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Times Tech Guild strike puts its election needle in jeopardy.

The New York Times’ infamously anxiety-provoking needle might go dark on election night if the newsroom can’t ensure its computer systems and data feeds are solid while its tech workers are on strike. If that happens, Times journalists will post old-fashioned live blogs after periodically running the needle’s statistical model.

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