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PARENTAL ADVISORY
Trump: I‘d Be Killed for Jay Z Talk
Calls pro-Hillary rapper "disgusting."
SHAME
SCOTUS Rejects Dem Intimidation Dispute
Democrats wanted new restrictions in Ohio to prevent voter intimidation.
CHANGE OF HEART
Glenn Beck: 'Obama Made Me a Better Man'
Says he supports Black Lives Matter.
WAR CRIMES
Mass Grave of 100 Bodies Found in Iraq
Civilians buried near Mosul.
DENIAL
Trump Rejects FBI’s All-Clear on Clinton
Says FBI will not let her “get away with her terrible crimes.”
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
Art Thieves Loot Quake-Hit Italy Church
17th-century artwork stolen.
CIVIL RIGHTS
FBI Questioned U.S. Muslims in 8 States
About reports of pre-election terror attacks, rights group says.
PHEW
Philly Transit Strikers Reach a Deal
Back in service in time for Election Day.
UNPRECEDENTED
Cuban Revokes Reporters’ Credentials
Without any explanation.
R.I.P.
Janet Reno Dead at 78
First woman U.S. attorney general.
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Come On, Fellow Bernie-ites, Be With Her
Come On, Fellow Bernie-ites, Be With Her
The most consequential election of our lives may end in a photo finish. Many progressives who backed Bernie Sanders support Jill Stein or plan on staying home. I write to implore them to vote for Hillary Clinton; for our country’s and our planet’s...
I’m not a big Clinton fan, but I’m voting for her happily, and every lefty should, because the difference between a narrow margin and a comfortable one could be huge.
Trump Claim That Obama ‘Screamed’: False
Trump Claim That Obama ‘Screamed’: False
By Lauren Carroll and Allison GravesDonald Trump supporter Newt Gingrich says the elite media has “refused to tell the truth” about Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. As an example, Gingrich told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Sunday t...
Far from ‘screaming,’ the president defended the Trump protester’s right to speak out. Also in Sunday’s fact check: Newt Gingrich’s claim the Clintons violated the Constitution.
LeBron Tries to Save Clinton in Ohio
LeBron Tries to Save Clinton in Ohio
LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers forward and three-time NBA champ, didn’t join the Democratic presidential nominee onstage at her rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon to make the case against her Republican rival Donald Trump. James ...
The basketball star says he stands with Hillary ‘and what she believes in’ as the candidates begin their final push for Ohio’s votes.
Trump Revives the Art of Ticketsplitting
Trump Revives the Art of Ticketsplitting
At a focus group with couples in Charlotte, North Carolina talking about the pressures put on their relationships by the contentious presidential election, one wife said her marriage had never been so bad and another said she and her husband had t...
An election that’s straining marriages is doing the same to some voters’ party loyalties.
Clinton Cleared. Comey, Not So Much.
Clinton Cleared. Comey, Not So Much.
The FBI just said—again—that it won’t be criminally charging Hillary Clinton for spilling secrets. But the probes into Clinton’s activities are far from over. And now, the Bureau and its leadership could be the ones coming under investigators’ scr...
Nine days after crushing Hillary’s momentum, the FBI director declares that she’s no crook. But the drama is, in many ways, only getting started.
Entertainment
Nicolas Cage’s Direct-to-Video Onslaught
Nicolas Cage’s Direct-to-Video Onslaught
This Thanksgiving, Nicolas Cage fans have plenty to be grateful for. Within the span of two weeks we’ll see a trifecta of wildly divergent new Cage performances unleashed into the ether, adding to the most esoteric resume in Hollywood. In the true...
The curious case of an Oscar-winning actor, the IRS, and a stolen dinosaur skull.
How to Watch the 2016 EMAs
How to Watch the 2016 EMAs
Back again for its 23rd year, the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) will be broadcast live from the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands and air on MTV at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday.The 2016 EMAs will be a star-packed party, with performances from ‘Bes...
Taking place in Rotterdam, the 2016 EMAs will be a star-packed party featuring performances from Charlie XCX, Kings of Leon, OneRepublic, and DNCE.
Julianne Nicholson Isn’t Always Serious
Julianne Nicholson Isn’t Always Serious
Julianne Nicholson remembers working on one of her first drama series, the 2002 medical drama Presidio Med. “The first time I had to do the emergency room ‘get her 75 ccs of whatever!’ it was insane and a totally other language,” she says. Still, ...
