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Here’s what you need to know as election results come in

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AaYr0q5vuQsWCWWcvXv-n0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> explains how the Associated Press will call races in the election starting tonight.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APe7I0hF-Qt2fKR4s1yQVSg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> interviewed executives at five major TV news networks about their plans for analyzing race results this evening. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AQXe6acrGRWyYYlNEKcDM1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">LA Times</a> recently profiled Arnon Mishkin, who leads the Fox election-night analysis team.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ah7jmciAdR5Sxb8kTJcq6_g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down the information that we may know by the end of today. And <a href="https://apple.news/AUlDHnT5zTx-FsL7-056ROA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a> lists what time polls close and election results should start coming in for various states around the country.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Af3Pu1GVXTKufy8yYuwybjw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AWLrLRteJQRSqwbNWsNf58w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Poynter</a> have some pointers about how to view and understand the election results as they come in.</p>

The presidential candidates make their closing arguments

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AqeP3Fo7nR1S4x3hD3zhUHg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> describes the presidential candidates&rsquo; final days on the campaign trail. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGpJM_D0RSwq8aUzdhoc99g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">News &amp; Observer</a> says law enforcement deployed chemical spray at a North Carolina rally honoring George Floyd. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AOvGb6ssFRMG_rH9KHWTmyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a> explains why a Republican lawsuit seeking to throw out around 120,000 ballots was thrown out by the all-Republican state Supreme Court on Sunday.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1kzDZXKGT2-a0zXmkIAW5A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the latest information on COVID-19 in the United States. And in a recent interview with the <a href="https://apple.news/AejA7XPljTqCwsA0I3eElPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, Dr. Anthony Fauci criticized the Trump administration&rsquo;s response to the pandemic.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2pFClgalTXyW3RYCWj7e5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> profiles two men at the center of the effort to change the Electoral College.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AqQ8sQDAiQRmg4bHWP53QCw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> offers some tips to help us all cope with the stress in the final hours before Election Day.</p>

The voters who could tip the scales for Trump or Biden

<p>President Trump is less popular among suburban voters, particularly suburban women, in this election. <a href="https://apple.news/A-tq2J2TGStWAQkuQ9temBQ">Vox</a> explains why.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A3fffyyvASz6DgxoA5VeqMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> says Latinos make a small part of the Pennsylvania electorate but could tip the scales in this tight battleground state. <a href="https://apple.news/AD02npfeASOWAPumJd7xXsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> also looks at polling that indicates Biden is underperforming among Latino voters in Florida compared with Hillary Clinton in 2016. And <a href="https://apple.news/A4RIIwh3FTX-OlaNDSQRNQQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> spoke to young Latinos campaigning for Trump in Florida who believe the president will bring freedom and democracy to Latin American countries that have suffered under repressive regimes.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ADVJLbWKEROe64P3gHtAzgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that millions of requested mail ballots have not been returned yet. And if you&rsquo;re this position, <a href="https://apple.news/AGzHJhsGwSb-yk4yTy05OaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> lists some good alternatives including dropping off your ballot at an official ballot drop box. <a href="https://apple.news/AzEAWO1tlQqi_LKl0RieQmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> also breaks down voting rights for people with disabilities.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AVbgf8CuOSq2bnPw3GAkArA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Popular Science</a> explains why so many people believe in ghosts.</p>

How Trump's businesses have made millions off his presidency

<p>David Fahrenthold reveals in a <a href="https://apple.news/Ami0OFUHFTQ2D9ApfoNnGwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> investigation that the Trump Organization has received at least $2.5 million in taxpayer funds during the president&rsquo;s time in office, mostly through visits and travel by Trump and his family members. The <a href="https://apple.news/ApCMVbEsTRhiPFn-HKwn1Lw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Post</a> also offers a summary of the investigation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ASFnPSuqbQ-SaLPDNzDmJrQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why ballot measures in five states will give voters the chance to make significant changes to their criminal-justice systems.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>And as we head into the final days of the election, <a href="https://apple.news/A8ru8aLDtS3uIV1xJi1TlIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that Americans&rsquo; relationships are suffering.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AKMULLBLaTcSNk5kssqjBzg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has an interview with Anika Chebrolu, who, at the age of 14, has discovered a potential antiviral treatment for COVID-19.</p>

