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The Justice Dept. has moved to take over the defense of E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit from Trump’s lawyers, arguing the president’s remarks were made while performing his official duties. / NPR
Georgia Republicans disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, claiming residents changed addresses—two thirds had not. / Hill Reporter
If Trump loses, he may leave fighting the pandemic to Biden. If he wins, he may take it as validation he's doing the right thing. / The Atlantic
A large study of a Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial has been put on hold—which is not an uncommon event—in order to review a serious adverse reaction in a participant. / STAT
Last month's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a coronavirus superspreading event, leading to more than 266,000 cases and an estimated $12.2 billion in public health costs. / The Hill
US colleges and universities have reported at least 51,000 coronavirus cases and at least 60 deaths since the pandemic began. / The New York Times
Trump wants federal agencies to cancel racial sensitivity training that discusses "white privilege" and "critical race theory." A memo on the matter framed such courses as "divisive" and "un-American." / The Washington Post
Related: Trump says the Dept. of Education will defund schools that use the 1619 Project in their curricula. / CNN
"These stories are not what they look like at first." US Marshals didn't find 39 children in Georgia in a sex-trafficking bust. / HuffPost
The Lafayette, La., mayor is suing a comedian for posting fake antifa events on Facebook—events that the city responded to with dozens of heavily armed cops. / Gizmodo
In a survey, 92% of chiropractors say patients are reporting more ergonomic pain since working from home. / The New York Times
See also: A dentist is seeing a major uptick in the number of tooth fractures—caused, in part, by stress-induced grinding. / The New York Times
Lockdown is an opportunity to introduce “handmind,” that flow state where the mind/body/tool distinctions dissolve in a task. / The Hedgehog Review
"If the postal system does go or get privatized, I am totally fucked." USPS delays are hurting indie music labels. / VICE
Amazon prepares to put ads on your body in augmented reality, and other eyebrow-raising patents Big Tech has taken out recently. / Protocol
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The US has no major shipping companies or top global ports—but still sets the rules of global trade. / Phenomenal World
"When a cuisine is ghettoized, it’s worth asking how wholehearted our embrace of that food really is." / Taste
Indian Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam lose their affirmative action benefits, undermining freedom of religion. / Scroll
Deserted comic panels, by Niklaus Rüegg. / Electric Art Collective
The cold war is why Siena, Italy, packs 30,000 people into the same area as a single, population-less interchange in Houston. / Texas Monthly
See also: Aerial footage of highway systems turned surreal and hypnotic. (Strobe warning.) / The Morning News
Based on fossil evidence of past extinctions, scientists estimate at least 550 mammal species will be lost this century. / BBC
In the artwork Pareidolia, facial detection is applied to grains of sand. / Driessens & Verstappen
Fifty years ago, a dissertation was published with charts that became the cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. / The Morning News
A trip to the Winamp Skin Museum. / AV Club
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