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President Donald Trump speaks with Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Robert Redfield during a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was in surgery and under general anesthesia when the changes were discussed, warned the new guidance "will give people the incorrect assumption that asymptomatic spread is not of great concern."

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Kenosha Sheriff David Beth (r) speaks at a news conference on August 26, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In addition to Beth, the ACLU is also calling for immediate resignation of Kenosha, Wisconsin chief of police Daniel Miskinis (l). (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
The actions of the city's top law enforcement officials, said the group, "uphold and defend white supremacy, while demonizing people who were murdered for exercising their first amendment rights and speaking out against police violence."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Through their actions, these officials mixed official government business with political activities as part of one of the largest political campaign events of the year."


British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will supply the European Union with up to 400 doses of a still-in-development Covid-19 vaccine, officials announced in August. (Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Governments need to resist pharma pressure and be transparent."

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We knew this would happen. Lake Charles and Cameron Parish are petrochemical industry epicenters. The plants, export terminals, refineries, oil tank farms are ticking time bombs every hurricane season."


Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, one day following his alleged killing of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisc. (Photo: Andalou/Getty)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
In the streets and on social media, anger and questions about systemic racism and white privilege abound in the wake of Kenosha shootings.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
NBA players and the league's board of governors were set to meet Thursday morning to discuss whether to continue the rest of the season, after the Milwaukee Bucks led several teams Wednesday night in a labor strike to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 



by Common Dreams staff
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Postal Service should be independent and removed from politics. Engaging in undisclosed contacts with Trump campaign officials directly undermines these goals."


New reporting by the New York Times that border officials suggested using a "microwave weapon" to deter migrants prompted fierce outrage Wednesday.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Maximum cruelty and maximum harm: That is how this administration operates. It is their policy and their platform," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Denial is not a plan. Thoughts and prayers are not a solution. We must take action now to stave off even more devastation."

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Policy walk, as tear gas fills the air, near the Kenosha County Courthouse during a third night of unrest on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

by Robert C. Koehler
Some of the participants are police and some are vigilantes. They are armed and desperate for enemies.


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) conducts a news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in the Hart Building on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

by Heidi Shierholz
Congress must reinstate the extra $600.


Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

by Norman Solomon
This is our political crossroads.


A man on the ground was shot during the third day of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Joe Lowndes
No other president or presidential candidate than Donald Trump has so openly courted far-right violence.


Anti-death penalty activists Art Laffin (L) of Journey of Hope and Judy Coode of Pax Christi International demonstrate in front of the U.S. Justice Department's Robert F. Kennedy Building July 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

by Cassandra Stubbs
The Justice Department's eagerness to rush through federal executions is grotesque—as is its willingness to expose hundreds of individuals to COVID-19 in the process.


Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears with his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) at Alexis I. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Photo: Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

by Stuart Schuffman
A Trump win threatens democracy not just in the U.S., but across the world.

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