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The United States surpassed eight million known Covid cases last week, and reported more than 70,000 new infections on Friday, the most in a single day since July. / The New York Times
Some senior living facilities are quietly using automated tracking systems to guide contact tracing. / The Verge
“How to make this winter not suck,” according to psychologists. / Vox
The share of Americans interested in getting a Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible is dropping. / STAT
The fate of additional federal stimulus for the US economy before the November election will be decided this week. / Bloomberg
China’s economy continues to bounce back from its coronavirus slump. Its third-quarter GDP grew by nearly five percent from a year earlier, according to official data. / BBC News, CNBC
Lots of people think President Trump owes $400 million, especially after he seemed to confirm that figure on television. In fact, he owes more than $1 billion. / Forbes
A list of all the ways Trump changed the United States during his term, beginning with week one. / The Washington Post
That New York Post story about Hunter Biden was written by a reporter who refused to attach his byline over credibility concerns. / The New York Times
If you switch back and forth between reading conservatives and liberals, you see “mirror-image anxieties about authoritarianism and totalitarianism.” / The New York Times
Related: “The News Media Isn’t Biased Against Trump. It’s Biased For Him.” / New York Magazine
In 1997, 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult died by suicide. Interviews with the remaining followers and some new ones. / VICE
Lauren Southern, the alt-right propagandist who disappeared, says she regrets nothing. / The Atlantic
French police raid the homes of suspected radicals after the beheading of a teacher who showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students. / BBC News
Protests in Thailand continue for a fifth day, calling for the prime minister’s resignation and a reformed monarchy. / South China Morning Post
Edward Bleiberg: Why are the noses broken on Egyptian statues? / Hyperallergic
“Do we have to talk about that?” Diane Lane answers a lot of questions about Under the Tuscan Sun. / Vulture
Ashley Rese: Consider the Snapewife. / Jezebel
Ultra-endurance athletes may have a lower sensitivity to pain than other elite athletes. / Outside
Butterball’s turkey experts prepare (from home) to help a flood of first-time Thanksgiving cooks. / Marker
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