The number of coronavirus patients has tripled over the past month at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center — the largest hospital in Wisconsin. Adriana Diaz reports in this CBS News exclusive. Source
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Hurricane Epsilon rapidly strengthens to a Category 3
Epsilon is the earliest 26th named storm in a record-breaking hurricane season. Source
Sheriff’s department to pair therapists with deputies on mental health calls
The program aims to reduce the risk of deadly confrontations with people who are in distress. Source
Homeless California students could fill Dodger Stadium 5 times, study says
The report, released Wednesday by UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools, found the number of homeless students has risen by 50% in the last 10 years. Source
Poll: Biden and Trump tied in Georgia as Democrats try to flip Senate seats
Greg Bluestein, a political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, spoke to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano about the state of the races for president and for Georgia’s two Senate races. Source
ICE moves to quickly deport more immigrants without court hearings
The Trump administration has instructed deportation agents to expand a policy that had long been limited to border areas. Source
Documentary “537 Votes” explores unprecedented outcome of 2000 election
The new HBO documentary “537 Votes” chronicles the unprecedented and highly contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election, which was decided after a weekslong recount in Florida. The film details how the international custody battle over 6-year-old Elián González triggered a political mess in Miami-Dade County in 2000 and may have swayed the election. Director Billy Corben joined CBSN to discuss. Source
AOC’s first Twitch livestream was one of the most-watched ever
Ocasio-Cortez topped out at 439,000 concurrent views, making it the third most-watched Twitch stream ever. Source
Trans and non-binary people face voting barriers ahead of 2020 election
The stakes are high for transgender voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election. But one major problem looming is the difficulty in securing appropriate identification, leaving thousands of transgender people at risk of voter disenfranchisement. Angelica Ross, actress and CEO of TransTech Social, joined CBSN to discuss the impact on the trans community. Source
Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress
Whistleblower Joe Rannazzisi says drug distributors pumped opioids into U.S. communities — knowing that people were dying — and says industry lobbyists and Congress derailed the DEA’s efforts to stop it. Bill Whitaker reports. Source