The Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Edition
Fort Hood Execution, Tax-Free Diesel, and a Moon Cave
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The number of streets a candy-brand ranking crowned as America's best trick-or-treating spots ahead of Halloween. That works out to roughly three standout blocks per state.
Source: Fast Company
Tomorrow: ALDS Game 3: the Yankees meet the Rays with their season on the line.
Monday, Oct. 12: Bond markets close for Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day, the federal holiday.
- 1927'The Jazz Singer,' the first feature-length talking picture, premieres in New York
- 1973Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War
- 1981Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a military parade in Cairo
- 1995Astronomers announce 51 Pegasi b, the first planet found orbiting a sun-like star
How Trump's America First policy hit the Ebola response in Congo
How the Trump administration's America First policy hobbled the Ebola response in Congo.
Reuters · Yasmeen Abutaleb, Simon Lewis, Ammu Kannampilly, Emma Farge
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
How fuel from South Korea is being shipped to Russia as the Ukraine war grinds on.
The Guardian · Raphael Rashid
Tech to Replace Animal Testing Is Almost Ready. Scientists Are Not
Why the technology to replace animal testing is almost ready — and the scientists who aren't.
IEEE Spectrum · Brandon Keim
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