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Natasha Stoynoff / People.com:

Physically Attacked by Donald Trump - A PEOPLE Writer's Own Harrowing Story — In December 2005, People Writer Natasha Stoynoff went to Mar-a-Largo to interview Donald and Melania Trump. What she says happened next left her badly shaken. Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for Trump said, “This never happened.

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Donald Trump cancels “Hannity” interview — Will Donald Trump give an interview? Will he hold a press conference? Will he show up at next week's debate? — On Thursday morning, he canceled on his friend Sean Hannity, a Fox News spokeswoman said. He had been scheduled to appear on Hannity's Fox News show Thursday night.

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New York Times:

Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately — Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals. But he had never actually done those things, he said.

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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:

Palm Beach Post exclusive: Local woman says Trump groped her — For more than 10 years, it was something Mindy McGillivray said she shared only with a close circle of family and friends. — That changed Sunday night. Donald Trump was asked during the presidential debate about when he bragged …

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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:

Trump Said to Block Campaign's Requests to Do Self-Opposition Research — The decision contributed to his campaign being caught unprepared for the past week's barrage of claims he mistreated women. — kevcirilli — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rebuffed political aides' requests …

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CBS News:

More questionable footage of Trump's comments on women — As Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign still works to move past a recently released 2005 tape of his lewd remarks about women, more and more footage of similar comments made by Trump is surfacing.

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Jessica Testa / BuzzFeed:

A Fifth Teen Beauty Queen Says Trump Visited Dressing Room — “The black curtains opened and in walks Mr. Trump smiling,” said the latest woman to come forward from the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant. — A fifth Miss Teen USA pageant contestant came forward Wednesday night to say that like four others …

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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs appears to post personal information of Trump accuser on Twitter

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David Wright / CNN:
Ex-Trump exec on assault allegations: ‘I do believe it’

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
NY Times Gets Punked=> Fake Groping Victim Used Velvet Underground Song to Describe Trumped-Up Attack

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NBC News:
Miss USA Contestant Details Unwanted Encounters With Trump

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CNNMoney:
Donald Trump threatens to sue New York Times over sexual harassment report

Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump to Intensify Attacks on Clinton Over Husband's Accusers

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Tegna / KING-TV:
Miss Washington 2013 says Donald Trump groped her

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Alex Ungerman / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Makes Lewd Joke to Young Girls in 1992: 'I'm Going to be Dating Her in Ten Years'

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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
All of Donald Trump's Accusers: A Timeline of Every Alleged Grope and Assault

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Rasmussen Reports:

White House Watch: Trump Takes the Lead — The full results from Sunday night's debate are in, and Donald Trump has come from behind to take the lead over Hillary Clinton. — The latest Rasmussen Reports White House Watch national telephone and online survey shows Trump with 43% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Clinton's 41%.

Discussion: Townhall.com, RedState, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli and Balloon Juice

Suffolk University:
Suffolk University North Carolina Poll Shows Clinton Leading Trump by 2 Points

Discussion: Politico

Alex Altman / TIME:

Inside Donald Trump's Total Meltdown — The call to gather went out Sunday morning, arriving on cell phones before many of the pastors had left their congregations. These 23 men and three women, all members of Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council, had long ago signed on to pray for his vision for the nation.

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and The New Civil Rights Movement

Juana Summers / CNN:

Google searches for ‘write-in’ are off the charts — Washington (CNN)Americans have expressed deep misgivings about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton throughout the course of the presidential race. This week, their distaste is showing up in their search behavior.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Reminder: the vast majority of Republican politicians are still on the Trump train

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, RedState and Daily Kos

NBC News:

Trump's Campaign Is ‘Pulling Out of Virginia’ — Exclusive: NBC Analysis of Early Voting Shows Clinton with Advantage 1:31 — Donald Trump's campaign is “pulling out of Virginia,” a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNBC, RedState, Independent Journal Review, New York Magazine, Business Insider and Hot Air

J.J. Gallagher / ABC News: Trump Campaign Pulls Out of Virginia, Reallocates Resources to More Competitive Battleground States

Monmouth University:

Monmouth University Polling Institute — Utah — Trump has Narrow Lead But Clinton and McMullin are Hot on His Heels — West Long Branch, NJ - The Republican presidential nominee is ahead in the race for Utah's electoral votes - which wouldn't be a headline except for the fact that his lead is a relatively meager 6 points.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico

Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton for president — IN THE gloom and ugliness of this political season, one encouraging truth is often overlooked: There is a well-qualified, well-prepared candidate on the ballot. Hillary Clinton has the potential to be an excellent president of the United States, and we endorse her without hesitation.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, AOL, Hullabaloo and Politico

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Michelle Obama calls on women to rise up against Trump — First lady Michelle Obama delivered a powerful and emotional rebuke to Donald Trump on Thursday, saying his vulgar comments on sexual assault “have shaken me to my core,” whlie calling on women to rise up against the Republican nominee.

Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Michelle Obama Gives Powerful Speech Roasting Trump For Predatory Comments

Discussion: Daily Kos

Guardian:

Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel prize in literature - live updates and reaction — The American singer songwriter Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel prize for literature — At this early stage. Dylan's win is creating a fairly deep divide in opinion: — Share

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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

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Damien Sharkov / Newsweek:

DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN APOLOGIZES TO SERBIA FOR YUGOSLAVIA BOMBING — WORLD SERBIA DONALD TRUMP BILL CLINTON 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has issued an apology for his country's decision to bomb Serbia during Bill Clinton's tenure at the White House.

Discussion: RedState, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Hullabaloo, Politicus USA and The Week

John McCormick / Bloomberg:

Clinton Dominates in Key Philadelphia Suburbs, Bloomberg Poll Finds — Hillary Clinton holds a commanding 9-point lead on Donald Trump in the critical state of Pennsylvania and is trouncing him in the Philadelphia suburbs, where more than 80 percent of voters say they're bothered by the 2005 video …

Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Washington Post, Washington Times, New York Times, Politico and The Daily Caller

Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton headed for felony fraud trial after high court refuses his last appeal — Note: This story has been updated to include comment from General Paxton's attorneys and analysis from securities experts. — AUSTIN - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals …

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