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Donald Trump Would Like to Tell You How Good His Brain Is

By Asawin Suebsaeng, Scott Bixby

The president can’t help trampling on his message, especially if his self-image is on the line.

50 Best Fall TV Shows to Distract From the End of the World

By Kevin Fallon

More “PEN15” and “This Is Us,” new stuff with the likes of Nicole Kidman and Chris Rock, and a slew of “pandemic productions” are coming to make it easy to keep staying inside.

Billionaire Boys Club Is Spreading COVID in Italy

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tested positive for COVID-19, a few weeks after meeting with the owner of Sardinia’s club for billionaires.

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Here’s Where Jeffrey Epstein Donated Right Before His Arrest

By Kate Briquelet

A Lithuanian ballet company. A shadowy French agency. An Italian sexual counseling group. Epstein lavished tens of thousands on these mysterious businesses.

Pelosi Tried to Shield Biden but Made the Target Bigger

By Hanna Trudo, Sam Brodey

“It’s not strategic,” said one Democratic aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, about Pelosi’s comments regarding Trump’s worthiness. “She hates that motherf--ker.”

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Dozens of Hospitals Poised to Defy FDA Directive on Plasma

By Kaiser Health News

Under pressure from the Trump administration, the FDA authorized broader use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients. But some major hospitals are resisting.

Take the High Road, Joe. But Not Too High.

By Michael Tomasky

Biden needs to stay high most of the time. But he needs to show he’ll give as good as he gets. That’s how you beat a bully.

Facebook’s BLM Debate Got So Bad Zuck Had to Step In

By Maxwell Tani, Spencer Ackerman

“I don’t believe people working here should have to be confronted with divisive conversations while they’re trying to work,” he said after a staffer’s pro-cop post outraged others.

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1. Facebook Says It Won’t Let Trump Falsely Claim Victory

JUMPING THE GUN

If a candidate does try to declare victory falsely or pre-emptively, Facebook says it’s going to intervene.

2. Michigan’s Former GOP Guv: Do Not Vote for ‘Bully’ Trump

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Rick Snyder wrote that Trump has failed to unite the nation and said it’s been a “tragedy” to watch him in the White House.

3. Whiskey Lovers: Help Ensure the Supply of Bourbon Barrels

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4. Gov. Cuomo: Trump ‘Better Have an Army’ to Walk Through NYC

FIGHTING WORDS

“The best thing he did for New York City was leave. Good riddance. Let him go to Florida. Be careful not to get COVID.”

5. Mass Snooping Program Exposed by Snowden Was Illegal: Court

TOLD YOU SO

The whistleblower said on Twitter that the ruling vindicated his decision to go public.

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