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Oct 8, 2020 - World

Russia is surrounded by crises

Illustration of a map of Russia with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan highlighted.

57.9 million people watched the VP debate on television

Trump tells House GOP leader he wants a "big deal" on COVID relief

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center wearing a mask

Medical ethics in pandemic times

Illustration of a pill with a compass stamped on it

White House again refuses to disclose Trump's last negative coronavirus test

Donald Trump.
Oct 8, 2020 - Podcasts

New England Journal of Medicine editor on landmark election editorial

Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer

Bringing public transit back from the coronavirus pandemic

Illustration of a train sign.

McConnell says he hasn't been to White House since August due to COVID-19 practices

McConnell
Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Biden balks at Trumpless town hall debate

President Trump and Biden at the debate

Facebook removes inauthentic campaign linked to Turning Point USA

Pelosi rules out standalone airline bill without comprehensive relief package

Trying to prevent cancer cells from metastasizing

The gig economy is on the ballot

Illustration of a safety net with a hole in it.  
Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Trump says he won't take part in virtual debate

Report: Trump required Walter Reed staff to sign NDAs

Trump

A question that showcased America's deep divisions

Pence's alternative pandemic world

A photo collage of Mike Pence
Oct 8, 2020 - Health

Coronavirus infections rise in 23 states and D.C.

JPMorgan commits $30 billion to fight the racial wealth gap

Harris: If you have pre-existing conditions, Trump and Pence are "coming for you"

VP debate brings back normal politics

Pence attacks Harris for refusing to say whether Democrats would expand Supreme Court

Updated Oct 7, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Top military leaders in quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure

In this image, several men in formal military dress sit next to each other at a long table while facing the same direction

Pence defends hosting Amy Coney Barrett Rose Garden ceremony during pandemic

Harris calls Trump's COVID response the greatest presidential failure in U.S. history

Updated Oct 7, 2020 - Politics & Policy

What to watch for in tonight's vice presidential debate

Workers install plexiglass
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