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11:45 PM ET, October 6, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump's Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing  —  The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of aides who were sick or told to work from home, and staff in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment.  —  The White House that President …
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Washington Post:
Pence team agrees to plexiglass barrier on his side of debate stage  —  The Commission on Presidential Debates said Tuesday night that Vice President Pence had dropped his objections to a plexiglass barricade on his side of the stage for Wednesday's debate after viewing the setup during a walk-through of the debate hall.
Siobhán O'Grady / Washington Post:
In a few days, more people in Trump's orbit tested positive for coronavirus than in all of Taiwan  —  In President Trump's personal orbit, the coronavirus case count continues to creep upward.  —  More than a dozen White House officials have recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence accedes to plexiglass at debate  —  Vice President Mike Pence has ceded to California Sen. Kamala Harris' demands for plexiglass to be used at Wednesday evening's debate, according to three people familiar with the matter.  —  Pence's team had objected to Harris' wishes for a barrier …
Discussion: KSLTV.com and Washington Post
Washington Post:
White House signals stronger coronavirus precautions, but Trump continues to resist  —  The White House offered an informal nod to coronavirus best practices Tuesday, with mask-wearing prevalent after months of flouting public health recommendations and new internal guidelines for interacting …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19  —  White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus, he confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: Miller's diagnosis adds to the long and growing list of Trump administration officials who have contracted …
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris's Expected Vice-Presidency Keeps Getting Bigger  —  The debate on a distanced and plexiglassed stage on Wednesday night will bear little resemblance to the one Kamala Harris and Mike Pence started preparing for earlier this fall.  When they began studying up for their Salt Lake City showdown …
New York Times:
Trump Live Updates: Trump, Back at the White House, Continues to Downplay Virus
New York Times:
Most Patients' Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump's
Discussion: UPI and Vanity Fair
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Capitol Hill workers have tested, presumed positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Politico, Forbes and Roll Call
Wall Street Journal:
White House Agrees to FDA's Guidelines for Vetting Covid-19 Vaccines
New York Times:
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said  —  Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump's child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.  —  WASHINGTON — The five U.S. attorneys along the border with Mexico …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DNI declassifies Brennan notes, CIA memo on Hillary Clinton ‘stirring up’ scandal between Trump, Russia  —  A source said Brennan's handwritten notes were taken after briefing Obama on the matter  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 6  —  EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
BREAKING: DNI Declassifies Handwritten Notes From John Brennan, 2016 CIA Referral On Clinton Campaign's Collusion Operation  —  On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified and released to Congress handwritten notes from former CIA director John Brennan …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's team trusts Russian intelligence over U.S. intelligence
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
KMOV-TV:
McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared in court Tuesday morning.  After the hearing, Mark McCloskey spoke to media and expressed their frustration over the news that the trespassers involved in their case were not charged.
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise  —  While Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has faced questions about how her Catholic faith might influence her jurisprudence, she has not spoken publicly about her involvement in People of Praise …
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder … Amy Coney Barrett lived in the home of one of the founders of the People of Praise while she was a law student, raising new questions about the supreme court nominee's involvement with the secretive Christian faith group …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Democrat's personal scandal roils N. Carolina Senate race  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A race in North Carolina critical to control of the U.S. Senate has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of personal misconduct by Democrat Cal Cunningham, a married man who had an extramarital relationship with a consultant.
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Paul Specht / Associated Press:
New texts shared with WRAL suggest Cunningham had sexual relationship with woman  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Texts obtained by WRAL and verified by The Associated Press suggest that North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate had a sexual relationship with a woman who is not his wife.
New York Times:
Elect Joe Biden, America  —  The former vice president is the leader our nation needs now.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
NBC News:
Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms  —  Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history.
USA Today:
“It is a slaughter”: Infectious disease icon asks CDC director to expose White House, orchestrate his own firing  —  A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health titan who led the eradication of smallpox asked the embattled, current CDC leader to expose …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Matt Egan / CNN:
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump is once again warning voters that Democrats would “shut our economy and jobs down” if they win in November.  —  Goldman Sachs is telling its clients the exact opposite.
Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
More Voters Trust Biden on Covid
Axios:
Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election  —  President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he has instructed his representatives to stop negotiating with House Democrats on coronavirus relief until after the election, accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “not negotiating in good faith.”
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Washington Post:
Trump cuts off stimulus relief talks until after election, upending prospects for aid
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside  —  Dr. Rick Bright, who said he was demoted at the health department for blowing the whistle on a politicized coronavirus response, remains concerned about White House interference.  —  WASHINGTON — Rick Bright …
Discussion: Axios and MyNorthwest.com
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
HHS whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from government
Discussion: STAT and The Hill
Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman / FRONTLINE:
America's Medical Supply Crisis  —  produced by: … Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country?  With the Associated Press and Global Reporting Centre, FRONTLINE investigates the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.
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Martha Mendoza / FRONTLINE:   U.S. Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy  —  An annual assessment that a whistle-blower said was withheld for months did not hold back on the threat from violent extremists and tagged Russia as the primary source of disinformation.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department …
Peter Wood / NAS:
Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones' Prize … We call on the Pulitzer Prize Board to rescind the 2020 Prize for Commentary awarded to Nikole Hannah-Jones for her lead essay in “The 1619 Project.”  That essay was entitled, “Our democracy's founding ideals were false when they were written.”
Telemundo Puerto Rico:
Wanda Vázquez pide voto a favor de Donald Trump  —  Considera que el presidente de Estados Unidos vela por las necesidades de Puerto Rico.
 
 
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and New Yorker
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Martha McSally to debate Mark Kelly with Supreme Court future on line
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House
Keya Vakil / COURIER:
WATCH: Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sound Off on the Potential Repeal of the ACA
Jessica Patterson / WOWK-TV:
Poll shows incumbents leading races for surveyed WV voters
Sigal Samuel / Vox:
Is it immoral if you feel schadenfreude about Trump's Covid-19?
 Earlier Items: 
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine Senate race
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and The Week
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Trump Took $70,000 in Tax Deductions for Hair Care. Experts Say That's Illegal.
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus
Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair:
“This Gravy Train Is Coming to an End”: News Media Begins to Contemplate a Post-Trump White House
Discussion: Atlantic Council, Fox News and Bulwark+
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Biden defines $400,000 a year as ‘wealthy,’ but that income only makes you upper-middle class in big cities
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
GOP county chair in Arkansas dies from COVID-19 - his committee hosted a maskless gathering last month
Discussion: The Daily Beast and KAIT-TV
 

 
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

Apple Inc.:
Apple reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $94.9B, and net income down 36% YoY to $14.74B, after paying a $10.2B charge as part of an income tax decision in the EU

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google plans to release Android 16 in Q2 2025 “to better align with the schedule of device launches”; major Android releases have been in Q3 or Q4 since 2013

 
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