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Joe Biden’s campaign is rolling in dough — but Sen. Kamala Harris is quarantining after two members of her staff tested positive for the coronavirus. Poverty has risen big time as the economic impact of the pandemic hits some people harder than others. Rose McGowan says her criticism of the “Charmed” reboot has nothing to do with race and...sure, Jan. And we have Andy Slavitt, the former head of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare and host of the “In the Bubble” podcast, with us to talk about the number of COVID-19 infections in the US, which are on the rise — again.
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Breonnna Taylor’s boyfriend gave his first interview about what happened the night Louisville police killed her. The Supreme Court says that the Trump administration can wrap up its census count in the next few days. We’re getting a prequel for “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the cast looks amazing. What happens when a second grade class is left alone on Zoom when their teacher disconnects? Listen to find out! And yes, everyone is talking about Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” no we can’t quite figure out why. So we enlisted the help of BuzzFeed pop culture editor Shyla Watson to help unravel the mystery.
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The race for a coronavirus vaccine hit a slight snag as Johnson and Johnson paused its Stage 3 trial in the US. California’s GOP has placed illegal ballot drop-off boxes — but can’t say where or how many. Megan Thee Stallion wrote an op-ed calling on folks to stand up for Black women. The stars of the OG “Charmed” are mad at the stars of the reboot of “Charmed” and we have to say, we are not charmed. And host of “The Bachelor” franchise Chris Harrison is here to tell us what to expect from “The Bachelorette” premiere tonight.
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Day one of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings went about as well as one could expect. Thousands of North Carolina ballots are in limbo following a federal court ruling there. “Saturday Night Live” this weekend has left us utterly broken, in both good and bad ways. And BuzzFeed News White House reporter Kadia Goba talks to us about working at the White House when it’s ground zero of a coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s capital.
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It’s been a heck of a week. And it’s not over yet for Louisiana, which has to deal with Hurricane Delta making landfall. Rapper Tory Lanez has been charged in LA for shooting Meghan Thee Stallion this summer. Mindy Kaling had a secret baby last month?! We just learned that Barbie has a vlog on YouTube and friends...it’s very good. And the legendary Gloria Estefan is with us to talk about her family’s spin-off of the hit Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk,” and the family’s willingness to put it all out there. Also she talks about how fast gators can be in Florida.
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The FBI says it’s foiled an alleged right-wing plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. After getting spotted on TikTok during a weekend of partying in ‘Bama, country music star Morgan Wallen got cut from his appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” TikTok musical theater nerds have created a thing of beauty. And BuzzFeed News politics writer and editor Katherine Miller joins us to break down last night’s Vice Presidential debate and what to expect from this next sprint to Election Day. (Also, your fly jokes are bad.)
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The Department of Justice absolutely wanted kids taken away from their parents at the border in 2018, according to a draft inspector-general report. Sorry, no stimulus before the election, Trump says, to literally everyone’s dismay and confusion. A Texas county is actually charging Netflix with a felony for its promotion of the French movie “Cuties.” Our audio engineer Dan has a fitting tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen. And screenwriter and director Miranda July is with us to talk about her new movie “Kajillionaire” and her own previous life of (very petty) crime.
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Trump is back in the White House and wants you to know that you shouldn’t let the coronavirus dominate your life! (We are going to die.) Meanwhile, the CDC finally says, yes, the coronavirus can spread in the air across more than six feet. So, again, great timing, Mr. President. Rihanna had to apologize for using a song that samples a sacred Islamic text in her recent fashion show. And BuzzFeed News science reporter Stephanie Lee is with us to break down what we do and don’t know now about Trump’s condition now that he’s busted out of the fanciest hospital in the country.
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What. A. Weekend. We still don’t know exactly how sick President Trump is after he was checked into Walter Reed Military Hospital, thanks to some very unhelpful briefings. Megan Thee Stallion made a hell of a statement on “SNL” this weekend. There’s women working on all the cool nerd stuff you love, and in her new Twitch streaming show “WomenR,” Felicia Day is showing them off. And THEN we challenge Felicia to one of our HARDEST EVER rounds of “Gotta Pick One!” - where she may or may not have to decide whether to save the XBox One from oblivion.
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President Donald Trump, after months of downplaying the threat, has COVID-19. It’s a development that upends what was already set to be a chaotic final sprint to Election Day. We also have new audio of Melania Trump all but saying “fuck Christmas.” Thankfully, this year’s “Savage x Fenty” show is here for us, so all blessings to Rihanna. And BuzzFeed’s Stephen LaConte delivers some much needed advice in a new edition of “DM 911” — this time featuring post-pandemic wedding guest lists, a partner’s unfunny TikToks, and some blatant swaggerjacking.
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