NPR News Now covers final weekend campaigning ahead of the midterm elections, highlighting Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the party's funding disadvantage against Republican donors. The broadcast also reports on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's diplomatic interactions in Atlanta amid tensions over Brazil's election, and a federal judge's dismissal of President Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. Additionally, the episode features Britain's potential apology for the transatlantic slave trade and a look at the growing trend of adults engaging in playful activities.