1. Trump WH Privately Warned Donors of COVID Economic Hit: NYT

  INSIDERS ONLY 

Larry Kudlow offered board members of a conservative think tank a sobering assessment of economic uncertainty the day after he said on TV the virus had been contained.

2. Tapes Show Neo-Nazis Recruiting U.S. Military Members: NBC

 THE DARK SIDE 

The leader of The Base group, Rinaldo Nazzaro, was born in the U.S., but reportedly runs the group from his apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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4. Biden Hauls in Biggest Ever Monthly Candidate Donation Total

 MAKE IT RAIN 

The Trump campaign hasn’t released its September total—but it’s likely to have far less spending power than Biden’s in the final few weeks.

5. Trump Uses Barron’s COVID to Argue for School Reopenings

 ‘BARRON IS JUST FINE’ 

The president seems unable to understand that the first family’s COVID-19 experience may be slightly different to everyone else’s.

6. This May Be the Perfect Face Mask, for Everyone

 AHH, JUST RIGHT 

The Goldilocks of all masks, MasQd, has something for everyone, with options for women, men, and children.

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7. Putin-Allied President of Kyrgyzstan Quits After Protests

 NO CHOICE LEFT 

In a farewell statement, Sooronbai Jeenbekov said he doesn’t want to be remembered as a president who “shot at his own citizens.”

8. Trump Won’t Say if Barr Will Stay on as Attorney General

 ‘TOO EARLY’ 

The day before Trump’s comments, reports emerged of the Justice Department declining to file charges in its probe of “unmasking” officials in classified documents.

9. Kamala Harris Gets Barrett to Deny Climate Change Consensus

 SUPREME DENIAL 

After acknowledging the existence of other uncontroversial scientific facts, Barrett notably refused to weigh in on what she called a “very contentious matter of public debate.”

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10. Alabama Football’s Nick Saban Tests Positive for COVID-19

 DOWN, SET, VIRUS 

The college football coach said in a statement, “I immediately left work and isolated at home. At this time, I do not have any symptoms relative to COVID.”

11. Parisians Put Under 9 P.M. Curfew Amid Coronavirus Surge

 SE PLAINDRE 

President Macron declared a state of emergency and implemented a “couvre-feu” in nine major cities.

12. Secret Trump Foreign Campaign Contribution Probe Dropped

 SNEAKY 

Prosecutors spent more than three years looking into whether Trump was indebted to a foreign power or supported by them.

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13. Twitter Blocks Users From Sharing NY Post Article on Biden

 UNPRECEDENTED 

The extraordinary measure by Twitter went a step further than Facebook.

14. 11-Year-Old Missouri Boy Killed After Running Away From Home

 BRUTAL 

Zaelynn Wiseman was hit by a car on Interstate 270 after leaving a note saying he was running away. His family said he was upset about being grounded.

15. SoCal Man Lied About Neo-Nazi Ties for Security Clearance

 NOT A CLEAN RECORD 

Decker Hayes Ramsay agreed to plead guilty to one count of making false statements, and he’s expected to spend five years in prison.

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