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In the Most Litigated Election Ever, Early Democratic Wins but Few Clear Signals

By BY MICHAEL WINES AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RHw7Wp

Trump and Pence push the Chamber of Commerce on Democratic endorsements.

By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3iKWXJg

Trump Declares He Is Now ‘the Best Thing That Ever Happened’ to Puerto Rico

By BY PETER BAKER AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35QwdDG

In Minnesota, Trump launches into sexist attacks, unaware of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35QwWoo

SFGATE: Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG

Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG Published on September 19, 2020 at 05:36AM by By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved slowly. When court was in session, she often had her head down, sometimes leading visitors to think she was asleep. She once acknowledged that she did occasionally nod off. She once confessed to dozing during a State of the Union. But it was a mistake to equate her gait and gaze with frailty, for Ginsburg showed over and over a steely resilience in the face of personal loss and serious health problems that made the diminutive New Yorker a towering women’s rights champion and forceful presence at the court over 27 years. She made few concessions to age and recurrent health problems, working regularly with a personal trainer. She never missed any time in court before the age of 85, and then only following surgery in December 2018 for lung cancer. Ginsburg died Friday of complicat

'That '70s Show' star Danny Masterson appears in court; attorney claims rape charges are 'politicized'

'That '70s Show' star Danny Masterson appears in court; attorney claims rape charges are 'politicized' The actor, who faces charges for allegedly raping three women, has been free on bail since he was arrested in June.

'Cosmos' returns to FOX with season three, 'Possible Worlds'

'Cosmos' returns to FOX with season three, 'Possible Worlds' Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson takes audiences through scientific discoveries of the past to explore possibilities for the future.

The Radical Project of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By BY ROBIN STEIN AND MEG FELLING from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3hM62jH

Life Inside a Quarantine Dorm

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/2RJ0E68

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87

By BY LINDA GREENHOUSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EcRZG2

Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81

By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/35MDQec

Joe Biden, in Minnesota Speech, Says Trump Is Out of Touch With Middle Class

By BY THOMAS KAPLAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3iF7N3r

Can We Escape the Political-Industrial Complex?

By BY ELLIOT ACKERMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mzuLLL

Larry Wilson, Who Made Safety an N.F.L. Threat, Dies at 82

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kvb59R

Nearing a deal on a stopgap spending package, Democrats hit a snag over Trump’s demand for farm aid.

By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hEiKks