Today's Headlines: Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

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Friday, October 2, 2020

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Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman

The president's result came after he spent months playing down the severity of the outbreak that has killed more than 207,000 in the United States and hours after insisting that "the end of the pandemic is in sight."

New Layoffs Add to Worries Over U.S. Economic Slowdown

By Nelson D. Schwartz and Gillian Friedman

A standoff over further federal aid and concern over the pandemic's duration are pushing companies to eliminate jobs.

Russians Were Urged to Return to Normal Life. Except for Putin.

By Anton Troianovski

The Russian leader claims to be conquering the pandemic, but he inhabits a virus-free bubble, rarely leaving home. The few people he meets must quarantine first.

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'A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls'

By Erica L. Green, Mark Walker and Eliza Shapiro

Discipline disparities between Black and white boys have driven reform efforts for years. But Black girls are arguably the most at-risk student group in the United States.

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