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| VP debate pits Kaine and Pence against Trump's own words – campaign live | VP debate pits Kaine and Pence against Trump's own words – campaign live |
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| Today in Campaign 2016 | |
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| New Clinton ad has Hollywood stars asking 'what will you say' | New Clinton ad has Hollywood stars asking 'what will you say' |
| In an advertisement directed by Hollywood director Lee Daniels, actors Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett, Tasha Smith, Gabourey Sidibe and Grace Byers encourage their fans to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee in November. | In an advertisement directed by Hollywood director Lee Daniels, actors Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett, Tasha Smith, Gabourey Sidibe and Grace Byers encourage their fans to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee in November. |
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| The Trump campaign has released a statement criticizing the White House for the impending enaction of the Paris Agreement intended to address climate change, calling the accord - which President Barack Obama today called “the best possible shot to save the one planet we’ve got” - a “bad deal” that will cost the American economy trillions of dollars. | The Trump campaign has released a statement criticizing the White House for the impending enaction of the Paris Agreement intended to address climate change, calling the accord - which President Barack Obama today called “the best possible shot to save the one planet we’ve got” - a “bad deal” that will cost the American economy trillions of dollars. |
| “It will also impose enormous costs on American households through higher electricity prices and higher taxes,” wrote deputy policy director Dan Kowalski. | “It will also impose enormous costs on American households through higher electricity prices and higher taxes,” wrote deputy policy director Dan Kowalski. |
| “As our nation considers these issues, Mr. Trump and Gov. Pence appreciate that many scientists are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions. We need America’s scientists to continue studying the scientific issues but without political agendas getting in the way. We also need to be vigilant to defend the interests of the American people in any efforts taken on this front.” | “As our nation considers these issues, Mr. Trump and Gov. Pence appreciate that many scientists are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions. We need America’s scientists to continue studying the scientific issues but without political agendas getting in the way. We also need to be vigilant to defend the interests of the American people in any efforts taken on this front.” |
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| Thirty-four more days. | Thirty-four more days. |
| Neo Nazi at Trump rally pic.twitter.com/4TeOg5PpDp | Neo Nazi at Trump rally pic.twitter.com/4TeOg5PpDp |
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| The White House has accused Israel of a betrayal of trust, in an unusually sharp rebuke over its plans to build hundreds of new settlement homes deep in the West Bank. | The White House has accused Israel of a betrayal of trust, in an unusually sharp rebuke over its plans to build hundreds of new settlement homes deep in the West Bank. |
| Days after Obama approved a $38bn Israeli military aid package and attended former president Shimon Peres’s funeral in Jerusalem, the White House railed at the construction of 300 housing units on land “far closer to Jordan than Israel”. | Days after Obama approved a $38bn Israeli military aid package and attended former president Shimon Peres’s funeral in Jerusalem, the White House railed at the construction of 300 housing units on land “far closer to Jordan than Israel”. |
| Warning that the decision jeopardizes the already distant prospect of Middle East peace as well as Israel’s own security, press secretary Josh Earnest said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s word had been called into question. | Warning that the decision jeopardizes the already distant prospect of Middle East peace as well as Israel’s own security, press secretary Josh Earnest said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s word had been called into question. |
| “We did receive public assurances from the Israeli government that contradict this announcement,” he said. | “We did receive public assurances from the Israeli government that contradict this announcement,” he said. |
| “I guess when we’re talking about how good friends treat one another, that’s a source of serious concern as well.” | “I guess when we’re talking about how good friends treat one another, that’s a source of serious concern as well.” |
| The sharper-than-normal comments come as the White House weighs a last-ditch effort to get the peace process back on its feet before Obama leaves office in January. | The sharper-than-normal comments come as the White House weighs a last-ditch effort to get the peace process back on its feet before Obama leaves office in January. |
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| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, told an audience of supporters that when in the state, one must correctly pronounce the state’s name, | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, told an audience of supporters that when in the state, one must correctly pronounce the state’s name, |
| Unfortunately, he insisted on using the incorrect pronunciation. | Unfortunately, he insisted on using the incorrect pronunciation. |
| While discussing meth overdoses in Nevada, Trump segued into a spiel on the correct pronunciation of the state’s name, using a long A instead of a short A, which is not the preferred pronunciation. | While discussing meth overdoses in Nevada, Trump segued into a spiel on the correct pronunciation of the state’s name, using a long A instead of a short A, which is not the preferred pronunciation. |
