Trump disputes own admission he downplayed pandemicHurricane Sally: slow-moving storm hits Gulf coast Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election fight‘Don’t take Black voters for granted’: Milwaukee leaders and activists warn DemocratsSign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.55pm BST The Big Ten has reversed course and decided to play a (shortened) season of college football this year.The AP reports: Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 24. Each team will have an eight-game schedule.The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously Tuesday to restart sports. The emergence of daily rapid-response COVID-19 testing, not available when university presidents and chancellors decided to pull the plug on the season, helped trigger a re-vote.Great News: BIG TEN FOOTBALL IS BACK. All teams to participate. Thank you to the players, coaches, parents, and all school representatives. Have a FANTASTIC SEASON! It is my great honor to have helped!!! 2.38pm BST This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam.Trump is receiving criticism for the “fire hose of lying” he unleashed during his ABC News town hall with voters last night.To be clear: I am not currently president. But if you chip in now, we can change that in November: https://t.co/eFS4tDfHEx https://t.co/ciqFcIGLHB Continue reading…
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