Thursday's Headlines: British court delivers blow to E.U. exit plan, insists Parliament has a say

In a tightened race, Clinton and Trump make urgent push to get out the vote; Top FBI officials knew about emails potentially related to Clinton server inquiry for weeks; Finally, Cubs win World Series — but not without drama; Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of victory.; The game that went beyond the baseball surreal;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories British court delivers blow to E.U. exit plan, insists Parliament has a say The court's decision greatly complicates Prime Minister Theresa May's stated plan to trigger Article 50, the never-before-used mechanism for a country to leave the European Union, by the end of next March at the latest. By Griff Witte  •  Read more » In a tightened race, Clinton and Trump make urgent push to get out the vote The presidential campaign has erupted into a final, frantic sprint as Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their allies fanned across the country, warning supporters against complacency and pressing their case to ambivalent voters. By Jenna Johnson, Abby Phillip and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Top FBI officials knew about emails potentially related to Clinton server inquiry for weeks The precise timing is unclear, but FBI Director James Comey did not notify Congress as soon as he learned about the emails because FBI officials wanted more information before proceeding, people familiar with the case said. By Sari Horwitz and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Finally, Cubs win World Series — but not without drama The Chicago Cubs won their first title since 1908 with a riveting, 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians in the seventh and final game at Progressive Field, one that tore out the lining of Chicago's roiling stomach before stitching it back together again.  By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of victory. The great noise that sports always had in it but never could seem to unleash finally loosed itself with the Cubs' World Series victory, ringing with untold joy, unmistakable traces of disbelief and unquestionable bouts of inebriation. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »   The game that went beyond the baseball surreal After the Indians tied the game in the eighth, the Cubs pitched a scoreless ninth to send the game into extra innings. And then it rained. Honest. By Thomas Boswell  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Dear Donald Trump: I want my $49 back By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   The only way Trump can win By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Donald Trump is a phony outsider By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Why it's right to keep the brakes on the Dakota Access oil pipeline By Jan Hasselman  •  Read more »   Without the Voting Rights Act, there's no such thing as an honest election By Jim Sensenbrenner  •  Read more »   Here's how you destroy a democratic republic By Charles Lane  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Islamic State leader, confident about holding Mosul, calls for invasion of Turkey Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's audio message comes amid a U.S.-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city. By Reuters  •  Read more » The good, the bad and the ugly in new state polls for Clinton The race has been following a broad pattern: A big lead for Clinton that narrows to a tie, and then balloons back out. Where will we be in that cycle on Nov. 8? By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Gary Johnson still sees 2016 as a game changer. Others call it a missed chance for Libertarians. For months, he'd argued that the American public's disgust with the two major parties would blaze his path to the White House — but the race veered far from him. By David Weigel  •  Read more » Trump to spend election night at Hilton hotel in Manhattan Trump is "superstitious" and doesn't want to jinx things by planning a big victory celebration, a person familiar with the plans says. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Suspect in Iowa had confrontations in weeks before shooting of officers Before he was taken into custody Wednesday as the lone suspect in the ambush killings of two police officers in the Des Moines area, Scott Michael Greene had clashed with police, strangers and his own family. By Colby Itkowitz, Mark Berman and William Wan  •  Read more » Humanitarian crisis looms with displaced Afghans Before the current problem, more than a million people had already been uprooted. Now at least another million Afghans are "on the move," in what the U.N. warns is an alarming new wave of displaced people. By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more » The strangest coincidences of your life probably aren’t that strange at all Mathematician Joseph Mazur argues that most of the coincidences we experience -- like stumbling into a close friend halfway around the world or meeting someone with the same birthday -- can be explained by simple mathematics. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more » Here's what's keeping college graduates on the lower rungs of the wealth ladder A confluence of stagnant wages, appreciation in home prices, conservative lending and rising student loan balances is making it difficult for millennials to create wealth through home ownership. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more » Neiman Marcus sells collard greens for $66, and the Internet mockery explodes To cooks who know collards as a cheap, homey staple, the news is particularly ludicrous. And collards weren't the only high-priced dish offered by the store that raised eyebrows. By Maura Judkis  •  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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071