| Biden and Trump hit the campaign trail after dueling town halls, remembering the Million Man March 25 years later and more to start your Friday. |  | | |  | | | A tale of two town halls | | Biden and Trump hit the campaign trail after dueling town halls, remembering the Million Man March 25 years later and more to start your Friday. | | | | | | | | | | | | Happy Friday, Daily Briefing readers! It's Jane, bringing you the pre-weekend headlines. | | President Trump's town hall was testy, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden's was quieter. Scroll down to see the takeaways from each event. The Million Man March was 25 years ago — and USA TODAY spoke to five attendees on its legacy. And finally, the news I know you've been waiting to hear — Maki, the lemur, is home. | | Here's today's news: | Two town halls, over 1,000 miles apart | | A canceled presidential debate turned into a tale of of two very different town hall forums. More than 1,000 miles apart on Thursday, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden faced voters' questions on everything from COVID-19 to race relations to health care. The candidates were originally scheduled to square off in a town hall debate on this day in Miami. But the Commission on Presidential Debates last week announced the debate would be held virtually due to the president's COVID-19 diagnosis on Oct. 1. The debate was eventually canceled. Instead, both candidates scheduled televised town halls, Trump on NBC, Biden on ABC. One was tense and testy. The other was conversational and intimate. Here are five takeaways from the dueling televised appearances. | | | Biden and Trump hit the campaign trail | | President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will return to the campaign trail on Friday in key battleground states a day after dueling town halls. Trump will travel to Georgia and Florida, part of a multi-city swing through the Sunshine State aimed in part at bolstering his slipping support among seniors. Biden, meanwhile, will make a campaign swing through southeastern Michigan, with stops in Southfield and Detroit with less than three weeks to go to the Nov. 3 election. | More election news: | | | 25 years ago, Black men united in their pain, power at the Million Man March | | In 1995, Black men made a statement to America at the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.: "We are here!" Since then, the country has elected an African American president and watched videos of police killing unarmed Black men. Five attendees of the march spoke to USA TODAY on its legacy amid today's national unrest. Kokayi Nosakhere, then a 21-year-old college student from Anchorage, Alaska, said those who think the Million Man March was supposed to change America got it wrong: "The goal was to change us. I raised my hand on Oct. 16, 1995, and I have not taken it down. I've fulfilled my oath to go back to my community and make it a better place." | In coronavirus news: | | | Apple fans, rejoice: iPhone 12 pre-sales begin | | Apple's new lineup of tougher, faster iPhones are rolling out into the world Friday, with pre-sales opening at 5 a.m. PT for two of the four new models , the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. The new lineup replaces last year's iPhone 11 series with a slightly redesigned body, more heavy-duty glass that Apple says is "4x" less likely to break, a more powerful processing chip and connects to the new, faster 5G wireless networks. Reader alert: the new phones will not ship with a power brick for charging or earbuds, so if those are important to you, you'll need to buy them separately. Also, pre-sales tend to go fast, so if you want your phone by Oct. 23, you'll want to order earlier rather than later. The larger iPhone 12 Pro Max and smaller iPhone 12 Mini will be available to preorder Nov. 6, and launch Nov. 13. | | | More news you need to know: | | | MLB playoffs: World Series matchup could be set | | Both the American League Championship Series and National League Championship Series feature potential series-clinching scenarios Friday night. The Tampa Bay Rays will make a third attempt to close out the ALCS in Game 6 (6 p.m. ET, TBS) to reach their first World Series since 2008. The Houston Astros staved off elimination for the second straight day when Carlos Correa hit a walk-off home run to win Game 5 on Thursday. The Atlanta Braves rebounded from the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting hitting display on Wednesday to prevail in Game 4 . The Braves can eliminate the Dodgers and reach their first World Series since 1999 with a win in Friday's Game 5 (9 p.m. ET, FS1). | | | And finally: | | Maki wasn't missing for long. The 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur reported stolen from the San Francisco Zoo after a burglary on Wednesday was found Thursday, spotted by a 5-year-old boy outside his daycare, according to a local television station. The disappearance of the male primate, native to Madagascar, created a buzz in the Bay Area, prompting stories in newspapers and on television. One Twitter user even created an account for Maki, retweeting news stories and playfully commenting about the lemur's potential whereabouts. Police found Maki in the playground area of a church about five miles from the zoo. He was in good health and was returned home, police said. |  | | This Dec. 17, 2018, photo shows Maki, the ring-tailed lemur, from the San Francisco Zoo. | | Marianne V. Hale, San Francisco Zoo via AP | | | | | | | | |
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