1. WH Embraces Herd-Immunity Memo Signed by ‘Dr. Bananas’

  BEYOND THE PEEL 

The validity of the declaration has come under question due to a number of apparently fake names among its expert signatories, including “Dr. Johnny Bananas.”

2. Trump to Calif. GOP: Keep Using Misleading Ballot Drop Boxes

 FINE BY ME 

Officials have sent state Republicans a cease-and-desist notice, ordering them to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes.

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3. Tune in With a Brand New Set of Airpods This Prime Day

 PRIME DAY 2020 

If you’re an Apple person, Airpods can’t be beat. And this deal can’t, either.

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4. CDC Chief: Thanksgiving Could Send COVID-19 Cases Soaring

 COLD TURKEY 

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield issued warning in a call with the nation’s governors.

5. Barr’s ‘Unmasking’ Probe Comes Up Empty

 NOTHING TO SEE 

Barr had tasked a federal prosecutor with investigating whether DOJ officials under Barack Obama had improperly sought classified information.

6. This All-in-One Gadget Does Everything Except Mise en Place

 PRIME DAY 2020 

Forget the Instant Pot. The powerful Ninja Foodi is where it’s at.

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7. Trump, Trailing Badly With Senior Voters, Mocks Seniors

 A BOLD STRATEGY 

The president decided it was a good idea to tweet out a senior-mocking meme as he trails among voters 65 and older by more than 20 points.

8. Ex-Idaho Guv Candidate Charged in Girl’s 1984 Disappearance

 TIME’S UP 

Local police chief Mark Jones said this week’s arrest of the failed politician was “36 years in the making.”

9. Anchorage Mayor Resigns Over Sexting Scandal

 ANCHORAGE AWAY 

The mayor said Monday he’d had a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local TV anchor and apologized to his family.

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10. Tennessee Residents Targeted With KKK ‘Business Cards’

 OMINOUS 

Residents displaying Biden-Harris yard signs have reported finding the cards marking a “social visit” from the KKK.

11. Trump Begs Suburban Women: ‘Will You Please Like Me?’

 PLEASE CLAP 

“I saved your damn neighborhood!” the president claimed at a rally in Pennsylvania.

12. This Scammer Faked Cancer, MS—and Pregnancy

 ‘LYING ADDICTION’ 

The ex-nurse, once featured on “Dr. Phil,” pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court.

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13. 911 Call: SD Attorney General Didn’t Know What His Car Hit

 ‘NO IDEA’ 

In a statement, he said he thought he hit a deer, but that’s not what he told a police dispatcher the night of an accident that left a man dead.

14. ‘Two and a Half Men’ Star Conchata Ferrell Dies at 77

 ‘ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART’ 

She reportedly died surrounded by family at Sherman Oaks Hospital in California.

15. Trump Campaign Uses Russian Stock Footage Again in New Ad

 SIBERIAN DREAMS 

“We also used video footage taken in China in multiple ads,” a spokesperson for the America First PAC said.

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