1.  ICE, Trump Admin Rescind Rule Targeting Foreign Students

 FLIP FLOP 

The backtracking comes shortly after Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued over the rule.

2.  Virus Task Force Member After Trump Attack: ‘None of Us Lie’

  ENOUGH 

Adm. Brett Giroir also insisted that the virus would not “just disappear” as President Trump said it would.

3.  These Parachute Sheets Helped Turn My Bed Into an Oasis

 COZY ON UP 

Make your bed even cozier with these super-soft sheets and duvet covers.

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4.  O.C. Leaders Vote to Send Kids Back to School Without Masks

 PETRI DISH 

Board rejects local health and education officials’ advice in California hot spot, but did recommend temperature checks, frequent hand washing, and nightly cleaning.

5.  Federal PPE Stockpile Dwindling as Coronavirus Cases Surge

 RUNNING OUT 

FEMA reportedly only has about 900,000 gloves left in the stockpile.

6.  New York Times Opinion Writer Bari Weiss Leaves Newspaper

 SHE’S OUT 

Weiss’ departure comes just over a month after the resignation of opinion editor James Bennet amid outrage over an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton.

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7.  Bolsonaro Complains Quarantine Sucks, Gets Pecked by Emu

 NATURE IS HEALING 

The COVID-19-positive leader of Brazil tried to cheer himself up with a photo call.

8.  Man Refusing to Wear Mask Flashed Gun at Restaurant Worker

 SHOT IN THE DARK 

The man claimed he had an exemption to the mask mandate while displaying his gun to the employee.

9.  Former VA Nursing Assistant Pleads Guilty in Veteran Deaths

 CASE CLOSED 

Reta Mays allegedly injected the veterans with insulin, causing their blood sugar levels to plummet.

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10.  Judge Denies Weinstein Settlement: ‘Can’t Subscribe to That’

 ‘OBNOXIOUS’ 

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Tuesday rejected an $18.9 million preliminary class-action settlement in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual-misconduct cases.

11.  Women Can Get Abortion Pills Without Doctor Visit: Judge

  ‘TREMENDOUS VICTORY’ 

The judge ruled that state rules were likely unconstitutional as long as the pandemic continues.

12.  Doc Contracted Coronavirus While in COVID-19 Meeting at Work

 BRUSH WITH DEATH 

Dr. Daniel Lewis nearly died after contracting the virus from a colleague who had a mild cough they thought was due to allergies.

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13.  Grant Imahara, ‘Mythbusters’ Star, Dies Suddenly Aged 49

 ‘NO WORDS’ 

The announcement brought an outpouring of tributes from Imahara’s former colleagues.

14.  Calif. Deputy Who Shot Mentally Ill Man Charged With Murder

 FINALLY 

The charges come more than two months after Aaron Russell shot and killed Nicholas Bils as he ran away from California State Park rangers.

15.  Trump Admin. Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years

 LIFE OR DEATH 

The Supreme Court earlier ruled in an unsigned opinion that “executions may proceed as planned.”

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