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

Trump and Biden hitting the campaign trail a day after two dueling, very different, town halls; the CDC projects COVID related deaths could reach 240,000 by early November as the country enters the winter surge; Mexico’s former minister of defense arrested in Los Angeles over drug-related corruption charges, the first arrest of one of that nation’s highest ranking officers.

The US reporting 60,000 new cases of covid-19, the highest since early August; President Trump and Joe Biden to hold dueling town halls tonight as VP candidate Kamala Harris suspends public events after two staffers test positive for the virus; Senate Judiciary sets October 22nd for its vote to advance Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court despite objections from Senate Democrats; and Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez loom large over presidential elections in South Florida.

Day 3 of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats grilling her on the Affordable Care Act and abortion while Republicans praise her record; cases of coronavirus rising in most of the country as another major clinical trial is put on hold after an unexplained illness on a volunteer; with less than three weeks to go before Election Day, President Trump and Joe Biden are out on the campaign trail in force; and New York City activists are demanding a stop to ICE agents’ practice of wearing NYPD uniforms during raids.

Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are underway as senators of the Judiciary Committee begin to make the case for or against her; President Trump heads back on the campaign trail today kicking off a busy week of rallies after his doctor announced he is no longer contagious; the nation is now averaging 50,000 daily coronavirus cases as a key model predicts we could see 395,000 dead by February if guidelines aren’t followed; and unemployment among women is four times higher than men during the pandemic highlighting the toll on the service industry.

President Trump says he's ready to resume campaign rallies and feels “perfect” one week after his diagnosis with coronavirus; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation on Friday that would create a bipartisan commission to determine a sitting president’s ability to carry out official duties; Hurricane Delta aiming to make landfall in the Gulf Coast on exactly the same area slammed by Hurricane Laura six weeks ago.

President Trump says he’ll skip next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden if it's virtual after debate organizers announced that the debate would be virtual out of health concerns; Vice-President Mike Pence and candidate Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail after their first and only debate last night; with cases rising in over half the nation a prestigious medical journal condemns the Trump Administration for its handling of the pandemic and urges voters not to give it a second term; and undocumented immigrants brace for police enforcement raids.

President Trump pulled the plug on ongoing bipartisan coronavirus relief talks in an abrupt move that jolted Wall Street and surprised lawmakers of both parties; coronavirus cases are on the rise with 43,563 new cases reported on Tuesday, Dr. Fauci warning the US may reach 400,000 deaths by this winter; Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris are meeting tonight for a debate that will offer starkly different visions for the country; and in Pennsylvania Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made the unusual move of installing billboards with faces of people wanted by immigration enforcement.

President Trump stages a dramatic return to the White House after three nights hospitalized with covid-19; the president’s doctor says he’s not fully “out of the woods” for another week but that he met the standards for discharge; White House officials refuse CDC’s help in contact tracing cases; 21 million ballots were mailed to every registered California voter for a record year of voting by mail, Rep. Gil Cisneros ensures voters it’s safe and reliable.

According to his doctors the president’s condition continues improving as new questions arise about when he tested positive for the virus; White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive as the number infected people at the highest levels of government keeps growing; Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden meanwhile is campaigning in Florida after testing negative; and Latino unemployment remains stubbornly high as the service sector continues reeling from business shutdowns.

President Trump and the first lady test positive for coronavirus throwing the nation into further chaos just a month away from elections; Democratic Presidential contender Joe Biden tests negative and is moving forward with plans to campaign in Michigan; two major pharmaceutical companies say a coronavirus vaccine will not be ready until 2021; and health experts are warning of a looming winter “Twindemic” of flu and covid-19.