How's The Air In There? Ventilation & The MBTA

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Republicans, who are outnumbered by Democrats on Beacon Hill, are fighting the bill. - Important to note: The Senate Judiciary Committee will [begin confirmation hearings]( for Coney Barrett on Oct. 12. - Want some reading material on Coney Barret? Here is more information on [who she is]( what the [right and left think]( about her, and what the nomination [could mean for the 2020 election](. And in local news: - Starting today, you can sit with up to 10 total people for both indoor and outdoor dining at restaurants (though some cities, like Boston and Worcester, are opting to stick to the six-person limit). Gov. Charlie Baker also expanded where people can sit at restaurants to include the bar. You'll just need to order food and be seated at a safe distance from others. - Twenty students in Auburn Public Schools are being [asked to quarantine]( the district found that they were potentially exposed to a bus monitor who tested positive. - College watch: Merrimack College is temporarily moving classes online this week after 12 more students tested positive for the coronavirus. It comes after the school put an entire dorm into a two-week quarantine because of an outbreak in the building. And at UMass Amherst, 13 students have tested positive and are now in quarantine. They all live off campus. - A little bit of hopeful news: Researchers have reported [promising results]( from an early clinical trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by a team from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Johnson & Johnson. It brings what could be the first successful single-shot vaccine for the virus into the third and final phase of clinical trials. P.S.– "Back To The Future" fans, this one is for you. Paradox-free time travel is theoretically possible, according to [new research](. Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole with this story. — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [1.](url)[How's The Air In There? A Look At Ventilation On The MBTA]( As MBTA ridership ticks back up, public health experts say good air flow can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. [Read more.](   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    2. [Suffolk DA Releases List of 136 Police Officers With Credibility Issues]( Also known as “Brady,” “disclosure” or “do-not-call” lists, these are lists of officers flagged by prosecutors as either having engaged in, or been accused of, misconduct that the DA's office might legally need to disclose to the defense. [Read more.]( 3. [NY Times: Trump Paid $750 In US Income Taxes In 2016, 2017]( Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years. [Read more.]( 4. [Trump And Biden Debate Tuesday. Here's What You Need To Know]( The first thing you should know? It'll be a late night. It goes from 9 to 10:30 p.m. [Read more.]( 5. [Roenicke Will Not Return As Red Sox Manager Next Season]( Sure to get attention as a possible successor: Alex Cora, who led the Red Sox to a World Series championship in 2018, his only season as manager. The team split with him after he was identified as the ringleader in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scheme; Cora’s one-year suspension for that scandal ends after the World Series. [Read more.]( Support the news Anything Else? - There are some quality shows coming to TV this fall. What should you watch next? 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