1. California Counting COVID Cases by Hand After System Failure

  OLD SCHOOL 

Officials warn the slowed-down method may be causing significant undercounts in some counties.

2. Twitter Stopped Trump’s Campaign From Posting Over COVID BS

 TIME OUT 

It shared a clip of the president wrongly claiming that kids are “almost immune” to the virus.

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3. Now Streaming Only on HBO Max: ‘An American Pickle’

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The HBO Max original film stars Seth Rogen as both Herschel and Ben Greenbaum, two men from different worlds, connected by blood and strange circumstances.

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4. MLB Tells Players: Wear a Mask or Be Suspended All Season

 PLAYING HARDBALL 

Baseball cracks down after rash of coronavirus outbreaks, putting all players, coaches, and umps in masks in dugouts and clubhouses, among other strict new rules.

5. Teens Accidentally Jumped Mar-a-Lago Wall With AK-47: Cops

 WRONG TURN 

The three 15-year-olds chose possibly the worst place to hide from the police.

6. My Face Mask Doesn’t Fog Up My Glasses Thanks to This Spray

 MORNING FOG 

While it was originally invented for snorkelers, it works exceedingly well during these times to keep my glasses fog free while I’m wearing a face mask.

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7. Deutsche Bank Complies With Subpoena for Trump Finances: NYT

 MONEY TRAIL 

In court filings, the Manhattan DA’s office referenced “public reports of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.”

8. Pence Calls Chief Justice Roberts ‘a Disappointment’

 POSTURING 

The vice president tore into Roberts for siding with liberals in recent Supreme Court cases and said it’s a “reminder of just how important this election is.”

9. LeBron: Who Really Cares if Trump Stops Watching the NBA?

 ‘WE COULD CARE LESS’ 

The president claimed Wednesday that he switches off his TV when he sees players taking the knee.

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10. ‘Drunk in Love’ Producer Arrested on Sexual-Assault Charges

 POSITION OF POWER 

Detail, whose real name is Noel Fisher, has also worked with Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Drake.

11. L.A. Houses That Throw Parties Will Lose Power, Water: Mayor

 TURN IT DOWN 

Eric Garcetti leveled the threat at “people determined to break the rules, posing significant public dangers and a threat to all of us.”

12. Iowa Guv Rescinds State Ban on Felon Voting Rights

 TO THE POLLS 

The state was the last in the nation with a general lifetime ban on voting for felons.

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13. Florida Reports Record Single-Day Hospitalization Increase

 SURGE 

The total number of coronavirus cases in the Sunshine State has topped 500,000.

14. Migos Rapper Takeoff Accused of Raping a Woman at June Party

 ‘FEARS RETALIATION’ 

The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California by an anonymous woman whose lawyer said she “fears retaliation from speaking out.”

15. FBI Raids Jake Paul’s L.A. Home as Part of Looting Probe

 RAID UNDERWAY 

The FBI arrived Wednesday morning to the home with a search warrant, but the agency declined to reveal the reason for the search.

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