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Theresa May stated today that she would reject a Scottish demand for a second independence referendum next year and called for the United Kingdom's focus to be on Brexit negotiations, per the BBC.
The PM's refrain: "Now is not the time."
Scotland can still move to hold a referendum, but without the support of the government in Westminster, it would lack any legal force.
The U.S. confirmed at least 83,010 coronavirus cases on Friday, the country's highest daily total since the pandemic started, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.
By the numbers: Friday's total surpassed the U.S.'s previous record set on July 17 when 76,842 cases were recorded.
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President Trump has not attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting in “several months,” NIAID director Anthony Fauci told MSNBC on Friday.
Why it matters: At the beginning of the pandemic, the task force, led by Vice President Mike Pence, met every day, but in the "last several weeks," members have held virtual meetings once a week, Fauci said, even as the number of new cases continues to surge in the country.