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Useful discoveries and a plan for Election Day in Atlanta

Now Atlanta, GeorgiaToday High 73° · Low 55°Morning Atlanta, GeorgiaToday Check the Georgia My Voter Page for your assigned precinct and sample ballot before leaving.
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Front Page · Front Page · Atlanta · Georgia

Georgia votes today: the two-minute plan to find your exact precinct

Polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Election Day voters must use their assigned precinct, not an arbitrary early-voting site. Bring an accepted photo ID; anyone in

Polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Election Day voters must use their assigned precinct, not an arbitrary early-voting site. Bring an accepted photo ID; anyone in line by 7 p.m. can vote.

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Front Page · Space · Science

NASA’s November sky guide: fireballs this week, Mars meets Jupiter, and a supermoon

NASA published its November skywatching guide November 2. The Southern Taurids peak around November 5 and can deliver conspicuous fireballs. Mars and Jupiter will appear about 1.2

NASA published its November skywatching guide November 2. The Southern Taurids peak around November 5 and can deliver conspicuous fireballs. Mars and Jupiter will appear about 1.2 degrees apart November 15–16; the November 24 full

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Atlanta tonight: live music at The Masquerade and free Krog Street trivia

Downtown Atlanta’s November 3 calendar lists Allan Rayman, Dead Poet Society with Honey Revenge, and Ella Red with Weathers at The Masquerade. Krog Street Market also lists free Tu

Downtown Atlanta’s November 3 calendar lists Allan Rayman, Dead Poet Society with Honey Revenge, and Ella Red with Weathers at The Masquerade. Krog Street Market also lists free Tuesday-night trivia at 7 p.m.

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WATCHING

On the Sports feed

Motorsport

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Motorsport · Formula1

São Paulo F1 weekend starts Friday: the official race timetable

Formula 1’s official timetable has first practice Friday November 6 at 12:30 p.m. São Paulo time, qualifying Saturday at 3 p.m., and the 71-lap Grand Prix Sunday November 8 at 2 p.

Formula 1’s official timetable has first practice Friday November 6 at 12:30 p.m. São Paulo time, qualifying Saturday at 3 p.m., and the 71-lap Grand Prix Sunday November…

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Atlanta · Try It

Atlanta · Try It · Livablebuckhead

Buckhead today: Gypsy Kitchen hosts an afternoon mahjong session

Livable Buckhead lists House of Bam’s hosted Tuesday mahjong at Gypsy Kitchen from noon to 2:30 p.m. on November 3, with equipment provided and posted admission tiers. This is an u

Livable Buckhead lists House of Bam’s hosted Tuesday mahjong at Gypsy Kitchen from noon to 2:30 p.m. on November 3, with equipment provided and posted admission tiers. This is…

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Atlanta · Dining

Atlanta · Culture

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Atlanta · Culture · Downtownatl

The next free music discovery: Georgia State composers concert

Downtown Atlanta lists a Society of Composers concert at Georgia State University School of Music from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today. A short contemporary-music performance is a worthwhile

Downtown Atlanta lists a Society of Composers concert at Georgia State University School of Music from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today. A short contemporary-music performance is a worthwhile adjacent discovery.

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Atlanta · Culture · Downtownatl

Georgia State’s Mosaics wind ensemble performance is tonight

Georgia State’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents Mosaics at the Rialto Center tonight, listed from 7:30 p.m. A live ensemble is a change of pace from streaming and a possible famil

Georgia State’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents Mosaics at the Rialto Center tonight, listed from 7:30 p.m. A live ensemble is a change of pace from streaming and a possible family…

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Space · Discovery

Space · Discovery · Science

The November 17 Voyager milestone is a remarkable space-science moment

NASA says Voyager 1 reaches a distance of one light-day from Earth around November 17, meaning a radio signal takes roughly 24 hours each way. It is an unusually tangible way to ap

NASA says Voyager 1 reaches a distance of one light-day from Earth around November 17, meaning a radio signal takes roughly 24 hours each way. It is…

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Apple · Developer Tools

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Apple · Developer Tools · Apple

A practical new Xcode 27 feature: agents can test their own iPhone changes

Apple’s Xcode 27 supports agent workflows with simulator interaction, Playgrounds, visual previews and a Device Hub. Unlike a generic code-completion tool, the workflow can validat

Apple’s Xcode 27 supports agent workflows with simulator interaction, Playgrounds, visual previews and a Device Hub. Unlike a generic code-completion tool, the workflow can validate app behavior. The announcement dates to June; th

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AI · Workflow

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AI · Workflow · Github

Copilot JetBrains can rewind a prompt and its code edits

GitHub’s September Copilot for JetBrains release introduced the ability to re-edit a prior user message and rewind associated file changes. It also adds persistent MCP tool control

GitHub’s September Copilot for JetBrains release introduced the ability to re-edit a prior user message and rewind associated file changes. It also adds persistent MCP tool controls. This may inform safer agent workflows…

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Gadgets · Audio

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Gadgets · Audio · Jabra

Jabra’s Evolve3 puts AI-ready voice capture in a boomless headset

Jabra announced Evolve3 75 and 85 headsets with adaptive noise cancellation, a boomless microphone design and voice-oriented AI interaction. These are worth comparing against AirPo

Jabra announced Evolve3 75 and 85 headsets with adaptive noise cancellation, a boomless microphone design and voice-oriented AI interaction. These are worth comparing against AirPods for Mac calls, dictation and transcription.

