These states had the best pandemic responses in the country

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<p>As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, <a href="https://apple.news/AafPi72XpR9KT7fbLsY83EQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> looks at which states responded well to the first wave &mdash; and what the rest of the country can learn from their actions.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Analysis by <a href="https://apple.news/ArnWa7HcaQpqZ1sitKuAo1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Georgia Public Broadcasting</a> and ProPublica sheds light on long lines at voting locations in Georgia: As voter registration has gone up in the state, the number of polling places has dropped.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/AxmmPi8oHSxqcskVq9up1Hw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Masha Gessen interviews Russian anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny about his recovery after being poisoned and nearly dying.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A4sjxPiEiS82h-L_t94XcKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has a story about a man diagnosed with terminal cancer who cast his ballot on the first day of early voting in Michigan, before dying a few days later.</p>