Why Texas and Georgia are competitive this election year

<p>Robert Draper writes for <a href="https://apple.news/ARFVlQBlxRrKHDG__I5zKQA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Monthly</a> that while it seems likely President Trump will win Texas, trends are pointing toward the state becoming more and more politically competitive. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9gSQm81gTjWO30DeCD8bAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a> reports that Biden has struggled to win over Latino voters, who would be a key demographic in any chance he has turning Texas blue. And a <a href="https://apple.news/AvgiFLgS9TYuhxn6WzerarA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> political analyst breaks down why Republican dominance in the state has weakened.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APgpL_c8pQua6HpKj96C0rQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why either presidential candidate could win Georgia this year.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A8wuD-Tw0T8uI2tICnBU_0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Daily Beast</a> reporter Pilar Melendez has the story of the criminal sex cult NXIVM and the yearslong legal battle that resulted in its founder, Keith Raniere, being sentenced to 120 years in prison.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Agf14InbeSkidIRN9I8Gwbg%20https://html5-editor.net/">Los Angeles Times</a> has a write-up of the Dodgers&rsquo; championship win in Game 6 of the World Series. The <a href="https://apple.news/Agf14InbeSkidIRN9I8Gwbg%20https://html5-editor.net/">L.A. Times</a> also explains why the victory was bittersweet, with veteran star Justin Turner benched after receiving a positive COVID-19 test.</p>

How Supreme Court decisions are shaping the election

<p>On Monday night, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5&ndash;3 decision that Wisconsin mail-in ballots postmarked by November 3 but received after Election Day cannot be counted. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQsw0kkD7Tl-AMWpS9dmu3A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APXZoT9kcT3S6TZbIddtnoQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/A8gy_A7guTpihdPpIiKBFyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> offer overviews of the court&rsquo;s recent election-related decisions.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AASvO0xegQSqnDMnAyse5Mw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how the recent ruling on Pennsylvania mail-in ballots may only be a temporary victory for Democrats and voting-rights advocates.</p> <p>Nina Totenberg writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AV6M8_IWKRZCBxHFKWkXPpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about the court&rsquo;s decision to side with Alabama state officials and allow a ban on curbside voting to stand.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AlvupwjpJSdqG-Smr08lRlw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the court&rsquo;s order that South Carolina mail-in ballots must have a witness signature, and some of the confusion that resulted from this ruling.</p> <p>Mark Joseph Stern writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AN3dYqP6wRkOwRIIGxOcEBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> about how Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation could have drastic implications for how states run their elections.</p>

Here’s why polling isn’t the best way to judge the 2020 race

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AyZpbChnfQES89hltVUa-YQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> looks at the value of polling ahead of the election, and why lots of people are getting a sense of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu after 2016&rsquo;s blunders.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AmyROihI6SM227IBUWrWHLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> speaks with Americans who don&rsquo;t typically vote about why they&rsquo;re coming off the sidelines this year.</p> <p>And the <a href="https://apple.news/AD-kIpeWiSOOrgA19ugMPDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> profiles one family&rsquo;s struggle amid a pandemic and racial unrest to save a Black 11-year-old boy with a mental illness.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Finally, the <a href="https://apple.news/ACJSwxRPKRy-agAw9gDLlNg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Daily Beast</a> has the details on how entomologists took on the murder hornets.</p>

The debates are over. Here's how each candidate can win.

