Friday's Headlines: Trump Foundation lacks certification needed to raise funds

Report of Trump's business spending in Cuba could hurt his chances in Florida; Clinton claims that Bush tax cuts played 'a large part' in sparking 2008 recession; World leaders bid a final farewell to former Israeli leader Shimon Peres; Philippines president: Hitler killed millions of Jews, I will kill millions of drug addicts;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Charles Ommanney / The Washington Post Trump Foundation lacks certification needed to raise funds The foundation — sustained for years by donors outside the Trump family — never obtained the registration that New York requires to solicit money from the public, state officials said. Charities as large as Trump's must also submit to an annual audit that asks, among other things, whether the charity spent funds for the personal benefit of its officers. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » Report of Trump's business spending in Cuba could hurt his chances in Florida A story published in Newsweek said Donald Trump's company spent as much as $68,000 on a "foray" exploring business possibilities in Cuba in 1998, which would be a clear violation of the strict embargo in place at the time. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Clinton claims that Bush tax cuts played 'a large part' in sparking 2008 recession Hillary Clinton put the Bush tax cuts at the top of the list of reasons for the 2008 crash, but that's wrong. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   World leaders bid a final farewell to former Israeli leader Shimon Peres Leaders from 70 countries gathered in Jerusalem and paid respects to Peres, the 93-year-old former prime minister, president and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died at a Tel Aviv hospital this week. President Obama told mourners that the contribution Peres made to Israel was "so fundamental, so pervasive, it can sometimes be overlooked." By William Booth, Sudarsan Raghavan and Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Philippines president: Hitler killed millions of Jews, I will kill millions of drug addicts Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July, more than 3,300 Filipinos have been killed by police or assassins. He's now comparing his campaign to kill criminals to the Holocaust. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   When facts, logic and history don't matter By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   What Shakespeare would say about this election By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Both third-party candidates would be terrible presidents By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Can Republicans be rational? By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   Trump falls into Clinton's artfully laid trap By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Donald Trump's foundation of fakery By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   White House accuses Congress of ‘buyer’s remorse’ on 9/11 bill Republican congressional leaders said the new law may have to be revisited over worries that it will expose U.S. officials to lawsuits abroad. By Karoun Demirjian and David Nakamura  •  Read more » Federal investigators launch probe of fatal N.J. train crash One woman died and more than 100 were hurt after a train hit a station in Hoboken. By Martine Powers and Michael Laris  •  Read more » A Trump tactic that is bewildering some staunch supporters: Dredging up Bill Clinton's old sex scandals Donald Trump — whose own extramarital affair and resulting divorce were laid out in lurid detail by the circa 1990 New York tabloids — has said he has been mulling whether to bring up Bill Clinton's affairs in the next presidential debate. By Karen Tumulty and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Trump, press-shy? The once-ubiquitous candidate is moving away from media. The Republican nominee still appears on Fox News, but he has all but disappeared from other venues where he frequently appeared, such as NBC's Sunday program "Meet the Press" and CNN's daily "Situation Room." By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » The Fix: Trump's flip-flop on Angela Merkel is mind-boggling Asked which world leader he would emulate, the Republican nominee named Merkel, whom he previously said was "ruining Germany." By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » What they said, what they meant Sign up to have The Fix's Aaron Blake text you the highlights of each debate as it unfolds. Read more » Two American sisters died at a luxury Indian Ocean resort. Now their family is searching for answers. The bodies of Annie and Robin Korkki, who were described as "healthy and adventurous," were discovered last week in Seychelles. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more » Spy's unhappy wife could have made D-Day a disaster for the Allies Newly declassified documents from World War II show how a Spanish double agent's spouse — derided as a "highly emotional and neurotic woman" by British handlers — threatened to expose efforts to deceive the Germans. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » Hurricane Matthew is strengthening, and it could approach U.S. next week Residents along the Gulf and East coasts are encouraged to monitor forecasts in light of the potential for a tropical storm or hurricane in their vicinity in the days ahead. By Angela Fritz and Brian McNoldy  •  Read more » Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of FDR who lived in White House, dies at 86 Known as "Buzzie" in childhood, he and his sister generated myriad stories for a country in desperate need of escapism during the Great Depression. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more » It's not easy for women to own land in India. One woman died fighting for hers. Leena Sharma accused her uncle of using land she owned — a bold move in a country where patriarchy remains deeply ingrained and where women have long been denied the legal right to own land. For Sharma, the consequences of asserting her property rights would prove deadly. By Annie Gowen  •  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. 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