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Trump’s Next Project: Turn COVID Diagnosis Into a Triumph

By Asawin Suebsaeng, Sam Stein, Lachlan Markay

The president spent his time in Walter Reed quizzing advisers about how his disease was “playing” in the press. He was also scheming.

George Takei: ‘Evil’ Donald Trump Jr. Tried to Cancel Me

By Marlow Stern

The “Star Trek” actor and cultural icon opens up to Marlow Stern about these chaotic Trumpian times, the horrors of internment, and being targeted by the Trump clan.

LGBTQ Civil Rights Are in Peril. Use Your Vote to Save Them.

By Tim Teeman

Justice Thomas has made clear a conservative-dominated Supreme Court could strike down marriage equality—and other LGBTQ civll rights are in peril. Voting Biden is utterly crucial.

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Dems Start to Downplay Their Vote-by-Mail Message

By Hanna Trudo

“Black voters are rightfully so skeptical about the prospects of voting by mail,” said Caleb Jackson, the voting-rights counsel at the Campaign Legal Center.

The Infuriating Film Revealing How Trump Botched COVID

By Nick Schager

The latest from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney was made in secret over the last five months, and details exactly how Trump screwed up the coronavirus pandemic.

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Michigan Dems Brace for Disaster as Court Blocks COVID Rules

By Hunter Woodall

Experts said this could inhibit Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s abilities to manage how her state fights the spread of the virus.

White Male Prof Accused of Posing as Woman of Color

By Kelly Weill

It wouldn’t be the first time a white academic posed as a person of color, but it might be the nastiest—and weirdest.

How I Ceased Being a Normal Person About Cheese

By Joe Berkowitz

The version of me who was enchanted by pepper jack is now dead.

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1. COVID-Addled Trump Falsely Claims Flu Is a Bigger Problem

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The sickened president has summoned up the energy to mislead his Twitter followers about flu deaths, which are a fraction of COVID-19’s death toll.

2. WH ‘Rejects’ FDA Rules That Could Block Vax Before Election

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A contested provision would require vaccine trial participants to be followed for two months after they receive a final dose.

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4. Poll Shows Biden With 16-Point Lead—Biggest During Campaign

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President Donald Trump is trying to figure out how to salvage his campaign—and it’s clear he has a lot of work to do.

5. Cop Charged With Shooting Black Man Who Was Walking Away

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According to his family lawyer, Jonathan Price stepped in after seeing a man assaulting a woman at a gas station on Saturday.

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