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* Gov. Inslee: $40 million Immigrant Relief Fund for those in need,
* Pac-12 follows Big Ten, cancels fall football season,
* “Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies”

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“Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies,” by Robert Draper. Credit: The New York Times Magazine.

LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL NEWS

+ Inslee: $40 million Immigrant Relief Fund to help those who can’t get stimulus money – “COVID-19 doesn’t care what your immigration status is.”

+ Pac-12 follows Big Ten, cancels fall football season

+ Fast food from these chains is ‘packaged in pollution,’ report finds. Does it matter?

+ Boeing order cancellations outpace new sales for sixth straight month as demand continues to fall

** CORONAVIRUS NEWS **

Why does COVID-19 strike some and not others? Fauci sees an answer in new study

Reports Show 90% Increase in COVID-19 in Children in 4 Weeks

How to Keep Your Household Infection-Free if Someone Has COVID-19

‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air

11 Supposedly Fun Things We’ll Never Do the Same Way Again

** Trump’s Presidency **

Harris VP pick creates dilemma for Trump campaign

Trump calls Kamala Harris ‘nasty’ in record time and suggests she lied about smoking cannabis while listening to Snoop Dogg

Trump Plans to Gut Emission Rules for Oil, Gas Industry “Beyond Comprehension”

ICE Is Making Sure Migrant Kids Don’t Have COVID, and Then Expelling Them

Government lawyer suggests Attorney General Barr had secret reasons for dropping Michael Flynn criminal case – appellant court skeptical, likely to send back to lower court

Biden’s viral bike ride video takes everyone back to Trump’s feeble descent down a ramp

Trump actually did build a wall, and we’re all paying; great new ad from Joe Biden [“The world built one around us!”]

If you’re waiting for Trump to drop below 40% approval, don’t worry—he can still get walloped

Appeals court likely to let judge decide whether to drop Michael Flynn charges

“Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History,” by Kurt Anderson. Ed. note: Very instructive!

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