Your weekend long reads 🗞

What to read this weekend, courtesy of The Short List. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

The Short List   Saturday, October 10 Good morning, friends of the Short List! We hope there's no debate about your happiness and well-being this weekend. It's perhaps not surprising that our long reads today are focused heavily on the coronavirus pandemic. Like it or not, this topic is dominating the national discussion and will have a big impact on our lives for months to come. We hope you will spend some time with these important pieces from the USA TODAY Network. • White House coronavirus outbreak: Thousands may have been exposed from Atlanta to Minnesota • 'It is a slaughter': Public health champion asks CDC director to expose White House, orchestrate his own firing • A winter COVID-19 second wave?: No one knows for sure, but there is reason for hope and concern Stay tuned: There are plenty more long reads below to keep you busy. Enjoy your weekend! Here's everyone who attended Rose Garden 'superspreader' event USA TODAY is attempting to identify every person at the event using publicly available photographs of that day. Help us fill in the blanks. These countries quietly slid into authoritarianism. Is... We binge-watched 15 hours of speeches by Trump's... Second presidential debate canceled Eddie Van Halen memorials appear in his adopted... 'Like I was being eaten': When police dogs bite, no... Restaurants in US get creative with outdoor dining Four reasons to explain drop in sports' TV ratings... 19 Black families buy 97 acres of land to create... Las Vegans mourns loss of beloved El Cortez carpet Start your day with the 5 Things podcast: Five news stories. Less than five minutes. Free to subscribe.   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? View in browser Unsubscribe • Manage Newsletters • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights • Privacy Notice • Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy • Feedback © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102