1.  Meadows Refuses to Speak to Reporters With Mask On, Runs Off

 VICE SIGNALING 

“I’m not going to talk through a mask,” Trump’s chief of staff grumbled.

2.  GOP Sen. Erupts Over Kavanaugh in ACB Hearing: ‘Freak Show!’

  GRANDSTANDING 

“It was a freak show! It looked like the cantina bar scene out of Star Wars!”

3.  Our Readers’ Favorite Face Masks Are From VIDA

 BEST OF THE BUNCH 

Not only does this mask have adjustable ear loops and a pocket for a filter, VIDA also partners with artists on unique prints and patterns.

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4.  Roberta McCain, Mother of Late Sen. John McCain, Dies at 108

 ‘GREAT SADNESS’ 

“I couldn’t have asked for a better role model or a better friend,” her daughter-in-law, Cindy McCain, said Monday.

5.  Facebook Will Now Ban Holocaust Denial Content

 ABOUT TIME 

The social network now ban content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust” and reverses a 2018 policy that allowed users to make unintentional mistakes.

6.  Brooklinen Won My Heart Again With Their Waffle Knit Towels

 WILL IT WAFFLE? 

I didn’t think it was possible to love a towel as much as I loved Brooklinen towels. And then they launched a waffle knit line.

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7.  COVID Can Survive on Phones, Bank Notes for 28 Days: Study

 WASH YOUR HANDS 

The research shows that the coronavirus appears to be more durable than the flu virus, and seems to survive longer at colder temperatures.

8.  Tennessee Mayor of Town That Hosts Bonnaroo Dies of COVID-19

 ‘VALIENT FIGHT’ 

Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman was hospitalized with the deadly virus on Oct. 1.

9.  Engineer Finds Smartwatch Backdoor That Covertly Snaps Pics

 HIDDEN VULNERABILITY  

The engineer also noted one of the watch’s Chinese manufacturers has been sanctioned by the U.S. Commerce Department as a possible national security threat.

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10.  Billionaire Wired $50M to Epstein After 2008 Conviction: NYT

 MISPLACED LOYALTY 

The revelation helps shed some light on how Epstein left behind an estate worth more than $600 million when he died last year.

11.  Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan Dead at 77

  BIG RED MACHINE 

He was widely considered the greatest second baseman in Major League Baseball history.

12.  Landlords Fight Trump’s National Eviction Moratorium: Report

 RENTERS’ RIGHTS 

Landlords have been waging court battles against the nationwide eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of the year.

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13.  U.S. Sees 20% More Deaths Than Expected This Year: Study

 JUST GREAT 

New research published Monday in JAMA says COVID-19 accounted for two-thirds of the increased death toll in the U.S.

14.  PA’s Lt. Guv’s Wife Films Woman Calling Her Slur at Store

 ‘HATRED IS TAUGHT’ 

Gisele Barreto Fetterman said the Sunday incident happened when she went to buy some kiwis at a local grocery store.

15.  4 Swiss Guards Test Positive for COVID and Pope Is Maskless

 JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL 

Pope Francis, who is missing part of one lung, was photographed with out a mask meeting Cardinal George Pell amid an outbreak among his security detail.

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