Infectious disease expert: We need another lockdown; One-on-one with Trump’s testing Czar; Trump promotes baseless birther lie about Kamala Harris; Obama: Trump trying to “actively kneecap” the Postal Service; - podcast episode cover

Infectious disease expert: We need another lockdown; One-on-one with Trump’s testing Czar; Trump promotes baseless birther lie about Kamala Harris; Obama: Trump trying to “actively kneecap” the Postal Service;

Aug 14, 202045 min
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At least 230 cases reported from schools; California first state to report 600,000; CDC: Death toll may reach 200K in three weeks; WH COVID-19 adviser claims “young people are not at serious risk” as cases among children increase by 90”; WH testing Czar: “Don’t get hung up on the number” of tests; Testing Chief: Appropriate to do about 800,000 daily tests, experts say U.S. should be doing 4-5 million tests daily; WH testing Czar: Government has done everything it can on testing; Trump to visit three swing states in biggest campaign push since June; Trump congratulates QAnon supporter on GA GOP primary win; Trump visits brother hospitalized in New York; Biden releases coronavirus ads after calling for mask mandate; Poll: 74% of Americans support national mask mandate; Post office warns govs some ballots may not be delivered in time; Trump admits he’s blocking postal funding to stop mail-in votes; Postal Service watchdog to investigate new changes made by agency’s leader, possible ethics conflicts; Russia says U.S. rejected its offer to help with vaccine; Russia claims U.S. companies are interested in its vaccine;

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