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Today, we’re covering how the election could change the courts — as well as the candidates’ closing arguments, floods in Spain and a haunted house. </span><span style="font-style:italic">—David Leonhardt</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="20"></td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="100%" style="background-color:#000;font-size:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td height="20"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/31/multimedia/31themorning-nl-LEAD-wqfg/31themorning-nl-LEAD-wqfg-jumbo-v2.jpg" alt="A view between two red curtains of benches. Nine leather chairs sit on a raised platform at the front of the room, with four columns behind." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Inside the Supreme Court. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Amir Hamja/The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width:60px;padding-right:10px"><img style="width:60px;margin-top:4px" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/nl_2024-elections-the-stakes/nl_2024-elections-the-stakes-jumbo.png" alt width="60"></td><td style="width:100%"><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 17px arial,sans-serif;margin:0"><span>THE STAKES</span></h2></td></tr><tr><td height="10px"></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="css-1uernw8" style="color:#000;font:700 31px/34px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Holding court</span></h1><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table style="width:100%" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 9px 0 0;box-sizing:content-box;vertical-align:middle;width:45px" width="45" valign="middle"><a class="css-sdwaa1" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/mQ5NWYygQ-iMZbxkMQx7kQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;color:inherit"><img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/06/12/multimedia/author-ian-prasad-philbrick/author-ian-prasad-philbrick-blogSmallThumb.png" alt="Author Headshot" style="width:45px;height:45px;border-radius:100%" width="45" height="45"></a></td><td style="padding:0;box-sizing:content-box;vertical-align:middle" valign="middle"><p style="font:13px/18px arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.2px;color:#000;font:600 13px/18px arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0">By <a class="css-nanfcg" href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/mQ5NWYygQ-iMZbxkMQx7kQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvaWFuLXByYXNhZC1waGlsYnJpY2s_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" style="-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;color:inherit">Ian Prasad Philbrick</a></p><p style="font:13px/18px arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.2px;color:#000;margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:inherit">I’m a writer for The Morning newsletter.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td height="15"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>On Tuesday, Americans will elect the next president and hundreds of Congress members. In doing so, voters will also shape the third branch: the judiciary.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Federal judges — whom the president picks and the Senate confirms — have become even more powerful in recent years as a polarized Congress has failed to pass major laws on many issues. As a result, the judiciary has shaped policy on abortion, immigration, guns, voting rights and more.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Today’s newsletter explains how the election could change the courts for decades to come.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>The Supreme Court</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Donald Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices as president. If he wins next week, he may get more appointments than Kamala Harris would have gotten.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>History suggests one reason: In recent years, judges have tended to retire in time to let the president they prefer fill their seats. The oldest sitting justices today — Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74 — are Republican appointees. If they stepped down during a second Trump administration, the president could choose younger replacements who would cement conservative control of the court for decades.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The Senate is another reason. Republicans seem more likely to control the chamber next year. If they do, they can block Harris from filling a vacancy, much as they did Barack Obama in 2016. “If he were re-elected, he’d probably get to appoint one if not two members to the United States Supreme Court,” Harris said of Trump last week. She did not say how many appointees she may get if she wins.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Harris also wants to enact term limits and an ethics code for the court, given the revelation that Thomas and Alito accepted luxury gifts without disclosing them. That’s unlikely if Republicans control the Senate — and maybe even if Democrats do, thanks to the filibuster.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>Courts, remade</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>What about lower courts?</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Judges can serve for life. So the more a president appoints, the more he or she can shape the country. The Supreme Court hears only about 80 cases per year, meaning that lower courts are often the final arbiter on many issues. They set precedent on criminal justice, bankruptcy proceedings, corporate disputes and antitrust enforcement, and on whether federal laws and rules are constitutional.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>In a typical four-year term, a president replaces about one-quarter of the country’s 870 active federal judges, across both federal district and appeals courts. Trump filled 231 vacancies, and President Biden may equal that number before the next Congress takes over.