Trump stops stimulus talks, early voting numbers suggest record turnout, and more from Apple News

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Good Morning From Apple News

It’s October 7, 2020.

Here’s what you need to know.

Top Stories

Trump sinks hopes for coronavirus stimulus

The president halted aid negotiations with Democrats, just hours after the Federal Reserve urged the government to provide more support for families and businesses. Stocks fell sharply on Trump’s decision. Bloomberg

Meanwhile, at the White House, senior policy aide Stephen Miller tested positive for COVID-19. Several top Pentagon officials are also now in quarantine. NBC News

The administration approved new, stricter FDA standards for a COVID-19 vaccine, which the White House previously opposed. POLITICO

Joe Biden pleaded for unity in a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: “Let’s end the politics. Let’s follow the science.” The Hill

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris face off tonight in their first vice presidential debate. Watch it live in Apple News. Apple News Spotlight

Eddie Van Halen, legendary rock guitarist, died of cancer. He was 65.
 Rolling Stone

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How Christian McCaffrey Became the No. 1 Fantasy Pick

The best running back in the NFL puts his knowledge of literature, food, and physics to the test in a homemade game of Jeopardy!. GQ

Listen Now

Why $4 trillion in bailouts didn’t save the economy, how two Cleveland homes show an increasingly unequal recovery, and more on today’s audio show. Apple News Today

The Coronavirus

Half of U.S. states are reporting increases in cases, and some leaders are pushing for new measures. CNN

Contractors hired by Moderna failed to recruit enough Black, Latino, and Native American participants for its vaccine trial, prompting a slowdown. Reuters

Women outnumbered men in the U.S. workforce. Then the pandemic hit. The Wall Street Journal

Five Stories We’re Talking About Today

More than 4 million Americans have already voted, suggesting record turnout this year. Reuters

He was a respected judge who spent 40 years on the bench. Then he was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager. The Washington Post

The secret workforce on the other end of the line when you call Disney, Airbnb, and other major companies. ProPublica

Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and the national embrace of stepmothers. Vox

Magawa received a gold-medal award for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty.” He is also a rat. Vice

Daily Discoveries

Scientists have found “superhabitable” planets that may be even more suitable to life than our own. CNET

A team of researchers discovered the skull of a man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago. Some of his brain cells were still intact. CNN

Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years. National Geographic

The Last Word

“	The laws of virus transmission aren’t different for public officials than they are for everyone else.”

If Trump’s COVID-19 infection was a wake-up call in Washington, not everyone appears to have heard it. Stat

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