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The Associated Press reports: Russia’s government lodged a formal complaint last month with the United Nations over a top U.N. official’s condemnations of Donald Trump and some European politicians, diplomats told The Associated Press, an intervention that underscores the unusual links between the Republican presidential nominee and the Kremlin. There is no evidence Trump sought Russia’s assistance, or was even …

Via Politico: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 5 percentage points nationally, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University poll released Friday. Clinton tops Trump with 45 percent to his 40 percent support among likely voters. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson has 6 percent support, followed by Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 3 percent support. Four percent of likely …

For today’s LOL file via Yahoo News: With just a little over a month until election day, Donald Trump has racked up zero major newspaper endorsements, a first for any major party nominee in American history. While newspaper endorsements don’t necessarily change voters’ minds, this year’s barrage of anti-Trump endorsements could actually move the needle come November, experts say. “It’s …

The Hill reports: Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is fading in the polls, giving a boost to Hillary Clinton. Johnson has suffered through weeks of terrible headlines that have raised questions about his fitness to be commander-in-chief. Most notably, the former New Mexico governor couldn’t name a foreign leader he respected in one television interview, and in another asked, “what …

Newsweek reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on the terminally ill Wednesday to “hang out till November” so they can vote for him in the election against his rival Hillary Clinton. “I don’t care how sick you are,” the Republican nominee said. “I don’t care if you just came back from the doctor and he gave you the worst …

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton has a three-point lead over Donald Trump in Florida, according to a new poll released Thursday. Clinton has 41 percent support among likely voters with Trump at 38 percent, according to the poll by the Public Opinion Research Laboratory at the University of North Florida. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson has six percent and Green Party …

Politico reports: President Barack Obama’s job approval rating hit 55 percent in a new poll released Thursday, the highest that number has been at any point during his second term in office. The CNN/ORC poll released Thursday marks the seventh consecutive month that Obama’s job approval numbers have been above 50 percent. His job approval number is up 4 percentage …

USA Today reports: Residents and tourists were streaming out of the coastal areas of southeast Florida and South Carolina Thursday as a strengthening Hurricane Matthew zeroes in for a late night landing on the U.S. mainland after hammering the Bahamas. Packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, the storm was around 60 miles southeast of Nassau and around 255 miles …

ABC News reports: Donald Trump raised some eyebrows in the Silver State Wednesday night when he told Nevadans how to pronounce their state’s name — differently than they do. “Heroin overdoses are surging and meth overdoses in Nevada, Nuh-VAH-da,” he told the crowd in Reno. “And you know what I said? I said when I came out here I said …

Nude masturbating women, fully clothed Trump. CNN reports: Donald Trump’s tame appearance in a 2000 Playboy video came to light late last week after he attacked a former beauty queen for her alleged “sex tape” past. CNN’s KFILE has now uncovered two more Playboy videos in which Trump makes an appearance, including one in which he is depicted photographing fully …

Filed under: JUST IN CASE. Time Magazine reports: The most comprehensive international agreement ever to combat man-made climate change will take effect next month, less than a year after negotiators from more than 190 countries reached a final deal on the issue, the United Nations said Wednesday. The Paris Agreement commits participating countries to working to reduce their greenhouse gas …

Other national polls issued this week show her lead as between four and seven points. Via press release: In the race for the White House, the most recent national survey of likely voters from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind finds Democrat Hillary Clinton with a ten-point lead over Republican Donald Trump. However, if Clinton were instead facing Trump’s running mate, Mike …

The Hill reports: One day after his criticism of ObamaCare made headlines, Bill Clinton on Wednesday said he strongly supported President Obama’s signature healthcare law while acknowledging that problems still remain. During a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, the former president sought to reverse his harsh critique of ObamaCare by touting that the law has provided 20 million Americans with health …

TIME reports: Google on Tuesday unveiled two new smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, during an event in San Francisco. The Pixel will have a 5-inch screen, while the larger model will include a 5.5-inch display. The Pixel is available for preorder immediately. The lineup starts at $649, or $27 per month. Verizon is the exclusive carrier partner in the …

Politico reports: Former Vice President Al Gore will soon hit the trail on behalf of Hillary Clinton, with the campaign likely announcing his emergence on Wednesday, two Democrats familiar with the move confirmed to POLITICO. Clinton and aides have recently been pointing to Gore’s 2000 experience as a warning to young voters who are considering voting for third-party candidates. Gore …

The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports: Strong winds, heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge were beginning to spread over the Bahamas Wednesday from Category 3 Hurricane Matthew, which is tracking north toward the east coast of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. The possibility that South Florida could be struck by a storm of at least Category 3 strength …

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence square off tonight in the only vice presidential debate. The candidates are due to take the stage at 9PM Eastern and embedded below is the pre-debate coverage from CNN. Join in and watch along with us after you enjoy your Taco Tuesday dinner. (PS: It’s also National Taco Day!)

The Republican Party has egg on their faces, again, after publishing their analysis of the debate, which of course was won by Mike Pence. Yes, they’re talking about the debate that doesn’t begin for 90 minutes. Below are more screencaps of their psychic look into the near future.

Setting the stage for single-payer already? CNN reports: Bill Clinton criticized President Barack Obama’s signature policy reform while on the stump for his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, calling Obamacare “the craziest thing in the world.” Speaking Monday at a Democratic rally in Flint, Michigan, the former president ripped into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for flooding the health …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: A new poll shows that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has gained ground in North Carolina after last week’s debate. The Elon University Poll shows she has a 5.5-point lead over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, compared with a virtual tie two weeks ago. “We are seeing an unusually strong post-debate bump for Clinton …