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Partly as a result, Republican and Democratic presidents have each appointed about half of the judges on federal courts. The </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/iXphxhptzu2K7r5GCjwRyg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJyb29raW5ncy5lZHUvYXJ0aWNsZXMvdGhlLWNvdXJ0cy1hbmQtY29uZ3Jlc3MtaW5kZXgtbWVhc3VyaW5nLXRoZS1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAtYmV0d2Vlbi10aGUtdHdvLWJyYW5jaGVzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">appeals courts lean slightly Republican, while the district courts lean Democratic</a><span> (if you count senior judges who work less but still hear cases), according to Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution. The next president will likely be able to tip that balance, letting one party’s appointees make up a clear majority of judges.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="470" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/30/briefing/oakImage-1730312698564/oakImage-1730312698564-jumbo.png" alt="A chart showing the number of confirmed federal judges nominated by Democratic and Republican presidents. Six of the nine Supreme Court judges were nominated by Republican presidents. The split by party line is even in the Court of Appeals, where Democratic and Republican presidents nominated 78 judges each. Just over half of district court judges were nominated by Democratic presidents." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">By The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>The next president will also alter the courts’ racial, ideological and professional makeup. Under Trump, 76 percent of judicial nominees were men, and 84 percent were white, according to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/mYpIcsxtyKs8IqmPvACtDQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yMy91cy90cnVtcC1iaWRlbi1oYXJyaXMtZmVkZXJhbC1qdWRnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">an analysis</a><span> by my colleagues. Many had ties to the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. Biden’s appointees have been 63 percent female and 61 percent nonwhite. He has prioritized nominees who served as public defenders and civil rights lawyers, and his picks have tended to be more liberal than those of past Democratic presidents.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>A second-term Trump might have the edge over a first-term Harris because a Republican-controlled Senate could block some of her appointees. Perhaps moderate Harris nominees would get through, though: Most of Biden’s appointees received bipartisan support. Another potential area of agreement is a bipartisan measure to incrementally increase the total number of federal district judges to ease rising caseloads. The bill passed the Senate in August but has yet to receive a House vote.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Harris hasn’t specified whom she might nominate if given the chance. Trump boasts about his first-term nominees and suggests he’ll name more people like them.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>What’s next</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Even as the election will shape the judiciary, the judiciary may also shape the election. As in 2020, Republicans and Democrats have already asked federal judges, including those on the Supreme Court, to resolve disputes about ballots before Election Day. Their rulings could determine the outcome of a close race.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Perhaps related, Americans’ faith in the courts has eroded in the Trump era. Unpopular rulings on elections, abortion, presidential immunity, guns and other issues — as well as the criminal cases against Trump, which will likely move forward if he loses — have driven down public trust in the Supreme Court and the justice system, polls suggest.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>That decline may be hard to reverse no matter which candidate prevails — especially if the courts play a role in deciding the winner.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>For more</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The Supreme Court let Virginia </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Fp2RUp-KM59OdSpIgbXEqQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXZpcmdpbmlhLXB1cmdlLXZvdGVyLXJlZ2lzdHJhdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">remove about 1,600 people suspected of being noncitizens from its voter rolls</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. The Justice Department had argued that the purge could remove eligible voters.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Pennsylvania Democrats sued Erie County, alleging that voters who requested mail ballots </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/L5aq2dmnkGePnu9W-E3ZhQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wZW5uc3lsdmFuaWEtYmFsbG90LWRlbGF5cy1sYXdzdWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">hadn’t yet received them</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> or had received the wrong one.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:15px 0"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:5px;border:1px solid #f4564a"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:20px;border:1px solid #286ed0"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://static.nytimes.com/email-images/images/2024_elections.png" alt="2024" width="80" height="20"></td></tr><tr><td height="10"></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>The Stakes</span></h2><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic">A Morning newsletter series on how Harris and Trump view some of the biggest issues facing the country.</span></p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/v8bX7rRUoghYiu_Ay0VVLA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wOS8xMi9icmllZmluZy90aGUtc3Rha2VzLW9uLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1wb3dlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Presidential power</a></li><li 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src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/31/multimedia/31themorning-nl-HARRIS-tvgw/31themorning-nl-HARRIS-tvgw-jumbo.jpg" alt="Kamala Harris in a black suit waving at a crowd. