1.  CDC Director: Face Masks Are Better Safeguard Than a Vaccine

 ‘OUR BEST DEFENSE’ 

“This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine,” Robert Redfield told a Senate committee.

2.  Caputo Takes Leave of Absence After Bizarre Conspiracy Rant

  FOCUSING ON HIS HEALTH 

He has voluntarily taken a 60-day break in order to “focus on his health and well-being of his family.”

3.  This Origami-Like Laptop Stand Is the Best I’ve Found

 RISING ABOVE 

The MOFT Laptop Stand attaches to the back of your laptop, meaning you won’t ever be stuck without a stand.

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4.  Sen. Mitt Romney Dumps on GOP’s Biden-Ukraine Probe

 ‘POLITICAL EXCERCISE’ 

“It’s not the legitimate role of government, for Congress or for taxpayer expense, to be used as an effort to damage political opponents.”

5.  Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden on SNL

 ALRIGHTY THEN 

“Saturday Night Live” also announced three new featured players for the show’s 46th season.

6.  Everlane’s Masks Are My New Favorites and Benefit the ACLU

 FACE IT 

Everlane makes face masks just like it makes T-shirts: You can never have too many.

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7.  Texas Doc Made Up Viral Story About BLM Attacking Daughter

 DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT 

Police body-camera footage obtained by Buzzfeed News showed his daughter and her boyfriend telling police officers that they were not physically touched.

8.  Woman Threw Bottle at Black Jogger, Yelled Racial Slur: NYPD

 SEARCH IS ON 

Police are searching for the woman behind the attack, which is being probed as a hate crime.

9.  Big Ten Will Play Through Pandemic After Pressure From Trump

 ‘HAVE A FANTASTIC SEASON!’ 

The decision comes as COVID-19 case numbers are spiking on several Big Ten college campuses.

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10.  Black Voter Tells Trump to His Face: MAGA Is So Tone-Deaf

 WHEN WAS IT GREAT? 

Trump went on to tell the man he “hopes” there’s not a race problem in America.

11.  Fox News Lays Off Some Staff as Part of ‘Reorganization’

  ‘STREAMLINED’ 

The cable channel said that the cuts were largely part of a restructuring of their businesses and would impact less than three percent of its staff.

12.  Trump Evokes Nazi Propaganda With Bernie ‘Puppet-Master’ Ad

 DARK PAST 

The ad shows Sen. Bernie Sanders—one of America’s most prominent Jewish politicians—holding the strings of a Joe Biden marionette.

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13.  Daily COVID Cases Shoot Back Up to 52,000—Highest in a Month

 JUST NOT WORKING 

The number of new cases is a dramatic rise from about 34,000 a day earlier, and is the highest daily tally since Aug. 14.

14.  Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall, Brings Howling 105 MPH Winds

 ARRIVAL 

The storm had been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday but regained strength and returned to Category 2 overnight.

15.  Alleged QAnon Supporter Wins Republican Primary in Delaware

 QANDIDATE? 

Witzke has worn a “We are Q” shirt to greet supporters, tweeted QAnon slogans, and said Donald Trump was anointed president by God.

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