The Post It Note 10/31/20

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

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The US reported the highest single day number of cases recorded for any country on Friday.

“We now have one person being diagnosed [with] coronavirus every second. We have one American dying of coronavirus every two minutes,” Dr. Leana Wen said. https://t.co/3fWLcf9UjF pic.twitter.com/Qe9NiGNOwv
— CNN (@CNN) October 31, 2020

President Trump's campaign rallies between June and September may have caused some 30,000 coronavirus infections and more than 700 deaths, according to a new study https://t.co/za0VyVo4EU
— POLITICO (@politico) October 31, 2020

BREAKING: British PM Johnson announces new monthlong lockdown for England, beginning Thursday.

“Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day,” Johnson said. https://t.co/b8WFoukcEp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 31, 2020

A key deadline for challenging voter eligibility in Pennsylvania passed Friday without either party challenging a single application for mail-in ballots in the state's largest city of Philadelphia, an election official confirmed https://t.co/B7qgk0idiw
— CNN (@CNN) October 31, 2020

The presidential campaign travel schedules confirm it: Until the polls close Tuesday night, Pennsylvania is the center of the political universe https://t.co/bDK296DBw0
— POLITICO (@politico) October 31, 2020

BREAKING: An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been rescued during a high-risk U.S. military raid in neighboring Nigeria, counterterrorism officials told @ABC News. https://t.co/l5MC4DlhDG
— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2020

DON'T ⏰ FORGET ⏰ TO ⏰ FALL ⏰ BACK – and enjoy that extra hour of sleep! Daylight saving time ends tomorrow and you should turn the clocks back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, meaning the time will go back to 1 a.m. pic.twitter.com/STHS0ygvsK
— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2020

Scottish actor Sean Connery, the first actor to play James Bond on film and for many fans the best, has died. He was 90. https://t.co/wAaK3GSVop
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 31, 2020

News from the note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

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