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AWLVDgEvFTLHLRWulls-Zig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has a collection of the best coverage of the debate.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Avg8nVUSFTM29wkGbkf32LQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down 14 crucial states that provide a path to victory for either presidential candidate. And <a href="https://apple.news/AGsAveYBuQrmx5CIxLS35Tg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a> has an interactive map highlighting all the different combinations of states that could push each camp over the finish line.</p>

How the U.S. went on the offense in global cyberwarfare

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A7TSaYz9rRvy5FV9BlxwNcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on reported Iranian and Russian plots to interfere ithe presidential election. And <a href="https://apple.news/AmghmzkI9QbeF-MMUDpQoNw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a> profiles one of the leading architects of the U.S. cyberwar strategy.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5oiF7M2fRX23qQLXiL7kkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has an explainer on Nigeria&rsquo;s protests against police brutality. And <a href="https://apple.news/APkxnnvN2QASg1PV-54c5QA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> reports that the governor of Lagos ordered a 24-hour curfew on Tuesday, enforced by anti-riot police.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AL4-2KCCsS6yMU9tddPa2nw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains what little is known about people who experience the effects of COVID-19 months after infection. And doctors with long-term symptoms of the disease tell the <a href="https://apple.news/AbniFJrWLQuKqSzPHyOCbiw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> the experience has changed their perspective on medical care.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AR_CnvFvFTga-C4_lruvzew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story of a 94-year-old woman who got her son to drive her 300 miles each way to make sure she could vote.</p>

545 migrant children are still separated from their parents

<p>A new court filing from the ACLU and the Department of Justice reveals that 545 children separated from their families due to the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;zero tolerance&rdquo; policy have yet to be reunited with their parents. <a href="https://apple.news/AcP4XgVfMTWCkwc0rzrtKLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the story. And <a href="https://apple.news/AzaSanAfyRIaQ9Zg0FkdUAw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">KQED</a> examines the efforts to track down parents in Mexico and Central America.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AJeh22SAHSfGHwiblOadZxQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> looks into Sweden&rsquo;s strategy to address the coronavirus pandemic and says it should not be considered a model for other countries. And <a href="https://apple.news/ABfwdMuRwThC-njtZt4WfsQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kaiser Health News</a> has the facts on herd immunity.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ADXFcbaIGRs-iHDIVy9xggA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Times of London</a> explores why Africa seems to have fared better during the pandemic than many experts predicted. And Karen Attiah, global opinions editor for the <a href="https://apple.news/A9Wv1_ET_TkCPsz59x9uGhw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, writes about specific African countries&rsquo; effective responses to stop the virus from spreading.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AXr44BPJNQTOaW2XRILRE-A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> reviews a new documentary that examines the long history of U.S. government investigations into unexplained UFO sightings.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>

Inside the partisan websites posing as local media

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2bjXzeW8QcCDSI81eUZEmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan aims and connections to political operatives and donors. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfPi5gxIlSK2iqnH11D9VMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> has a guide to help verify whether information you&rsquo;re seeing online is coming from a reputable source.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATUrEZmU9QUSPJPUGD3OdSw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down the marijuana legalization measures that are on the ballot in five states this election.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4JQ43LFuQIC5k1s2jPKMFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> is out with a special report that reveals that more than 7,500 people died in jails in the United States between 2008 and 2019, and most never saw their day in court.</p> <p>As the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers kick off the World Series, the <a href="https://apple.news/A_nSPl1zGS7mmTXdfamOqAA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how Tampa Bay has the chance to pick up three championships this year.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2bjXzeW8QcCDSI81eUZEmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan aims and connections to political operatives and donors. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfPi5gxIlSK2iqnH11D9VMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> has a guide to help verify whether information you&rsquo;re seeing online is coming from a reputable source.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATUrEZmU9QUSPJPUGD3OdSw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down the marijuana legalization measures that are on the ballot in five states this election.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4JQ43LFuQIC5k1s2jPKMFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> is out with a special report that reveals that more than 7,500 people died in jails in the United States between 2008 and 2019, and most never saw their day in court.</p> <p>As the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers kick off the World Series, the <a href="https://apple.news/A_nSPl1zGS7mmTXdfamOqAA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how Tampa Bay has the chance to pick up three championships this year.</p>

