Sunday, 16 October 2016

Sunday's Headlines: Poll: Clinton holds four-point lead in aftermath of Trump tape

Clinton faces big challenges in final debate, and they don't involve Trump; Hacked emails show how liberal group back-channeled advice to Clinton; She once called Trump's remarks about women 'deplorable.' She gave $6M to support his bid.; The drug industry's answer to opioid addiction: More pills; In Scotland, a ray of hope for the future of clean energy;
 
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Poll: Clinton holds four-point lead in aftermath of Trump tape
Hillary Clinton leads 47-43 percent among likely voters in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, only a slight change from a survey taken before the first debate. The poll was conducted during one of the most tumultuous periods of Trump's candidacy, after the release of a video in which the GOP nominee spoke of taking sexual advantage of women and when numerous women have accused him of sexual misconduct.
Clinton faces big challenges in final debate, and they don't involve Trump
The Democratic nominee must respond to recent revelations including those unearthed by the hacking of her campaign chairman's email account and, perhaps more importantly, make a positive case for a Clinton presidency.
 
Hacked emails show how liberal group back-channeled advice to Clinton
The president of the Center for American Progress offered up resources to bolster the Democratic candidate.
 
She once called Trump's remarks about women 'deplorable.' She gave $6M to support his bid.
The co-founder of the WWE and a former Republican Senate candidate from Connecticut donated $6 million in August and September to Rebuilding America Now, new campaign finance filings show.
 
The drug industry's answer to opioid addiction: More pills
Six in 10 American adults take prescription drugs, creating a vast market for new meds to treat the side effects of the old ones. The story of a condition common among those taking painkillers illuminates the opportunism of pharmaceutical innovators and the consequences of a drug-dependent society.
 
In Scotland, a ray of hope for the future of clean energy
The country's surge in wind-powered electricity places it in a small but growing club of nations proving that the vision of a world powered by renewable fuels is closer than many realize.
 
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At rally, Trump says U.S., India will be 'best friends'
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The white flight of Derek Black, a former heir to the racial nationalist movement
He was not only a leader of racial politics but also a product of them. Now the godson of David Duke and son of Don Black, who founded the online forum Stormfront, is reconsidering the ideology he once helped spread.
Tens of thousands lose power after storm hits Oregon and Washington
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‘It will be a bloodbath': Inside the Kansas militia plot to ignite a religious war
Officials said three men who called themselves "Crusaders" planned to spare no one — not even babies — as they conspired to target an apartment complex, a mosque and Muslim immigrants from Somalia.
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Dennis Byrd, ex-NFL player who overcame paralyzing on-field injury, killed in wreck
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For Clemson and Ohio State, fleeting episodes of existential dread
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Are you afraid of 'decluttering'?
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