Sunday 25 September 2016

Sunday's Headlines: Poll: Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat on eve of first debate

Trump's week reveals bleak view, dubious statements; Authorities: Suspect in custody after Washington state shooting that left five dead; Amid pressure, Charlotte police release videos in Keith Scott shooting; 'Thinking of the past, considering the future' ;
 
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Poll: Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat on eve of first debate
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 46-44 percent in a Washington Post-ABC News poll of likely voters, with her August lead gone after a series of recent difficulties on the campaign trail.
Trump's week reveals bleak view, dubious statements
An examination of one week of his speeches, tweets and interviews shows a candidate who not only continues to rely heavily on thinly sourced or entirely unsubstantiated claims, but uses them to paint a strikingly grim portrait of America.
 
Authorities: Suspect in custody after Washington state shooting that left five dead
Arcan Cetin, 20, of Oak Harbor, Wash., is accused of being the gunman. Meanwhile, a small town mourns its losses. "There are people waking up this morning, and their world has changed forever," the mayor said.
 
Amid pressure, Charlotte police release videos in Keith Scott shooting
The videos — one taken from an officer's body camera and another from the dashboard camera of a police vehicle — show Scott, 43, exiting his vehicle and falling to the ground. But they do not answer the question of whether he held a gun as police have said and Scott's family has denied.
 
'Thinking of the past, considering the future'
ESSAY | As the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, a writer sees her own story and that of her family inside the building.
 
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How could sexism hurt Clinton in the debates? These female high school debaters know.
 
You can't tell U.S. history without black history. Finally, a museum gets that.
 
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Maureen Dowd is back to skewering the Clintons, this time with a side of Trump
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As China extends its reach into Hollywood, some observers worry about propaganda
China has a huge movie market and cash-rich equity funds eager to invest in films and companies. But recent deals have sparked concern over whether American movies could wind up as vehicles for pro-Chinese content.
Officials fear North Korea won't free 2 Americans until after U.S. elections
The regime has released no new details about the pair, who are being held as "prisoners of war" amid rising tensions.
New idea to save the E.U.: Give youths a free ride to travel the continent
The hope is that participants will feel "European" after returning from their trips, and less "German" or "Italian," for instance. The cost? Billions.
Debates don't often change presidential races. Could 2016 be the exception?
Monday's meeting between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should be great theater. But if history is our guide, the race will likely look similar after the debates as it does today.
Trump vows to 'utterly destroy ISIS' — but he won't say how
Many ideas the GOP nominee has offered are either contradictory, impossible or illegal.
Gary Johnson blames 'troll army' for rumor that running mate might quit
There's overlap in Clinton's and Weld's circles of friends; that's led to steady pressure for Weld to quit if it looks like it would stop a Trump victory.
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.
Madcap day confounds expectations for college football coast-to-coast
Assumptions died all over the country on Saturday as Stanford-UCLA, Tennessee-Florida, Wisconsin-Michigan State, Duke-Notre Dame, Colorado-Oregon and Auburn-LSU yielded surprising results.
A key part of Obama's environmental legacy will get its day in court
At issue is the legality of the president's plan to cut power plant emissions and push the nation toward cleaner energy sources. The outcome could influence how millions of Americans get their electricity.
Syrian, Russian airstrikes continue major offensive to take back Aleppo
Attacks shred cease-fire that Washington and Moscow had hoped would lead to peace talks.
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Can two cooks make something together?
Despite the "awkward handshake thing," he charmed her by doodling on the table with crayons.
For a retreat, go dark with the paint color
Designer Nicole Lanteri on how to make a master bedroom feel cozy and sophisticated.
 
     
 
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