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Tonight’s VP Debate

The first and only vice presidential debate will take place tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will meet in Salt Lake City, UT, where early voting has already started. (Watch live)

More: President Trump plans to attend the presidential debate next week. Dig deeper.

Even more: A majority of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff entered quarantine on Tuesday after being exposed to a Coast Guard official who tested positive for the virus.

FDA Publishes Vaccine Approval Guidelines

The FDA published new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines yesterday. The guidelines mandate a median two-month waiting period for all Phase 3 vaccine trials following administration of the shot to test for negative side-effects, making it unlikely a vaccine is approved before the election.

The Kyrgyzstan Situation

Following Sunday’s contentious parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan, opposition groups took over government buildings and freed political prisoners in demonstrations on Tuesday. The protests erupted following an election in which just four of the country’s sixteen political parties gained seats in parliament, leading to accusations of election fraud and vote-buying. The twelve excluded parties reportedly signed a document refusing to accept Sunday’s results and demanding a new election.

🏆 Back In Black… Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, & Andrea Ghez received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their discoveries that have improved understanding of black holes and the universe. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced today. (Live updates)

🎸 Guitar Hero… famed guitarist Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday at age 65.

QAnon Is Gone

Facebook will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing the QAnon conspiracy theory, even if they contain no violent content, the company announced yesterday. The change is an update to a policy created in August that only removed QAnon accounts discussing violence (~1,500 in total). Read the full announcement.

More: What is QAnon?

Apple Announces An Announcement

Apple sent out invites for an October 13th press event to unveil new technology on Tuesday. The company is expected to showcase the latest iPhone model, which some speculate will feature 5G support due to the press event’s tagline, “Hi, Speed.”

SpaceX Development Agency

SpaceX signed a $150M contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency on Tuesday to create and deliver “space vehicles.” Under the terms of the agreement, SpaceX will launch a constellation of satellites providing global advanced missile warning and tracking.

More: These satellites will reportedly resemble the Starlink satellites that SpaceX has already developed to make up its own broadband internet constellation.

Worth Noting: A Democrat-led House panel released a report based on a 16-month probe into accusations that Google, Facebook, Apple, & Amazon stifle competition. It concluded that the four companies enjoy monopoly power and suggested Congress take regulatory action. Read the full report.

🏀 We Are The Champions… the Seattle Storm completed a three-game sweep of the Las Vegas Aces to claim their fourth WNBA title on Tuesday.

Having A Ball

Last week, 72-year-old Randy Long of Montgomery, AL, was cleaning out his garage when he discovered an old bucket of baseballs that he used to pitch to his son, and later his grandson, for batting practice when they were young. With his son now 46 years old and his grandson 23, Randy wistfully dropped off the baseballs by the local batting cages, leaving with them a note encouraging fathers to cherish time spent with their young children.

As the gloomy grandfather gave up his beloved baseballs, his wife snapped a picture of the endearing note and sent it to their grandson, Ethan, who posted the photo on Twitter. After the tweet went viral, Ethan drove two hours from Montgomery this past Sunday to spend the afternoon in the batting cages with Randy.

I Like To Moo-ve It

This summer, a baby cow from Texas named Ruby Sue was born with her back legs fused together. The condition does not cause her any pain but makes it impossible to stand or walk independently, putting the little calf at risk of being euthanized by her owner -- until Safe in Austin, a family-run nonprofit that rescues at-risk animals and children, discovered her plight.

Resolved to provide Ruby with a fulfilling life, Safe in Austin partnered with Walkin’ Pets, a New Hampshire-based company that builds wheelchairs for immobilized pets. The company, which has helped make the world accessible for ducks, chickens, and tortoises, designed a custom-made wheelchair for Ruby and donated it to the staff at Safe in Austin, allowing Ruby to take her very first steps. (Video)

Just Dance

Chuck and Lori Yielding’s 14-year-old son, Aiden, is currently battling leukemia and started receiving chemotherapy treatment at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX, earlier this year. When the hospital staff told the parents that only one of them would be allowed to stay with Aiden during his treatment due to new COVID-19 regulations, Chuck was understandably devastated. Lori works at the hospital, so she was the clear choice to stay with Aiden.

Determined to support his son during the taxing treatment, Chuck developed a unique way to be present for Aiden while following the hospital’s safety measures. Every Tuesday, as Aiden undergoes his rounds of chemotherapy, Chuck puts on a dance show from the parking lot three stories below his son’s window, encouraging the delighted Aiden to mimic his funky moves. (Video)

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