More than 200 people have now died from the flooding in Valencia, Spain, in Europe's deadliest weather disaster since the 1970s. / Reuters
Long a crime that targeted Black and Latino people, jaywalking is now legal in New York City. / HuffPost
“Even liberal yuppies in my Brooklyn neighborhood lined up at a community board meeting in May to complain that there were just too many migrants at local shelters.” The crime of human movement. / The New York Review
See also: Contrary to what Republicans are campaigning on, Biden and Harris worked behind the scenes to get the border crisis under control. / The New York Times [+]
The history of Electrical Audio, legendary recording engineer Steve Albini's studio, which is searching for a way forward after its founder's death. / Inc.
See also: “Anyone who has streamed a song on their phone for free can sense that something has changed.” The decline of the working musician. / The New Yorker
Instagram allows male nipples but not female nipples—but in cases of transition when and how is that distinction drawn? / 404 Media
In response to a fake, AI-generated ad, thousands of people showed up for a Halloween parade in Dublin that never happened. / Engadget
Retail stores may soon have access to facial-recognition technology that can detect shoppers who “sweetheart” workers in hopes of scoring discounts. / Gizmodo
Mathematicians calculate there's not enough time left in our universe for monkeys to ever randomly type out the complete works of Shakespeare. / BBC News
Black plastic kitchen utensils contain high levels of fire retardants, which have a nasty habit of leaching into food. / The Atlantic
Legalized gambling is turning football upside down for fans, gamblers, and players alike. / Wide Left
It's the end of an era as the last in-flight magazine for a major carrier goes digital-only. / Columbia Journalism Review
“In a quiet, unremarkable town in Ohio, everything has begun to disappear: first shoes, then street signs, then pets.” A links-based mystery game. / Question Mark, Ohio