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3:35 PM ET, October 31, 2020

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ABC News:
American hostage Philip Walton rescued in dramatic military operation: Officials  —  Walton was abducted recently in Niger, where he had been living.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been rescued during …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
American hostage rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in daring raid  —  The rescue took place earlier Saturday in northern Nigeria  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 31  —  An American hostage has been rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in a daring raid, Fox News has learned.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Biden Team Cancels Texas Event After Highway ‘Ambush’ by MAGA Cavalry  —  Dozens of pickup trucks, many with Trump flags, surrounded a Biden campaign bus as it traveled from San Antonio to Austin.  —  Joe Biden's presidential campaign canceled a Friday event in Austin, Texas, after harassment from a pro-Trump contingent.
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KEYE:
Biden campaign cancels Austin rally; Trump supporters reportedly harass bus on I-35  —  AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — The Biden-Harris Bus made a brief appearance in Downtown Austin at 11th and Lavaca on Friday.  Texas Democrats were hoping to host speakers like Congressman Lloyd Doggett …
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and Townhall
Washington Post:
Trump drags down GOP senators, giving Democrats more paths to the majority  —  From the deepest conservative states to more Democratic leaning terrain, Senate Republicans face a brutal political environment that has left the GOP needing to pull off a near-perfect run in a dozen highly competitive races to retain the majority.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Obama to visit Georgia on Monday as Democrats aim for big battleground flip  —  He'll promote Biden, Ossoff and Warnock  —  Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Georgia on Monday with an election eve rally to boost Joe Biden and Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Politico:
USPS investigates undelivered Miami ballots  —  TALLAHASSEE — State and federal authorities are investigating a video posted by Florida House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee allegedly showing a pile up of mail “sitting for over a week” at a Miami post office that included a handful of completed ballots.
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New York Times:   Americans Surge to Polls: 'I'm Going to Vote Like My Life Depends on It'
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
A guide to Pennsylvania's political hot spots
Discussion: Fox News and National Review
BBC:
Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90  —  Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said.  —  The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers.
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Texas GOP senator didn't “graduate” from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign  —  Cornyn attacked an opponent a few years later for “padding his resume,” referencing a lie about a college degree  —  Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tx., who currently finds himself …
Discussion: Daily Kos
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Show your work: AP plans to explain vote calling to public  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press, one of several news organizations whose declarations of winners drive election coverage, is pulling back the curtain this year to explain how it is reaching those conclusions.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:   Networks Pledge Caution for an Election Night Like No Other
Tori B. Powell / The Daily Beast:
Self-Proclaimed ‘Proud Boy’ Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up North Dakota Polling Place: Police  —  ‘ISOLATED INCIDENT’  —  Self-proclaimed “Proud Boy” Anthony A. Raymond has been arrested for allegedly sending an anonymous email to a local newspaper threatening to bomb a polling place in North Dakota …
Discussion: The Mahablog
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Jackie Jahfetson / Grand Forks Herald:
North Dakota man arrested for threatening to blow up voting location
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
So, while we're waiting . . . will Mike Pence ever be president?  —  Olivia Troye remembers a time when she wished Mike Pence were president.  —  Troye, a Department of Homeland Security official, had been working with the vice president on the coronavirus task force.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Reuters
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
Trump's Pathology Is Now Clear  —  The human brain makes decisions in two basic modes.  One is analytic, which involves carefully weighing costs and benefits and choosing the best option.  The other mode is intuitive: doing what feels right.  Both have their merits.
Washington Post:
White House sidestepped FDA to distribute hydroxychloroquine to pharmacies, documents show.  Trump touted the pills to treat covid-19.  —  Documents detail efforts by White House officials to distribute hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus patients in ‘hard hit’ cities
CNN:
Rivals in landmark marriage equality suit: We are both voting for Biden  —  Opinion by Jim Obergefell and Richard Hodges  —  Biographer: Biden offers ‘decency’ in turbulent times  —  Jim Obergefell is the named plaintiff in the marriage equality decision Obergefell v. Hodges.
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
I'm Still Reeling From 2016.  Am I Now Allowed to Hope Again?  —  I remember exactly where I was when The New York Times needle on my phone went from a cool blue “everything is fine; we're gonna make history, baby” to a fiery red “the carnival barker reality television host is going to take away all of your rights.”
