--- title: Morning Must Reads: October 31 description: Campaign Countdown Millions of votes have been cast, the last ads have been cut and there’s barely a household that remains blessedly untouched by the... canonical: https://time.com/3550691/morning-must-reads-october-31/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-31T11:10:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:08:49.018Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: October 31 og:description: Campaign Countdown Millions of votes have been cast, the last ads have been cut and there’s barely a household that remains blessedly untouched by the... og:url: https://time.com/3550691/morning-must-reads-october-31/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: October 31 twitter:description: Campaign Countdown Millions of votes have been cast, the last ads have been cut and there’s barely a household that remains blessedly untouched by the... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: October 31 > Sponsored content. 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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 31, 2014 11:10 AM UTC [Campaign Countdown](http://time.com/3549148/2014-election-four-things-to-watch/) Millions of votes have been cast, the last ads have been cut and there’s barely a household that remains blessedly untouched by the fight for the U.S. Senate. Here are four things to watch four days before the midterm elections [Milk Might Not Save Your Bones](http://time.com/3545645/milk-bones-fracture/) A new study suggests the bone-strengthening powers of milk may not be true, finding that high intake doesn’t appear to protect against bone fractures [Ebola Nurse Remains Defiant](http://time.com/3548847/kaci-hickox-ebola-nurse-quarantine-bike-ride/) Kaci Hickox continued to defy Maine’s isolation order after her Thursday bike ride, as talks between the nurse and Governor Paul LePage broke down [Accused Cop Killer Eric Frein Arrested](http://time.com/3550001/eric-frein-pennsylvania-caught/) Eric Frein, 31, who is accused of shooting dead state trooper Bryon Dickson and seriously wounding another trooper, is now in the custody of Pennsylvania police after a seven-week manhunt. The FBI had named him on its 10 most wanted list [Apple CEO Tim Cook Is ‘Proud to Be Gay’](http://time.com/3548118/tim-cook-gay/) Tim Cook announced Thursday that he’s gay, in an essay that puts him among the highest-profile publicly out business leaders in the world. “I’m proud to be gay,” he said, “and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me” [Heavy Security as Israel Reopens Jerusalem Holy Site](http://time.com/3550655/heavy-security-as-israel-reopens-jerusalem-site/) Israel deployed security personnel amid rising tensions on Friday as Muslim worshippers — men must be over the age of 50 — made their way through a welter of Israeli checkpoints to the site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary [LeBron James Loses Homecoming Game to Knicks](http://time.com/3550639/lebron-james-homecoming-loss-with-cavaliers-is-significant-albeit-briefly/) The New York Knicks held the Cavs off with a shocking 95-90 win on Thursday that ruined James’ homecoming. He did not play a good game, or even an average one, writes Lee Jenkins of _Sports Illustrated_, but that won’t matter for long [Final Episode of _The Colbert Report_ to Air in December](http://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/) Stephen Colbert has announced that the last _The Colbert Report_ will air on Dec. 18\. Colbert, who is expected to replace David Letterman as host of _The Late Show_ in 2015, revealed the date during Thursday’s show. A date has not been set for Letterman’s exit [Kleenex Maker Faces $500 Million Suit Over Ebola Gowns](http://time.com/3550268/500-million-lawsuit-kimberly-clark-ebola/) Kleenex tissue maker Kimberly-Clark Corp. is being sued for more than $500 million by a California law firm that alleges the company falsely claimed their MICROCOOL Breathable High Performance Surgical Gown protected against Ebola [Starbucks Announces Plans for Coffee Delivery Service](http://time.com/3550248/starbucks-announces-plans-for-coffee-delivery-service/) If you’re one of those people who can’t start their day without a cup of Starbucks coffee, you may soon have to go no farther than your front door. During the company’s earnings conference call on Thursday, CEO Howard Schultz outlined plans to begin a delivery service next year [Hawaii Enlists National Guard in Volcano Threat](http://time.com/3549957/hawaii-national-guard-volcano-lava/) A delegation of 83 National Guard troops headed to Hawaii on Thursday to prevent looters ransacking evacuated houses in the Big Island community of Pahoa, as a river of molten lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to creep toward the small town [Ukraine, Moscow Reach Deal on Russian Gas Supply](http://time.com/3550307/ukraine-moscow-clinch-deal-on-russian-gas-supply/) Moscow and Kiev on Thursday reached a multibillion-dollar deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the E.U. throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine **We will hold an #AskTIME subscriber Q&A today, Friday, October 31, at 1 p.m.,** with TIME political columnist, [Joe Klein.](http://time.com/author/joe-klein/) This week he has written about[ 5 things to watch for in the midterm elections.](http://time.com/3547829/5-things-to-watch-for-in-the-midterm-elections/) Please submit your questions beforehand on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/time) using the #AskTIME hashtag or in the comments of this post. 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