- Surprise, surprise. Donald Trump is using his campaign as a platform to get reporters to cover his business [1]. Given how well Hillary Clinton is performing in the polls, Trump seems to be shifting his focus toward promoting his brand; this morning, he held a press conference for the opening of his new hotel in Washington DC instead of campaigning in battleground states.
- The future is here, apparently. A self-driving truck owned by Uber made the first commercial delivery yesterday in Colorado. [2] Wait, it gets better — the 18-wheeler, named Otto, traveled 120 miles to transport 2,000 cases of Budweiser.
- In literary news, the first American has won the Man Booker prize [3], a British award given since 1969 for the best English-language novel. Paul Beatty nabbed the prestigious prize for his book The Sellout, a satire on race in our country. Set in rural Los Angeles, it explores racism and taboos through an attempt to reintroduce slavery to America.
- The World Series opened last night with a 6-0 Cleveland Indians victory over the Chicago Cubs [4]. This baseball matchup is historic: the Cubs haven't appeared in a championship final since 1945. Game two goes down tonight in Cleveland.
- In entertainment news, singer Ciara and quarterback Russell Wilson are expecting [5] their first child together. The newlyweds were married this summer and announced the pregnancy via Instagram on Tuesday. Ciara has a 2-year-old toddler with rapper Future.
- Today is presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's birthday. With less than two weeks until election day, Clinton is celebrating her 69th year with the help of some famous friends; Stevie Wonder sang her happy birthday this morning during a radio appearance [6].