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10:00 PM ET, October 4, 2020

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Didn't Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday  —  President received positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn't reveal those results  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump didn't disclose a positive result …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump makes “surprise visit” to supporters outside Walter Reed  —  President Trump posted a new video to his Twitter account on Sunday saying that he is going to pay a “surprise visit” to supporters who have gathered outside of Walter Reed hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19.
Washington Post:
Infectious Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet fans as confusion continues over his health  —  The White House continued to provide limited and contradictory information about President Trump's health on Sunday, saying that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts …
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment  —  The president released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion.
New York Times:
As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes  —  The president made a surprise outing from his hospital bed in an effort to show his improvement, but the murky and shifting narrative of his illness was rewritten again with grim new details.
Discussion: CNN, HillReporter.com, IJR and The Hill
Washington Post:
Live updates: President's blood oxygen levels dropped twice in recent days, doctors say  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Washington Post:
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and WAVY-TV
Patricia Kelly Yeo / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit
Discussion: NBC News, New York Times and Reuters
Axios:
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
Discussion: Washington Post
Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say  —  Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022.  His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate
Discussion: Power Line, The Hill and Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How to Cover a Sick Old Man  —  The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts.  What should elderly leaders — many of America's top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?  —  When John Bresnahan was starting out as a reporter in the mid-1990s …
Anthony Giannini / whitehousegiftshop.com:
“President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID”  —  First 1,000 Orders Receive a Complimentary Presidential Blue Mask with Coin!  —  Note from Designer & Series Creator: Anthony Giannini, CEO, USAF-R  —  For these past four years, I have created and co-designed the Historic Moments …
Discussion: HillReporter.com and Raw Story
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden tests negative for coronavirus, campaign says  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus on Sunday, according to his campaign, his third negative test since he shared a debate stage for more than 90 minutes with President Trump, who has been hospitalized with the disease.
Discussion: Reuters, Axios, Raw Story and New York Post
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Erin Durkin / Politico:
New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes  —  NEW YORK — New York City is moving to impose new shutdowns in parts of the city in response to growing outbreaks of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.  —  The city will reverse its reopening in nine neighborhoods …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias  —  Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Positive tests for senators raise doubts about fast-track confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court choice  —  From the start, Senate Republican leaders have known their ambitious timeline to get Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed before Election Day offered little room for error.
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”? … The typical reaction to the death of a tyrant — whether by revolutionary violence or natural causes — is not one of grief and sadness but joyous celebration.  It is not hard to understand why …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
 
 
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
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Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Post:
Trump supporters close 5th Ave. to support COVID-19-stricken president
Discussion: Breitbart
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia
Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
SuperSpreaderStrong  —  So much strength.  —  2 hr  —  Hey y'all—It's Tim Miller …
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Kelly Tyko / USA Today:
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix
 
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