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
The 2020 Election May Be The Worst Yet For Third-Party Candidates  —  Alternative candidates have labored in obscurity this election cycle.  “This is probably the worst period for third parties in modern American history,” Ralph Nader says.  —  Reporting From  —  Montclair, New Jersey  —  Copy
Discussion: Reason
Daniel Walters / News, Inlander:
One of the country's biggest Never Trumpers owes part of his journey to Larry Craig's ‘wide stance’  —  Tuesday, Nov. 3, may be remembered as the day when Never Trumpers got their revenge.  —  Led by conservatives horrified by the prospect of Donald Trump becoming the face of the Republican Party …
New York Times:
Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden  —  The former New York mayor's dirt-digging effort on Hunter Biden in 2019 ended with President Trump's impeachment.  Now he is back with new associates.  So far it is not going exactly as planned.
President Donald J. Trump / Dallas Weekly:
OP-ED: President Donald J. Trump — My Message to Black America  —  In 2016, I had a straightforward question for Black Americans: “What do you have to lose?  —  Black Americans don't have to ask what they have to lose in 2020.  Instead, the question should now be, “how much more do we have to gain?”
New York Times:
Can Trump Woo Enough Black Men to Hurt Biden in Battleground States?  —  On the ground and in TV ads, the candidates are in an intense and surprising battle for Black male voters, who are crucial for Democrats trying to win back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Jade Scipioni / CNBC:
These voters switched political parties for 2020  —  In a political climate where Americans are more divided than ever and their beliefs are more deeply entrenched, people can still make dramatic mindset shifts.  CNBC Make It spoke to two people who have switched parties since the 2016 election and are voting differently in 2020.
Discussion: DemCast
Laura Packard / USA Today:
My stepfather died alone of COVID-19 as Donald Trump throws unmasked rallies  —  I'm isolated home because of a pre-existing condition, and my mother needed to protect her own health.  So she was forced to make an impossible choice.  —  On the night of Sunday, Oct. 25, my stepfather died of COVID-19.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Florida Politics and IJR
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Biden's Justice dilemma: Unwinding the lock-em-up presidency  —  If Joe Biden wins the White House, he and his choice for attorney general will quickly face thorny questions about how they plan to address alleged wrongdoing by President Donald Trump and other members of his administration.
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Is Worse in the Dakotas Now Than It Was in the Spring's Hot Spots  —  Businesses are open and masks are a personal choice; virus will spread with or without government restrictions, officials say  —  The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming back positive in South Dakota has soared to 46%.
Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about social media as he told Antioch cops, ‘I shot two white kids’  —  Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about negative social media comments after turning himself in to a far north suburban police department following the fatal shooting …
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
As prosecutors, we find William Barr's words repugnant  —  As federal prosecutors with decades of experience, we feel it necessary to express our disfavor of recent actions and comments by Attorney General William P. Barr.  These are our own views and clearly do not represent …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Inner Circle Braces for Disaster  —  Some still believe a win is possible.  But others are wrapping their head around a Biden presidency and regretting the money they gave to Trump.  —  With just a few days left before Election Night and the president trailing in numerous state and national polls …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Richard Roth / CNN:
Epstein donations force resignation at international peace organization  —  (CNN)The president of an international think tank has resigned following revelations that he accepted a loan from accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and secured $650,000 in donations from foundations linked to Epstein for the peace organization.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
The presidential election comes down to these 12 states  —  Biden and Trump spending time and shelling out money in these crucial battlegrounds  —  The key states most likely to decide who wins the White House, Senate  —  With three days to go until Election Day on Nov. 3 …
Anurag Maan / Reuters:
U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day  —  (Reuters) - The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier, according to a Reuters tally.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and New York Times
 
 
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Karen Brooks Harper / The Texas Tribune:
Worried your mail-in ballot still hasn't arrived? Here's how to be sure your vote counts
Discussion: Spotlight PA
Deanna Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Lawyers Prepare for Court Battles in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin
Slate:
Americans Are Too Worried About Political Misinformation
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
With Election Day looming, an anxious nation hears rumblings of violence
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Fueled by Cash, Health Care and Trump's Woes, Democrats Aim for Senate Control
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS Boston
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
George Shultz, elder statesman, laments distrust of U.S. abroad under Trump administration
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Judges nominated by President Trump play key role in upholding voting limits ahead of Election Day
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
A Frazzled World Holds Its Breath While the U.S. Chooses Its Leader
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Washington Post:
First, coronavirus infections increased. Then, hospitalizations. Now, deaths are on the rise.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Farah Al Qasimi / New York Times:
What have we lost?  —  The most incalculable loss over the last four years …
A.G. Gancarski / Florida Politics:
Javanka jab: Lincoln Project trolls Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump on their home turf
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Another Hunter Biden laptop taken into custody during DEA raid: Report