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A grand jury in Louisville, KY, failed to bring charges against the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor. An officer who had already been fired was charged with wanton endangerment for firing into neighboring homes.  Peaceful protests were staged around the country.  Two LMPD officers were shot and suffered non-life threatening injuries. A suspect is already in custody.  Over 100 people were arrested for unlawful assembly after the city enforced a 9pm curfew.

[Breonna Taylor decision case: What to know Thursday](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/09/23/breonna-taylor-decision-case-what-know-thursday/3511322001/)

Donald Trump continues to try to shred the integrity of our elections and stated yesterday that he would not commit to a peaceful transfer of power. 

[What If Trump Refuses to Concede? - The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/)

[Ruth Bader Ginsburg clerks to stand guard at Supreme Court - CNNPolitics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/ginsburg-supreme-court-repose-clerks/index.html)

After a recent court decision requiring former felons to pay off their court dues before receiving the right to vote, Michael Bloomberg raised $20 million to pay off the fines. 

[Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote](https://apnews.com/1bc5a068ccfc864854a186c143fc39cb?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email)

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The United States has passed another devastating milestone with 200,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus, 

Miami Dade County will bring student back full-time. 

[Exclusive: A New Coronavirus School Dashboard Tracks Infections : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2020/09/23/915738935/new-dashboard-tracks-coronavirus-cases-in-schools-across-47-states)

Mitch McConnell seems to have secured the votes to move forward on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The top contenders seem to be Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa. 

Cindy McCain endorsed Joe Biden. 

[Opinion | Secret CIA assessment: Putin ‘probably directing’ influence operation to denigrate Biden - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/)

The House approved a spending bill to fund the government through December 11.

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Justice Ginsburg will lie in state outdoors at the Supreme Court. She will then become the first woman in American history to lie in state in the United States Capitol and only the second Supreme Court justice to receive the honor. She will then be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

[Ruth Bader Ginsburg funeral: Services at Supreme Court start Wednesday](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/ruth-bader-ginsburg-funeral-services-at-supreme-court-start-wednesday.html)

President Trump is expected to name his nominee to fill her seat on Friday or Saturday. He also perpetuated a lie that her final wish was concocted by Democrats. 

Six Louisville Metro Police officers are under investigation by the department’s Professional Standards Unit for their roles in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.

[Six LMPD officers under investigation for Breonna Taylor raid](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/09/21/six-lmpd-officers-under-investigation-breonna-taylor-raid/5856200002/)

The Justice Department wants to cut funds to “anarchist” New York, Seattle and Portland.

[Justice Department deems New York City, Portland and Seattle ‘anarchist jurisdictions’](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-dept-deems-new-york-city-portland-seattle-anarchist-jurisdictions-n1240600)

The CDC reversed itself again and took down guidance that COVID19 was airborne blaming a website error. 

[COVID-19: CDC updates, then backs off guidance on airborne spread](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/09/21/covid-19-cdc-updates-then-backs-off-guidance-airborne-spread/5854419002/)

A friend asked for my thoughts on how suburban women are approaching this election. This is what I told her. 

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 on Friday setting off an intense political battle over who will fill her seat. 

[Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87 - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead.html)

The United States will soon pass 200,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths, and the global toll is nearing one million.

[CDC Virus Testing Guidance Was Posted Against Scientists’ Objections - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/health/coronavirus-testing-cdc.html) 

[Fresh Surge in U.S. Coronavirus Cases Is Feared as Death Toll Nears 200,000 - WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-09-21-2020-11600676779)

Trump approved a deal that would give Oracle and Walmart a combined 20% stake in a new company called TikTok Global.  A federal judge temporarily blocked the ban on WeChat from taking effect yesterday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/tech/tiktok-oracle-walmart-explained/index.html

Schitt’s Creeks swept the comedy category at last night’s Emmy awards  winning NINE awards. Succession won best drama. 

[Emmys: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sets Record for Most Wins in a Single Season for a Comedy | Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/emmys-schitts-creek-sets-record-for-most-wins-in-a-single-season-for-a-comedy)

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The CDC Director told Congress a vaccine would not be available until 2021 and was then directly contradicted by the president. 

Hurricane Sally made landfall and produced massive rain and flooding risks.

[Sally threatens the Southeast with flooding and misery after battering Florida and Alabama  - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/weather/storm-sally-thursday/index.html)

A US Court of  Appeals court ruled the Trump administration can phase out Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. 

[Thousands of immigrants in Texas could face deportation after court ruling | The Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/14/texas-immigrants-temporary-protected-status-court-ruling/)

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its final report on the Boeing 737 Max. The report notes that a combination of design flaws, faulty assumptions, and management failures (by both Boeing and the FAA) played “instrumental and causative roles” in the errors leading to the plane’s two fatal crashes.

[Boeing 737 MAX Investigation | Issues | Committee Activity | The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure](https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/boeing-737-max-investigation)

Director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe has backed down and agreed to give Congress in-person briefings on election threats.

The Big Ten conference  voted unanimously to open football season the weekend of Oct. 23-24,

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Part 3 in our election interference series -- talking about China and Iran and how the international community is responding to the threat posed by election interference. 

Here is the link the deep fakes exercise I mentioned 

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