Ahead of this week’s big episode of ‘Eyewitness,’ the prolific actress explains how she found herself in the niche playing “stern, middle-aged women”—and why she doesn’t mind.
A Second Chance for Traumatized Dogs
A Second Chance for Traumatized Dogs
When you consider the years of cruelty, neglect and isolation dogs rescued from puppy mills and hoarding situations endure, it’s not surprising that they often struggle with persistent behavioral problems, even after they’re rescued. Most of these...
Kristen Collins, ASPCA behavior expert in the documentary Second Chance Dogs—now available on Netflix—discusses the joy and importance of rehabilitating traumatized pets.
SNL: Trump and Hillary’s Epic Send-Off
SNL: Trump and Hillary’s Epic Send-Off
It was eight years ago this week, just three days before the 2008 election, that Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin went “rogue” during a Saturday Night Live sketch with the real John McCain and started hawking “Palin 2012” T-shirts on QVC behind her running ...
Just three days before the election, ‘Saturday Night Live’ opened with a sketch that saw the actors who play Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton come together for the greater good.
Cyber Expert: Election Hacks from Russia
Cyber Expert: Election Hacks from Russia
The most terrifying film of the year isn’t some J-horror mindfuck or Michael Moore’s stab at stand-up comedy, it’s Zero Days—a documentary about the state of cyberwarfare.Acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney’s latest chronicles the Stuxnet computer vir...
Eric Chien, a leading cybersecurity expert at Symantec, discusses the Showtime doc ‘Zero Days,’ how he uncovered the Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran, the election hacks, and much more.
Obama Slams Fox and Trump on Bill Maher
Obama Slams Fox and Trump on Bill Maher
Bill Maher is the Rodney Dangerfield of political satire. No respect.The uncompromising comic who brought political comedy to late-night television with Politically Incorrect has received 35 Emmy nominations between that and his HBO series Real Ti...
The POTUS’s long-awaited appearance on HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ didn’t disappoint.
World News
The Long Battle for Raqqa Begins
The Long Battle for Raqqa Begins
ERBIL, Iraqi—The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched “the Wrath of the Euphrates” campaign on Saturday to isolate the so-called Islamic State’s Syrian capital, Raqqa. The Turkish government, which had wanted to delay the Raqqa campaign u...
Don’t expect the liberation of the so-called Islamic State’s capital to come quickly. Regional politics are as much of a hurdle as IEDs. But at least the offensive is under way.
Is Israel’s Big New Find for Real?
Is Israel’s Big New Find for Real?
Last week, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of an ancient papyrus, dating to the seventh century BCE, that prominently mentions the city of Jerusalem. The text is fragmentary, but a few words are clearly visible. The schola...
A piece of recently found papyrus is said to prove that Jerusalem was the center of a kingdom thousands of years ago. But the timing of its discovery has cast some doubt on it.
Africa’s Heroin Highway
Africa’s Heroin Highway
KAMPALA, Uganda—The Nigerian drug lord warned his heroin mule not to deviate from the plan.“He told me at any moment you mess up with my business I’m going to kill you,” Brian Ameto says. “You know trafficking drugs is not easy, it involves taking...
The heroin traffic through Africa’s ‘highway of impunity’ is flooding Europe and also making its way to the U.S.
Donald’s Unrequited Love for Vlad
Donald’s Unrequited Love for Vlad
This is the second in a series of articles laying out all you ever wanted to know about Trump and Russia, but were afraid to ask. Read parts one, three and four. Donald Trump’s oft-stated admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t just ...
The second in a series of articles examining Donald Trump’s alleged ties with the Russian government looks at his not-quite-mutual admiration with Putin.
Putin Wins the Election Either Way
Putin Wins the Election Either Way
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be elected president. But no matter who prevails, Russian President Vladimir Putin can declare a victory of his own in the 2016 presidential race.Russia’s hacking and leaking of private emails and d...
The Kremlin boss has already succeeded in undermining faith in the political system and further polarizing an angry electorate. What happens if his candidate takes the White House?
