The beetle can withstand a force of about 39,000 times its body weight — the equivalent of a 200-pound man enduring the weight of 7.8 million pounds. Source

Nuclear weapons ban backer tells AP a U.S. letter to other countries shows “increasing nervousness” of nuclear-armed states, “particularly the Trump administration.” Source

Top national security officials spoke at a last-minute news conference Wednesday. Source

“I mistook the bubble of security around the president for a viral safe zone. I was wrong,” the former New Jersey governor wrote. Source

Obama hits campaign trail for Biden in Pennsylvania; 14-year-old girl works on potential cure for coronavirus Source

A con woman with 15 aliases and dozens of scams across 16 states. How the FBI outsmarted this mysterious grifter. Watch an all-new “The FBI Declassified,” narrated by Alana De La Garza of the CBS series “FBI,” Tuesday, October 27 at 10/9c on CBS. Source

It’s been months since the first coronavirus stimulus checks went out, and with no end to the pandemic in sight, many Americans are in desperate need of additional help. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and economist Lisa Cook join CBSN’s Lana Zak for a special look into what’s needed to keep the U.S. economy going and what Americans are hoping for in the next round of assistance. Source

Anika Chebrolu’s research could someday lead to a potential treatment for the coronavirus. Source

Millions of Americans are waiting for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to come to an agreement on a second coronavirus stimulus package. It’s been months now since funds from the original CARES Act ran out. Dr. Lisa Cook, a professor of economics at Michigan State University and a former senior economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, discusses who needs a second round of stimulus the most, and why lawmakers should have a better system in place for the next economic crisis. Source

Earlier this year, CBS News spoke with a small business owner who said the federal Paycheck Protection Program was not ideal for his business. But with the help from the program and after some restructuring, he now says his business is more profitable than it was before the coronavirus outbreak. Joe Walsh, owner of Green Clean Maine, an environmentally friendly cleaning service in Maine, joins CBSN to discuss how his business became a success story in the pandemic. Source