Also: Presidential debate director Janet Brown's Mass. roots; the state's plan to distribute coronavirus vaccines, explained
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 October 19, 2020
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| Good Morning Boston,
🌞 Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Happy Monday, all. I hope your week is a little less spicy than this new donut out of Dunkin. Here's what you need to know this morning:
- PSA: Applications for Boston's Rental Relief Fund reopen today. There's still $5 million left in the fund to help renters. The timing is important because it comes the same day that state housing courts are reopening, following the expiration of the state's temporary ban on evictions this past weekend.
- Early voting is officially underway. Boston says more than 17,000 people cast their ballots this weekend in the first two days of early voting, more than 4,000 of which were cast at Fenway Park. Across the state, more than half a million people have already completed their mail-in ballots or voted in person. If you want to vote early, you have until Oct. 30. (Learn more about voting, the ballot questions and where Trump and Biden stand on issues important to Massachusetts with our seven-day Election Prep email guide.)
- Homeless service providers in Massachusetts are scrambling to make sure they have enough space to shelter people as winter approaches. The city and these organizations have secured four additional shelter sites for the winter, which will add 200 emergency shelter beds to the city's current COVID-limited capacity of 1,064.
- To help people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge, a set of public showers is set to be installed in Harvard Square today.
- A new national survey found that people are getting the results of their coronavirus tests faster than they were in the spring, but testing is still taking too long to help effective disease control measures.
P.S.– As a journalist, I believe words are powerful. It's the basis for how we communicate and understand each other. That's why I think this NPR story about the consequences of dehumanizing language in politics is such an interesting and important read, especially during a highly divisive election year. Bookmark this one for later. — Meagan McGinnes
@meaganmcginnes
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The Rundown 1. Race For A (Ballot) Cure: The Scramble To Fix Minor Absentee-Ballot Problems
Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected because of small mistakes. Many groups are rushing to help voters "cure" their ballots so they can be counted. Read more. | 
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2. How Massachusetts Plans To Distribute Coronavirus Vaccines
The state plan follows the CDC's playbook, with three stages of delivery as more vaccines, both in volume and variety, become available. Read more.
3. Chaotic Campaign Tests Presidential Debate Director Janet Brown, Who Has Mass. Roots
The stakes are high for this week's debate, not only for Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. It is the last chance for the commission to salvage a chaotic debate season. People who have known Brown for decades believe she is up to the task. Read more.
4. A Calculated Risk: High School Students Return To New Bedford Classrooms
New Bedford had been listed as high risk by state health and education officials for the last six weeks and infection rates are still rising. Read more.
5. China's Economy Bounces Back As Pandemic Is Brought Under Control
Economists estimate China's yearly GDP growth could be north of 2.5% this year — even as the rest of the world economy is expected to shrink by at least 4%. That differential will give Chinese companies in sectors ranging from electronics to steel more global market share and greater economic influence. Read more.
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- The right to repair our cars, appliances, phones and other stuff is essential, writes Paul Roberts in this commentary in favor of Question 1. We shouldn’t consign ourselves to a future in which we are tenants, rather than the owners of our things.
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