These states had the best pandemic responses in the country

<p>As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, <a href="https://apple.news/AafPi72XpR9KT7fbLsY83EQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> looks at which states responded well to the first wave &mdash; and what the rest of the country can learn from their actions.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Analysis by <a href="https://apple.news/ArnWa7HcaQpqZ1sitKuAo1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Georgia Public Broadcasting</a> and ProPublica sheds light on long lines at voting locations in Georgia: As voter registration has gone up in the state, the number of polling places has dropped.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/AxmmPi8oHSxqcskVq9up1Hw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Masha Gessen interviews Russian anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny about his recovery after being poisoned and nearly dying.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A4sjxPiEiS82h-L_t94XcKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has a story about a man diagnosed with terminal cancer who cast his ballot on the first day of early voting in Michigan, before dying a few days later.</p>

Dueling town halls: Biden and Trump offer different messages

<p>Last night, Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed for airtime in a pair of dueling town hall debates. <a href="https://apple.news/AYl4rkbhcTFWihgSMsiQjcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News Spotlight</a> has a roundup of coverage.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/As5ITBXp0TqCH4V8GkDxRzg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the record levels of early voting seen in this election cycle. And <a href="https://apple.news/AgBQH4hZ-QL-cW8ljoOcyig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> says the long lines seen at polling places this week don&rsquo;t necessarily suggest voter suppression, but rather voter enthusiasm.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ArNRhKQniTQaVULnj4TGIgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> goes behind the scenes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reveals how politics has undermined trust in the agency, even among the people who work there.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AGSTQs-j-RT-17zjvSZ4ktA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> profiles the rapid rise of Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand. Three years ago, at the age of 37, Ardern became the youngest woman ever elected to the role. Now she is on the verge of winning a second term.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADgPYKWosSkO61C4MnoOUUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Scientific American</a> breaks down one astronomer&rsquo;s math that there&rsquo;s a 50/50 chance we are living in a simulation.</p>

Inside the powerful group remaking America’s courts

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AN9l8htkURGSyVSTqWhnkPA">Atlantic</a> calls Amy Coney Barrett a &ldquo;luminary&rdquo; of the conservative legal movement and traces her rise to the Federalist Society, which has had a major influence on federal judge selection during Republican administrations.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ah-1oTlouTKOJYpEHXHdJIw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AdIlUnsbVTs2uhaqo3yo9wg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed</a> provide some context to two recently paused COVID-19-related clinical trials &mdash; and explain why these pauses indicate the system is working.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AapNoO0cgTsq3J2b2og78Vg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>&lsquo;s <em>Voices From the Pandemic</em> series features the story of Tony Green, who thought COVID-19 was overblown until he got sick and lost a close family member to the virus.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AomAwKqXFRBy3dFlB943TvQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why voters are often not allowed to wear clothes that contain political messaging when they go to the polls.</p>

What happened on day two of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings

<p><a href="https://apple.news/A5r2dc_rUSJKs3Ne9YiOgSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/AM1FV2UXTRxuHoWaE90tRHg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett&rsquo;s Supreme Court nomination hearings.</p> <p>As the court allows the 2020 census count to stop temporarily, <a href="https://apple.news/AEU8dViKSSNqeiJOZalmkYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> explains why some of the hardest-to-count regions may be even harder to survey this year because of the pandemic.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AEsQud_DmToWFhnSJ4pUo3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">KCRW</a> has the latest on pro-Armenian protests in L.A. that are calling for an end to escalating violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan. <a href="https://apple.news/AMjHvy6qWQ-aHIAHuPK7y_Q%20?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> has an explainer on the conflict.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/APkg57xaPQl-LyyRFdrKR6A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story of how Paul Milgrom found out he had won the Nobel prize in economics.</p>

