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  • The Times published a story about toxic workplace behavior from Hearst bosses, including sexually offensive remarks from their president, Troy Young.
  • Joe Biden said that Donald Trump is the country’s first racist to be elected to the White House: "No Republican president has done this. No Democratic president. We’ve had racists, and they’ve existed, they’ve tried to get elected president. He’s the first one that has.”
  • Take this with a grain of salt, but a British doctor says that a new coronavirus mutation has become the most dominant strain of the virus, and it's causing outbreaks to spread more quickly across the world.
  • If you want to socialize with friends, it is now totally dependent on the weather since we can only see each other outdoors.
  • I can't really believe it, but baseball is really back this week, and the Times looks at which teams will most benefit from the shortened season.
  • New York State has specified that bars can't get around the new pandemic guidelines by serving potato chips with booze.
  • The New Yorker has a piece on a new book which asks the disturbing question: what if Trump loses the election but won't step down?
  • The long-in-the-works ABBA reunion has been postponed until next year, hopefully to coincide with the announcement about Mamma Mia 3: When All Is Said And Done.
  • If you get a virtual snuggle from a professional cuddler, is it really a snuggle?
  • Perry Mason has been renewed for a second season on HBO.
  • And finally, is there literally anything better than a dog eating a burrito?!