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103.5 mph
The speed of Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski's fastball on the very first pitch of this year's Fall Classic -- the fastest pitch ever recorded in a World Series.
Source: AP News
Tonight: October's full moon, the Hunter's Moon, rises into the autumn sky -- catch it climbing just after moonrise.
Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween lands on a Saturday -- a big night for retailers, with candy and costume spending in the spotlight.
- 1415Henry V's outnumbered English army defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
- 1881Artist Pablo Picasso is born in Malaga, Spain
- 1962Adlai Stevenson confronts the Soviet ambassador at the UN during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- 1983US forces invade the Caribbean island nation of Grenada
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How the billionaire behind the woolly mammoth revival is now genetically engineering dogs for the military with his new startup.
Forbes · Amy Feldman
New research tries to defuse the 'China shock'
Why economists are rethinking the 'China shock,' as new research tries to defuse one of trade's most contested ideas. (Read, paywall)
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Inside the Walmart of ghost tours
How Lance Zaal built the 'Walmart of ghost tours,' a haunted-storytelling empire hitting peak season this Halloween.
Business Insider · Guthrie Scrimgeour
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