Tonight is the final presidential debate at 9pm EST. 

“Well, I get that this president wants full credit for the economy he inherited and zero blame for the pandemic that he ignored.”

[Barack Obama Campaign Rally for Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Speech Transcript October 21 - Rev](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/barack-obama-campaign-rally-for-joe-biden-kamala-harris-speech-transcript-october-21?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top)

[U.S. intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to meddle in 2020 election | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security-2020-idUSKBN2771PI)

More details have emerged about the Purdue Pharma settlement, including that the company would become a “public benefit company” that would deliver legitimate prescription drugs, provide discounts for overdose rescue drugs, and donate profits toward opioid abatement programs

The Supreme Court issued another ruling along partisan lines that restricted voting access. The five Republican-appointed justices blocked curbside voting in Alabama; the three Democratic-appointed justices dissented.

[Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement - BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54636002)

According to a court filing from the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday, the parents of 545 children who were separated by government officials at the U.S.-Mexico border beginning in 2017 are yet to be found.

[Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot Be Found - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/us/migrant-children-separated.html)

A NASA’ spacecraft touched the surface of an asteroid this week and collected  a sample from the space rock that will one day return to Earth

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The top story continues to be the DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google, which attorneys for the government allege engaged in competition killing practices such as pre-installing its search product on mobile devices and forming “de facto” exclusive partnerships with manufacturers (e.g. Apple).

[U.S. says Google breakup may be needed to end violations of antitrust law | Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-antitrust-google/u-s-says-google-breakup-may-be-needed-to-end-violations-of-antitrust-law-idUSKBN2751OC)

The DOJ announced that Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and face penalties of roughly $8.3 billion.

[Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/health/purdue-opioids-criminal-charges.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage)

[Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race](https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-joe-biden-donald-trump-columbus-fc038266021cfa642b462997868d857b?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top)

“What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered,” Francis said.

[Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/world/europe/pope-francis-same-sex-civil-unions.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage)

[‎Voting Catholic on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voting-catholic/id1533087763)

Witnesses and rights groups said soldiers opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters defying a curfew during demonstrations against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria.

[SARS: Lagos protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos | Nigeria | Al Jazeera](https://aje.io/usmuy)

[AP finds most arrested in protests aren’t leftist radicals](https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-suburbs-health-racial-injustice-7edf9027af1878283f3818d96c54f748?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top)

We have a new episode of The Nuanced Life out today.

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Americans’ rush to vote is leading election experts to predict that a record 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher than in any presidential election since 1908. 

[Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election](https://apnews.com/article/record-early-votes-2020-transforms-efd6eefbd3d140bdc8909360de0bff62?ml_subscriber=1536232179892230072&ml_subscriber_hash=j8u3&utm_source=Goodnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=good_news_crime_has_been_steadily_falling_for_30_years_in_the_us&utm_term=2020-10-20)

Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberal members in deciding election officials in Pennsylvania can count absentee ballots received as late as the Friday after Election Day so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.

[Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania To Count Late-Arriving Ballots : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/922411176/supreme-court-rules-pennsylvania-can-count-ballots-received-after-election-day)

The Commission on Presidential Debates announce the opposing candidates mic will be muted during the opening statements on each topic area during Thursday’s debate. 

Coronavirus cases continue to surge. Ireland just became the first country to reimpose a six-week long national lockdown. 

The Justice Department accused Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising.

[Justice Dept to File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/technology/google-antitrust.html)

The Justice Department charged six Russian hackers with cyberattacks on the Ukrainian and Georgian governments, a French election, as well as the 2018 Olympics.

[Six Russian GRU Officers Charged in Connection with  Worldwide Deployment of Destructive Malware and  Other Disruptive Actions in Cyberspace | OPA | Department of Justice](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-russian-gru-officers-charged-connection-worldwide-deployment-destructive-malware-and)

Beth did a deep dive on this indictment on the Nightly Nuance last night!

The DOJ has indicted 6 Russian officers for large-scale hacking operations. 

Here's the indictment: https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1098481/download 

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The U.S. is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases. New cases surpassed 70,000 on Friday for the first time since July.  Coronavirus hospitalizations are also increasing in 39 states. 

We are two weeks away from Election Day but well into election season. Over 28 million Americans have already voted! The final presidential debate will take place Thursday in Nashville. 

[New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage)

France is in shock over the horrific death of Samuel Paty, a schoolteacher executed in the street by an Islamic extremist.

[Teacher decapitated in Paris named as 47-year-old Samuel Paty](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/teacher-decapitated-in-paris-named-as-47-year-old-samuel-paty-1.4383991) 

China announced that the country’s GDP  grew by 4.9% in the third quarter. 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in a landslide over the weekend. Her party the Labour Party became the first party to secure an outright majority since the nation established a new voting system in 1996.

Armenia and Azerbaijan broke a Russian-brokered ceasefire minutes after it  had taken affect accusing each other of violations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54586437

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Let's review some recent election decisions from Texas and Georgia that give us a window into how courts will handle election-related challenges. 

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