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Meanwhile, the Republican governor of Massachusetts announced a statewide mask mandate Monday for anyone over the age of 5; the governor of Ohio wrote an open letter asking all residents to come together to fight the "common enemy'; and infections have soared 167% in North Dakota.
Some of the state initiatives up for vote include: Colorado and Louisiana will consider measures that could chip away at abortion access; Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana and Mississippi will vote on new rules for marijuana; California will vote on stem cell research, dialysis clinic rules and more; Oregon will consider legalizing magic mushrooms; and Washington state is asking voters whether they want to require public schools to provide comprehensive sex ed.
The deeply divided presidential race has prompted concerns of intimidation at polling places or violence at subsequent demonstrations -- no matter who wins the White House.
False information about candidates' COVID plans, voting safety and other health issues circulating online has proven to be extremely difficult for social media giants to combat.
A nightmare scenario that state election officials have worried about for months has come to pass: voters will stand together in lines today as the virus is rapidly spreading in most parts of the nation, including the swing states that will decide the presidential and congressional races.
Long lines, enhanced safety precautions and a whole lot more uncertainty than usual looms for Americans casting in-person ballots on Election Day.
President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court's decision Monday allowing Pennsylvania to count mail-in votes postmarked today. And lawsuits in Texas and Nevada were also decided. Meanwhile, state election officials brace for record absentee ballots sent in by voters concerned for their safety during a pandemic.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others, as well.
News is from England, the Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Mexico.
"There will be no quarantine list, there will be no metrics," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. "There will be one rule that applies across the country."
Other education news is from Indiana and California, and also looks at older students being likely transmitters and the stress on parents relying on day care.
The world's major cruise lines are unlikely to depart again until after December, according to The New York Times. News is on Halloween parties, airline travel and more.
A former assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted Purdue Pharma, the opioid maker, was hired by Purdue's law firm. The attorney was no longer working on the case when he began negotiating for the job, the law firm said.
Regeneron paused testing its two-antibody drug combo on COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen, due to possible safety issues. Trials for less sick patients will continue.
How Alaskans' health care is affected by the coronavirus pandemic and other news about the health care industry.
Many of the problems nursing homes had when COVID first hit have not been addressed: staffing shortages, testing delays and low pay.
With little promotion from the federal government, the health care exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act opened Sunday for 2021 enrollment. Meanwhile, CMS approves Georgia's request to shut off access to the federal exchange for state residents.
Medicare Advantage patients are also a lucrative market, hence a boom in clinics catering to the chronically ill seniors. Other news about Medicare includes fining of hospitals for excessive readmissions.
And ProPublica reports that as many as 12 million may not have even received their stimulus checks from early aid legislation.
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