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9 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
In case you missed them, here are six @FinancialTimes stories our readers loved this week, starting with our most-read piece: the US election poll tracker on.ft.com/2I3Xmcb
Next up is our most popular story across our social media accounts: Latin America's newest strongman, López Obrador
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Our latest exclusive on the Vatican's controversial use of charitable funds ft.com/content/f966e8…
Lunch with the FT: The Bulgarian economist and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on spending in a pandemic — and what queueing for milk taught her about austerity ft.com/content/86d032…
Our latest series, New Cold War, explores the US’s rivalry with China, and the deterioration in relations between the two countries
ft.com/content/4fda1b…
And don’t miss @KuperSimon’s piece on how European attitudes to the US are shifting from envy to compassion ft.com/content/8ed8fc…

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Daily coronavirus thread: China will join the WHO-backed Covax initiative aimed at ensuring fair distribution of a vaccine and new US cases topped 50,000 for a second day. Follow our live coverage: on.ft.com/3jIz3i9
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8 Oct
In an era of polarised US politics, both Democrats and Republicans agree on one issue: confronting China. FT Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo examines how US politics turned hawkish on China in the fourth part of our New Cold War series ft.com/content/75ce18…
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8 Oct
Daily coronavirus thread: Texas overtook California to become the US state with the second-highest number of deaths and Asia-Pacific markets followed Wall Street higher on hopes for a US stimulus deal. Follow our live coverage here: on.ft.com/3iHEg8i
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8 Oct
Welcome to our live coverage of the US vice-presidential debate. We’ll be posting updates here throughout the night.
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Tonight for the first time in US debating history, the candidates will be separated by a pane of plexiglass and at a distance of 12 feet and 3 inches. #VPDebate ft.com/content/6283ac… Image
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Is Trump losing his edge with seniors in Florida?

As Election Day approaches, retirees in the crucial battleground state are deserting the US president over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic on.ft.com/33BuQa6
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