AP: Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister
Sudan's military seizes control in coup: DW reports military forces have arrested most cabinet ministers and pro-government party leaders. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been taken to an undisclosed location and has called on citizens to resist the coup.
+ As Sudan’s economy spiraled in recent weeks—inflation, for instance, has topped 400 percent—the military seized the moment to "accuse the government of ignoring the people’s needs"
Sudan’s democratic transition is upended by a second coup in two years: Economist reports the generals acted just months before they were due to hand power to civilians.
AFP: US pauses $700 mn in aid to Sudan after military takeover
CNN: Biden sending 13 cabinet members, high-level officials to UN climate summit in show of force
+ On Nov. 1, Biden will be in Glasgow for the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
Chicago poised to create one of the nation’s largest ‘guaranteed basic income’ programs: Basic income programs are spreading across the country as critics raise concerns about job openings.
WP
Bloomberg: Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas in rental-market shake-up
+ Company exited bankruptcy four months ago under new ownership
+ Electrification plan to eventually include most of Hertz fleet
+ It’s the single-largest purchase ever for electric vehicles, or EVs, and represents about $4.2 billion of revenue for Tesla
+ “How do we democratize access to electric vehicles? That’s a very important part of our strategy. Tesla is the only manufacturer that can produce EVs at scale.” -- Mark Fields, who joined Hertz as interim chief executive officer earlier this month
+ Tesla shares rose as much as 9.8% to a record $998.74, making it one of only five publicly traded US companies with valuations above $1 trillion
The Hertz-Tesla deal will help normalize electric cars: This could be another step in getting drivers to overcome their anxieties about EVs.
Liam Denning
Rockets aren’t enough. The growing commercial space industry now want to build space stations.
WP
Climber and filmmaker Jimmy Chin talks taste: The director of The Rescue on crampons, Ansel Adams – and decompressing with a Dyson.
FT
In the World Series, Hank Aaron’s protégé faces his former team: “If Henry is watching down, he will enjoy this World Series because of Dusty, above all,” Bud Selig said of Dusty Baker, the manager of the Houston Astros.
NYT
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