Plus, Brazil's weekend presidential election.
Elon Musk assumes Twitter leadership; Brazilians will choose their next president on Sunday. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arivin. | | | Elon Musk takes over Twitter | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
| - After months of legal wrangling, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, has taken over Twitter for $44 billion. [Guardian / Dan Milmo, Jasper Jolly, Alex Hern, and Kari Paul]
- Immediately, Musk made some significant changes. He's reportedly fired the company's CEO, chief financial officer, and top lawyer who led public policy and safety. [Associated Press / Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, and Matt O'Brien]
- Some users threatened to quit out of concern that Musk would allow disinformation and hate speech on the platform; others welcomed the change in leadership. [BBC / James Clayton and Peter Hoskins]
- Helping the struggling social media company achieve financial viability will be one of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's biggest challenges. [NPR / Raquel Maria Dillon]
- Musk has tweeted several ideas for Twitter's future — reversing the ban on former President Donald Trump's account, banning bots, and making the site a multipurpose app. [Vox / Shirin Ghaffary]
| | | 📍 If you read just one story Vox's Whizy Kim explains why Elon Musk fans are losing faith in the idea of the billionaire genius. [Vox / Whizy Kim] | | | What to know about Brazil's presidential election | - Sunday, Brazilian voters will choose between far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist challenger Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva. [AP / David Biller and Carla Bridi]
- Polls show former President Lula in the lead. However, Bolsonaro performed better than pollsters predicted in the election's first round on October 2. [NPR / Carrie Kahn]
- The winner will determine Brazil's future, including on the environment. Rapid deforestation of the Amazon is likely to continue under Bolsonaro, while conservation efforts are likely to return with Lula. [Vox / Benji Jones]
- There's concern that Bolsonaro might not accept the election results, as his supporters mirror Donald Trump in claiming widespread voter fraud without evidence. [Guardian / Tom Phillips]
| | | On Friday, an intruder violently attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi. Police apprehended the suspect. [Vox / Nicole Narea] | - Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n' roll singer-pianist, died Friday at home in Mississippi. He was 87. [Variety / Chris Morris]
- Miami Beach ordered the immediate evacuation of an apartment tower Thursday after engineers discovered structural damage. [Miami Herald / Aaron Leibowitz]
- Thursday, a microphone picked up Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) privately expressing concern about a potential Senate win by Republican Herschel Walker. [NBC News / Rebecca Shabad and Sahil Kapur]
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