks with the White House.”
Presidential Debate to Focus on Coronavirus, Supreme Court “President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will square off in Cleveland in the first presidential debate of the election. The pandemic and protests against racism and police brutality rank high among the topics that will be addressed, along with the Supreme Court vacancy and the integrity of the election.”
Post-ABC poll: Biden leads in battleground state of Pa. “Joe Biden runs strong in the Philadelphia suburbs and is competitive in western Pennsylvania. President Trump has big margins in central and northeastern parts of the state.”
Trump’s debts and foreign deals pose security risks, former intelligence officials say “Tax records point to potential vulnerabilities for a president whose record has raised concerns about his deference to Russia and other countries.”
California Wildfires Force Tens of Thousands to Evacuate “Fires throughout the region’s wine country prompted officials to put more than 33,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders, as some areas were scorched by deadly blazes for the second time in three years.”
Kentucky attorney general will share Breonna Taylor grand jury recording “The attorney general’s announcement came hours after a member of the grand jury asked a court to release details on the proceedings.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: Is the president actually rich?What we’ve learned from President Trump’s tax returns. Who is Judge Amy Coney Barrett? And what it’s like to moderate a presidential debate — and why it might be a good thing to lose the audience.
Companies try to get employees to take a break from video calls.
THE COMMENT
“In 2017, Trump held a nearby rally at which he told locals, “Don’t move, don’t sell your house,” because “we’re going to get those jobs coming back.” At that point, the GM plant, the area’s largest employer, had already ended itsthird (overnight) shift, an ominous sign. About a year later, the company cut its second shift the same week it announcedit would build its new Chevrolet Blazer in Mexico — that is, exactly the kind of offshoring Trump promised to prevent.Finally, in November 2018, the company announced it would soon entirely halt production of the Lordstown-built Cruze and place the Ohio plant on “unallocated” status. Last year, the factory was shuttered.” - Catherine Rampell
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