Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice only eight days before a presidential election. In April, the court had assumed an extension was permissible, though it insisted that ballots be mailed and postmarked before Election Day. More than one million residents are out of work, and the unemployment rate is nearly double the national average. Investors get “a reality check about what a renewed round of lockdowns will have on earnings.” Appearing newly emboldened, the Democratic nominee also said he thought he would win Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, three critical battleground states. Once regarded as the most vulnerable incumbents, many Democrats who carried Trump districts in 2018 are poised to win re-election, boosting the party’s chances of building its House majority. Joe Biden could win the state because Republicans have failed to keep up with its diverse population and shifting suburban politics. A recent rally in Wisconsin was typical. In 90 minutes, President Trump made 131 false or inaccurate statements. In a “Fox & Friends” interview, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser also criticized protesters as more concerned with what he called “virtue signaling” than in coming up with “solutions.” Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. In 2016, white women in the suburbs helped deliver President Trump the White House. Four years later, they could be the ones to take it away from him. The 2016 Democratic candidate was certain she’d win four years ago. Now, she’s even more bullish that Biden will. The quest to entrench political conservatism in the country’s highest court comes with a steep cost. Just posing the question gives us the willies. Nothing says Peak 2020 like donating antibodies while watching someone get married on your phone. Two years after the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, the oldest hatred is flourishing across the political spectrum. The president plays the climate-denial playbook on a pandemic. Readers are outraged that the president and the vice president continue to hold rallies where people are packed together and often maskless. The conspiracy theories seem ridiculous, but the consequences are real. Fringe movements will persist long after Election Day. Here’s how to help. After banning the first Sacha Baron Cohen satire, the country has created tourism ads adopting its catchphrase. Several victims are expected to testify when Keith Raniere, the founder of Nxivm, is sentenced this week for sex trafficking, extortion and other crimes. The country’s autocratic ruler, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is hanging on. But his fate may be decided in Moscow, where patience is wearing thin. The officer was fired three days after he killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, the passenger in a car he had been approaching to investigate. The Justice Department has agreed to examine the case. “It’s awkward because the track record for the ownership here is not great,” one customer said. “But it’s also an institution. My parents shopped here.” World Rugby is the first international sports federation to block transgender women from global competitions, even though it has long preached a motto of inclusivity. A study in Mali suggests that malaria parasites hide out during the dry season by altering the properties of red blood cells. Glossy magazines are going digital. Brands are shutting down. The fantasy images of women in ball gowns with elephants may soon be no more. A genre known for cheesiness is thriving once again in Los Angeles, taking root on the label Leaving Records. Over the decades, a mass of flotsam from a freighter accident has inspired scientific discovery, urban legend and, now, an art exhibition commemorating the Great Sneaker Spill of 1990. A baby book may require too much time and energy, but you and your child will treasure a few notes about this time. Popular YouTube channels often bombard young children with thinly veiled ads for junk food, a new study finds. Inside the White House’s secret, last-ditch effort to change the narrative, and the election — and the return of the media gatekeepers. More Recent Articles |
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