The New York Times’ signature election needle may not be available to the public as results come in Tuesday night amid an ongoing strike by the outlet’s technology staff, the paper’s election analytics team confirmed Tuesday.

The Times’ election night statistical model, dubbed the “Needle,” helps readers understand what to make of the votes that have been counted so far and estimates the outcome with partial election results.

Publishing the Needle live during election night depends on computer systems managed by the company’s engineers, some of whom are a part of the Times’ Tech Guild currently on strike, the election analytics team said in an update Tuesday morning.........

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