Saturday's Headlines: Trump is bitter, hoarse and pondering defeat as Election Day nears

Antiabortion activists face headwinds as Trump stumbles on women's issues; Clinton adding staff in Utah in push to expand into red states; Big Brother meets 'big data'? China's plan to organize its society by rating everyone.; Hackers use Web-connected devices to launch multiple attacks on backbone of the Internet;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump is bitter, hoarse and pondering defeat as Election Day nears From the final presidential debate to a charity roast where New York City's glitterati booed him as he gave remarks attacking Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is struggling amid worsening poll numbers. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Antiabortion activists face headwinds as Trump stumbles on women's issues They worry that the GOP nominee has set their movement back as Hillary Clinton, a Democrat who staunchly supports abortion rights, looks likely to occupy the White House. By Sandhya Somashekhar and Katie Zezima  •  Read more »   Clinton adding staff in Utah in push to expand into red states The Democrat has also poured resources into Arizona and is making overtures in Georgia and Texas. If nothing else, she aims to make Trump play defense in states he should have already locked down. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Big Brother meets 'big data'? China's plan to organize its society by rating everyone. The Communist Party wants to use troves of online data to build a social credit system to rate companies and people on how "trustworthy" they are. This score would have real ramifications: "If trust is broken in one place, restrictions are imposed everywhere," the policy says. The goal is to reduce fraud, but critics are wary. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Hackers use Web-connected devices to launch multiple attacks on backbone of the Internet Popular websites such as Twitter, Spotify and Paypal were disrupted in assaults targeting Dyn, a company that routes traffic on the Web. The company said a source of the malicious traffic was devices that were compromised, including baby monitors, webcams and even thermostats that can connect to the Internet. By Andrea Peterson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Taking Trump to court: The evidence against a nasty man By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   My mother is vetted every day of her life By Lev Golinkin  •  Read more »   Here's how to fight Trump's ballot bullies By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   You can dress him up, but Trump will always be Trump By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   The unlikely savior of Republicans' Senate control? By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Republican condemnation of Trump should be deafening By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Reagan's boyhood home is falling apart. And its director is begging for money to fix it. Given that the 40th president is revered as the model of all that was good and wise in the Grand Old Party, it's a little surprising that the folks in Dixon, Ill., are in desperate need of $58,495. By Roxanne Roberts  •  Read more » Iraqi, Kurdish forces say they feel let down by level of U.S.-led air support In the fight to reclaim Mosul from the Islamic State, air support is stretched across multiple front lines. By Loveday Morris and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » Many Asian Americans are asked about this. A computer has the best answer. When scientists tried to teach an algorithm to tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese and Korean faces, their work tapped into the uncomfortable history of how Asians have tried to fit into American life. By Jeff Guo  •  Read more » Unseen moons may lurk around Uranus Researchers think they've found signs of "moonlet wakes" which could point to a pair of tiny, previously undiscovered moons orbiting the gas giant in its outer rings. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more » Forget Duterte. Filipinos love the U.S. The Filipino president's hostility toward Washington doesn't reflect the broader attitudes of his public. A global survey last year found that the Philippines had the greatest proportion of people who admired the United States. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » Baptisms on the football field: Some see troubling trend at public schools Federal courts have ruled that though students can pray at school, coaches, like other employees of public schools, cannot participate in religious activities with their players. By Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more » In southern India, a war on dogs Hundreds of strays have been killed in the past year, and the bitter man-canine conflict has alarmed animal lovers across India and drawn sharp criticism from the country's Supreme Court. By Rama Lakshmi  •  Read more » How a fake wedding ring helped her with dating Just one night of pretending to be married gave her a confidence boost that has lasted for months. By Kerry Quinn  •  Read more » 10 quibbles with the D.C. Michelin Guide There were several things the reviewers said (or didn't say) that left us scratching our heads. By Maura Judkis and Tim Carman  •  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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