CNBC World 📺 | Walz & Vance face off in VP debate (Ed Lee interviewed) 

New York Times | Who won the debate? A crisp Vance fends off Walz (Mikaela Malsin quoted) 

New York Times | After a decade, scientists unveil fly brain in stunning detail (Anita Devineni quoted) | The Guardian 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Families fear health impacts from chemical plant as haze spreads in Georgia (Jeremy Sarnat quoted)  

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Explore Atlanta’s gay history in real time and in archival collections (Randy Gue quoted; Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library cited)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Conyers BioLab fire: What to know about exposure to chemicals there (Jeremy Sarnat quoted)  

WAGA-TV 📺 | BioLab fire: Rockdale County continues nightly shelter-in-place order (Abby Mutic interviewed)

WXIA-TV | No, wearing a mask used for COVID-19 will not protect you from chlorine in the air (Jeremy Sarnat cited)

WXIA-TV | 'Very shaken up' | Rabbi describes how Iranian missile attack is impacting those in metro Atlanta, says his daughter is in Israel (Geoffrey Levin and Laurie Blank quoted)

Decaturish | Rockdale County issues new shelter-in-place order in response to chemical plant fire (Jeremy Sarnat quoted) 

Black Information Network | Did the vice presidential debate move the needle for voters? (Andra Gillespie interviewed) 

Nature | Can flashing lights stall Alzheimer’s? What the science shows (Allan Levey quoted) 

USA Today | Is a college degree worth it? 72% think so despite student loan debt

Chronicle of Higher Education | Colleges see alarming rates of fake applications. So they’re turning to AI. 

Inside Higher Ed | Listen: The role of mentorship on student success, belonging

STAT | Health care policy features prominently in Vance-Walz VP debate

CNN | Chemicals used in many popular food and drink products now banned from California public schools 

Axios | Asian Americans see alarming rise in breast cancer