Friday's Headlines: Clinton, Trump exchange racially charged accusations

On immigration, Trump suddenly sounds like rivals he once ridiculed; A new poll showing Clinton with a 10-point lead gives insight into why Trump is faltering; A woman's gruesome hanging shocked Tibet — but police have silenced all questions; Obama to create the largest protected marine area on the planet ;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Clinton, Trump exchange racially charged accusations In a blistering speech, Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of "taking hate groups mainstream," while the Republican nominee repeatedly claimed that Clinton is a "bigot" toward African Americans. By John Wagner and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » On immigration, Trump suddenly sounds like rivals he once ridiculed If it sticks, his shift away from a pledge to deport 11 million illegal immigrants marks a dramatic turnabout for a candidate who repeatedly attacked Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and other primary rivals as weak and spineless on immigration. By Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   A new poll showing Clinton with a 10-point lead gives insight into why Trump is faltering The Republican is seen as appealing to bigotry and is viewed unfavorably by half the country. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   A woman's gruesome hanging shocked Tibet — but police have silenced all questions The woman had last been seen in the company of a local Buddhist priest and two policemen. The authorities insisted it was suicide, but family and friends suspected foul play and demanded an investigation. The authorities' response was brutal. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Obama to create the largest protected marine area on the planet He's expanding the protected area off of the coast of Hawaii. With Friday's action, a total of seven presidents have taken steps to safeguard part of the archipelago -- one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The bribery standard By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Jill Stein's fairy-tale candidacy By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Australians are mortified by Trump's rise By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is a flake and a fraud By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Don't blame the feds for hurting small businesses By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump's repellent inner circle By Michael Gerson  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   U.S. Navy fires warning shots in confrontation with Iranian vessel Iranian vessels approached American ships at high speeds three different times in the Persian Gulf Wednesday, a day after a separate incident with a U.S. destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz. By Missy Ryan and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » A new class of galaxy has been discovered, and it's almost all dark matter According to one of the astronomers who found it, Dragonfly 44 is as big as the Milky Way, and its existence exposes how little scientists know about how galaxy formation works. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more » Taxpayers spent $127 million on this New York golf course. Trump reaps the rewards. Donald Trump's deal with New York to manage the public golf course allows him to keep almost every dollar that flows in while taxpayers cover utility bills. By Drew Harwell  •  Read more » Rachel Maddow's fascinating duel with Trump's new campaign manager, annotated Kellyanne Conway gamely ventured into the unfriendly confines of Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show for a lengthy back-and-forth about Trump's policy proposals and more. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » The Fix: McCain's primary opponent just launched one of the nastiest attacks Kelli Ward suggested -- strongly -- that the 79-year-old senator is too old for the job. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Here are the cartoons Mike Pence drew while in law school Pence had a comic strip while at Indiana University's law school. Are they good? You be the judge. By Michael Cavna  •  Read more » Teen boys' HPV-vaccination rate surges to almost 50 percent, CDC says The rate of human papillomavirus vaccination among teen boys in the United States surged in 2015, suggesting that more parents and physicians are embracing the message that it's as important for boys to be vaccinated as it is for girls. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more » Rio police charge Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report Brazilian authorities said they will summon the decorated Olympic swimmer to appear in court. If convicted, Lochte could face one to six months in jail. By Des Bieler  •  Read more » University of Chicago: Don't ask for trigger warnings or safe spaces A letter to incoming freshmen emphasized the school's commitment to free speech, even if it makes some upset, making the university the first to take a proactive stand on the issue of campus censorship. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more » Lawmakers want to know why U-Va. stockpiled $2.2 billion but raised tuition anyway While many prestigious public universities have similarly large funds, the practice often stirs controversy in an era of skyrocketing education costs and student debt. By Nick Anderson, Susan Svrluga and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more » An alarming number of scientific papers contain Excel errors Australian researchers found that roughly one in five of the 3,600 papers they analyzed included errors that were due to Excel automatically converting gene names to things like calendar dates, or random numbers. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071