Wednesday's Headlines: Pence and Kaine spar over which campaign is more ‘insult-driven’

Fact Checker: Kaine repeats Trump's insults. Was he correct?; The Fix: Winners and losers ; The Fix: A live-tweeting Trump had an eyebrow-raising night; Kaine, Pence wage an unsatisfying proxy war ; Kaine threatened to undermine one of his strengths: Authenticity; In style and substance, Pence projects the opposite of Trump;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Pence and Kaine spar over which campaign is more 'insult-driven' Indiana Gov. Mike Pence projected a steadier temperament than his running mate, Donald Trump, and largely ducked Sen. Tim Kaine's demands to answer for Trump's incendiary actions and statements. But Pence took positions in debating the Virginia senator that conflicted with those put forth by his fellow Republican. By Philip Rucker and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more » Fact Checker: Kaine repeats Trump's insults. Was he correct? Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, pounced on Donald Trump's inflammatory statements about minorities. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   The Fix: Winners and losers Pence and Kaine stood toe-to-toe for 90 minutes in the lone vice-presidential debate of 2016. There was a lot more bad than good. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   The Fix: A live-tweeting Trump had an eyebrow-raising night His spokesman said there were four aides by his side as he watched the debate in Nevada. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Kaine, Pence wage an unsatisfying proxy war The vice-presidential nominees offered the possibility of a more civil conversation about issues that divide the two parties, but the discussion quickly deteriorated into boisterous squabbling. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Kaine threatened to undermine one of his strengths: Authenticity At times, the Virginia senator simply seemed to be trying too hard. He came across as over-rehearsed, often interrupting with points he had already made earlier in the debate. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   In style and substance, Pence projects the opposite of Trump The Indiana governor a font of homespun Midwestern values and GOP orthodoxy. And on policy, he cast parts of Donald Trump's agenda as being different from what Trump has actually said. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Opinions   Mike Pence gives Republicans buyer's remorse By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   The vice-presidential debate 2016, or the battle of the dads By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   The vice-presidential debate deteriorates into a messy brawl By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   A feisty but unsatisfying vice-presidential debate By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Pence beats Kaine in 'bland-to-bland combat' By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   3 scientists awarded Nobel in chemistry for developing the world’s smallest machines Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa work in France, the United States and the Netherlands. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more » Full extent of damage in Haiti after Matthew may not be clear for days The island nation was still recovering from a devastating earthquake six years ago when it was smashed by one of the strongest hurricanes in a decade. By Paul Schemm and Brian Murphy  •  Read more » Yahoo secretly scanned all of its users' incoming emails on behalf of U.S. intelligence officials The decision is being called "unprecedented and unconstitutional," and an implementation error left all Yahoo email vulnerable to hackers, a former employee said. By Andrea Peterson  •  Read more » Gore to stump for Clinton, hoping to galvanize young voters on climate change The decision by Al Gore to plunge into the campaign during the final weeks shows the extent to which Democrats remain concerned Hillary Clinton has yet to connect with many millennials. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » With eye to the past, Bill Clinton tells young voters why his wife is the best choice The former president, now a surrogate, spells out Hillary Clinton's platform at Ohio University. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more » As Clinton gains, Trump supporters seem to hate her more than ever In interviews at recent rallies, Trump supporters called Hillary Clinton robotic and over-rehearsed and shared conspiracy theories about her health, her sex life and whether she had outside help during the debate. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » What they said, what they meant Sign up to have The Fix's Aaron Blake text you the highlights of each debate as it unfolds. Read more » Hong Kong student leader stopped from entering Thailand Joshua Wong, the face of 2014's pro-democracy protests, was to give a speech about his campaign for democracy in Hong Kong. Instead, he was put on a flight back home. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more » In Duterte's Philippines, here's how one man survived when a death squad came after him President Rodrigo Duterte swept to power in June promising war, and he has delivered. Since then, more than 3,300 people are dead, and the victims include suspected drug dealers and users, as well as people misidentified as such. Francisco Santiago is a rare and dangerous thing in the state-led killing rampage: a witness. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more » Walk-off home run lifts Blue Jays past Orioles, 5-2 Baltimore's season ends as Edwin Encarnacion's 11th-inning blast propels Toronto into the ALDS against Texas. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more » You can hide in these clothes — but you can't be missed The supersized styles from Comme des Garcons may not be destined for your closet, but they're a statement for our times. By Robin Givhan  •  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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