1. Number of States Reporting COVID Surges Doubles in a Week

  WRONG WAY 

Meanwhile, a new projection estimates that an additional 150,000 people could lose their lives from the highly contagious virus over the next three months.

2. Omar on Trump’s Attack: Why Are You So Obsessed With Me?

 ‘THIS IS MY COUNTRY’ 

Trump said at his Tuesday night rally: “She’s telling us how to run our country. How did you do where you came from?”

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3. The Kate Spade Surprise Sale Is—No Surprise—an Amazing Deal

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4. Trump: Police Violence Against Reporters a ‘Beautiful Sight’

 ‘THREW HIM ASIDE’ 

The remark concluded an extended tirade encouraging physical violence against journalists.

5. Fauci Overshadows Trump on Time’s Influential People List

 THE GOOD DOCTOR 

The magazine showered praise on its latest cover star, but President Trump’s entry was much less glowing.

6. Gaps, Be Gone. This Is the Best Mask Style for Smaller Faces

 FACE TO FACE 

The folded style helps keep the fabric close to your nose and mouth, even if you have a narrower face.

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7. Nerve Agent Attack Victim Navalny Discharged After 32 Days

 ‘COMPLETE RECOVERY POSSIBLE’ 

Russian activist has also mocked Vladimir Putin following reports that he told French president that his political rival had poisoned himself.

8. Uncle Ben’s Rice Drops Name Due to ‘Overtones of Servitude’

 GRAIN CHECK 

Somewhat euphemistically, the global president of brand owner Mars Food said the brand contained “hints at social injustice.”

9. Slain Black Man’s Family Reacts to Killer’s Suicide

 ‘LACK OF CLOSURE’ 

“Are we supposed to feel bad?”

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10. Ex-Soldier Who Said Witchcraft Made Him Kill Nurse Executed

 LAST ACT 

Court documents said he had become obsessed with the idea that assaulting her would reverse a spell she put on him.

11. Trump on Topping 200K Deaths: At Least It’s Not 2 Million

 ‘UHHH’ 

The president initially dodged a question about why he hadn’t mentioned the death toll, responding with, “Anybody else?” and seeking a friendlier question from reporters.

12. John McCain’s Widow Cindy Endorses Joe Biden for President

 ‘COUNTRY FIRST’ 

“There’s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation,” she wrote on Twitter.

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13. CDC Advises Against Trick-or-Treating, Parties on Halloween

 SPOOKY 

A Halloween mask is no substitute for a face covering, but you can still carve pumpkins.

14. Body of Missing Pregnant Woman Found, Suspect in Custody

 AWFUL 

Authorities said they had obtained surveillance footage of Kassandra Cantrell’s boyfriend driving her car before it was found abandoned.

15. Trump’s Ex-Russia Adviser: U.S. Now Seen as ‘Object of Pity’

 ‘EATING OURSELVES ALIVE’ 

“We’re the ones who are creating all this,” Fiona Hill told CNN, referring to the country’s political and racial divisions. “We are doing this to ourselves.”

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