Genetic basis for COVID-19 severity: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/found-genes-sway-course-coronavirus .
CRISPR COVID-19 test: rapid, accurate, cheap: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/24/nobel-prize-crispr-gene-editing-technology-used-covid-tests/3650308001/ .
WSJ: J&J, AstraZeneca vaccine trials resume: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-trial-from-astrazeneca-oxford-can-resume-in-u-s-11603476923 .
Blood donations dip: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/22/covid-19-pandemic-stifles-blood-donations-when-hospitals-need-most/6003532002/ .
WSJ: COVID-19 batters Illinois: https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-businesses-brace-for-new-covid-19-restrictions-11603544400 .
COVID-19 cases soar in US, Europe: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-italy-illinois-europe-spain-f316444dcfc6ac84aad9729558d8ba85 . WSJ: Europe loses ground in pandemic fight: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-europes-fight-against-covid-19-went-awry-over-the-summer-11603531801 .
Pence to keep traveling despite exposure to COVID-19: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-michael-pence-941dfeccc8cc315872796af20f6c3e16 . I hear the fly is dead … natural causes … WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-s-chief-of-staff-campaign-adviser-test-positive-for-coronavirus-11603598632 . The White House ignores CDC guidelines.
Trump schedules rally in hard-hit Wisconsin: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/10/24/trump-prepares-for-rally-at-us-coronavirus-epicenter/#562f9a087bb7 . The “logical” extension would be to only admit people if they’ve already voted. Again, the White House ignores CDC guidelines.
White House ignores CDC guidelines and its agreement to respect Minnesota guidelines: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-campaign-flouted-agreement-to-follow-health-guidelines-at-rally-documents-show/ar-BB1ambEU?li=BBnb7Kz .
Jared, Ivanka threaten to sue Lincoln Project: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/24/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-lincoln-project . First Amendment + last three articles = no case.
WSJ: Workers burn through paid time off to address pandemic disruptions: https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-exhaust-time-off-options-as-covid-19-child-care-issues-compound-11603531800 . Her job pays $8.50 an hour …
WSJ: Health companies face election uncertainties: https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-past-election-blues-for-health-stocks-11603548000 .
Record early voting continues: https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html . As of 11:59 pm Eastern 10/24, 57.4 million votes have been cast, 39.5 million by mail and 17.9 million in person. For states reporting party affiliation, 12.8 million Democrats and 7.1 million Republicans have voted. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-push-to-vote-early-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-11603544401 .
WSJ: In-person voting in NYC involves long lines, hours-long waits: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-first-ever-early-presidential-voting-brings-long-lines-11603582807 . This is utterly ridiculous. And by the way, there’s a pandemic going on.
Doomsday scenarios for the US election: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/16/us-presidential-election-scenarios-timeline . I doubt any of this is realistic. Biden is likely to be the blow-out winner of the popular vote, and also likely to amass more than 270 electoral votes. That should terminate shenanigans.
WSJ: Police tell NYC businesses to prepare for election protests: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-police-department-tells-businesses-to-prepare-for-election-protests-11603540800 . Dancing in the street in front of Trump Tower probably doesn’t represent a threat to businesses.
Legendary Strand bookstore failing: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/24/the-strand-bookstore-new-york-plea-for-help . The pandemic threatens most brick-and-mortar retail businesses.