'Red October' sees US stocks endure their worst month since the financial crisis

Concerns including a US-China trade war, Federal Reserve interest-rate policy, and a slowdown in global growth led to a wave of heavy selling.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-news-sp-500-worst-month-since-financial-crisis-2018-10?source=Snapzu

CDC urging people to stop using dead bats as Halloween decorations

The Centers for Disease Control is sending a bizarre new warning -- urging people to stop using dead bats as Halloween decorations. The national Fish & Wildlife Service says they're seizing illegal dead bats shipped into the U. S. Most of the time the spooky specimens are fully taxidermied. People use them as wall hangings or outdoor decor. The biggest problem? Dead bats can carry disease.
Read more: https://cbsaustin.com/news/videos/cdc-urging-people-to-stop-using-dead-bats-as-halloween-decorations?source=Snapzu

There Will Be No Blue Wave

Contra the conventional wisdom, Democrats are far from having 2018 locked up. By Peter Van Buren.
Read more: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/there-will-be-no-blue-wave/?source=Snapzu

Why Canada still charges women with witchcraft

A law against pretending to be a witch is set to be repealed, but not before two women are charged.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45983540?source=Snapzu

Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance

A series of research projects, patent filings, and policy changes indicate that the Pentagon wants to use social media surveillance to quell domestic insurrection and rebellion. By Nafeez Ahmed.
Read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7x3g4x/pentagon-wants-to-predict-anti-trump-protests-using-social-media-surveillance?source=Snapzu

Spotting Disinformation Online Before the Midterm Elections

Rumors. Inflammatory and divisive messages. Doctored photos. Kevin Roose, technology columnist, explains how he has waded into that shadowy world to write about it.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/technology/personaltech/disinformation-online-midterm-elections.html?partner=IFTTT?source=Snapzu

Airline vows to switch to electric planes on short-haul routes by 2030

A UK-based budget airline announced this week that it is “moving fast” toward developing a fleet of electric planes.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/413904-airline-vows-to-switch-to-electric-planes-on-short-haul-routes-by?source=Snapzu