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Happy Tuesday! Cleaning up my apartment over the weekend, I found an old Isaac Asimov book that took me both back to my childhood and to the fantastical future the sci-fi master conjured. Meet some of his worthiest 21st-century successors today, coo at Washington’s cutest resident, check out a polite election where “dear” is a slight, tap your feet to 2020’s biggest dance craze and fix a dinner date with a difference. Find answers to yesterday’s quiz at the end. |
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|  | | | | 3. Fight for the FutureIt’s on. In Kyrgyzstan, protesters broke into parliament to demand the annulment of last weekend’s national election that they claim was rigged to help President Sooronbai Jeenbekov consolidate power. They also released former President Almazbek Atambayev, accused of corruption, from a detention center. |
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| The next few weeks will be particularly heated in the U.S. But America isn’t alone. These other countries are headed for major elections this month. |
| | 1. New ZealandWhen the bombshell revelation about the country's leader is that she once smoked cannabis, you know you’re not in America. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces conservative National Party leader Judith “Crusher” Collins, who patronizingly referred to Ardern as “dear” in their latest debate. Better than calling your opponent a “clown.” They’re fighting the Oct. 17 election over housing, mental health and plastics. You see, they’ve already effectively defeated COVID-19. |
| | 3. TanzaniaPresident John Magufuli has projected himself as a messiah against corruption. But he has also banned political rallies since 2016 and cracked down on all opposition. The Oct. 28 vote won’t be free or fair. Just how much Magufuli feels the need to rig the election will be a truer measure of how unpopular he is. | True, we live in turbulent times. But like Asimov, the best science fiction writers make you marvel at the possibilities before humankind even as we grapple with today’s reality. |
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| | | OZY CEO and co-founder Carlos Watson will appear on LinkedIn News today at 12 p.m. ET/ 9 a.m. PT to discuss his hit YouTube talk show, the future of media and America’s ongoing tumult. Tune in live here — and follow Carlos on LinkedIn to stay up to date. | And if you really want to get up to date, learn these soul-freeing dance steps — they’re the pulse of 2020. |
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|  | | | 2. WAPThe chart-topping song by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion has spawned a range of dance videos — but it’s the routine on TikTok by Guam choreographer Brian Esperon that's winning over a legion of fans, including Cardi B herself. |
| 3. I Am a Disco Dancer 2.0Tiger Shroff is the cream of Bollywood’s current generation of dancers. This year's I Am a Disco Dancer 2.0 is a crappy movie butthe 30-year-old’s moves are silken and stunning. | If you have two left feet like me, a movie date over dinner might make more sense. |
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| | | We asked you to match weather words to their meanings. Linda F., Elizabeth B., Jay S., Linda W., Kim H., Eborica, Robert M., Kristine W., Barry J., Sunny S., Anthony S., Helen C., V. Gillis, Leigh C., Maynard H., Lynette M., MaryLou G., William P., Heather M., Greg N., Jon T., Deborah R. and Raymond D. — you all got it right!!!! a. Horribly sultry: Swullocking b. Little balls of snow: Graupel c. Spring with warm days, chilly nights: Sugar Weather |
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