Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires, fanned by hot desert winds, that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Orange County residents. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54714260
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US election 2020: Trump and Biden final debate fact-checked
They traded arguments and accusations on everything from the coronavirus pandemic, to the economy and even the “caging” of children of migrants crossing the border from Mexico. Reality Check has unpicked some of the claims. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54645608
Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral remdesivir drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug’s brand name, cut the recovery time on average by five days during clinical trials. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54654635
Holiday shopping 2020: 1 in 4 Americans already finished buying all their gifts
Americans are getting ready to celebrate the holidays with more Zoom calls and online shopping than expected, making them plan ahead of time for their holiday shopping. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/21/holiday-shopping-1-4-americans-already-bought-all-their-gifts/5991086002/
‘A lot of chaos’: Trump’s rhetoric, a global pandemic and a tsunami of lawsuits complicate 2020 election
By Election Night of 1876, Democratic presidential candidate Samuel Tilden was just one electoral vote away from victory. But returns from four states that could still hand the presidency to his Republican opponent, Rutherford B. Hayes, were in question. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/a-lot-chaos-trump-rhetoric-covid-lawsuits-complicate-election/3643521001/