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Ruth Fremson/The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Harris visited three battleground states to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/G0P37FJuvx_jGkm_FTrg7A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9oYXJyaXMtdHJ1bXAtZWxlY3Rpb24vaGVyZXMtdGhlLWxhdGVzdC1vbi10aGUtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLXJhY2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">deliver her closing argument</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">: that she can unite the country. “The vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us,” she said in Raleigh, N.C.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Harris </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/BGpUdK5SFFgejGJkKC35ww~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1jb21tZW50cy1oYXJyaXMtY2FtcGFpZ24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">distanced herself from Biden’s remarks</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> that seemed to call Trump supporters “garbage.” Biden clarified that he had meant a Trump surrogate who made a racist joke. Harris said, “I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.”</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Bernie Sanders, campaigning for Harris, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/sifsQH4bfzQoH5xH8GGMUw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iZXJuaWUtc2FuZGVycy1rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">has taken a darker tone</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> than she has. He denounced elites and the status quo as “disgraceful” and “disgusting.”</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">Republican Campaign</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/31/multimedia/31themorning-nl-Trump-qzpb/31themorning-nl-Trump-qzpb-jumbo.jpg" alt="Donald Trump in a hi-viz orange vest rides in a truck cab." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Donald Trump in Wisconsin. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Doug Mills/The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Trump wore a garbage collector’s vest </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/lx9hOrxIj-u5sosaMLJnDA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9oYXJyaXMtYmlkZW4tZ2FyYmFnZS10cnVtcC1zdXBwb3J0ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">during a Wisconsin rally</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, criticizing Biden’s “garbage” comment. Brett Favre, former Green Bay Packers quarterback, campaigned with him.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that Republicans would </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/tLAQJZkuTlnCH9H89ecWuQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9hY2Etb2JhbWFjYXJlLW1pa2Utam9obnNvbi10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">try again to repeal the Affordable Care Act</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> if Trump wins. “No Obamacare?” a voter asked. “No Obamacare,” Johnson responded. Trump’s campaign disavowed the remark.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">In his appeals to Black and Latino voters, Trump is pitting them against immigrants and </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Cjc2xLMzVPp4NsWBw0VSqg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1ibGFjay1sYXRpbm8tdm90ZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">sometimes against each other</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters that Trump had promised to put him </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/VuYATFxsC23WpHEO6_ldiw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzEwLzMwL3VzL2hhcnJpcy10cnVtcC1lbGVjdGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2I3Jmay1qci10cnVtcC1oZWFsdGgtcG9saWN5VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">in charge of public health agencies</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">A notable number of former Trump aides have turned on him and said he should not be president again. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/o-lnKwbxQ0eNOFd-H5kG7w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1hZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbi1jcml0aWNpc20uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Here is a list</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, with their comments.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Voting</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Michigan officials charged a noncitizen </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/zrB274Bttah6Zx4QtXw2fg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9oYXJyaXMtdHJ1bXAtZWxlY3Rpb24vYjAwYjMzODUtZTlmMC01ZmE5LWI0MTUtNDNhMjRhMzc1NjZkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">for registering and illegally voting</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> in Ann Arbor. They called it “an extremely isolated and rare event.”</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Michigan also removed a local election official who said he </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/TFN2hcjR3pvfBW9QTiofOw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taWNoaWdhbi1lbGVjdGlvbi12b3RpbmctYmFsbG90cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">planned to count ballots by hand</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, despite rules against it. The official has ties to activists who spread conspiracies about voting machines.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The police in Florida arrested an 18-year-old Trump supporter for </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/EPg-83Z4TagjxXRPK2uaGw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9mbG9yaWRhLXRydW1wLXN1cHBvcnRlci1hcnJlc3RlZC1tYWNoZXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">threatening two Harris supporters with a machete</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> at an early-voting site.