The possibility of expanding the Supreme Court

<p><a href="https://apple.news/ARV5c7WKHRle082gC_he6KQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. And <a href="https://apple.news/AlHbCret9S42J-jQL9Xb9Hw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico Magazine</a> explains how Republicans have led efforts to change the number of justices on state Supreme Courts.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AIpO9PDOYQKW12JS7d9v_BA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> reports that two presidents of historically Black universities who encouraged their communities to participate in coronavirus vaccine trails were immediately met with backlash. And <a href="https://apple.news/AL8ZilkQHTxW0Arwq8YtG0A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> has the story of a Louisiana hospital that sent Black COVID-19 patients home to die.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AaJjjiSA3Rr686wvY5ymyAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> is out with a piece about incarcerated people in prison factories who were kept working during the pandemic, sometimes manufacturing essential items like masks and hand sanitizer.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AkNFtYww7R3OfLlpVdUXjRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> discusses a UK-based study into the ability of dogs to detect the coronavirus.</p>

What to expect at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings this week

<p>As the Senate begins its debate over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court, the <a href="https://apple.news/AsSCXHKvLTSiuyVqUyBZ3yg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> says the hearings hold significant risks for both parties. Chuck Schumer tells <a href="https://apple.news/AUR-SO2isQ0Gw04lovAcPtg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> that Democrats have been instructed to avoid all questions about Barrett&rsquo;s family or her religion, and plan instead to press her on her views on abortion and health care.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjhLVriM5Q-Syqst5YJO2Gg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> looks at Cameron, Louisiana, which was hit by both Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta. <a href="https://apple.news/AmTOv1DPaS8S35GfgwahbYw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on the widespread damage the town has sustained due to the back-to-back storms.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AAIpu7znVTNyyw-SYXtNf-Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the latest on the NFL games that were recently rescheduled due to coronavirus outbreaks. <a href="https://apple.news/AnuUKYQJbQpKzLAI5jKuFFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/AeBJiJsogR3CNYBauN2BU-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explain how the virus is affecting teams and the league&rsquo;s current health and safety protocols.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ac8bXBuMlQeWhlXcsK8AgnQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that a conservation group is warning that half a million sharks could be killed if an approved COVID-19 vaccine uses an oil that comes from shark liver.</p>

Inside the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AdFwu2wUxT9m3AWA7tE6NwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> breaks down revelations that six members of a militia group were arrested and charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AmVJgb0a-QK2I_sfqOWpzTw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a> reports on the recent voting rule changes in its state. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AKdPlY8s3Rfu1gmk046qdIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> writes about concerns that some of these changes could lead to voter suppression.</p> <p>The UN World Food Program is the winner of this year&rsquo;s Nobel Peace Prize. <a href="https://apple.news/AJf-Mgox8T-G7WRdTnakPlw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the latest.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AQ98ST7FXRLajkLPWqwNAYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> reports on efforts to reintroduce the critically endangered Tasmanian devil to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.</p>

Key takeaways from last night’s VP debate

<p>Check out <a href="https://newsroom.apple.com/#/article/10fec98d-9d4b-41e9-e8fa-a3ec2b67654f?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News Spotlight</a> for a complete review of the first and only vice presidential debate.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AuGVmslOMQreSGUp0ocHe2g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains Joe Biden&rsquo;s plan to address the pandemic, if elected. <a href="https://apple.news/AZ3K7KUSkToimwJeHurrXZQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> also looks specifically at Vice President Pence&rsquo;s role as the head of the coronavirus task force. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AOL9RlmxjRJOBlzlJU_6zdQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down the details of President Trump&rsquo;s travel ban from China at the start of the pandemic.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ayzn9N199SuWoV3WCHFZQQw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reviews Amy Coney Barrett&rsquo;s mixed record on abortion rights.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ajn8ueP71QmaVlP27-oYHhg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> compares Biden&rsquo;s climate plan with the Green New Deal. <a href="https://apple.news/AwEANbjITRcGYZfmwXeavdg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> finds that some of Trump&rsquo;s environmental rollbacks will result in an extra 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere between now and 2035. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Plus, Apple News has a <a href="https://newsroom.apple.com/#/article/b1d99271-6d48-4dbc-9532-c26c10b8d659?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">voter guide</a> with everything you need to know to cast your ballot.</p>

