Thursday, October 29, 2020

Today's Headlines: Trump’s Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters’ Lives

Biden's Caution: Wise Campaign Tactic or Misguided Gamble?
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Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Trump's Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters' Lives

Trump's Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters' Lives

By Alexander Burns

The president has continued to downplay the severity of the coronavirus and declare before largely maskless crowds that it is vanishing. The surge in new cases across the country says: Not so.

Biden's Caution: Wise Campaign Tactic or Misguided Gamble?

political memo

Biden's Caution: Wise Campaign Tactic or Misguided Gamble?

By Katie Glueck

Joe Biden is counting on voters to view him as a safe and steady alternative to a president who regularly dismisses virus precautions. But his measured campaign pace may be scrutinized if he loses.

How the Surging Virus Has Crashed Into Campaigning in Every Imaginable Way

How the Surging Virus Has Crashed Into Campaigning in Every Imaginable Way

By Julie Bosman, Sarah Mervosh, Sydney Ember, Jacey Fortin and Robert Gebeloff

The coronavirus pandemic is Issue No. 1, and it's transformed everything about how this election season has played out.

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Young and Jobless in Europe: 'It's Been Desperate'

Business

Young and Jobless in Europe: 'It's Been Desperate'

By Liz Alderman and Geneva Abdul

The pandemic-induced jobs crisis has fallen disproportionately on generation Covid-19, and the effects may be long lasting.

Opinion

How America Helped Defeat the Coronavirus*

By Sanya Dosani, Alexander Stockton and Adam Westbrook

*Just not in the United States.

Today's Videos

'I Am a Proud Patriotic American,' Harris Says at Rally

Video Video: 'I Am a Proud Patriotic American,' Harris Says at Rally

By Reuters

Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, campaigned in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, and criticized the White House's handling of the coronavirus and pushed back on Republicans saying she is pressing a "socialist" agenda.

Facebook, Google and Twitter C.E.O.s Testify at Senate Hearing

Video Video: Facebook, Google and Twitter C.E.O.s Testify at Senate Hearing

By The Associated Press

On Wednesday, the chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google testified to senators on issues dealing with free speech and censorship on the internet.

'We Need to Hold On': Macron Says France Will Reimpose Lockdown

Video Video: 'We Need to Hold On': Macron Says France Will Reimpose Lockdown

By Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron said the country would enact a second nationwide lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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