Friday 28 October 2016

Friday's Headlines: Clinton far outpaces Trump’s October fundraising, amasses dominant war chest

Facing possible loss, Trump sees more plotters against him; Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate; Americans adopted this South Korean man when he was 3. Now 41, he’s being deported.; Oregon jury acquits leaders of armed takeover of wildlife refuge on almost all charges;
 
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Clinton far outpaces Trump's October fundraising, amasses dominant war chest
Donald Trump had $16 million in his campaign coffers on Oct. 19, compared with $62 million for Hillary Clinton. And there was scant evidence that the GOP nominee will end up giving the $100 million he has claimed he is donating to his bid. 
Facing possible loss, Trump sees more plotters against him
Donald Trump blamed news outlets, GOP leaders and "global financial powers."
 
Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate
"I'd forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington," Kirk said to Rep. Tammy Duckworth, whose late father's family roots in this country trace to before the American Revolution. 
 
Americans adopted this South Korean man when he was 3. Now 41, he’s being deported.
The couple that adopted him never filled out the paperwork to seek U.S. citizenship for him. Currently, he's being held in an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Wash.
 
Oregon jury acquits leaders of armed takeover of wildlife refuge on almost all charges
All defendants were found not guilty of charges of conspiracy to impede federal officers and not guilty of possession of firearms in a federal facility.
 
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I'm transgender and can't use the student bathroom. The Supreme Court could change that.
 
Democrats should stop dancing on the GOP's grave
 
Is Obama preparing a parting shot at Israel?
 
Rudy Giuliani is 2016's Mr. Deplorable
 
Republicans are already plotting the next war against Hillary Clinton
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Months-long standoff over oil pipeline takes violent turn; police arrest more than 100 protesters
The $3.8 billion pipeline is slated to carry oil from North Dakota through the Midwest to an existing pipeline in Illinois. Opponents of the project say it cuts too close to the Standing Rock Reservation and could pollute waterways and disrupt sacred land.
China's president faces uphill battle even after consolidating power
The Communist Party just gave Xi Jinping the honorary title of "core" leader. But his effort to clean up the party from within faces considerable resistance.
Immigrants to be held in jails deemed unfit for inmates
Although critics say the facilities are unsafe, the U.S. immigration enforcement agency is expanding its use of for-profit prisons to deal with an influx of detainees.
U-Va. sought to kill an alumni magazine article on campus sex assault. The story never ran.
As Rolling Stone magazine was working on a story about campus rape that would later be discredited, school officials proposed an article in the alumni magazine on how the school handles sex assaults. But when they saw a draft, they expressed deep concerns.
The most challenging job of the 2016 race: Editing the candidates' Wikipedia pages
From selecting pictures to verifying sources, every fact about a candidate is nitpicked to perfection by a small army of volunteer editors.
More than 10 percent of the LGBT community supports Trump
CIVILITIES | A recent Gallup poll found that as the LGBT community grows, so does the diversity, which can be frustrating for LGBT Democrats.
Trump argues that the U.S. can get $1 trillion in new roads — and it won't cost taxpayers a dime
The GOP presidential nominee's advisers say his infrastructure plan would pay for itself.
Further proof that home-buying is increasingly for the wealthy
The proportion of new homes with three-car garages hit an all-time high last year as the housing industry increasingly turned to construction for older, more monied residents, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
After 50 years, Hare Krishnas are no longer white hippies in airports
After waves of migration from India over the past two decades, most of Hare Krishna's believers in America are Indian immigrants who hold down regular jobs and drive to temples to worship, rather than live in communes.
 
     
 
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