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Thursday, September 3

In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mail box in Omaha, Neb. U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can't guarantee ballots sent by mail will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow timeframes most states allow to request and return those ballots.

'It is illegal to vote twice in an election,' North Carolina elections chief says. Rochester mayor suspends 7 police officers in death of Daniel Prude. It's Thursday's news.

A reminder: Double voting is illegal. What we know about Daniel Prude's death. And sex advice you didn't ask for from Canada's top doctor? Wear a mask.

All that and more in today's Short List. Now let's talk news.

But first, "Wakanda for life": A 5-year-old cancer survivor from New Jersey made a touching tribute to one his favorite heroes, the late "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman.

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Don't vote twice (but definitely vote once)

You already knew this, but North Carolina's spelling it out for the people in the back: It is illegal to vote twice. A day after President Donald Trump appeared to encourage supporters to vote in person and by mail, North Carolina's elections chief Thursday made it clear "it is illegal to vote twice." Karen Brinson Bell said voter fraud is a felony under state law. Trump, who has alleged without evidence that mail-in ballots would lead to fraud, suggested Wednesday that North Carolina voters try to vote in person and by mail in order to test the election system. Bell said the state has "numerous checks in place" to "prevent people from double voting."

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•	Opinion from former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: "I am a Republican vote for Biden."

7 New York officers suspended in the death of Daniel Prude

A 41-year-old Black man, Daniel T. Prude, died of asphyxiation in March after being forcibly restrained by Rochester police officers in New York. The incident happened 164 days ago, but it didn't become public until Wednesday, when his family released footage that shows police officers forcing his head and chest into the pavement for at least two minutes until he stopped breathing. Because Prude, who was suffering from acute mental-health problems, was spitting during detainment, officers covered his head with a white "spit hood," meant to protect police from body fluids. Scores of protesters took to the streets in Rochester on Wednesday to demand accountability for Prude's death, which was ruled a homicide. On Thursday, Rochester's mayor ordered the immediate suspension of seven police officers involved.

•	Who was Prude? What we know about man who died in police custody.
•	Why was Prude's death kept quiet for months? Mayor misleadingly cites New York law.

Joe Prude (right) holding a photo of his brother Daniel who was killed during an arrest by Rochester police.

JAMIE GERMANO/ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE

What everyone's talking about

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•	"Jeopardy!" GOAT Ken Jennings is returning for the new season in a new role.
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Biden on Jacob Blake: 'Nothing was going to defeat him'

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday during a visit to Wisconsin that he spoke with Jacob Blake, who told the former vice president "he wasn't going to give up," after he was shot by police in August, an incident that sparked waves of violence in Kenosha. "He talked about how nothing was going to defeat him, how whether he walked again or not, he wasn't going to give up," Biden said at a church in Kenosha. Biden's visit to the key battleground state comes two days after Trump traveled to Kenosha to tour buildings damaged in protests that turned into deadly clashes following Blake's shooting. The dueling visits highlight the importance of racial justice protests in the final stretch to the election.

Friendly vaccine check in

Amid reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling some health officials to be ready to start distributing a coronavirus vaccine by November, the chairman and CEO of Pfizer said Thursday that the company may have an effective vaccine by the end of October. Sounds promising. So how does Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, feel about it? That timeline is "conceivable" but not likely, Fauci told CNN Thursday. Hey, I'm still hopeful.

In other COVID-19 news: Canada's top doctor is offering some pandemic sex advice: Consider wearing a mask while getting it on and avoid kissing. 😷 💋

Real quick

•	Facebook will stop accepting political ads the week before the election as part of a plan to stop the spread of misinformation.
•	Sen. Ted Cruz came under fire for saying pregnancy is not "life-threatening" when the U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of the world's developed nations.
•	Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Donald Trump will "need an army" if he returns to New York City.
•	A Travis Scott meal is coming to McDonald's.
•	"You shoot at the police, expect us to shoot back": An Ohio sheriff responds to protest "lawlessness."

The richest woman in the world is ...

Not me, but you already knew that. Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is now the wealthiest woman in the world, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire index. Not only is she the richest woman, she's also the 12th wealthiest person in the world, boasting an estimated net worth of $68 billion. The novelist received a 4% stake in Amazon, valued at more than $59.3 billion, after her divorce from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (he's the richest man in the world). After the split, Scott pledged to give the majority of her wealth to charity. The second-richest woman? L'Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who boasts a net worth of $66.8 billion.

15: MacKenzie Bezos; ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos; net worth: $36.1 billion MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos divorced in 2019. Following the separation, Jeff transferred 25% of his company stake to MacKenzie.

Evan Agostini, Invision/AP

A break from the news: Labor Day sale edition 💰

Our product experts at Reviewed put together some of the best Labor Day deals you can get. This means you'll (finally!) have your chance to save on the big stuff you've been eyeing all summer long.

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