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1. The President's demands for schools to reopen this fall are part of his reelection strategy

   Covid-19 positivity rate jumps in LA | GOP governors split as cases rise

   

   

2. 56 Florida hospital ICUs have hit capacity

   The worsening coronavirus pandemic hit a series of somber peaks across the United States on Tuesday, renewing fears that more hospitals could be overloaded with Covid-19 patients.

   

   

3. Trump says US is in 'a good place,' Cooper has the receipts

   President Donald Trump claims the US is in "good shape," as coronavirus cases make record spikes throughout the nation. CNN's Anderson Cooper explains why this isn't true.

   

   

4. Dr. Fauci warns against 'false complacency'

   

   

5. Staggering new death projection released for US

   Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, explains why a new model has projected that more than 200,000 Americans will die from Covid-19 by November if masks are not universally used.

   

   

6. Trump rebukes Fauci's assessment: 'We are in a good place'

   President Donald Trump on Tuesday rebuked Dr. Anthony Fauci's blunt assessment of the US' coronavirus response, claiming that the country is "in a good place" even as new cases surge.

   

   

7. Fact-check: Governor claims Florida cases have stabilized

   In the last two days Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has had to address his state's continued surge in new coronavirus cases while also trying to tamp down concerns.

   

   

8. Covid-19 testing: A spike in demand, a delay on results

   As Covid-19 cases in the US spike, some states, labs and public health departments are warning that turnaround times for diagnostic testing have slowed.

   

   

9. Why this area may seal Trump's 2020 fate

   • Robert Redford: Who gets my vote in 2020 • Democrats hold $30 million ad advantage in battle for Senate control • Who will be Trump's political heir?

   

   

10. Trump's niece in damning book: He paid someone to take his SAT

    • What we learned from Mary Trump's portrait of her uncle • East Wing braces for upcoming book by former Melania Trump aide • Kasich: Trump is 'in a meltdown'

    

    

11. Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn't go well

    • Michael Flynn posts video featuring QAnon slogans

    

    

12. Trump wants schools reopened. See this educator's fiery response

    Educator and president of the National Education Association, Lily Eskelsen García, reacts to President Trump's remarks about reopening schools this fall.

    

    

13. Dutch police discover secret torture site in shipping containers

    Authorities in the Netherlands have discovered an apparent torture site hidden inside shipping containers, which were lined with sound-proofing material and filled with assumed torture devices, the country's National Prosecutor's Office has said.

    

    

14. CNN host speaks on his battle with virus

    CNN's Richard Quest describes the persisting Covid-19 side effects he continues to suffer from, despite the fact that he has recovered from the virus after being infected in April.

    

    

15. Disney's reopening: Where things stand as Florida cases spike

    Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando remains on track for a phased reopening on July 11 even as Florida faces a spike of reported Covid-19 cases recently.

    

    

16. Florida jogger finds decomposing human head on side of the road

    A woman out for a run in St. Petersburg, Florida, came across a decomposing human head on the side of the road on Tuesday, according to police.

    

    

17. Watch candidate Trump's stance on the Confederate flag back in 2015

    Back in 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Confederate flag belongs in a museum.

    

    

18. Senator who lost legs in Iraq responds to Tucker Carlson's suggestion she hates US

    Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a US Army veteran who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, rebuked Tucker Carlson after the conservative Fox News host attacked her on Monday night and suggested that she hates America.

    

    

19. A list of people and things Trump tried to cancel before railing against 'cancel culture'

    President Donald Trump is now campaigning as a warrior against what he says is a left-wing "cancel culture" that seeks to get people punished or banished for supposedly objectionable words or acts.

    

    

20. Eagles' DeSean Jackson apologizes after posting anti-Semitic quote

    Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized for a series of anti-Semitic Instagram posts over the weekend, one of which included a quote about Jews falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler.

    

    

21. Opinion: J.K. Rowling's bigotry is painful and maddening

    On Sunday, "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling sent a tweet comparing gender-affirming medical care for trans people to the harmful practice of conversion therapy:

    

    

22. Jimmy John's employees fired for pizza dough noose video

    A Jimmy John's sandwich restaurant in Woodstock, Georgia, has fired multiple employees after a video showed them joking around with a noose made from pizza dough.

    

    

23. Charlize Theron says being passed over for 'Mad Max' prequel was 'a little heartbreaking'

    Charlize Theron realizes how fortunate she was at getting another chance to star in an action movie, even as she's sad about losing out on one.

    

    

24. Luxury train hotel permanently stuck on a bridge

    

    

25. What do Jefferson's descendants think of his statues?

    CNN's Poppy Harlow talks with Lucian Truscott and Shannon LaNier, descendants of Thomas Jefferson, about what they think of Jefferson's memorial in Washington as calls grow for the removal of monuments and statues of slave owners across the nation.

    

    

26. Black Friday as we know it is finally dead

    This could be the year Black Friday finally unravels.

    

    

27. The US is 'looking at' banning TikTok, Pompeo says

    

    

28. Citizens collectively ring pots when this world leader goes on TV

    In the age of Covid-19, President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are two of a kind. CNN's Bill Weir reports on how the US and Brazil lead the world in the number of cases while their leaders downplay coronavirus.

    

    

29. A man was fatally shot while walking with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx

    A man was shot dead while walking and holding his 6-year-old daughter's hand in the Bronx, police said.

    

    

30. Comedian Rickey Smiley's 19-year-old daughter shot multiple times

    The 19-year-old daughter of comedian and syndicated radio host Rickey Smiley is currently recovering after being shot during an alleged road rage incident.

    

    

31. Two dead and others injured in club shooting

    At least two people have died and several others were injured after a shooting in a club in Greenville, South Carolina, according to police.

    

    

32. Citing violent crime in Atlanta, Georgia governor declares state of emergency

    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday declared a state of emergency and activated as many as 1,000 National Guard members.

    

    

33. Atlanta mayor says increase in shootings stems from 'perfect storm of distress'

    Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday the increase in shootings and murders in the city and across the country is the result of a "perfect storm" of frustration, the coronavirus pandemic and issues with police brutality.

    

    

34. Here's how cases are trending in your state

    

    

35. California: Hospitalizations at all-time high

    

    

36. Ohio: Deaths and hospitalizations are up

    

    

37. Texas: County leader wants stay-at-home order

    

    

38. A new comet is now visible with the naked eye

    A newly-discovered comet dubbed NEOWISE will be visible this week to the naked eye. It's the first visible comet of 2020.

    

    

39. Anderson Cooper: Trump wants you to suck it up as thousands die

    CNN's Anderson Cooper slams President Donald Trump's comment that coronavirus is "99% harmless" while the number of cases in the US continue to rise.

    

    

40. Australian man fights off one of the world's deadliest snakes while driving on highway

    When a traffic officer pulled over a pickup truck on an Australian highway, he didn't expect to find one of the world's deadliest snakes inside.