Saturday, November 5, 2016

Saturday's Headlines: Candidates spend final days in tug of war over key states

Clinton has narrow four-point edge, pushing past concerns about honesty; Chris Christie's career takes another hit with 'Bridgegate' convictions; The electoral map is definitely moving in Trump's direction; In Miami's 'Little Moscow,' Russians helped Trump's brand survive the recession;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Candidates spend final days in tug of war over key states
Donald Trump is banking on a late-hour attempt to win at least one blue-leaning state while Hillary Clinton is trying to keep her lead as the polls tighten in the race's closing days.
Clinton has narrow four-point edge, pushing past concerns about honesty
The latest tracking poll of likely voters shows 47 percent for Hillary Clinton and 43 percent for Donald Trump. But the Democrat is showing weakness.
 
Chris Christie's career takes another hit with 'Bridgegate' convictions
The New Jersey governor wasn't charged in the conspiracy trial of two former aides, but the case produced a steady stream of new allegations that could haunt him.
 
The electoral map is definitely moving in Trump's direction
The last week has been a tough one for Hillary Clinton. As national polling tightens, we at The Fix are making three changes in our electoral-map ratings — all of which favor Donald Trump.
 
In Miami's 'Little Moscow,' Russians helped Trump's brand survive the recession
While the GOP nominee has denied having investments in Russia, the experience in Miami and other Trump-branded communities shows how real estate investors from the former Soviet Union have invested in him.
 
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Opinions
 
Ari Fleischer: Here's how I figured out whom to vote for
 
Clinton's top priority? Fighting her own worst instincts.
 
Turkey is rapidly destroying itself
 
Calm down. We'll be fine no matter who wins.
 
Can anyone control the FBI?
 
Some helpful history to remember on election night
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Federal authorities investigating threat of pre-election attacks
Officials are still trying to assess the credibility of the threat, which they described as vague but apparently emanating from a group of al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan.
How Russia’s lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria
The ship will be able to bring a number of aircraft to the battlefields, but as one researcher described it, "This show of force, and great power status, is largely for a domestic audience."
Nostalgia? Yestalgia! Revivals of old shows are exactly what we need now.
In an age of high anxiety — economic or political — we scrounge for reminders of stabler periods. 
Jury finds Rolling Stone magazine liable for defaming U-Va. dean with gang-rape story
Jurors determined that Nicole Eramo was defamed in a now-discredited account of a campus gang rape published in 2014 by Rolling Stone magazine. Eramo is seeking $7.5 million, though jurors haven't yet considered monetary damages.
Trippy visuals elevate 'Dr. Strange'
The latest Marvel superhero movie features an origin story that many viewers have heard before. But it's one they almost certainly haven't seen without hallucinogens.
Reporters aren't supposed to give things to the people they interview. But in Haiti, I did.
Purists in the profession say it's their job to document history without interfering in it, to comport themselves with the detachment of a recording device. But there was something about one boy that this reporter couldn't bear.
Civilian casualties starting to rise as Iraqi forces push into Mosul
As they penetrate the epicenter of the Islamic State's last remaining territory in the country, Iraqi commanders say the militants are putting up a tougher fight than ever, bringing furious battles to the doorsteps of more than a million people.
Fox News apologizes for falsely reporting that Clinton faces indictment
"It was a mistake," said Fox News anchor Bret Baier, who also retracted the report that the candidate was hacked by spies.
Mexico officials are planning for economic turmoil if Trump wins
Authorities are making contingency plans as experts warn the peso could plunge.
Beyoncé, Jay Z headline star-studded get-out-the-vote concert for Clinton
The Democratic nominee has used a series of concerts to bring out her supporters, especially millennials and minority voters in key states.
She had him at Djibouti
They both love traveling to "unknown spots." Will they go together?
Your leaf blower is ruining things
The sound this useful machine makes is far more irritating to the listener than the user.
Does eating fat make you fat?
The answer is a big, fat no, at least according to a key medical adviser to Hillary and Bill Clinton. 
 
     
 
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