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While the U.S. officially brokered the Israel-Sudan normalization deal, it was Israel that facilitated talks between the U.S. and Sudan on the broader deal that included Sudan’s removal from America’s state sponsors of terrorism list.

Why it matters: Israel’s secret contacts with Sudanese officials paved the way for a deal that was nearly a year in the making.

1. Politics: Biden ahead in Wisconsin, Michigan as cases surge in the Midwest.
2. Health: Surge "is real" and not just caused by more tests, Trump's testing czar says — Mask mandates help control the rise in hospitalizations.
3. Business: Surge is sinking consumer confidence — Testing is a windfall.
4. Media: Pandemic causes TV providers to lose the most subscribers ever.
5. World: Putin mandates face masks.

Assistant Secretary of Health Adm. Brett Giroir, who leads the federal government's coronavirus testing response, pushed back on Wednesday against President Trump's continued claims that rising coronavirus cases are a product of increased testing.

The big picture: Every available piece of data shows that the pandemic is getting worse again across the country. Hospitalizations are on the rise — and some hospitals are warning that they could soon be overwhelmed — while 13 states set new highs last week for coronavirus infections recorded in a single day.