Saturday, 15 October 2016

Saturday's Headlines: Trump calls accusers liars, unattractive as more emerge

Former 'Apprentice' contestant accuses Trump of groping her during meeting; Woman says Trump reached under her skirt and groped her in 1990s; Trump's refusal to accept assessments on Russian hacks dismays ex-security officials ; 'We're never getting out of here': How refugees became stranded in Greece; NFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV;
 
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Trump calls accusers liars, unattractive as more emerge
Two more women stepped forward with accusations that the GOP presidential nominee groped them. "Believe me, she would not be my first choice, that I can tell you," Donald Trump said at a campaign rally about one of his accusers. The vitriol signaled Trump's intention to wage an unprecedented scorched-earth battle in the final weeks before Election Day.
Former 'Apprentice' contestant accuses Trump of groping her during meeting
Summer Zervos says she told friends and family about the 2007 incident at the time it allegedly occurred.
 
Woman says Trump reached under her skirt and groped her in 1990s
Kristin Anderson, who was pursuing a modeling career, has told The Post that Donald Trump groped her on a couch in a crowded Manhattan club in the early 1990s. The Trump campaign denied the allegations, as it has denied claims made by other women who have come forward in recent days.
 
Trump's refusal to accept assessments on Russian hacks dismays ex-security officials
Trump cast doubt on Russia's role in hacking Democratic National Committee computers after he received a classified briefing. The former officials say they were bewildered by Trump's skepticism. "It defies logic," one said.
 
'We're never getting out of here': How refugees became stranded in Greece
Tens of thousands of desperate Syrians and Iraqis fled war and made their way to Europe. But as the continent started closing its borders and reneging on promises to take them in, nearly 50,000 refugees have found themselves stuck in Greece — a country on the verge of bankruptcy.
 
NFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV
A continued slide, executives say, could pose an even bigger danger: If football can't survive the new age of TV, what can?
 
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U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition claims responsibility for Yemen funeral attack that killed more than 150
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Three Kansas men calling themselves 'Crusaders' charged in terror plot targeting Muslim immigrants
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How Trump reacted when his teleprompters broke down
For months, the teleprompters Donald Trump uses at his campaign rallies have been a symbol of his advisers' efforts to keep the GOP nominee "on message." But on Friday, one of them gave out during an event in Charlotte, N.C.
The press always got booed at Trump rallies. But now the aggression is menacing.
Reporters are describing a much darker shift in atmosphere, whipped up by the candidate. "The people who are shouting look at us like we're their immediate enemies," one reporter said.
Clinton says Trump was 'stalking' her in the last debate
"I would just feel this presence behind me, and I thought, 'Whoa, this is really weird.'"
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Kerry is in Switzerland for more talks about Syria, though no breakthrough is expected
The secretary of state is set to meet with his Russian counterpart and diplomats from several Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to diminish ferocious fighting in Aleppo.
You can now bring back more cigars and rum from Cuba
In order to help mend more than five decades of strained relations between the nations, the U.S. lifted restrictions on the souvenirs — but American cigar distributors are worried.
Mosul offensive poses key test for U.S. strategy against Islamic State
The offensive marks the culmination of a two-year American effort to build a reliable local fighting force. The battle won't be easy, however: "ISIS is going to fight harder for Mosul than it has for other places," one analyst said.
As insurers flee N.C., a checkerboard of haves and have-nots
Two of the three insurers in North Carolina are leaving, which means more than 250,000 people are losing the health plans they bought under the Affordable Care Act. The waning competition poses new challenges to the marketplaces as they enter their fourth year.
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