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Here are nine headlines currently splashed across the news at the moment I’m writing this:

Trump acknowledges he intentionally downplayed coronavirus threat
N.I.H. Director Undercuts Trump’s Comments on a Vaccine by Election Day
As NFL reopens, Trump resumes attacks on players who demonstrate for racial justice
In crackdown on race-related content, Education Department targets internal book clubs, meetings
Patients may have seen ‘significant’ delays in medicine deliveries by USPS, Senate report finds
Whistleblower Says DHS Leadership Tried to Halt Reports on Russian Interference
Mike Pence slated to speak at fundraiser hosted by QAnon supporters
Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci
Senate paralyzed over coronavirus relief

November 3rd can’t come soon enough.