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Firefighters were making progress against several significant wildfires, but a coming change in conditions could allow fires to quickly spread. — NYT > Top Stories
You know you’re famous when there are multiple bobbleheads honoring your likeness. — FOX News: Janine Puhak
A public scolding of the C.D.C. chief was only the latest but perhaps the starkest instance when the president has rejected not just the policy advice of his public health officials but the facts and information that they provided. — NYT:
Chris Rock broke his silence on the controversy that surrounded “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon after a video resurfaced of him doing an impression of Rock in blackface in a 2000 sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” — FOX News: Tyler McCarthy
Big Ten football is back. — FOX News: Paulina Dedaj
Filmmaker Judd Apatow gave a recent interview in which he criticized the film industry for essentially censoring content that’s critical of places like China where human rights abuses are happening. — FOX News: Tyler McCarthy
In California, there’s one lawn sign that has become quite popular. There is one lawn sign that reads: “In this house, we believe: Black lives matter; women’s rights are human rights; no human is illegal; science is real; love is love; kindness
Americans will need to take pandemic precautions well into 2021 — yes, even after a vaccine arrives. — NYT: Aaron E. Carroll
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay says he will “do a better job” wearing his mask after the NFL sent out a memo reminding all coaches of the requirement to wear face coverings while on the sidelines after several were seen