Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/01/amazon-nearly-20000-workers-tested-positive-coronavirus-covid-19/5888578002/
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US election 2020: Debate pulled in 65 million TV viewers
Some 65 million people tuned in to the first debate between US President Donald Trump and his White House challenger Joe Biden. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54365868
Trump refuses to discuss returns after report he paid only $750 in income taxes in 2016 and 2017
President Donald Trump on Sunday refused to discuss his tax returns after a report said he paid only $750 in personal federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, and he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/27/donald-trump-denies-income-tax-report/3556287001/
Amy Coney Barrett ‘to be picked by Trump for Supreme Court’
US President Donald Trump will reportedly nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54303942
California wildfire trend ‘driven by climate’
Climate change is driving the scale and impact of recent wildfires that have raged in California, say scientists. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54278988