The next presidential debate gets a mute button, a World Series unlike any other, and more from Apple News

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It’s October 20, 2020.

Here’s what you need to know.

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The final presidential debate will have a new feature: muted microphones. President Trump and Joe Biden will have two minutes to speak uninterrupted at the start of each segment, followed by a period of open discussion. It airs Thursday on NBC. NPR

Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania can be counted up to three days after Election Day, the Supreme Court said, refusing a Republican effort to prevent a pandemic-related extension. The Washington Post

The U.S. charged six Russian intelligence officials with carrying out some of the world’s most destructive cyberattacks, including on the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2017 French elections. The Wall Street Journal

A government watchdog will investigate whether Trump officials improperly interfered with the coronavirus response at the CDC and the FDA, Senate Democrats announced. POLITICO

Ghislaine Maxwell lost her bid to block the release of a deposition she gave in 2016 concerning her relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Miami Herald

A World Series unlike any other begins today. The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers will play at a neutral site in Texas in front of a limited crowd. Here’s everything you need to know about the matchup. ESPN

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India Oxenberg speaks out about being brainwashed and branded by the sex cult: “There was no choice to say no.” People

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More on the Supreme Court’s ruling, plus where marijuana legalization is on the ballot this election, on today’s audio show. Apple News Today

Election 2020

In the final sprint, Trump is fighting to win states that were supposed to be a lock. Politico

Why do some people in Georgia have to wait hours to vote? ProPublica

Yes, elections have a dress code. Here’s what not to wear to the polls. CNN

Five Stories We’re Talking About Today

Putin critic Alexey Navalny says he has proof that he was poisoned by Russian authorities. The New Yorker

Why 4,998 people died in U.S. jails without getting their day in court. Reuters

Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges announced that he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma. People

Inside the cutthroat world of country-club sports and Ivy League–obsessed parents. The Atlantic

Have we reached the end of minimalism? Vox

The Last Word

“	We can’t afford not to negotiate with whoever is in power.”

Ice Cube once rapped about arresting Trump. Now he’s advising the president on policy plans. The Washington Post

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