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Evening Briefing: Worst week yet for U.S. virus cases

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Plus the final weekend of the campaign season and November books. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story October 30, 2020 Your Friday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Jeremiah M. Bogert, Jr. Good evening. Here’s the latest. Bing Guan/Reuters 1. The U.S. had its worst week yet for coronavirus cases, recording more than 500,000 new cases. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths across much of the country are the highest they have been during the pandemic . It’s not just a few areas driving the surge: Half of all U.S. counties had new cases peak during the past month. Above, a testing center in Bismarck, N.D. In the Upper Midwest and Mountain West, records are being smashed almost daily. In New York City, once the epicenter of the epidemic, hospitalizations are slowly rising , but stays are shorter and fewer patients are dying. In other virus developments: A committee of experts advising the director of the C.D.C. is considering a wide-scale vaccine distribution

Daily Skimm: I suggest we form a calming circle

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Skimm'd while talking about motherhood with Ashley Graham October 30, 2020 Read in Browser Skimm'd while talking about motherhood with Ashley Graham Quote of the Day "P.S. I fed the fish" – Harry Styles , who left this note to a superfan after having tea with her friend when she wasn't home. Watermelon sugar...sigh. France The Story France is under attack . What's happening? Yesterday, the country suffered multiple attacks in just under 24 hours. In Nice , three people were killed in a knife attack at a church. On the same day, a man carrying a knife was arrested near a train station in Lyon. A similar thing happene