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New top story on Hacker News: Everything you need to know about windsocks

New top story on Hacker News: First beta release of Alire, the package manager for Ada/SPARK

Corrections: Nov. 1, 2020

Wisconsin: The state’s older voters wield power, and many are choosing Biden.

Don’t Give In to ‘Election Stress Disorder’

Sean Connery: From Tentative Secret Agent to Suave Bond

New top story on Hacker News: Intent to stop using null in my (JavaScript) code

New top story on Hacker News: BCON20 – Blender Conference: Together Apart

New top story on Hacker News: The story of the PDF

Tap LinkedIn for Career Opportunities

Trump gets his best poll of the cycle. Here’s how to put it in perspective.

Listen to the Globe

Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings

Got Worries? Make Newspaper Dolls to Catch Them

Kids’ Graphic Novels That Turn the Superhero Genre on Its Head

Texas: All of a sudden, a two-party election in the Lone Star State.

‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.

The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

New top story on Hacker News: Academic Substack: Open, Free, and Subject to Review

Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.

Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.

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No Corrections: Oct. 31, 2020

Quotation of the Day: In Florida’s Republican Heartland, Some Retirees Shift to Vote for Biden

With early voting underway in Florida, Democrats worry about Black and Latino turnout.

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After Trump accuses doctors of profiteering, medical professionals push back.

New top story on Hacker News: Art After the Plague: How painters through the ages have responded to contagion

Terrapin Topper

The U.S. breaks its record, tallying over 98,000 new cases in a day.

New top story on Hacker News: Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease

The puzzle isn’t complete. Pennsylvania is the last piece for Biden.

What Keeps Facebook’s Election Security Chief Up at Night?

Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

How to Take On the Tech Barons

New top story on Hacker News: California Property Taxes Mapped

New top story on Hacker News: How to create minimal music with code in any programming language

A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.

N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests

Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.

Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation

Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds

Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison

Midnight Virus Update

Your Friday Briefing

Quotation of the Day: Tech Start-Ups Are Divided on Politics

New top story on Hacker News: Greatest Vacuum Tubes You’ve Never Heard Of

Corrections: Oct. 30, 2020

Will ‘Mank’ Be Netflix’s First Best-Picture Winner?

Clemson’s star quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, tests positive for the virus

First Pass Friday

New top story on Hacker News: DeepSource (YC W20) Is hiring software engineers

New top story on Hacker News: Vega-Lite: A Grammar of Interactive Graphics

The Original Nachos Were Crunchy, Cheesy and Truly Mexican

A focus on Florida, and waiting for Pennsylvania.

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

A vote-counting official in Florida who gave money to Trump’s campaign resigns.

Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done

Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs