Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Wednesday's Headlines: After another release of documents, FBI finds itself caught in a partisan fray

'He's not one of us': Trump still struggles to win over many Republicans; Trump is back on script as the race tightens. Will that last?; Two police officers killed in 'ambush-style attacks' in Iowa, authorities say; Trial of young soldier tears at Israeli army and society;
 
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After another release of documents, FBI finds itself caught in a partisan fray
The publication of files relating to a pardon Bill Clinton issued — along with last week's announcement that it had resumed an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails — moved the FBI to the place it usually strives to avoid: Smack in the middle of partisan fighting over a national election, just days before the vote.
'He's not one of us': Trump still struggles to win over many Republicans
Wisconsin, a state that celebrates civility and is the historic home of the GOP, is a vivid example of the challenges the pugilistic candidate faces.
 
Trump is back on script as the race tightens. Will that last?
In Pennsylvania, Donald Trump delivered an uncharacteristically disciplined speech and tried to strike a more uplifting note than usual. But it's unclear whether the speech will hail a disciplined push in the last week before Election Day.
 
Two police officers killed in 'ambush-style attacks' in Iowa, authorities say
The first officer was shot and killed while sitting alone in his patrol car, and the second officer who responding to the shooting was found about two miles away in his patrol car with a gunshot wound, Des Moines police said.
 
Trial of young soldier tears at Israeli army and society
Was a teenage sergeant fearing for his life? Or did he shoot a wounded Palestinian because "the terrorist needed to die?" Palestinians and Israeli human rights activists called the shooting a summary execution while some Israelis think he should have been given a medal — or, at worst, a reprimand.
 
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Investors shy away from Ethiopia in the wake of violent protests
After a deadly stampede last month, mobs have attacked industrial farms and factories across the country, focusing on those with state ties or owned by foreigners.
Trump campaign denounces support from official KKK newspaper
The controversial publication devoted its entire front page to a lengthy defense of the GOP nominee's message — an embrace some have labeled a de facto endorsement.
Wonkblog: How Trump avoided paying taxes
We now know a lot more about Trump's taxes. It's much worse than anyone thought.
The Fix: A Texas state official just called Clinton the c-word in a tweet
His spokesman says his account may have been hacked.
Fuel prices spike along the East Coast after deadly Ala. pipeline explosion
Monday's incident was the second time in recent months that a major breach closed a key gasoline pipeline, demonstrating the vulnerability of the entire Eastern Seaboard to an accident on a single piece of infrastructure.
In the Nevada desert, Bundy family warns of another standoff
The suggestion of a potential uprising underscores the extent to which two competing political movements — defiance of federal authority and President Obama's plan to create a national monument next to their ranch — could collide on this land 110 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
Cubs rout Indians to force a decisive game
Addison Russell's grand slam in the third inning helped lift Chicago to a 9-3 win, meaning there will be a seventh and final confrontation in this World Series between two franchises whose karma has been mostly catastrophic.
Chicago surpasses 600 homicides in 2016 and is on pace to have its deadliest year in two decades
It took only until the end of Labor Day weekend for the city to have more homicides this year than it did in all of 2015. At this rate, Chicago could top 730 killings for the first time since the late 1990s.
Bono is one of Glamour’s ‘Women of the Year.’ Now, how does that work, exactly?
"Women want men — no, need men — in our tribe," the magazine's editors explained.
 
     
 
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