The Trump tapes: What the president knew about COVID-19

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AsnpPr0SgNFeoi9C4C3kFmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> and the <a href="https://newsroom.apple.com/#/article/766038c4-6eca-4bc8-b6c1-d4f3460ea0df?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> report on revelations that President Trump knew more about the dangers of COVID-19 during the early stages of the pandemic than he conveyed to the American public. <a href="https://apple.news/ADHbmhjA2QNq9w5MMLC6JKw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks a story about how administration appointees encouraged the altering of information for seemingly political purposes. And <a href="https://newsroom.apple.com/#/article/9e569cd9-6856-4f0a-a8fe-999c97c65ecb?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox News</a> asks Dr. Anthony Fauci for his thoughts on the controversy.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AouMEMIlvTK-6lVeBFXuG7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> talks with formerly incarcerated people who are helping to fight California&rsquo;s wildfires &mdash; after having fought fires while in prison.</p> <p>Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a professional football player who is also a doctor in training, decided to sit out of this season to help fight the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AS9tekPCyRQm_FCrbzyIA8A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> has his story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5lNCbjsmR3O99gEkLY2A4Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has an op-ed written by an A.I. language generator.</p>