Cindy McCain endorses Biden for president
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The Russian trolls have a simpler job today. Quote Trump
New York Times: Russians grabbing Trump's tweets, or quoting his misleading statements.
Facebook takes down fake pages created in China aimed at influencing elections
New York Times: Facebook detected operations intended to both help and hurt Trump.
Trump lashes China for 'unleashing' the Covid-19 plague
US President demands the country is held "accountable for their actions".
Trump, Biden fight to define campaign's most pressing issues
Trump and Biden have fought to define the lens through which voters view the 2020 contest.
'Preparation for war': City prepares for Breonna Taylor announcement
'Civil unrest' is expected if charges aren't laid against cops who shot Breonna Taylor.
'I had heart surgery in the middle of a coronavirus hot spot'
New York Times: Who wants their chest sliced open in the middle of a pandemic hot zone?
$30m for 31,000 votes: Bloomberg intervenes in US election
The former presidential candidate's effort means thousands of felons can now vote.
University of California wrongly admitted rich white students
Institution accepted students as 'favours to donors, family, and friends', over 6 years.
'Clash of civilisations': Trump and Xi face off at UN
Xi Jinping warned that "major countries should act like major countries" in jab at Trump.
Microsoft grabs some of world's biggest games in $11.2 billion deal
New York Times: Microsoft landed a major blow in battle with its video game rival.
'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
Contagion reveals US as 'how anti-science we've become'.
Republican senators line up to back Trump on court fight
New York Times: Trump appeared to secure enough support to fill the Supreme Court seat.
Boy killed, two others injured after car shot at in Kansas City
The child's death is the 148th homicide this year in Kansas City.
Trump's astonishing claim about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump has made extraordinary suggestion that Ginsburg's family lied about her final wish.
Denial and defiance: Trump and his base downplay virus before election
New York Times: Trump and a sizeable number of supporters pushing an alternate reality.
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
The Bobcat fire raging throughout California is only 15 per cent contained.
Trump could be investigated for tax fraud, DA says for first time
New York Times: Prosecutors have alleged misconduct by Trump and his businesses.
'The rates are killing Te Kūiti' - debt burden too big
Rates are crippling residents of a rural district where council debt is $40 million.
This deal helped turn Google into an ad powerhouse. Is that a problem?
New York Times: Experts say it's the sort of deal that should no longer be possible.
Biden has $699m in bank, and a huge financial edge on Trump
New York Times: Biden has financial advantage on Trump but will it help?
Meghan 'cold calling US voters'
Meghan Markle "came home to vote", says feminist and Democrat campaigner Gloria Steinem.
Death toll in US: Grim Covid-19 prediction few believed
When 200,000 deaths were forecast, few believed it would come to pass. Today it has.
Inside the battle to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Here is a look at what we know and don't know about what's to come.
How California became ground zero for climate disasters
New York Times: California has been left vulnerable to climate shocks.
With flags, crosses and photos, mourning 200,000 dead
New York Times: Those left behind must grieve in a country still gripped by the pandemic.
Woman accused of sending ricin letter to White House arrested
The woman was taken into custody at the New York-Canada border.
US and Middle East: Strongmen contemplate post-Trump era
Financial Times: Leaders are having to consider the possibility of a Biden win.
For women, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg brings a particular grief
New York Times: Women of all ages are feeling the loss of a role model.
Facebook tried to limit QAnon. It failed
New York Times: QAnon groups and conspiracy theories still flourishing on social network.
Editorial: Legal icon's death adds to uncertainty in US election
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has huge political consequences.
Body of missing Kiwi paraglider found in US
Kiwi paraglider James Oroc finally found after intensive three-week search.