Meet America’s secret team of nuclear first responders For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here’s a rare look inside the team that’s ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime. Read more on NPR

Harris called Trump a ‘fascist.’ Experts debate what fascism is — and isn’t Vice President Harris and Trump’s former chief of staff say Trump fits the definition of “fascist.” Scholars who agree say the term is useful as a distress signal for the threat to democracy. Read more on NPR

Harris returns to the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally to make her closing argument A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris will use the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent. Read more on NPR

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump. Read more on NPR

In a razor-thin race, Trump’s complicated ties with Georgia’s governor could matter Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election result. Their relationship could matter to some voters in a state Trump narrowly lost. Read more on NPR

Lebanon’s only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon’s only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted. Read more on NPR

What are Trump’s final rally speeches like? Lower energy, less focused and running late Known for their energy and bombast, Donald Trump’s rally speeches have become increasingly erratic. The former president is visibly tired amid a whirlwind schedule in the final days of the campaign. Read more on NPR

The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York’s renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that. Read more on NPR

Why you’re seeing scary-high chocolate candy prices this Halloween Don’t be surprised if you see fewer chocolate treats in your trick-or-treating loot. Customers are souring on costly chocolate, resulting from a few disappointing cocoa crop years. Read more on NPR

Israel passes laws that may threaten the work of a U.N. aid agency in Gaza The laws do not immediately take effect, but Israel’s international allies said they were deeply worried about their potential impact on Palestinians as the Gaza war’s humanitarian toll worsens. Read more on NPR