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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of October 31-November 6, 2016.
As the exit polls and results roll in, early clues may show what’s happening nationally, writes @KarlRove: https://t.co/fqHtXOAgop
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) November 3, 2016
UK government must consult Parliament before triggering Article 50 to leave EU, High Court rules https://t.co/Brfvkd01CB
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 3, 2016
In just months, Ebola developed a genetic weapon that may have fueled an epidemic. https://t.co/RiTyUGkXSn pic.twitter.com/OFsPmyc0mH
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) November 3, 2016
POLL: Americans dislike ISIS more than Putin or Assad, @ShibleyTelhami finds. How does it shape policy preferences? https://t.co/3EFAQdeNvG pic.twitter.com/UP4W40iSK6
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) November 3, 2016
As of June, Bill Clinton still had a locker at Donald Trump’s golf club, @MaureenDowd writes https://t.co/vojO0BLIjp
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 3, 2016
Comparing Canada’s real estate market to the peak of the U.S. housing bubble yields some disturbing insights https://t.co/wvBwzmkGTE pic.twitter.com/QGICWnJ1fg
— Maclean’s Magazine (@MacleansMag) November 3, 2016
“We can feed our people, we can feed even the whole world through agroecology.” https://t.co/0FR1DDVb07
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) November 3, 2016
Obama;s DOJ has made unprecedented use of the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers (rather than spies). https://t.co/XwYprKckBP pic.twitter.com/bGCU7iBiVd
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) November 3, 2016
There’s been a striking rise in support for legal abortion among Democratic women https://t.co/hIvyQLi2Ir pic.twitter.com/NZeaZEjvRg
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 3, 2016
An army of hidden @realDonaldTrump supporters is unlikely to materialize on Election Day https://t.co/BlhM8Kr0h0 | Getty pic.twitter.com/vdRKNYWZhW
— POLITICO (@politico) November 3, 2016
Xi Jinping just says he wants a “new Long March.” Here’s what that really means. https://t.co/BS9YPRVKgT pic.twitter.com/MNVBSR0HXd
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) November 3, 2016
Why the massive U.S.-backed Mosul offensive matters https://t.co/SCuUTCnzjI pic.twitter.com/qvnB1CP32N
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) November 3, 2016
How the 2016 election upended the politics of foreign policy. https://t.co/5xZa4R4avy pic.twitter.com/R5XlAuIlph
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) November 3, 2016
Under the Saudi prince’s reforms, religious police can’t arrest women for not covering their hair, writes @khouse200 https://t.co/hpYgx2fhR6
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) November 3, 2016
Parents in Spain to go on strike over amount of homework given to children https://t.co/xr1dEZO0yA
— The Independent (@Independent) November 3, 2016