TOP STORIES
DONALD TRUMP’S BAD WEEK CONTINUES The GOP candidate said those with PTSD were not strong, the New York State attorney generalsuspended his foundation’s fundraising abilities in New York, and Christina Wilkie discovered he gave 10 times over the legal limit to the 2006 Florida gubernatorial race. [S.V. Date, HuffPost]
U.S. SUSPENDS TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON SYRIA CEASE FIRE “The confirmation that the U.S.-Russian talks on Syria have collapsed suggests that there is little hope, if any, of a diplomatic solution emerging anytime soon to end a 5-1/2-year-old civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced 11 million.” [Reuters]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Check out what you should look for, as well as how faith could come up tonight. The debate airs at 9 p.m. ET. [NYT]
TRIO OF BRITISH SCIENTISTS WINS NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS For their study of unusual matter. [Reuters]
THE HUFFPOST POLLSTER PREDICTIONS ARE IN Our forecast modelgives Hillary Clinton about an 84 percent chance of winning. [Natalie Jackson, HuffPost]
HURRICANE MATTHEW KILLS AT LEAST ONE IN HAITI The storm is the strongest in the area in nine years. [Reuters]
CHIPOTLE’S LATEST TO GET YOU BACK One word: chorizo. [CNN]
WHAT’S BREWING
CELEBS ARE STICKING UP FOR KIM KARDASHIAN No one deserves to be held up at gunpoint, bound and gagged, and robbed. [HuffPost]
HEAR FROM AN ALEPPO RESIDENT “In a few days, we will run out of everything.” [HuffPost]
FORGET CRAIGSLIST Facebook unveiled Marketplace, a service for users to buy and sell goods. The social media giant’s global takeover continues. [The Next Web]
5 OF THE CRAZIEST ‘WESTWORLD’ THEORIES Since the show hadHBO’s biggest premiere since “True Detective,” we should probably all start watching. [HuffPost]
WHY WE WILL MISS FLOTUS How Michelle Obama managed to make a dent in the fight against childhood obesity. [Vox]
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR The entire “Harry Potter” series is returning to theaters next week. Break out the butterbeer. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Milo Ventimiglia stripped down to raise breast cancer awareness, and now we are all very aware of a lot of things.
~ Slate decided to do a McMansion takedown.
~ An ode to Spain’s superblocks, which makes our cities’ integrated parks look a tad sad.
~ What it means to live out of your car.
~ Watch out: A batch of Maine mussels and clams have been recalled.
~ GM has designed one tricked out truck for American special forces.
~ In case you weren’t already counting down the days until the return of “Girlmore Girls,” the show is now bringing free coffee to a diner near you.
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