The Monday, October 26, 2026 Edition
FAMU Shooting, Brazil Election, and an AI Plant Translator
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The barrels of maple syrup in Quebec's strategic reserve -- a stockpile that works like a petroleum reserve, but for pancakes. Even that cushion is only part of the problem, as tariffs drive Americans to hoard one of Canada's most iconic exports.
Source: Inc.
Tonight: The World Series continues with Game 3 between the Brewers and Rays.
Sunday, Nov. 1: Daylight saving time ends -- clocks fall back an hour, and sunsets across the U.S. arrive noticeably earlier.
- 1861The Pony Express officially ceases operations, made obsolete by the transcontinental telegraph
- 1881The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral erupts in Tombstone, Arizona Territory
- 1958Pan American begins transatlantic Boeing 707 jet service from New York to Paris
- 1984'Baby Fae' receives a baboon heart transplant in a landmark operation in California
The city that fought Flock
How one West Virginia city fought back against Flock's surveillance cameras -- and took the battle all the way to the ballot box.
The Verge · Lauren Feiner
Archaeologists at This Ancient Maya Metropolis in the Forest of Belize Are Debunking Long-Held Myths About the Mesoamerican Civilization
What archaeologists at an ancient Maya metropolis in the Belizean forest are uncovering -- and the long-held myths about Mesoamerican civilization they're debunking.
Smithsonian
Pamela Colloff on America's Biggest Jailhouse Snitch, Wrongful Convictions, and Criminal Justice
A conversation with journalist Pamela Colloff on America's biggest jailhouse snitch, wrongful convictions, and what they reveal about criminal justice.
Reason · Billy Binion
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