The US continues to break daily coronavirus records, with more than 121,000 new cases on Thursday. / The New York Times "At this point, I didn't really give a shit." The Americans who are traveling internationally, and don't care. / The Cut Trump voters turned
Joe Biden wins Michigan and Wisconsin, leaving him one battleground state away from victory. / The Associated Press The Trump campaign launches a flurry of lawsuits. Meanwhile, Biden maintains narrow leads in Arizona and Nevada. / The Washington Post, The New York Times As long as Biden retains his edge in Arizona,
The US presidential election is still too close to call. However, early this morning Trump made good on his plan to declare victory anyway, claim fraud, and call for votes to stop being counted. / AP, The Washington Post Democrats will maintain control of the House, but it's looking
A politics wonk in DC explains how to properly “enjoy” today’s elections, broken down by segments of the day. / Five Points by Matt Glassman Voting in person is roughly as safe as going to the grocery store. / Vox Reuters is equipping its reporters with protective gear. Retailers prepare for
Trump's alleged plan to win reelection: Prematurely claim victory on election night so remaining vote counting appears fraudulent. / Axios "Competent criminals rarely announce their crimes in advance." The Trump's campaign's "illegitimate and stupid plan" to win the election. / The Message
On Friday the US had more than 99,000 new coronavirus infections—the highest single-day figure for any country since the start of the pandemic. / The Washington Post Taiwan reaches a record 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19. / The Guardian Your weekly white paper: COVID-
The United States, which reported its first known coronavirus case in Washington 282 days ago, surpasses nine million total infections. / The New York Times Helen Branswell: It may be time to reset expectations on when we’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine. Fauci says he doesn’t expect “semblances of
In the US, more than 71,000 people a day are testing positive on average, up from 51,000 two weeks ago. / The Associated Press Related: “A room, a bar, and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air.” / El País Cases of the coronavirus grew at a
As of Monday, more than 42,000 people are hospitalized in the United States with Covid-19. / The Washington Post A Scottish bishop asks for a Christmas truce—a one-day break from Covid restrictions—as if the virus was a German army. / BBC News France is Europe’s epicenter
The third wave of the novel coronavirus in the United States is officially worse than the last two. / TIME "If we took aggressive steps right now, we could potentially forestall the worst of it, but we're not going to do that." The US is close to
