The winter’s tail.
A new wave of COVID-19 cases is building across the United States, a harbinger of difficult winter months ahead. / Vox
President Trump will hold a rally today in Florida, though he won’t say whether he has tested negative yet for the coronavirus. / The Washington Post
“Taking Page From Authoritarians, Trump Turns Power of State Against Political Rivals.” / The New York Times
A majority of China’s liberal intellectuals support Trump, due in part to their glorification of the American system. / Inkstone
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begins her confirmation hearings today. / The Associated Press
It’s the fastest Supreme Court nomination timeline in nearly five decades as Republicans rush to confirm Barrett with just five weeks until the election. / BuzzFeed News
Jaime Harrison, the Democrat challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham, just raised the most money a Senate candidate has ever raised in a single quarter in American history. / The Post and Courier
A profile of MacKenzie Scott—Amazon’s first employee and Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, who recently gave away $1.7 billion to a variety of nonprofits, from historically Black colleges to a crisis text line. / Marker
Researchers have discovered the fastest possible speed of sound. / Phys.org
A quantum version of the internet would allow for unhackable networks and information that travels faster than the speed of light. / Discover
The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Championship after the longest season in NBA history. / ESPN
A group of bears living at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center have an important job: testing coolers to determine whether they’re bear-resistant. / Outside
The latest trend in desserts: things that are not too sweet. / Vice
“The rest of your day will thank you.” The argument for BLTs as breakfast food. / Eater
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