Assad’s Aleppo Strategy: Evacuate or Die
Assad’s Aleppo Strategy: Evacuate or Die
The Syrian government, with the help of its allies, is doubling down on its “siege and starve” policy to implement an “evacuate or die” strategy in Syria’s besieged areas, forcing residents across the country to submit to truce agreements that off...
Sieges and starvation have helped Assad and the Russians win back control of suburbs around Damascus and Homs. On Friday night, they apply their ultimatum to Aleppo.
When Trump Was More Anti-NATO Than Putin
When Trump Was More Anti-NATO Than Putin
This is the first of a series of articles examining all facets of Donald Trump’s alleged ties or political sympathies with the Russian government. In this installment, Daily Beast Senior Editor Michael Weiss looks at the way Trump has refashioned ...
Everything you always wanted to know about Russia and Trump but were afraid to ask (like, when’s World War III?)—Part I.
U.S.
Election 2016: Go Vote and Follow Live
Election 2016: Go Vote and Follow Live
It’s finally here. Election Day 2016.However you feel about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, it’s your civic duty to go out and vote your conscience on November 8th. In order to safeguard your vote before Election Day—against potential hackers an...
Find your polling place, print your precinct, register in person, and live stream the results of the 2016 presidential election.
Kidnapper Confesses to Four Killings
Kidnapper Confesses to Four Killings
A South Carolina man has confessed to four murders after a missing woman was found chained in a shipping container on his rural property. The woman’s boyfriend was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds nearby.Police arrested Todd Kohlhepp on Thurs...
Todd Kohlhepp confessed to several cold-case murders after a missing woman was found chained up but alive. His gruesome past included rape, torture, and more.
Will Trump Own Hate He Has Wrought?
Will Trump Own Hate He Has Wrought?
GREENVILLE, MIssissippi — The latest instance of the insanity this election has wrought took place on a dead-end street in a black neighborhood, where someone burned a 111-year-old baptist church and wrote “Vote Trump” on the side. Hillary Clin...
The stakes of the election couldn’t be clearer from Greenville, Mississippi where “Vote Trump” was spray painted on the charred remains of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.
The Myths About Daylight Saving Time
The Myths About Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time (U.S.) 2016 ends at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Sunday, November 6. Set your clocks behind one hour to 1:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in order to “fall back” on Standard Time. Note: Arizona and Hawaii do no...
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Daylight Saving Time; Here’s why everything you thought you knew about DST is wrong.
How It Felt in the Dugout With the Cubs
How It Felt in the Dugout With the Cubs
About 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning—escaping the pouring rain—I’m in the Cubs’ dugout with David Ross, the Cubs’ 39-year-old catcher and team leader who was carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates after completing his final major leag...
I get a bear hug from John Cusack and suddenly we’re talking joyfully with Bill Murray and Michael Wilbon about the epic dimensions of what we have just witnessed.
Tech
R.I.P. Vine, 2012-2016
R.I.P. Vine, 2012-2016
On Oct.27 at 12:30 p.m., Vine died. She was survived by her terrible father, Twitter. She was just 3 years old.The cause of death was murder by discontinuation. Twitter has taken responsibility for the killing, admitting that they will soon disabl...
Vine was good and now it’s dead.
Election Hackers Could Erase You
Election Hackers Could Erase You
With 23 days until Election Day, state and local election officials, as well as the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, are on their highest-ever level of alert for hackers trying to meddle with the vote. But it’s not vote rigging or the ...
Cyber intruders could manipulate voter registration files and wreak havoc on Election Day. The FBI, Homeland Security, and states are preparing to keep the worst from happening.
Did a Russian Ship Cut Syria’s Internet?
Did a Russian Ship Cut Syria’s Internet?
A Russian ship that intelligence and military officials reportedly fear can cut undersea Internet cables is near the coast of Syria. And its appearance coincides with what researchers say is a marked uptick in the instability of Internet traffic i...
Networks in Syria have a history of going down in sync with regime offenses.
NSA Thief Worked With Super Hacker Squad
NSA Thief Worked With Super Hacker Squad
The retired Navy officer arrested for allegedly removing highly classified information from the National Security Agency worked with the organization's elite computer hackers, who specialize in using computer code to penetrate the systems of ...
Billed as a ‘Second Snowden,’ Hal Martin worked with the NSA’s most skilled hackers. But he may have taken classified info just to help him get through school.
