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What We’re Reading Today: Florida’s COVID-19 Rise, Biden Veers To The Left, Hong Kongers Protest Takeover . . . And More

Some headlines that caught our eye.

2020 Election

Polls show Trump is losing to Joe Biden. They said the same thing 4 years ago against Hillary Clinton — USA Today

Biden’s vision comes into view, and it’s much more liberal than it was — Washington Post

How President Donald Trump can get his campaign — and America — back on track — USA Today

Teachers face off against Trump on school reopenings — USA Today

Science & Politics Of COVID-19

Florida shatters largest single-day record of coronavirus infections in U.S. while world sees cases spike — Fox News

Fauci Doesn’t Weigh ‘Whole National Interest,’ Virus Task Force Member Says — Bloomberg News

For Coronavirus, the Name of the Game Is Minimizing the Probability of Infection — Henry I. Miller, Human Events

China Vs. Hong Kong

Almost 600K vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries in protest against new security law — The Hill

U.S. Weighs Limited Options to Punish China Over Hong Kong — Wall Street Journal

How to help Hong Kong and kick-start our economic recovery at the same time — Washington Examiner

Iran’s Fatal ‘Miscommunication’

Iranian Report Details Chain Of Mistakes In Shooting Down Ukrainian Passenger Plane — NPR

Iran blames Ukrainian jetliner shootdown on miscommunication, misaligned missile battery — Fox News

U.N. Syrian Aid

At The U.N., Russia Forces Reduced Access For Aid To Syrians — NPR

UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing cross-border aid to Syria, after Russian opposition — Fox News

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1 comment

  • Why is every link in the Election 2020 section to a left-wing rag site? The free-for-the-taking USA Today? Really? And the Washington Compost isn’t much better. There are no conservative sites covering the election?

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