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Government & Politics

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• New evidence from nearly three dozen Somalis reveals a probable spree of felonies by Ilhan Omar (The Blaze)

• Half of Democrats don’t think Joe Biden will serve all four years of his term if elected (UK Daily Mail)

• FEC commissioner: “Substantial chance” 2020 results won’t be known on election night due to pandemic-induced changes (Washington Examiner)

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Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

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• “That is reparations”: Black Lives Matter holds rally in Chicago to support those arrested after looting and unrest (Fox News)

• Seattle City Council votes to scale back police department funding; police chief resigns (Washington Examiner)

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The Latest on COVID-19

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• Russia’s approval of virus vaccine greeted with alarm (AP)

• New U.S. cases drop to the lowest in a month as spread slows in Sunbelt states (UK Daily Mail)

• Scientists discover fleece neck gaiters multiply infectious droplets while N95s and cotton masks work best (UK Daily Mail)

• Three great pieces of coronavirus news we should be talking about (The Resurgent)

• Without proper context, leaked COVID-19 data is worse than misleading (The Daily Signal)

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National Security

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• Trump briefing halted by Secret Service after shots fired near White House (New York Post)

• Proving Pelosi right: DNI report shows China and Iran trying to sabotage the Trump campaign (The Washington Free Beacon)

• China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for U.S. action against Hong Kong officials (Bloomberg)

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Business & Economy

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• Gig-economy earthquake: California judge orders Uber and Lyft to consider all drivers employees (NPR)

• Scramble to save college football season from COVID (Washington Examiner)

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World

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• “Corruption is bigger than the state”: Lebanese PM and his cabinet resign over explosion that killed 160, saying he has faced a brick wall trying to bring in reforms (UK Daily Mail)

• Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai (The New York Times)

• Protests in Belarus turn deadly following sham election (Axios)

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Other Notables

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• Teachers openly fret that parents might hear them brainwashing children, call parents "dangerous" (The Daily Wire)

• Half a million incorrect absentee ballot applications sent across Virginia, including to dead people (JusttheNews.com)

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Closing Arguments

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• Policy: Why Trump’s WeChat ban is much more important than his TikTok ban (The Federalist)

• Policy: China’s emerging Middle Eastern kingdom (Hudson Institute)

• Humor: Biden sad no popcorn appeared after pushing “popcorn” button on microwave (Genesius Times)

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