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">More on 2024</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Americans pick their president, but their choice will affect the rest of the world. Times foreign correspondents </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/1LxWsVjUpI7fPimNWBg-bw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMS93b3JsZC91cy1lbGVjdGlvbi13b3JsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">explain the stakes</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> for Europe, China, global trade and more.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Republicans have </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/qON4J6TLOAkk6d-3QmXxqg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1yYWNlcy1hYm9ydGlvbi1zdGFuY2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">softened their positions on abortion</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, competitive House races show.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Americans are increasingly moving to areas where </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/DyiYuBQQn4KGvRrwgF4Vcg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cHNob3Qvdm90ZXJzLW1vdmluZy1wb2xhcml6YXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">neighbors share their political views</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, a Times analysis found.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:20px">International</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/28/multimedia/31themorning-nl-ukraine/31themorning-nl-ukraine-jumbo-v2.jpg" alt="A group of people in a room registering with workers at desks." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Ukrainians in Sumy, Ukraine, after arriving from Russian-occupied areas. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Mauricio Lima for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Ukrainians say Russia is imposing </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/4GbrTa97ABaQp0snK8MEww~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXRvcnR1cmUtYWJ1c2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">brutal repression</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> — including torture, detention and re-education — in regions under Moscow’s control.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">At least 95 people have died in floods in eastern Spain. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/9WSjko7kMOrcOgsxO2QnPw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tZmxvb2RpbmctdmFsZW5jaWEtYWZ0ZXJtYXRoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Many others are still missing</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, and rescuers are searching for bodies.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Shanghai </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/PJumN4DnkC0luV9AgrmS6w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXBvbGljZS1oYWxsb3dlZW4tY2VsZWJyYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">cracked down on Halloween celebrations</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">, rounding up revelers — including some dressed as Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump — apparently to prevent gatherings turning political.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Other Big Stories</p><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">The U.S. relies on SpaceX to </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/tsin4TjhnhSikVEWxW-lnw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zcGFjZXgtc3B5LXNhdGVsbGl0ZXMtZWxvbi1tdXNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">build its military and spy technologies</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">. Elon Musk’s plunge into politics complicates those deals.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Consumers are spending and inflation is cooling, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/Xxys73n01EyGrWZlHP_kzw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Vjb25vbXktZ2RwLXJlcG9ydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">a report</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> on the U.S. economy shows.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="css-1jq2p56" style="font:700 17px/15px arial,sans-serif;color:#000;padding-top:15px;margin:0;padding-bottom:10px">Opinions</p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Massachusetts voters will consider whether to do away with </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/q7Z9b4xtiQIGQ_IAmP-1ZQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL21hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtYmFsbG90LXF1ZXN0aW9uLTIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">the state’s high school exit exam</a><span>. Keeping it would make sure students were ready to graduate, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Jessica Grose</span><span> argues.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>A pro-independence candidate running for </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/E6Ypd-16pXnEibECLE-L_A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMS9vcGluaW9uL3B1ZXJ0by1yaWNvLXRydW1wLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">governor of Puerto Rico</a><span> gives Puerto Ricans hope, </span><span style="font-weight:700">Yarimar Bonilla</span><span> writes.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here’s a column by </span><span style="font-weight:700">Nicholas Kristof</span><span> on </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/REQx7Sr3drONYJM0DLd7KQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2dhemEtaGFycmlzLXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">pro-Palestinian voters against Harris</a><span>.</span></p><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="css-1ux4czy" style="padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:700">Enjoy open access to the election hub in The Times app.