Here’s what I’m reading up on this morning:
- A second Dallas hospital worker who was treating Thomas Eric Duncan has tested positive for Ebola.
- Police in Hong Kong attack protestors, brutally beating one on video, repeatedly kicking him after throwing him to the ground.
- Anita Sarkeesian cancels a talk after security measures aren’t taken to address the threat of a mass shooting.
- More than 100 black candidates fill November’s ballots–a record high.
- Retail sales fell more than expected in September.
- The BET Hip Hop Awards cyphers are here–and Kendrick took Lyricist of the Year.
- The Man Booker Prize goes to Australian novelist Richard Flanagan.
- It wasn’t just you. September was actually the hottest month ever recorded.