Top eight CNS stories for today including fears of a bona fide second wave of Covid-19 and no stimulus plan in sight sent markets into a free fall; A poll shows Joe Biden has expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in three crucial Midwest battleground states; A wind-driven brush fire in Southern California quickly burned over 4,000 acres and triggered evacuations for 60,000 people, and more.
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Top eight CNS stories for today including fears of a bona fide second wave of Covid-19 and no stimulus plan in sight sent markets into a free fall; A poll shows Joe Biden has expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in three crucial Midwest battleground states; A wind-driven brush fire in Southern California quickly burned over 4,000 acres and triggered evacuations for 60,000 people, and more.
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National
1.) Fears of a bona fide second wave of Covid-19 — and still no stimulus plan in sight — sent markets into a free fall on Monday.
2.) New polling released Monday shows Democratic candidate Joe Biden expanding his lead over President Donald Trump in three crucial Midwest battleground states after winning over a bigger share of previously undecided voters.
3.) With the Republican Senate marshaled behind her, Amy Coney Barrett is poised Monday to join more than 200 conservative judges installed on the federal bench under President Donald Trump.
Regional
4.) A wind-driven brush fire in Southern California quickly burned over 4,000 acres and triggered evacuations for 60,000 people Monday morning as powerful winds kicked up across the already wildfire-beleaguered state.
5.) As a troubling surge of coronavirus cases and Covid-19 hospitalizations continues to hammer the border city of El Paso, Texas, officials over the weekend delivered an urgent and straightforward plea to residents: stay home for the next two weeks.
International
6.) Belarus is headed toward a critical juncture in the 11-week protest against the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko after the leader of the opposition called for a general strike on Monday.
7.) Frustrating China’s efforts to get compensation over U.S. tariffs, the United States filed an appeal Monday before the World Trade Organization, even as the Trump administration has left that body unable to function.
8.) The World Health Organization on Monday urged Europe to take even more drastic steps to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus even as European leaders impose a raft of new restrictions that are sparking anger and protests in many cities.
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