North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile, perhaps looking for attention prior to the US presidential election. / USA Today
The Economist magazine endorses Kamala Harris, saying “being independent and being opinionated” aren't in conflict with each other. / Semafor
Election officials in battleground states are trying—and mostly failing—to fact-check Elon Musk in real time. / CNN
An argument that social scientists don't seem to know how to incorporate the nonlinearity of chaos. / Aeon
Unrelated: Dodgers fans set a Metro bus on fire after their team wins the World Series. / KTLA
Facebook is auto-generating militia group pages. / WIRED
Users report still being able to use Microsoft's controversial AI-powered gender classifier. / 404 Media
Schools are banning Crocs because the shoes are said to be a distraction, and dangerous. / Fortune
Related: How the font Comic Sans became the Crocs of typefaces. / FastCompany
An eating tour of eastern France's choucroute garnie, pretzels, and pork knuckles. / The Financial Times [+]
Diwali and Halloween overlap this year, producing “Diwalloween.” / The Washington Post [+]
An annual favorite, a round-up of “mundane” Halloween costumes from Japan. / Spoon & Tamago