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- The Trump campaign is "looking to [do] pretty much everything he can to disenfranchise voters of color," one Milwaukee election official tells the Washington Post, which has the latest on Trump's multi-pronged effort to steal the election.
- The fall surge of COVID-19 in the U.S. is spreading like wildfire through the prison system.
- A man who claimed to have COVID-19 spat at two hikers in Massachusetts during a confrontation over their refusal to wear masks.
- The economy may be in ruins amidst a rapidly devolving pandemic crisis, but at least there's dystopian job opportunities like waiting on line for somebody else's COVID test?
- A shocking must-read investigation by the Associated Press has exposed "the brutal treatment of women in the production of palm oil, including the hidden scourge of sexual abuse, ranging from verbal harassment and threats to rape."
- Hospitals across America are already reaching capacity as COVID cases continue to rise in states like Utah, where one doctor says, "What keeps me awake at night is that we have not felt the admissions of the 4,000-patient-a-day caseloads. We’re going to feel that in the next week or so."
- Check out this amazing photo of a virga -- "a shaft of rain that evaporates before reaching the ground" -- illuminated by the sunset in NYC.
- George Clooney talked with GQ about that time he picked up $14 million in cash to give to his closest friends as a surprise thank-you gift.
- Over 670,000 people plan to fly out of NYC airports around Thanksgiving, which is fewer than last year but still a hell of a lot considering we're in the grips of a pandemic.
- I know it's Sunday, but we can still share some caturday vibes:
John Del Signore / Gothamist
Published Nov 22, 2020
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