UNEWS, Top stories for U.S. Latinos in English

90,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours in the US as a key model projects 399,000 deaths by February; President Trump and rival Joe Biden making a final push in key swing states as early voter turnout shatters all-time records; a federal court in Minnesota rules that in order to be counted, ballots must be received by Election Day, reversing an earlier decision allowing a one week extension; and activists in California urge people to vote yes on Proposition 16 to repeal ban on affirmative action.

President Trump and former VP Joe Biden are campaigning in battleground Florida making their closing arguments ahead of Election Day; Trump and Biden almost tied in Texas and Florida among Latino voters according to a new Univision Noticias poll, while Biden is leading in Pennsylvania and Arizona by 5 points; 79,000 new covid cases recorded yesterday as the president continues dismissing the severity of the crisis; and gun sales skyrocketing as anxiety over the elections and civil unrest grips parts of the nation.

The White House lists ending the pandemic as one of its accomplishments as 73,000 covid cases are reported overnight, the fourth worst day of the pandemic; President Trump on the campaign trail holding rallies in hotspot like Wisconsin ignoring the pandemic, while Biden campaigns in Georgia looking to expand electoral map launching a unifying closing argument; and 30,000 unaccompanied minors crossed the border last year, sharp decline from recent years, but thousands linger in squalid migrant camps in Matamoros.

The covid pandemic is pushing hospitals to the brink as the US is averaging 70,000 daily cases as President Trump continues to say we’re “rounding the corner”; roughly 66 million Americans have already voted early with one more week to go until Election Day; President Trump confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court during a White House socially distanced event; and Chileans overwhelmingly vote to replace dictatorship-era constitution.

A new covid outbreak hits the White House, at least five people in VP Pence’s circle have tested positive; the US records 60,000 new covid cases on Sunday at the president’s chief of staff said the administration is not going to control the outbreak; and the latest on a series of allegations of abuse at an immigrant detention center in Georgia, at least 19 women now on record as new details emerge about their claims.

President Trump and Joe Biden fought over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the final debate before the election, highlighting the vastly different approaches to the major challenges facing the nation; overnight more than 71,000 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the US on Thursday, the highest daily tally since mid-July; and the Trump Administration is moving forward with the expedited deportation of undocumented immigrants with no criminal record just days after coming under fire for being unable to locate the parents of 545 children who were forcibly separated from their parents.

President Trump and Joe Biden face off tonight for the final debate before election night as polls show the president trailing Biden in battleground states; Russia and Iran obtained voter registration information in an attempt to disrupt the US elections according to the FBI; 130,000 deaths could’ve been prevented if there was stronger leadership from the federal government according to a new report by Columbia University; and Maya Cinemas a movie theater chain in California struggles to remain in business after state officials announce reopening but at 25% capacity.

President Trump is campaigning in North Carolina today, in the lead-up to Thursday's final presidential debate, his best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign; the number of daily coronavirus infections reported in the U.S. continues to grow, with new data showing cases have been rising for more than two weeks; and the Trump Administration reportedly can’t find the parents of close to 600 immigrant children separated at the border.

With two weeks before Election Day President Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci calling him “a disaster” during a call with campaign staffers; new government numbers show cases of coronavirus climbing in at least 42 states, as officials warn the combination of cooler weather and “pandemic fatigue” may cause the new wave to get bigger; and the Supreme Court rejects a Republican effort to limit how long mail-in ballots can count in Pennsylvania.

President Trump and Joe Biden hitting the campaign trail with just two weeks to go before election day, visiting states they’re trying to win like Arizona for Trump and North Carolina for Biden; hospitalization due to Covid are rising in at least 41 states as health experts are warning of a flu and pandemic collision this winter; 53,000 United and American Airlines employees are expected to be furloughed as the airline industry waits for Congress to pass additional economic relief; and the Supreme Court will decide whether it’s legal for the Trump Administration to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census.