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The school system, the nation’s largest, has had strikingly few virus cases. Even so, the mayor may end in-person classes because the city’s overall rate is surging. — New York Times: Top Stories
A man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was arrested Wednesday in Utah after troopers caught him driving up to 130 mph, according to court documents. — FOX News
A manhunt continued Wednesday for the second suspect who remained at large just two days after Houston Police Sgt. Sean Rios was fatally gunned down after entering a hotel parking lot on his way to work, leaving behind four children. — FOX
Four pro-democracy figures were ousted from the legislature, prompting 15 others to vow to resign in solidarity, as Beijing cracks down on one of the city’s few remaining venues for political opposition. — NYT: Top Stories
Staten Island has bristled at coronavirus restrictions, but now has the highest positive test rate in the New York City. — NYT: Top Stories
The arrival of Theta broke the annual record for the number of storms strong enough to be given names. That benchmark was set in 2005 — the year Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. — NYT: Top Stories
It won’t be easy, but coming after a self-styled “disrupter” opens up its own possibilities. — NYT: Top Stories
A Vatican report reveals that the defrocked cardinal’s manipulation of power went all the way to the top. — NYT: Top Stories
The polls leading up to the 2020 election were “demonstrably” wrong and “nearly all their mistakes helped Joe Biden,” Tucker Carlson argued Monday night. — FOX News