| Re-imagined state | Florida, known for its voting flubs and hanging chads since an excruciating recount in the 2000 presidential contest, has remade itself into a model of election efficiency for the Covid era of mail-in voting. As Todd Shields reports, the state is set to deliver results quickly — in contrast to other battlegrounds including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Campaign 2020 There are six days until the election. Here's the latest on the race for control of the White House and Congress. Record-setting levels of U.S. coronavirus cases are coming at the worst possible time politically for President Donald Trump. And Pennsylvania's governor deployed the National Guard after a police shooting sparked protests in a state that will help decide the Nov. 3 vote. Other developments Don't miss the biggest U.S. election headlines as they happen. Download Bloomberg's app for Android or for iOS and turn on push notifications. Election referee? | The U.S. Supreme Court's conservatives have started carving a path that could let Trump win a contested election, Greg Stohr reports. An opinion this week by Trump-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested sympathy for Trump's unsubstantiated contentions that votes received after Election Day would be tainted by fraud. Premature victory | Despite beating back the initial wave of Covid-19 with fast and strict lockdowns, Europe's eastern countries are suffering an explosion of new cases and a soaring death toll. High-profile infections are eroding trust, feeding into a communist-era tradition of skirting rules and, with hospitals at risk of being overrun, governments are now reimposing measures that hammered their economies this spring. -
In France, the disease killed 523 people yesterday — the highest daily toll since April — as President Emmanuel Macron prepares new restrictions to fight its spread, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing to close bars, restaurants and leisure facilities until the end of November. -
Take a look at this deep dive into the misery inside U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet, where the resurgent pandemic has wiped out the triumph of his December electoral victory, fractured Conservative Party discipline and shredded the premier's authority.  Czech soldiers completed a 500-bed field hospital in the Prague suburb of Letnany over the weekend. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg Baghdad uprising | Iraq is the world's third-biggest oil exporter, but its economy is cratering after the pandemic sapped global demand for energy and caused prices to collapse. The state's finances are so dire that the government is trapped between an angry population and pledges made to OPEC allies to rein in oil supply. As Paul Wallace and Khalid Al-Ansary report, it's an acute dilemma for a fragile government hemmed in on all sides. Socialist comeback | Former Bolivian President Evo Morales's socialist party has seen a dramatic resurrection barely a year after he stepped down and fled to Mexico. MAS, now under the leadership of Luis Arce, won big in this month's election. And, as president-elect, Arce has a very different style from Morales: more academic and less confrontational, Matthew Bristow explains. What to Watch - India's eastern state Bihar goes to the polls today in the first test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the pandemic hit and his lockdown pushed the economy into its worst downturn in decades. Voting is spread over two weeks and the results are due Nov. 10.
- South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will have to balance the need to find money to fuel economic recovery from the longest recession in three decades with pledges to rein in debt when he presents the budget today.
- Spain, Greece and Portugal are among the countries struggling to work out how to best keep their finances in check once they take on billions in new loans from the European Union's 750 billion-euro ($882 billion) recovery program.
- Poland's most-powerful politician called on people to defend Catholic churches from pro-choice protesters to ward off a civilizational threat amid demonstrations against a court ruling that effectively banned abortions in all cases except for incest and rape.
And finally ... Police corruption is endemic in Nigeria, and members of the country's tech industry complain they've suffered more than most. Victimization, fueled by the impression that their laptops and gadgets mean they're well-off and easy targets, risks taking a toll on the country's booming start-up scene as entrepreneurs consider emigrating. As Tope Alake and Ruth Olurounbi report, those factors have put the tech sector at the heart of protests against police brutality that have swept Nigeria.  Nigeria's government is attempting to quell the demonstrations. Photographer: Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images | 
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