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Maker · 3D

Maker · 3D · Autodesk

Autodesk Wonder 3D turns prompts or images into editable 3D assets

Autodesk’s Flow Studio Wonder 3D offers text-to-3D and image-to-3D creation. The output is more suitable for conceptual form-finding than a guaranteed tolerance-accurate STEP model

Autodesk’s Flow Studio Wonder 3D offers text-to-3D and image-to-3D creation. The output is more suitable for conceptual form-finding than a guaranteed tolerance-accurate STEP model, but it can help brainstorm dragon-claw or orname

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Atlanta · Low Lift

Weather · Plan Ahead

Weather · Plan Ahead · Weather

Atlanta’s National Weather Service says Wednesday could bring rain

The Atlanta/Peachtree City National Weather Service office shows a mostly mild Tuesday, with a front expected to bring rain and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday. The local for

The Atlanta/Peachtree City National Weather Service office shows a mostly mild Tuesday, with a front expected to bring rain and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday. The local forecast warns of isolated nuisance flooding in…

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Space · Watch

Leonids Meteor Shower

Space · Watch · Science

November’s Leonids are worth a predawn calendar reminder

NASA’s Leonids guide places the 2026 shower in mid-November. Meteors travel at extraordinary speed, but visibility varies widely with darkness and moonlight. The monthly NASA guide

NASA’s Leonids guide places the 2026 shower in mid-November. Meteors travel at extraordinary speed, but visibility varies widely with darkness and moonlight. The monthly NASA guide suggests predawn viewing November 17–18.

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Atlanta · Civic Utility

Atlanta · Civic Utility · Sos

Georgia’s sample-ballot tool can prevent a wasted polling-place trip

Georgia’s Secretary of State offers the My Voter Page for precinct lookup, sample ballots and registration information. This is useful even for experienced voters because Election

Georgia’s Secretary of State offers the My Voter Page for precinct lookup, sample ballots and registration information. This is useful even for experienced voters because Election Day locations can differ from advance-voting sites

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Build · iOS

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Build · iOS · Apple

A small workflow win: use an Xcode simulator to verify music-app behavior

The new Device Hub in Xcode 27 makes managing physical devices and simulators easier. For Walkup Pro, a repeatable simulator smoke test can catch layout regressions before a TestFl

The new Device Hub in Xcode 27 makes managing physical devices and simulators easier. For Walkup Pro, a repeatable simulator smoke test can catch layout regressions before a TestFlight build.

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Atlanta · Live Music

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Atlanta · Live Music · Downtownatl

Tonight’s concert choice: Dead Poet Society and Honey Revenge

The Masquerade’s November 3 calendar includes Dead Poet Society and Honey Revenge in Heaven. It is a stronger rock option than the quieter Georgia State classical programs on the s

The Masquerade’s November 3 calendar includes Dead Poet Society and Honey Revenge in Heaven. It is a stronger rock option than the quieter Georgia State classical programs on the same…

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Photography · Space

Photography · Space · Science

Astronomy photography experiment: capture Mars and Jupiter in one frame

NASA predicts Mars and Jupiter just 1.2 degrees apart on November 15–16. A camera on a stable tripod can capture both in the same wide field, even if a phone struggles with planeta

NASA predicts Mars and Jupiter just 1.2 degrees apart on November 15–16. A camera on a stable tripod can capture both in the same wide field, even…

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THE LIGHTER END

The Curious Page

News of the Weird

News of the Weird

The Taurid meteor shower sometimes produces exceptionally bright fireballs despite averaging only a few meteors an hour.

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Fun Fact

Fun Fact

Voyager 1 is approaching one light-day from Earth: a radio signal will take 24 hours to reach it.

This Day in History

This Day in History — November 3, 1957

Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2.

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VIRGO

Today's horoscope

The Moon enters Virgo at 3:27 a.m., sharpening attention to practical details and unfinished business. Mercury retrograde favors reviewing a message, contract or calendar entry before committing. A small correction today can have outsized value.

USEFUL THIS MORNING

What to Watch Today

Today

Check the Georgia My Voter Page for your assigned precinct and sample ballot before leaving.

Today

Pick a dark-sky spot for November 5 and put the November 15–16 predawn conjunction on the calendar.

Today

Choose a concert or the low-commitment Krog Street trivia night; confirm admission and availability with the venue.

Today

Save the race start for noon Atlanta time Sunday and check the official timetable for changes.

Today

Inspect the organizer listing and book only if an appropriate session is available.

Today

Check the current bar menu and stop by between 4 and 6 if convenient.

Today

Compare the current specials with an ordinary restaurant lunch before deciding.

Today

Check venue admission and drop in if the program appeals.