</span><span style="font-style:italic"></span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic">Explore polls, analysis, reporter videos and all other coverage featured in the election hub, for a limited time. Ready? </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/Ls8oDqjBXknTRRH2OcIT4w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S6aHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLm9uZWxpbmsubWUvWHBodC9zYmMwOXFydj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-style:italic">Download the app</a><span style="font-style:italic">.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">MORNING READS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/29/nyregion/31themorning-nl-hauntedhouse/31themorning-nl-hauntedhouse-jumbo-v2.jpg" alt="A room in a haunted house with scary busts above a fireplace and skulls on a side table. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">In New York. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Tony Cenicola/The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Fake blood is expensive:</span><span> This haunted house in TriBeCa costs $45 to enter. The owners </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/dnCynBMu0QJsZYI38FO5UQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yOS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9oYXVudGVkLWhvdXNlLWhhbGxvd2Vlbi1ueWMtY29zdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">explained what goes into that ticket price</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Trick or treat: </span><span>You may eat a lot of sugar this week. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/L8Sa0U0BE_Mvra8M-fMo0Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8zMC93ZWxsL2VhdC9zdWdhci1oZWFsdGgtZWZmZWN0cy1yaXNrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">See how it will impact your body</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Social Q’s: </span><span>“Our fun friend bails on dinner dates </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/m1_J1zU_o34Cejw4Bb_msQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMC9zdHlsZS9kaW5uZXItZGF0ZS1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">but still sends her dull husband</a><span>.”</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Lives Lived: </span><span>John Gierach, a fly fisherman, was as skilled with words as he was with a rod and reel. Gierach wrote hundreds of articles and more than 20 books, including “Even Brook Trout Get the Blues” and “Sex, Death and Fly-Fishing.” He </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/8Iso8BG2nnIKNI-3K-mmqQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yOS9ib29rcy9qb2huLWdpZXJhY2gtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDEwMzEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM4MjcxJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MjA4NjcyMzE2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTgxODI1JnVzZXJfaWQ9N2IwYjJhMzhlZDBlODQ4ZmMzMzNmZDg5MDhiOWQwYjZXA255dEIKZxLqXiNn38E1lFIVdmFjbmNhYm9hcmRAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">died at 77</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">SPORTS</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="400" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/31/world/31themorning-mlb-gif/31themorning-mlb-gif-jumbo-v2.gif" alt="A batter hits a baseball toward the outfield. " style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-14c9rv6" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:left"><span class="css-9ddn05" style="color:#666;font:normal 12px georgia,serif">Mookie Betts connects for the Dodgers. </span><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:5px">Major League Baseball</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">World Series: </span><span>The Los Angeles Dodgers are champions after beating the New York Yankees 7-6 </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/OJT-kIzmjhD2TycmYfaeqw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTg4Njk2NS8yMDI0LzEwLzMwL2RvZGdlcnMteWFua2Vlcy13b3JsZC1zZXJpZXMtZ2FtZS01LXRha2Vhd2F5cy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">in Game 5</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">N.F.L.:</span><span> The Carolina Panthers announced that Bryce Young, the No. 1 draft pick in 2023, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/C7CK1Up4Uoh55VvXF81qSg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTg4NTYzMy8yMDI0LzEwLzMwL2Nhcm9saW5hLXBhbnRoZXJzLWJyeWNlLXlvdW5nLWFuZHktZGFsdG9uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">would remain the starting quarterback</a><span> for now, despite Andy Dalton’s return to practice.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">N.B.A.: </span><span>Bronny James, son of LeBron James, scored </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/qZPkDJaah9mk89At00sHWw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXRobGV0aWMvNTg4Njk0Ni8yMDI0LzEwLzMwL2Jyb25ueS1qYW1lcy1maXJzdC1wb2ludHMtbGFrZXJzLWNhdmFsaWVycy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">his first career points</a><span> last night in Cleveland, where the 20-year-old grew up.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="10"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-top:15px"></td></tr><tr aria-hidden="true"><td><div style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:0"><img alt="Ad" 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The film’s sequels ratcheted up the disgust, and reveled in it, earning them the label “torture porn.” But the original “Saw” was more interested in morality than gore, Annie Aguiar writes. </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/DF8UbIiMrhF_peSDRzr05A~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8xMC8yOS9hcnRzL3Nhdy1ob3Jyb3ItbW92aWUtYW5uaXZlcnNhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Read her retrospective</a><span>.