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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of October 17-23, 2016.
With the debates done, here’s what to look for in the final weeks of the campaign https://t.co/XFJv80EBFL
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) October 21, 2016
The longer Trump debated the issues, the more it became clear he mostly didn’t know what he was talking about https://t.co/O10D4ZP2vt pic.twitter.com/lLHinAv1Hn
— The Economist (@EconUS) October 20, 2016
If Trump were to win the election it would be the biggest late comeback in the history of presidential polls: pic.twitter.com/1jXJJM1Axe
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) October 20, 2016
In almost any other country, a candidate’s escalating rhetoric would be a warning of instability, says @MicahZenko: https://t.co/PPHi0LtNVi pic.twitter.com/znjUiZiHvT
— CFR (@CFR_org) October 20, 2016
Vermont governor proposes to limit number of painkillers prescribed in effort to combat crippling opioid epidemic. https://t.co/3ugxQW9xVP pic.twitter.com/KasbzOdYVW
— ABC News (@ABC) October 21, 2016
Turkey strikes US-backed Kurdish militias battling ISIS in northern Syria https://t.co/w6Vox8rjEd @reporterporter pic.twitter.com/sRJhF0Olmw
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 21, 2016
ECB banks survey says negative rates hurt loan margins https://t.co/69MgwlgEA1 🔓
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) October 21, 2016
Abbott camp tells Baird and Tony Nutt they won’t accept Turnbull’s motion unless convention’s outcome is binding https://t.co/lJAzSoYcvV
— Sharri Markson (@SharriMarkson) October 21, 2016
U.S. has few good options for response to Philippines’ Duterte https://t.co/jDWnUaK2jW pic.twitter.com/hRAbnY84al
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 21, 2016
Why is #Mosul so important? https://t.co/baiHtMQ2p6 pic.twitter.com/NBbjwwbr62
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 21, 2016
The European Mars lander’s experience is a reminder that you can’t try to land on the red planet on the cheap https://t.co/jqciA6Wkyu
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) October 21, 2016
WikiLeaks trove shows a 2008 @BarackObama confidently getting ready to govern and tackle the financial crisis https://t.co/x2C8kZO3pm | AP pic.twitter.com/T5qfPIe5dS
— POLITICO (@politico) October 21, 2016
“This was the day I had picked at random to put a human face—a child’s face—on gun violence. ” https://t.co/3Bcd3uaOwV
— The Nation (@thenation) October 21, 2016
In yet another giant media merger, AT&T may be trying to buy Time Warner Inc. https://t.co/E5AzdtvInZ
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 21, 2016
Donald Trump will not win. But it’s time to turn our anxieties to what comes the morning after election night. https://t.co/i1M6TuMXm0
— Maclean’s Magazine (@MacleansMag) October 21, 2016