+++ A forecast predicted that U.S. fatalities could reach 410,000 by the end of the year +++ The Food and Drug Administration is expected as soon as this week to spell out a new standard for an emergency authorization of a coronavirus vaccine that will make it exceedingly difficult for any vaccine to be cleared before Election Day +++ The novel coronavirus is spreading at dangerous rates in many states public health data shows +++ Anthony S. Fauci said the nation’s “divisive state” is hindering consistent messaging during the coronavirus pandemic +++ A $1 billion fund Congress gave the Pentagon in March to build up the country’s supplies of medical equipment has instead been mostly funneled to defense contractors and used for making things such as jet engine parts, body armor and dress uniforms +++ Trump lashed out at China in prerecorded remarks played at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming officials allowed the virus to “leave China and infect the world.” He called on the United Nations to hold the country “accountable for its actions” +++