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

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Don’t Give In to ‘Election Stress Disorder’

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New top story on Hacker News: Yet another alternative to floating-point numbers

Yet another alternative to floating-point numbers 4 by okaleniuk | 2 comments on Hacker News.

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

Intent to stop using null in my (JavaScript) code 8 by anuila | 1 comments on Hacker News.

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

BCON20 – Blender Conference: Together Apart 7 by DonHopkins | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Sean Connery: From Tentative Secret Agent to Suave Bond

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Tap LinkedIn for Career Opportunities

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

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Listen to the Globe

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Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings

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

The story of the PDF 6 by mr_tyzic | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Got Worries? Make Newspaper Dolls to Catch Them

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

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

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

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

Academic Substack: Open, Free, and Subject to Review 5 by McDoof | 1 comments on Hacker News.

The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

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

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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

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New top story on Hacker News: China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation)

China's Draft 'Personal Information Protection Law' (Full Translation) 12 by detaro | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Nat Slipstreaming

Nat Slipstreaming 25 by todsacerdoti | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Ropes, an Alternative to Strings [pdf]

Ropes, an Alternative to Strings [pdf] 20 by pmoriarty | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Goodbye, Native Apps

Goodbye, Native Apps 36 by delvin0 | 29 comments on Hacker News.

No Corrections: Oct. 31, 2020

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

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

Art After the Plague: How painters through the ages have responded to contagion 7 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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

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midwest fader friday

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

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Terrapin Topper

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

Mumbai’s Iconic Art Deco Buildings Were Made to Conquer Disease 5 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

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

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

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

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New top story on Hacker News: California Property Taxes Mapped

California Property Taxes Mapped 14 by vqc | 14 comments on Hacker News.

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

How to create minimal music with code in any programming language 14 by pmarin | 3 comments on Hacker News.

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter 10/30/20 5:30 PM

How to Take On the Tech Barons

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

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

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

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

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

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New top story on Hacker News: New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light

New nuclear plant at Sizewell set for green light 30 by Reedx | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to Deal with Extreme Physical Pain

How to Deal with Extreme Physical Pain 59 by LyalinDotCom | 12 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Generating bingo cards with clojure.spec, Clojure/test.check, RDD and TDD

Generating bingo cards with clojure.spec, Clojure/test.check, RDD and TDD 7 by diggan | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response

Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response 19 by voisin | 9 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Cecilia Chiang, SF chef who brought authentic Chinese food to US, dies at 100

Cecilia Chiang, SF chef who brought authentic Chinese food to US, dies at 100 16 by wallflower | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Corrections: Oct. 30, 2020

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

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

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First Pass Friday

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

Vega-Lite: A Grammar of Interactive Graphics 18 by tosh | 3 comments on Hacker News.

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

Greatest Vacuum Tubes You’ve Never Heard Of 3 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The Original Nachos Were Crunchy, Cheesy and Truly Mexican

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A focus on Florida, and waiting for Pennsylvania.

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Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

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

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

DeepSource (YC W20) Is hiring software engineers 1 by dolftax | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done

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Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

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

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A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’

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Appeals court rules Minnesota must segregate ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

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New top story on Hacker News: Bizarre Design Choices in Zoom’s End-to-End Encryption

Bizarre Design Choices in Zoom’s End-to-End Encryption 44 by notRobot | 20 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Corporatization of Nursing Homes

The Corporatization of Nursing Homes 9 by neonate | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)

Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017) 9 by aoki | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004)

The Sun is more active now than over the last 8000 years (2004) 12 by firebaze | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Netflix raises monthly charges for U.S. subscribers

Netflix raises monthly charges for U.S. subscribers 58 by BigBalli | 77 comments on Hacker News.

Begins Some Evasive Maneuvering

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In Maine, Senator Susan Collins and her rival, Sara Gideon, defend their records in a final debate.

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New top story on Hacker News: Actively maintained YouTube-DL GitHub repo

Actively maintained YouTube-DL GitHub repo 35 by nadermx | 7 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent,Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent,Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals 27 by parsecs | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Canadian military tested propaganda mission on Canadians that went off the rails

Canadian military tested propaganda mission on Canadians that went off the rails 18 by pizza | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A Bayesian Perspective on Q-Learning

A Bayesian Perspective on Q-Learning 9 by jonbaer | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert WATCH: Joe Biden's brother Jim refuses to answer questions about family’s business dealings 10/28/20 6:16 PM

Officials Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Virus Cases Spike

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An F-16 fighter jet used flares to intercept a plane flying near a Trump rally in Arizona.

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The polls are here, and they tell a clear story.

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First a Sweet 16 party, now a wedding and a birthday: Long Island has more superspreading events.

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Trump’s Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters’ Lives

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Cuba Says U.S. Restrictions Will Force Western Union Offices to Close

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