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More than a dozen US states may sue the Trump administration over postal service cuts. / Reuters
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify before a senate panel on Friday over concerns about mail delays ahead of the election. / The Hill
A history of how the US Postal Service has been repeatedly politicized. / BuzzFeed News
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's effort to remove protections for transgender patients against discrimination by doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies. / The New York Times
After 130 students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of classes, UNC Chapel Hill suspends in-person instruction. / CNN
See also: How other universities are trying to deal with outbreaks. / Associated Press
The Trump administration has been using hotel chains to quickly detain and expel migrants—a move that may violate US asylum laws. / The New York Times
The White House has finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. / Reuters
The IMF can create a virtuous circle by forgiving country debt in exchange for ambitious climate policy. / Project Syndicate
A College Democrat leader aims, fails to impress a congressional candidate by luring his opponent into a harassment scandal. / The Intercept
People are still getting evicted despite Trump's executive order that he said would stop evictions—because the order doesn't give courts anything to act upon. / The Washington Post
Two people have been arrested for the 2002 murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay. / BuzzFeed News
Video: "I used various noise algorithms to generate mountains, clouds, mists, textures, and changes of the seasons." / The Morning News
“Sometimes it’s not clear what is going on, whether they’re in a clinic pre-COVID-19 or whether that dog in the background is really there.” What it’s like to be a doctor-in-training practicing patient exams during the pandemic. / Slate
The origins of the Sifter, a recently launched 5,000-cookbook-strong database that was 50 years in the making. / Atlas Obscura
Stock charts reimagined as landscapes. / @stoxart on Twitter
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