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OAN has positioned itself as the Trumpiest channel on air—and an eventual home for the president, win or lose. By Felix Gillette and Gerry SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why so many parents are taking their cues from a hyper-rational, data-obsessed economist. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options. By Drake Bennett and Michelle Fay CortezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How were hundreds of people with Covid-19 allowed to step off a Carnival liner in Sydney and return to their homes around the world? By Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bellwether Maricopa County, Ariz., is pointing away from the GOP. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cartels make heroin and methamphetamine using chemicals produced in Mexico by U.S. companies, and then send the drugs to America. By Cam Simpson, Michael Smith, and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly. By Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic. By Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decades ago, Pepsi's Number Fever promotion captivated consumers and promised to end Coke's domination in the Philippines. But an error at a bottling plant led to disaster. By Jeff MayshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.