Why $4 trillion in bailouts didn't save the economy

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A6a9ynaWSSeKpVoOXZEdIgA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the president&rsquo;s call for an end to stimulus-bill negotiations. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ac-FVhixfQbK7sWRhAbV5tQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> also offers an extensive analysis of the effectiveness of past coronavirus-relief spending.</p> <p>Two homes, less than a 30-minute drive from each other, highlight the different ways the economic crisis is impacting people in the U.S., particularly when it comes to homeowners and renters. <a href="https://apple.news/A73VVB9yERHKMHGQhyCK31w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AjeFlm_TSQfWVCrOMVz1euQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> explains the origins and implications of a California wildfire that reached &ldquo;gigafire&rdquo; status this week.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7kPjrwq2TK2VDfH_w5UuBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> says more than 4 million people have already voted in the 2020 election. And <a href="https://apple.news/A5cwQDbCBSMaQZP4dogBFyg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS</a> has the story of Beatrice Lumpkin, a 102-year-old woman who cast her ballot in a hazmat hood.</p>

The White House is a hot spot. What’s it like to work there?

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AQi56ZUsQS4acHe9xKUJ4aw">Washington Post</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/ACkBAmlc6SeSd9RTDBuz--g">Atlantic</a> are out with pieces that look at the role of the White House&rsquo;s permanent household staff and some of the risks they face while working in middle of a pandemic.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AtVluZ-6EQnGPsXB8hUtvuw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Charlotte Observer</a> provides an update on recent controversies in a competitive North Carolina Senate race. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALxx96qiGTQuXwuep1vA1OQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">State</a> breaks down what happened at the South Carolina Senate debate. The <a href="https://apple.news/AM2BjGyeUQz2QB5wK1LtZsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">State</a> also outlines the issues South Carolina voters are paying attention to this election.</p> <p>As Nobel Committee announces prize winners this week, <a href="https://apple.news/AQUu9TIkMQwyl9VtfLTmqog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> points out that few women and people of color have won Nobel awards in medicine, physics, and chemistry. <a href="https://apple.news/AwFL6_Jc3RKCXAE6AfKGmIQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the results of today&rsquo;s Nobel Prize in physics.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9-zZ_mKnQCixOEvjwaYMBQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> writes that a map that was launched into space 50 years ago to lead extraterrestrials to Earth needs un update.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AtVluZ-6EQnGPsXB8hUtvuw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Charlotte Observer</a> provides an update on recent controversies in a competitive North Carolina Senate race. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALxx96qiGTQuXwuep1vA1OQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">State</a> breaks down what happened at the South Carolina Senate debate. The <a href="https://apple.news/AM2BjGyeUQz2QB5wK1LtZsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">State</a> also outlines the issues South Carolina voters are paying attention to this election.</p> <p>An analysis by <a href="https://apple.news/AXX63en9YQo6DeYKIDMuxxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today Sports</a> finds a disconnect between professional sports players&rsquo; support for social justices causes and the political spending of team owners.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9-zZ_mKnQCixOEvjwaYMBQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> writes that a map that was launched into space 50 years ago to lead extraterrestrials to Earth needs un update.</p>

How sick is President Trump? Here’s what we know.

