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As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, Politico looks at which states responded well to the first wave — and what the rest of the country can learn from their actions. 

 

Analysis by Georgia Public Broadcasting and ProPublica sheds light on long lines at voting locations in Georgia: As voter registration has gone up in the state, the number of polling places has dropped.

 

For the New Yorker, Masha Gessen interviews Russian anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny about his recovery after being poisoned and nearly dying.

 

The Washington Post has a story about a man diagnosed with terminal cancer who cast his ballot on the first day of early voting in Michigan, before dying a few days later.

Last night, Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed for airtime in a pair of dueling town hall debates. Apple News Spotlight has a roundup of coverage.

The Washington Post looks at the record levels of early voting seen in this election cycle. And BuzzFeed News says the long lines seen at polling places this week don’t necessarily suggest voter suppression, but rather voter enthusiasm.

ProPublica goes behind the scenes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reveals how politics has undermined trust in the agency, even among the people who work there.

CNN profiles the rapid rise of Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand. Three years ago, at the age of 37, Ardern became the youngest woman ever elected to the role. Now she is on the verge of winning a second term.

Scientific American breaks down one astronomer’s math that there’s a 50/50 chance we are living in a simulation.

The Atlantic calls Amy Coney Barrett a “luminary” of the conservative legal movement and traces her rise to the Federalist Society, which has had a major influence on federal judge selection during Republican administrations.

Stat and BuzzFeed provide some context to two recently paused COVID-19-related clinical trials — and explain why these pauses indicate the system is working. 

The Washington Post‘s Voices From the Pandemic series features the story of Tony Green, who thought COVID-19 was overblown until he got sick and lost a close family member to the virus.

CNN explains why voters are often not allowed to wear clothes that contain political messaging when they go to the polls.

Vox and the Washington Post recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings.

As the court allows the 2020 census count to stop temporarily, Reuters explains why some of the hardest-to-count regions may be even harder to survey this year because of the pandemic.

KCRW has the latest on pro-Armenian protests in L.A. that are calling for an end to escalating violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Vox has an explainer on the conflict.

The Guardian has the story of how Paul Milgrom found out he had won the Nobel prize in economics.

National Geographic looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. And Politico Magazine explains how Republicans have led efforts to change the number of justices on state Supreme Courts. 

Stat reports that two presidents of historically Black universities who encouraged their communities to participate in coronavirus vaccine trails were immediately met with backlash. And ProPublica has the story of a Louisiana hospital that sent Black COVID-19 patients home to die.

The L.A. Times is out with a piece about incarcerated people in prison factories who were kept working during the pandemic, sometimes manufacturing essential items like masks and hand sanitizer.

Time discusses a UK-based study into the ability of dogs to detect the coronavirus.

As the Senate begins its debate over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal says the hearings hold significant risks for both parties. Chuck Schumer tells Politico that Democrats have been instructed to avoid all questions about Barrett’s family or her religion, and plan instead to press her on her views on abortion and health care.

Bloomberg News looks at Cameron, Louisiana, which was hit by both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta. Reuters reports on the widespread damage the town has sustained due to the back-to-back storms.

The Washington Post has the latest on the NFL games that were recently rescheduled due to coronavirus outbreaks. ESPN and the Wall Street Journal explain how the virus is affecting teams and the league’s current health and safety protocols.

NPR reports that a conservation group is warning that half a million sharks could be killed if an approved COVID-19 vaccine uses an oil that comes from shark liver.