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Federal officials say the cost of the benchmark plan will be down for the third year in a row when enrollment begins next month. Meanwhile, ProPublica looks at misleading social media ads for health insurance that isn't comprehensive.
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“Local transmission can grow quickly into interstate and international transmission when infected persons travel on public conveyances without wearing a mask and with others who are not wearing masks," the agency said in a statement Monday. In related news, a government watchdog will look into whether the Trump administration interfered at the CDC and FDA.
The extension of the border closure was in response to rising COVID-19 cases. International news also highlights a top Palestinian leader in critical condition with the virus; child labor in the cocoa industry; and the Quebec town of Asbestos is renamed.
All 62 residents of the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas, tested positive for the virus. News from around the country also comes from Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, Michigan and New York.
Moderna's CEO added an "if" to the announcement: if the company gets positive results in November from a large clinical trial. In other vaccine news, states are scrambling to find money to pay for vaccine distribution.
On Sunday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a Tuesday night deadline for any deal. In related news of the economic strain around the nation, more than 6 million households couldn't make their rent or mortgage payments in September.
Although supports have pent-up demand for many projects, health care is among the top issues that Democrats say they will seek to reinforce if they take the White House and the Senate in the Nov. 3 election. Political coverage also includes reports on inaccuracies in Trump's stump speeches, social media ads on insulin pricing and a California initiative on contract workers.
President Donald Trump heightened the personal attacks on the country's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Joe Biden slammed the president for the criticism.
The decision was a 4-to-4 tie upholding a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that granted a three-day extension for mail-in ballots to arrive and be counted, as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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News reports are from Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Israel and Russia.
Both Boston and New Orleans struggle with ways to provide more shelter beds during the pandemic. News reports are on care in rural areas, dementia, knuckle cracking and arthritis, mammographies, and more.
In San Francisco, 38% of the 123 COVID-19 deaths are Asian American residents, the most of any ethnicity, according to USA Today. Also, the CDC looks at higher rates among Hispanics and Blacks.
False test results, consequences of delays and now confusion with colds and flu plague the response to COVID. Also, more news on how the sports industry is dealing with testing.
Other events that drew massive crowds are linked to the spread of the coronavirus to a large number of people.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis found that rates of depression — as well as alcohol, tobacco and drug use — are rising.
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