More than 200,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths, the teens who became family breadwinners, and more from Apple News

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Good Morning From Apple News

It’s September 23, 2020.

Here’s what you need to know.

Top Stories

More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The staggering toll comes amid concerns that infections could surge in the fall and winter. NPR

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court today and tomorrow. Large crowds are expected to pay their respects to the late justice. CNN Politics

Mitt Romney said he will support a vote on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. The GOP is looking to move as quickly as possible with the confirmation process. POLITICO

The House passed a stopgap bill to keep the government funded through December 11, after Democratic leaders and the White House reached a deal to avoid a shutdown. Bloomberg

The U.S. and China clashed at the U.N.’s virtual General Assembly. Trump attacked Beijing over the pandemic, while Xi Jinping said China would reach zero carbon-emissions by 2060. South China Morning Post

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The Coronavirus

By day, William Crews was a public-affairs official who worked for Dr. Anthony Fauci. At night, under a pseudonym, he spread conspiracy theories about the virus. The Washington Post

These coaches didn’t wear masks. The NFL punished them and their teams with fines totaling more than $1.7 million. Fox Business

Why our minds can’t make sense of the pandemic’s enormous death toll. National Geographic

Five Stories We’re Talking About Today

With their parents out of jobs, these high school students are suddenly their families’ breadwinners. HuffPost

For decades, states have claimed that lethal injections are quick and painless. But autopsies of executed inmates tell a different story. NPR

Mitch McConnell may have to decide between confirming a conservative justice and keeping the Senate in GOP hands. The New Yorker

The hottest gems in jewelry aren’t diamonds, rubies, or emeralds. Bloomberg Businessweek

This is the healthiest county in the entire U.S. CNN

Science

“A climate emergency unfolding before our very eyes”: Arctic sea ice has shrunk to almost historic levels. Time

Meet the shotgun-toting scientist who hunts moving trees. The Guardian

These parrots developed new dialects in captivity. Can their wild kin understand them? National Geographic

The Last Word

“	It’s as if Harry Potter and Fred Flintstone decided to build a McMansion. On acid.”

This new student-apartment building in Berkeley, California, is a seven-story double take. San Francisco Chronicle

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