</span></p><h2 style="color:#000;font:700 24px/31px nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;margin:0 0 10px"><span>More on culture</span></h2><div style="margin:0 auto;max-width:600px;width:100%"><table><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0 0 5px"><ul class="css-14t63jt" style="color:#333;font:10px georgia,serif;text-align:left;padding-left:50px"><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">In China, a </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/YMCjhP2nRwehyMx1sLMj3w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8yOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWZhcm1lcnMtcm9jay1iYW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">rock band of farmers</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle"> has become popular.</span></li><li style="margin:0 0 10px 0;line-height:27.5px"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">Late-night hosts joked </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/SY0OOq-gllYKiRMEy37a6Q~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbGF0ZS1uaWdodC1iaWRlbi1nYXJiYWdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">about Biden’s “garbage” comment</a><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><img width="500" height="500" class="css-8y44if" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/08/14/dining/31themorning-nl-COOKING/31themorning-nl-COOKING-jumbo.jpg" alt="Cookies with colorful chips embedded in them." style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0"></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;width:100%;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:12px" width="100%" align="center"><span class="css-bcxqfb" style="width:83%;max-width:500px;display:inline-block;text-align:right"><span style="margin:0;font:11px/11px georgia,serif;color:#888;letter-spacing:.01em;padding-left:0">Mark Weinberg for The New York Times</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Bake </span><span>Nigella Lawson’s </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/cooking/uLVfTwy0OEbpCbAVT9vEAw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMzE5LW1vbnN0ZXItY29va2llcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">monster cookies</a><span> for an easy Halloween treat.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Counter </span><span>the </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/WOclDoziExKt0jH0kiNBDg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8xMC8zMS93ZWxsL21vdmUvc2l0dGluZy1kb3duLXNlZGVudGFyeS1lZmZlY3RzLXRpcHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">effects of sitting all day</a><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-weight:700">Replace </span><span>your </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/-CyaScHaWDyep5d0H0-JUA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL3RoZS1iZXN0LXNob3dlci1jdXJ0YWluLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">shower curtains</a><span>.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td height="30"></td></tr><td style="padding:0;font-size:0;border-top:14px solid #000"><h3 style="color:#000;font:700 17px/25px arial,sans-serif;margin:5px 0 30px 0;letter-spacing:.2px"><span style="font-weight:700">GAMES</span></h3></td></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/CdAG-y7PFqmLbhRfYUrShg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline"><img width="500" height="222" class="css-yu5kmi" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/31/multimedia/31morning-bee/31morning-bee-jumbo.png" alt style="display:inline-block;width:83%;max-width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;line-height:0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>Here is </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/CdAG-y7PFqmLbhRfYUrShg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Spelling Bee</a><span>. Yesterday’s pangram was </span><span style="font-style:italic">indictment</span><span>.</span></p><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span>And here are </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/uLFISZxNCpmXsWxnd4AGQg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">today’s Mini Crossword</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/VraXvf3LqRLA8wvDGWGbrA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Wordle</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/dq3DYri8okgou67OXylqVQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Sudoku</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/epSfLtjN6NogixG_HEK8jg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvY29ubmVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Connections</a><span>, </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/TbTxbKLkZTnce8GoCnNqaA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvc3RyYW5kcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQxMDMxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzODI3MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTIwODY3MjMxNiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4MTgyNSZ1c2VyX2lkPTdiMGIyYTM4ZWQwZTg0OGZjMzMzZmQ4OTA4YjlkMGI2VwNueXRCCmcS6l4jZ9_BNZRSFXZhY25jYWJvYXJkQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">Strands</a><span>, and a </span><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/28cplwtxxtCWQAXJBm8nIQ~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRpBePqP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL2JvbnVzLzIwMjQvMTA_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MTAzMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzgyNzEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD0yMDg2NzIzMTYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODE4MjUmdXNlcl9pZD03YjBiMmEzOGVkMGU4NDhmYzMzM2ZkODkwOGI5ZDBiNlcDbnl0QgpnEupeI2ffwTWUUhV2YWNuY2Fib2FyZEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~" class="css-sdwaa1" style="color:#286ed0;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline">bonus crossword for Halloween</a><span>.</span></p><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="css-1ux4czy" style="padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #dcdcdc;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font:normal 17px/25px georgia,serif;color:#333;margin:0 0 15px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:700">Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. 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