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5flNb-uDR42a0s7nQCpHlQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down the latest developments regarding President Trump&rsquo;s health after his diagnosis with COVID-19 late last week. <a href="https://apple.news/AL9_H0xFRQGypP6pe1r4iMQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> examines comments at the Sunday press briefing by White House physician Sean Conley. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A4oosPGL_QN-1G05DNh0K9w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> reports that Trump took a drive by the crowd gathered outside Walter Reed military hospital &mdash; a move that drew criticism from some medical professionals.</p> <p>Tim Alberta writes for <a href="https://apple.news/ArL-GHc_cREae5PK9kBlU4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico Magazine</a> about White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and how his recent contradictory statements about the president&rsquo;s health align with a reputation of being at times dishonest and unreliable.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ak2IL8aOfTmWpkDBjUVcDmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> says that since news broke of Trump&rsquo;s diagnosis, more than 97,000 people in the U.S. have tested positive for the virus. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ax5zWNKCfQGq4s_hJ-W7csA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how a Rose Garden gathering celebrating the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett became a possible &ldquo;superspreader" event. And Peter Nichols in the <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-white-house-safe/616585/">Atlantic</a> notes that protocol at the White House has barely changed since the news that many people in Trump&rsquo;s circle are sick.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AARAh4T7OQGO5DmmsfYsK5A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> details different instances throughout history when a president has fallen seriously ill. And <a href="https://apple.news/AA32VMqsaQvqpJrhGM7fzGg">Stat</a> spoke with several doctors who notice a disconnect between the White House&rsquo;s positive message and the aggressive medical protocol the president is receiving.</p>

President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Here's what we know.

<p>President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. <a href="https://apple.news/Aj6jAjcjfQ1eda2pIiA7YPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AD29R-DrXSvCRkO46HTFCKg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> have the latest updates.</p> <p>Zeynep Tufekci writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AEeGWztiwSqiwClYBfEv1ew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> that a more effective strategy for stemming the spread of COVID-19 is to focus on clusters of the virus, rather than each individual case.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AStQ05yE1S5mRkvFDQ4mS9w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has a collection of stories about how the coronavirus pandemic and economic recession are affecting women. <a href="https://apple.news/AgK58fcFnS6ap48IDm8Gmqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">One piece</a> details a recent study that found a higher percentage of women than men are considering leaving the workforce. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Axl7Myt3yRdyMh4dylYmDoA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> is out with new analysis looking at how the economic recession has hit certain groups, like women, people of color, and younger people, much harder than others.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AwTgK8IuyTAqXrJiy72YfDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports that the president&rsquo;s calls for poll watchers has led to supporters showing up at election offices to observe people requesting or turning in their mail ballots. And <a href="https://apple.news/AWH6eqeMgRx6ojC1TnHv8Wg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marketplace</a> describes what happened when the Republican Party sent off-duty local law-enforcement officials to polling stations in majority Black and Latino communities in New Jersey in 1981.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AhH2xfJB1R2a_edTUx6VZoA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vice</a> celebrates an African giant pouched rat who saves human lives in Cambodia by detecting landmines, and was recently given an award for braver</p>

Breonna Taylor decision renews criticism of grand juries

<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ar243Ze8SRIiN45wA2QS-JA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> breaks down how grand juries work and what the public should understand about their findings. And <a href="https://apple.news/AE2izP5uiQbmhZVYHed33yg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on the delayed release of the Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A45S_62sURJuqZ51kiQyxLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal </a>explains the implications of a Florida law that restricts the voting rights of an estimated 1.4 million people with felony convictions.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AV24J1kD8RU-FS82ncecAgA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Cut</a> tells us how to become a poll worker and what the job entails.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATjZ18lpWSr6kJI9Y9TcHpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> highlights Fat Bear Week &mdash; an annual contest that asks voters to decide which bear at Brooks River, Alaska, has been most successful in fattening themselves up for hibernation.</p>

The first debate was a train wreck. Here’s what to know.

<p>Check out Apple News&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/AkXDC3ujTTkPEdOraTmp2Pg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Spotlight Collection</a> for full coverage and analysis of the first presidential debate.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AWdZ6DQ7YSH6d-8TSp_jfoA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> delivers reactions from a far-right group after the president refused to condemn its members&rsquo; behavior. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0r6JkLfiR_Wth2IE3ClAFQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/Achb16_9QTUGgqeq6aiGrVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kaiser Health News</a> offer important context about pandemic-related issues raised during the debate. And <a href="https://apple.news/ADxHonFhcTFKkUZfYqCi2HQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> provides history about Biden&rsquo;s role in a crime law passed in 1994.</p>

