Grim signs of the pandemic return.
North Korea will be a huge headache for whoever wins the election.
This is what you need to know to start the day.
Truth first.
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What Early Voting Indicates About Polls
While early voting cannot give us the final result of this election, we can say that the data we see so far is consistent with what the pre-election polls indicate.
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Grim signs of the pandemic return
Six months after the first peak of the pandemic in the US, it seems that history may be repeating itself, with cities ordering curfews, hospitals reaching capacity and cases on the rise.
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29 states reported the highest number of cases 0:34
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North Korea will be a big headache for whoever wins the election
Pyongyang is closely studying the machinations in Washington.
And, as demonstrated during the early days of the Trump and Obama presidencies, Kim Jong Un and his advisers know how to capture America's attention, and may choose to do so after taking a backseat in the American election, protests over racial injustice and a pandemic.
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The economic crisis in the US is not over
The government's third-quarter GDP report, released Thursday, is expected to show the economy partially recovered from coronavirus lockdowns in the boreal summer months.
But economists caution that it is not as impressive as it may sound.
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12 steps to surviving an abusive partner during the pandemic
Activists with the US National Domestic Violence Hotline discovered a disturbing trend during the pandemic: Violence reported by victims is escalating.
Here are 12 steps they say victims should take to protect themselves from their abusers.
The drama of living with abusers in a pandemic 3:13
At coffee time
An Antarctic fossil could have been the largest flying bird ever to live on Earth
For decades, fossils remained in a museum at the University of California at Berkeley, until a graduate student identified the birds as pelagornithids.
They were over 6 meters tall.
FC Barcelona takes the victory against Juventus without Cristiano Ronaldo
In one of the most attractive matches of this second round of the Champions League, Barcelona beat Juventus 2-0 on their visit to Turin, Italy.
The Harley-Davidson electric bike is here, but don't call it Harley
Harley-Davidson, an aging brand that has faced declining sales over the past year, is starting an electric bike business that it hopes can help it connect with a younger audience and grow its business.
Look at the Harley Davidson electric bike 1:07
The number of the day
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) arrested more than 100 immigrants in Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan and Texas during a five-day operation this month.
Quote of the day
"I just found out I have a 'crown.'
I've been in my room.
I'm going to be fine, but I was very bad for a couple of days "
Khloé Kardashian revealed that she had coronavirus.
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End the chaos of bathing the dog
No more towels piled on the floor and water spilled all over the house.
This pet cleaner is efficient and clean.
And to finish…
NASA finds shapes of light in Jupiter's atmosphere for the first time
NASA's Juno mission reported that figures of light - known as 'goblins' and 'elves' - were detected in the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter.
It is the first time that lightning-like flashes that occur on Earth have been detected on another planet.
NASA discovers 'goblins' and 'elves' in Jupiter's atmosphere 0:26
