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A brief daily note on things you might find interesting or useful
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he will ban the use of the WeChat app in the U.S. after Sunday night. “Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday that the U.S. will ban the use of popular messaging and electronic payment app WeChat after Sunday night over national security and data privacy concerns.”
Lawmakers Close In on Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown “Lawmakers are aiming to unveil a bipartisan spending bill averting a government shutdown next month, but Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over another round of coronavirus relief.”
Doctors and Hospitals Are Better Prepared to Treat Covid-19 This Fall “U.S. hospitals are better prepared in the event of a second wave this fall, thanks to more supplies, proven drugs and a better understanding of the disease.”
Millions Are House-Rich but Cash-Poor. Wall Street Landlords Are Ready. “Americans with mortgages have accumulated nearly $10 trillion in home equity thanks to a decade of rising home prices, yet millions of them have fallen behind on mortgage payments and risk losing their houses. It is a potential bonanza for rental-home investors.”
FBI Director Flags Worries Over Russian Election Meddling, White Supremacists “FBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted concerns about white supremacists and Russia’s meddling in the election to hurt Joe Biden in a wide-ranging hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: Fauci on the Timing and Limits of a Covid VaccineAn interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci about when he expects a vaccine will be ready and what life may be like once we have it.
2021 Best Colleges in America: Harvard Leads the University Rankings “The Ivy League dominates this year’s Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. But the future of U.S. universities has never been murkier.”
THE COMMENT
“If you can hit on a 15-year-old, I am pretty sure there is something wrong with you, and when you allow someone with that little integrity to be in the most powerful office, that sets the tone for the rest of the country’s culture.” - Samantha Cohen, daughter of Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael CohenTHE STRANGEST
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