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Coronavirus updates: CDC chief warns small home gatherings a threat as state cases spike; Monmouth University party a ‘super-spreader’

October 14, 2020 Joshua Bote and Jessica Flores, USA TODAY Comments Off

About 10K people expected at Donald Trump rally in Iowa. Hawaii eases travel restrictions starting Thursday. 215K US deaths. Latest COVID news.

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First, nooses. Now, a human effigy. Oakland, California, launches second hate crime investigation in 2 days.

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A community member found a human effigy hanging from a tree Thursday near Lake Merritt, the same park where nooses were found this week, police say.