Government & Politics

  • 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)

Annals of the "Social Justice" Caliphate

  • "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)

The Latest on COVID-19

  • 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)

National Security

Business & Economy

  • 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)

World

  • "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)

Other Notables

  • 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)

Closing Arguments

  • 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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