Also: Celebrating Halloween during a pandemic; an election weekend care package
The WBUR Weekender October 31, 2020
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| Weekend Weather: Sunny, with a high near 44. Sunday has a chance of showers in the afternoon, with a high near 57. Good morning,
It's the weekend before Election Day, which comes with a lot of mixed emotions: excitement, anxiety, fatigue, information overload. Let's simplify things:
- To help you navigate all of these feelings, here's a little care package to help you self-soothe ahead of this major political moment.
- Heading to the polls on Tuesday? Here's what you need to know.
- If you want to bring your mail-in ballot to a drop box (they'll be open for ballots until polls close at 8 p.m.), you can find where yours is located with our interactive map.
- Get up to speed on the local races. Here are the contested legislative races in Massachusetts.
- Got an Alexa-enabled device, like a smart speaker? Go ahead and ask it to “open Mass. Ballot Guide.” You’ll get interactive explainers on the two ballot questions before voters this election — plus a short quiz to put your new knowledge to the test.
- Learn how to deep-six the deep fakes. Here are some tips for spotting election disinformation online.
– For journalists, nothing says election night like newsroom pizza. But alas, many of us – like many of you – aren’t working from the office yet. So does that mean no pizza? Of course not!
P.S.– Don't forget to set your clocks accordingly. Daylight saving ends tomorrow. — Meagan McGinnes
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Stay Safe: Here are some of the local guidances on how to celebrate. (And here are some trick-or-treating safety tips from the CDC.) |  Food and fright: Check out this curated list of streaming scary movies and TV shows paired with local treats from new area eateries.
Go virtual: Attend a murder mystery dinner. Juliet in Somerville is putting a twist on that with a murder mystery cook along by offering a three-course dinner kit that includes breads and spreads, Frogmore stew and pumpkin cake. The murder mystery will happen in three acts, coinciding with the meal's courses.
Read: This interesting article from TIME that goes into how people celebrated Halloween during the last pandemic... in 1918.
| | | Catch Up On Coronavirus What To Know About Coronavirus Today: Massachusetts high schools will likely go a full year with no winter sports championships because of the pandemic. The Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association has unanimously voted to cancel all 2021 winter tournaments. |  Coronavirus By The Numbers: In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July. Since last Thursday, the U.S. has posted more than 80,000 cases on several days. Read more.
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