COVID’s deadliest new hotspot is close to the U.S.

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<p>The deadliest coronavirus hotspot is very close to the United States. The <a href="https://apple.news/ABI0TJn_sS7SlDLwSIqLOhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on South America, which has only 5 percent of the global population but accounts for a quarter of the world&rsquo;s COVID-19 death toll.</p> <p>New York City residents are facing something new in the mayoral primary: ranked-choice voting. <a href="https://apple.news/ARYz-PKsvQmKwU3zzaiJZZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down the arguments for and against this balloting system. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AUlXYTmLnSZuOkPvF_HwmMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> uses bagel preferences to illustrate how it works.</p> <p>Las Vegas Raider Carl Nassib is the first active NFL player to come out as gay. <a href="https://apple.news/An9BwXDRqQMCw7UPWX9JB_A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> looks at the reaction from the sports world.</p> <p>A theft of more than 42,000 pounds of pistachios is just the latest in a series of nut heists in California. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsEp3VfpNTw6QMi9ln56rsQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the trend.</p>