How remote learning hurts low-income students

<p>Alec MacGillis writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AFnRE4DHsSAChn2HBTLLMYg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> and the New Yorker about the lasting effects of remote learning on low-income students and the public school system. <a href="https://apple.news/AZV8-OWSbTK6qmBqD6cuThQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Chalkbeat</a> has a national survey that breaks down disparities in remote learning across the U.S.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Asmp6JAhHTmCmg1XWf1XfiA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> talks with Black Americans who are purchasing firearms after seeing videos online of Black people being gunned down. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AIO8dsBrhTi-cv96neGJA9g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> profiles the Minnesota Freedom Fighters, a group of Black men who have joined together to protect their communities and fill what they see as a void left by police.</p> <p>The MLB playoffs begin today. <a href="https://apple.news/A4Mhm-190TxenNPDSk64ptA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> explains what makes this postseason different from others in the past.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AOTCPo230SLmrIqnoOaKHUA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story of the NASA astronaut who will be casting her ballot from space.</p>

Trump’s taxes: Here are the major revelations

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AxAJQ7iVDRkqouSTOSEHHvA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AC9_bLKduTJWhQg7MdhAUPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> summarize reporting from the New York Times about more than two decades of President Trump&rsquo;s tax information.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AG-P-SyQSThmvGxAlbVZAuQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the background and legal thinking of President Trump&rsquo;s nomination to the Supreme Court: Amy Coney Barrett. And <a href="https://apple.news/Au_5VE7N6SBqMOTgv42ttIQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed</a> breaks down her judicial record.</p>

How will we know a coronavirus vaccine is safe?

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A8RAzeizKRViJf-SC76qIlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has a profile of Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron, who announced this week that no police officers would be charged for the death of Breonna<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Taylor.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AAB-X62DZSyWhv5Z_smfgDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on President Trump&rsquo;s recent comments that he may reject stricter emergency vaccine standards from the Food and Drug Administration. And <a href="https://apple.news/ADNYYhiPeQ72eEerQBVngYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a> spoke with a handful of experts about how to know if a COVID-19 vaccine is trustworthy.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ap2S8CQLgSTKcZ23M8ghmyQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> resurfaces Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg&rsquo;s opening remarks from her Supreme Court nomination hearing back in 1993.</p>

Protests erupt over Breonna Taylor decision

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Az3pfejt8QmuFAMfMghVB-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the latest developments related to Breonna Taylor&rsquo;s killing. <a href="https://apple.news/AwctPMiceT7mWY_xVPp49yA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> explains &ldquo;wanton endangerment&rdquo; &mdash; the charge brought against one Louisville police officer involved in her death. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A1CcJrfx_OvGDfTwnSNVY0w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Courier Journal</a> examines that officer&rsquo;s record and behavior leading up to the fatal incident.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://apple.news/AUmkQsib6SX--6Rs5Lzdqiw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Barton Gellman warns that the worst-case scenario for the November election would be if President Trump uses his power to prevent his defeat.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AbY_GVRCcTSilnkEKshkOlQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> describes the many issues presented by &ldquo;space junk&rdquo; &mdash; the trash humans have been abandoning in Earth&rsquo;s orbit since the 1950s.</p>

The economic crisis hits the middle class

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A4L8Ygg7EQ72b1SY5K3_VVA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the United States.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>In an investigation, <a href="https://apple.news/AMnyonksWQQmP8shr68M2rA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> finds that lethal injections being given to inmates on death row are leading to high rates of pulmonary edema, a condition caused by a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which induces feelings of drowning and suffocation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHWF03aZWS4-1hUc5ynA9iw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> explains why the top election official in Philadelphia sent a letter to the state legislature warning that a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could cause &ldquo;electoral chaos.&rdquo; And the <a href="https://apple.news/AwmgwVp_HSSykuPGdziElhw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spells out how to track your ballot online and verify it has been counted.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APKDkfbeGQCyQXd7SClJkxw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> reports on a new study that shows beavers are one of nature&rsquo;s best firefighters.</p>