| “Meth overdoses in Nevada - Ne-VAH-da - and you know what I said? You know what I said? I said when I came out here, I said, ‘nobody says it the other way, it has to be Ne-VAH-da, right?” | “Meth overdoses in Nevada - Ne-VAH-da - and you know what I said? You know what I said? I said when I came out here, I said, ‘nobody says it the other way, it has to be Ne-VAH-da, right?” |
| The audience protested, but Trump apparently did not hear them. | The audience protested, but Trump apparently did not hear them. |
| “And if you don’t say it correctly - and it didn’t happen to me, but it happened to a friend of mine, he was killed.” | “And if you don’t say it correctly - and it didn’t happen to me, but it happened to a friend of mine, he was killed.” |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Reno, Nevada | Donald Trump campaigns in Reno, Nevada |
| Watch it here live: | Watch it here live: |
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| We’re not saying that The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump’s candidacy, but we’re not not saying it. | We’re not saying that The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump’s candidacy, but we’re not not saying it. |
| This was hilarious in 2000. pic.twitter.com/JeXtIHYZjz | This was hilarious in 2000. pic.twitter.com/JeXtIHYZjz |
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| Poll: Eight-in-ten New Yorkers don't want Trump children to run for mayor | Poll: Eight-in-ten New Yorkers don't want Trump children to run for mayor |
| Donald Trump’s eldest son may be interested in running the largest city in the United States, but the city’s residents feel very differently about the matter, according to a new poll. | Donald Trump’s eldest son may be interested in running the largest city in the United States, but the city’s residents feel very differently about the matter, according to a new poll. |
| According to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 80% of registered New York City voters don’t want Donald Trump Jr. run for mayor, and 81% said they felt the same way about sister Ivanka Trump. New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic city that nevertheless has elected Republicans to serve as two of its past three mayors. | According to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 80% of registered New York City voters don’t want Donald Trump Jr. run for mayor, and 81% said they felt the same way about sister Ivanka Trump. New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic city that nevertheless has elected Republicans to serve as two of its past three mayors. |
| In July, Donald Trump Jr. declared that he would “love to” run for mayor. | In July, Donald Trump Jr. declared that he would “love to” run for mayor. |
| “I never like to rule anything out,” he said, in response to a question about whether he would run against Bill De Blasio, a leading progressive voice and ally of Hillary Clinton, whom he served as campaign manager when she was elected to the US Senate in New York in 2000. | “I never like to rule anything out,” he said, in response to a question about whether he would run against Bill De Blasio, a leading progressive voice and ally of Hillary Clinton, whom he served as campaign manager when she was elected to the US Senate in New York in 2000. |
| “We always like to keep our options open, so if I could do that as a service to my country, I would love to do that.” | “We always like to keep our options open, so if I could do that as a service to my country, I would love to do that.” |
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| Donald Trump, never a huge fan of the first amendment of the US constitution, threatened during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, this afternoon to sue political groups running “nasty” advertisements against him. | Donald Trump, never a huge fan of the first amendment of the US constitution, threatened during a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, this afternoon to sue political groups running “nasty” advertisements against him. |
| “I saw today... a commercial where, it was really a nasty commercial, totally made up, about me with vets,” Trump said. “There is nobody that loves the vets more or respects the vets more. They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials, and it’s a disgrace. So what we’ll do, I guess we’ll sue them. Let’s sue them.” | “I saw today... a commercial where, it was really a nasty commercial, totally made up, about me with vets,” Trump said. “There is nobody that loves the vets more or respects the vets more. They’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on false commercials, and it’s a disgrace. So what we’ll do, I guess we’ll sue them. Let’s sue them.” |
| Trump may have been referring to a campaign advertisement run by Hillary Clinton’s team called Sacrifice, which juxtaposes statements he has made about the military with video of veterans watching those statements: | Trump may have been referring to a campaign advertisement run by Hillary Clinton’s team called Sacrifice, which juxtaposes statements he has made about the military with video of veterans watching those statements: |
| Which part of the commercial could be “totally made up” is unclear, since most of the statements are verbatim recordings of Trump’s own statements, but we’ve reached out to the Trump campaign to clarify. | Which part of the commercial could be “totally made up” is unclear, since most of the statements are verbatim recordings of Trump’s own statements, but we’ve reached out to the Trump campaign to clarify. |
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| Overheard when Donald Trump walks into a first-grade classroom: “See! I told you his hair wasn’t orange!” | Overheard when Donald Trump walks into a first-grade classroom: “See! I told you his hair wasn’t orange!” |
| 1st graders at International Christian Academy react to Trump walking into their class. pic.twitter.com/5ZQr7Ep98G | 1st graders at International Christian Academy react to Trump walking into their class. pic.twitter.com/5ZQr7Ep98G |