‘Nursebots’ Will Make Shortages Obsolete
‘Nursebots’ Will Make Shortages Obsolete
For years, the U.S. has experienced a shortage of registered nurses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will grow faster than the supply, and that there will be over ...
By 2022, one million nurse jobs will be unfilled—leaving patients with lower quality care and longer waits. But what if robots could do the job?
Trump Techbro Sparks Pro-Hillary Revolt
Trump Techbro Sparks Pro-Hillary Revolt
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Oculus Rift developers are donating to Hillary Clinton in direct response to news that Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is backing a political action group pushing “shitposts” on behalf of Donald Trump.Some developers ...
The Daily Beast revealed Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey as a Trump “shitposting” sugar daddy. Now the Virtual Reality community is coming out hard for Hillary Clinton.
The New ‘Mystery Show’: The Election
The New ‘Mystery Show’: The Election
The woman who made one of most popular podcasts in the world has ended her sabbatical in the most obvious way: She’s now producing (and sometimes guest starring in) a separate podcast about gambling on the election, hosted by a domain name reselle...
‘Mystery Show’ show host Starlee Kine has finally emerged after a long disappearance with a new podcast about gambling on the election.
Arts + Culture
The Liberating Art of LGBTQ Prisoners
The Liberating Art of LGBTQ Prisoners
What is striking about On The Inside, a group art show of works by LGBTQ prisoners at the Abrons Arts Centre on New York’s Lower East Side, is how tender, even romantic, the images are. There are few images of incarceration or suffering, and inste...
‘On The Inside,’ a huge survey of art created by LGBTQ prisoners, features passionate images of joy, sex, and strength, alongside piercing personal testimonies.
Kings Of War: A Cautionary Election Tale
Kings Of War: A Cautionary Election Tale
Long, long ago, in a cold land with an ancient wall up north, a handful of powerful aristocratic families fought for control of a coveted throne in a struggle that pitted brother against brother. Meanwhile, across the narrow sea, an exiled Targary...
A new production at BAM takes a hard look at three of Shakespeare's kings: a good ruler, a weak ruler, and a total sociopath.
The Princess and Pilot’s Forbidden Love
The Princess and Pilot’s Forbidden Love
LONDON—As the many skeletons in the Windsors’ cupboard go, the one involving the queen’s younger sister has for a while now been safely dormant. That’s partly because it was so overshadowed by the more recent saga of another young love broken by c...
The new royal blockbuster series revives a forgotten tragedy of doomed lovers trapped by Buckingham Palace intrigues—the sad saga of Princess Margaret and a war-hero pilot.
Now Trump Is Invading People’s Dreams
Now Trump Is Invading People’s Dreams
Like him or not, Donald Trump is larger than life. He is big, loud, orange, vocal, forceful, and absolute. His uncompromising, unmistakable features appeal to the imagination. That is why he also shows up in our dreams.Trump's male dominance...
Even people who don’t like the Republican candidate can’t seem to keep him out of their dreams, and the nocturnal Donald takes on some surprising identities.
The Graffiti Artist Designing An Opera
The Graffiti Artist Designing An Opera
Los Angeles artist RETNA (Marquis Duriel Lewis) has always loved monuments and buildings and, as a young graffiti artist, he longed to leave his mark on them. Now his work will be part of a grand building—inside rather than outside—when Aida opens...
It’s rare to find graffiti gracing an opera stage—but the work of RETNA is the centerpiece of the new production of ‘Aida’ at SF Opera.
‘Rolling Stone’ Defamed Rape Report Dean
‘Rolling Stone’ Defamed Rape Report Dean
After hearing more than two weeks of evidence in the libel trial against Rolling Stone, the jury concluded Friday that the magazine defamed a former University of Virginia dean in its now-discredited 2014 article about a brutal gang rape on campus...
“The jury’s verdict is a complete vindication of Nicole Eramo, and a complete repudiation of Rolling Stone’s and Ms. Erdely’s false and defamatory article,” Eramo’s attorney said.
This Play Explains the Trump Voter
This Play Explains the Trump Voter
There are two significant acts of violence in Sweat, the brilliant and thought-provoking play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage that has just opened at New York's Public Theater. Both acts of violence take place in 2000, and t...
In ‘Sweat,’ Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage brilliantly shows how friendships and a community collapse when a town’s factory closes. Enter racism, anger, and mistrust.
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