The New York Times

Kim Jong-un offered a rare apology for the killing of a South Korean official found adrift in North Korean waters, the South said. https://t.co/cHAHT9zsCO

"Life works in funny ways sometimes" said Dani Vallverdu, former coach of Murray & current coach of Wawrinka He might as well have been talking about the 2020 French Open as a whole. Less than 72 hours before the start, still so many questions My latest https://t.co/gagV0dmakW

The Bridge Theater in London has resumed performances after the city’s shutdown. One production is a poignant reflection of the times: a solo play starring Ralph Fiennes by the playwright David Hare detailing Hare’s experience of the coronavirus.

In Opinion Spaniards did their part to control the coronavirus over the summer, the Spanish journalist @DavidJimenezTW writes. “Yet, today we are seeing our sacrifices being squandered by a political class that did not hold up its end of the bargain.” https://t.co/17hFAu3FyB

U.S. Special Operations forces killed a top Qaeda leader in Syria nearly two weeks ago using a so-called Ninja Hellfire missile. The specially designed weapon uses sharp blades and blunt force to kill its target while minimizing risks to civilians nearby. https://t.co/jwsx7yCTI4

The two Republicans on the North Carolina Board of Elections resigned in protest after elections officials agreed to extend the deadline for receiving mail ballots in North Carolina by six days https://t.co/F0C10lVKo8

John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods, espouses a kinder, gentler vision of commerce. In an interview with our Corner Office columnist, @dgelles, he spoke about selling his grocery store chain to Amazon: “They’ve let us be ourselves.” https://t.co/fI9CW033VX

“By existing as an Arab in America and a gay person, I am inherently an outsider. But outside, as it turns out, is good,” writes @Maya__Salam. https://t.co/Kds0XWZhqe

The E.P.A. rejects Its own findings that a pesticide harms children's brains. By @LFFriedman https://t.co/XD85gzmd56

Paid paternity leave in France will be doubled from 14 to 28 days starting next summer, and fathers will be required to take at least a week off work after their babies are born, President Emmanuel Macron announced this week. https://t.co/psRZSG26CS

NEW: TRUMP's efforts to sow doubts about the election are adding to an already chaotic situation in which the voting & counting rules are in flux in key states, even as voting is underway. “I try to follow, but it’s hard to keep up," said one Wisc. voter. https://t.co/tvVeV7cM30

The Trump administration is expected on Friday to finalize its plan to open about 9 million acres of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to logging and road construction. https://t.co/EJxSQbV4QV

Here’s my story with the great @SherylNYT on Trump’s bid to spend $6.6b on drug discount cards for a key group of voters, and its murky legal justification. https://t.co/N85YsJCJyu

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, will be the first woman to lie in state in the United States Capitol on Friday. https://t.co/z9jULM9Xjn

“The system that killed Breonna Taylor is not set up to provide justice or reparations for the killing of Breonna Taylor" — said the brilliant @dreanyc123 https://t.co/0eRQcgHEUi

Here are 17 new books to watch for in October. https://t.co/XpD3YuKkZa

U.S. Special Ops commandos are using specially designed missiles with warheads of sharp blades, not explosives, to kill Qaeda leaders in northwest Syria https://t.co/2J5YZRVMnn

Google users experienced a widespread disruption to services including the company’s email, YouTube and Google Drive. https://t.co/rTsP46VKyT

New Jersey officials approved a budget that hinges on borrowing $4.5 billion to cover basic operating costs, making the state one of the first to take on debt to plug a gaping financial hole during the pandemic. https://t.co/TBY2ucLt57

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1. Curfew has just been announced in Louisville. Alert came screaming across my phone. A few dozen protestors have taken refuge inside a church. Streets are surrounded by police. Demonstrators rolled a dump truck in front of church: https://t.co/nBDFIt5QXa