America's easy decision
The Economist
The week ahead: America's easy decision International NOV 4TH 2016 • ONLINE EXTRA Anne McElvoy hosts a special looking forward to the US election on November 8th. Editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes explains The Economist's endorsement. Also: the final verdict on the polls, Donald Trump's appeal to Vladimir Putin and why Florida could be a swing and miss state for Hillary Clinton Read more at economist.com → Read the full story
Brattleboro continues down path to pedestrian safety | The Brattleboro Reformer | Brattleboro Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic
On Tuesday, the Department of Public Works will have a recommendation for buying "traffic safety equipment for a variety of explicitly identified locations in town," according to an administrative report from the town. The Select Board voted in September to spend $30,000 on pedestrian safety devices with the money coming from this year's budget.
Samsung recalling 2.8 million exploding washing machines - NY Daily News
You may not agree with everything that gets said (I don’t), but pay attention to how much mud gets thrown. Pay attention to how many FBI investigations are involved. Pay attention to how many times the moderator gets shouted down. Basically, none. What a relief.
Reuters
Federal officials have warned authorities in New York, Texas and Virginia about an unspecific threat of attacks by the al Qaeda militant group around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert the weekend before Tuesday's vote, officials said on Friday.
Now I'm really confused.
The Washington Post
The U.S. should end the flow of money to Venezuela's budding Ortega dynasty. Read the full story
Shared from Apple News
SF Gate
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The FBI says it found new emails related to Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, CBS News reported on Thursday. It is not known whether the emails are relevant to a case involving Clinton's private email server, the network said, but the messages do not appear to be duplicates of emails the agency has already reviewed, according to an unnamed US official cited by CBS News.
"I am sure they will reach the same conclusion when they looked at my emails for the last year — there is no case here," Clinton said at a campaign rally in Ohio on Monday.
“While the next administration will reap some of the benefits of what’s been done, it can’t afford to relax on this front. If anything, the next administration must prioritize cybersecurity even more."
Undernews: Problems we haven't worried about yet
"Will says his favorite so far is 'Burn due to water skis on fire – V9107.’"
"We didn’t care about a goat; we cared about each other, we cared about getting outs and we cared about playing good baseball."Go Cubs!
"ANIMAL LENDING LIBRARY—California children learn about wildlife by taking home borrowed skunks, rats and porcupines."
Yeah, I know Trump poses problems in that regard, but what about these women who cheat on their exam?
Donna Brazile out at CNN amid leaks to Clinton campaign - Oct. 31, 2016
Donald Trump More Trustworthy Than Hillary Clinton, Poll Finds
TIME
46% of likely voters say Trump is more honest and trustworthy than Clinton Read the full story
Here's why Huma Abedin, not Hillary Clinton, may be the criminal - NY Daily News
Print Your Precinct Before the Web Gets Hacked - The Daily Beast
" A well-targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack to standard, everyday services like Google or Apple Maps could leave people who don’t know exactly where to vote without a way to know where to be—or how to get there."
…we had eleciions even before Apple Maps.
Look. If you don’t know where your polling place is, ask your mommy.
US aircraft to block Islamic State militants fleeing Mosul in Iraq - Middle East - Stripes
"Iraq's government is encouraging civilians to stay put and avoid trying to flee, lessening the likelihood they will be grabbed as human shields."
Gannett Co. drops bid for tronc, Chicago Tribune's parent company | Chicago Sun-Times
…is when you learn the Chicago Tribune is owned by a company named tronc.
Patient burned by mid-surgery explosion when laser ignites fart - NY Daily News
A Guy in Dubai Spent $9 Million on a License Plate for His Rolls-Royce
Fortune Emirati high-rollers are spending big on personalized license plates. Dubai-based Indian property developer Balwinder Sahni considers himself "a simple man"—his two Rolls-Royce cars with single digit license plates not withstanding.…
Nanobionic Spinach Plants Engineered To Detect Buried Explosives
"This is a novel demonstration of how we have overcome the plant/human communication barrier" …
CNN severs ties with Donna Brazile - POLITICO
CNN says it is "completely uncomfortable" with hacked emails showing former contributor and interim DNC chair Donna Brazile sharing questions with the Clinton campaign before a debate and a town hall during the Democratic primary, and has accepted her resignation.
SF Gate
NEW YORK — A powdery substance a man sprinkled into the orchestra pit at New York's Metropolitan Opera may have been an opera lover's ashes, police say. Read the full story
Grown-ups' new schemes to ruin Halloween | New York Post
Despite our fears, no child has ever been poisoned by a stranger's candy on Halloween.
Fox News
Some Florida residents plan to take some extra precautions when they trick-or-treat with their children on Monday amid reports of creepy clowns scaring communities.…
"I'll be carrying for sure, I'm not leaving to chance," she said. "I'm terrified of clowns already and if one messes with me or my kids it'll be to the hospital or morgue they go."
Opinion | On Clinton Emails, Did the F.B.I. Director Abuse His Power?The New York Times
If the announcement influences the election, it could be a violation of the Hatch Act. Read the full story
Until not much more than 48 hours ago Comey was a touchstone of integrety for refusing to recomend Hillary Clinton be prosecuted for reckless handling of classified and sensitive State Department information (and possibly other matters); now he's a thug. Now, it's the Clinton campaign accusing the Director of the F.B.I. for violation of government ethics rules.
My head spins.
(OK, now I'm not going to talk about this any more.)
For Democrats, Anthony Weiner Makes an Unwelcome Return
New York Times Carolyn B. Maloney, the congresswoman from the Upper East Side, was riding in a taxi on Friday when she heard the news: Emails discovered in an investigation into Anthony Weiner's sexting…
It's Carlos Danger we're worrying about now. And, of course, the F. B. giggle I.
Maybe Putin was not so bad after all. At least we can say it with a straight face.
Meanwhile, let's have the election a month early next time, put an end to all these October surprises.
Fox News
Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin reportedly has said she does not know how tens of thousands of emails related to the FBI investigation of her boss' personal server were found on a laptop she shared with her now-estranged husband, former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner.…
Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that several Clinton allies have suggested the Democratic nominee distance herself from Abedin, who has had a professional relationship with Clinton for two decades. In that capacity, Clinton's team defended an unusual employment arrangement in which Abedin was paid by the Clinton Foundation, a consulting firm called Teneo and the State Department all at once.
If these guys run the country the way they run their own affairs, we are in for a long, long four years.
