On The Web

Coronavirus
- Virus America, six months in: Disarray, dismay, disconnect
- Eight People In Indonesia Caught Not Wearing Masks Punished By Having To Dig Graves Of COVID Victims
- The Latest: United Nations chief: Virus is ‘out of control’
- Global coronavirus cases pass 30 million

Business/Economics
- Las Vegas is a ghost town where even the strippers put up signs­ saying, 'Sorry, we're clothed'
- US Industrial Production Big Disappointment In August As "V" Evaporates
- A Staggering 84% Of All S&P500 Assets Are Now Intangible
- Manhattan Rental Market Sees Another Record Plunge For August With 15,000 Empty Apartments
- A Depression For The 21st Century
- Fed To Continue "At Least" $120BN In Monthly QE To "Support Flow Of Credit To Households"
- Federal Reserve sees rates near zero at least through 2023
- More than half of businesses that closed during the pandemic won't reopen
- Yelp Reveals 60% Of Business Closures Are Now Permanent
- US Retail Sales Disappoint, Online Spending Growth Hits A Wall As Government Handouts End
- 860,000 Americans Filed For First-Time Jobless Benefits Last Week

Government/Politics
- Scientific American Makes First Presidential Endorsement In Its 175-Year History
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87

Global
- Bank of England eyes sub-zero rates in face of virus, Brexit
- Belarus president closes some borders, puts army on alert

Crime
- Chicago Logs Whopping 52% Jump In Homicides From 2019: 'Five Times Any Prior Year'

Race
- Breonna Taylor’s Family to Receive $12 Million Settlement From City of Louisville

Culture
- Self-censorship in the US

Education
- GW University Reports 17% Enrollment Drop As Students Opt Out Of COVID-Restricted Campus Life
- College leaders deserve a flunking grade for their reopening

Weather
- ‘Huge rainmaker’: Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods
- Sally is leaving widespread flooding in parts of Alabama and Florida, and rescues are underway

Wildfires
- Smoke from US wildfires spreads across country and into Europe
- Yosemite National Park closes as wildfires scorch West Coast
- Wildfires, smoke continue to impact the West Coast