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The United Nations News Centre — the official U.N. news service — tweeted, then quickly pulled, a post that called for “8 million Americans abroad” to “stop Trump.” The tweet, published at 9:14 p.m. ET on Thursday, urged American expats to share a voter registration tool on the website of the activist organization Avaaz that states, “U.S. Citizens abroad could defeat Trump … if they voted.”

A student’s Facebook post about an October rap concert has exposed racial tensions at UC Davis, prompting a meeting between black leaders and university officials and a shutdown of the event’s Facebook page.

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: You know, I have often imitated for you the way intellectuals speak, and I am told -- I haven't heard this, either, but Cookie tells me -- it's a perfect example of practiced and perfected intellectual stutter. All the genuine intellectuals know intellectuals stutter on purpose. (intellectual stutter impression) "It is designed to convey thought; that ... that ... that ... that I'm enmeshed in deep thought and doing everything I can, and ... and ... and ... and ... and ... and ... and while I work on how I want to express it, I occasionally...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Harrisonburg officials have confirmed that about 20 voter applications in the swing state of Virginia were recently sent in under the names of dead people. Harrisonburg Registrar Debbie Logan told news outlets Thursday that investigators have found 18 to 20 potentially fraudulent registrations. The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2dwFsQ9 ) reports the applications were turned in by a voter registration group called HarrisonburgVOTES. The group could not be reached for comment Thursday.

There is only one candidate who can make America great again — and it’s Donald Trump! The presidential candidate was praised during a rally at the New Spirit Revival Center in Ohio for his selfless and caring personality despite opponent Hillary Clinton‘s accusations. During the rally, supporter Michael Cohen expressed his disappointment over Trump being branded as a “racist,” “sexist” and more. “As a son of a Holocaust survivor, it’s morally wrong to sit back and do nothing when someone who you know is being so viciously attacked day in and day out,” he told the crowd. “Not only is...

“Good morning, ma’am,” a member of the uniformed Secret Service once greeted Hillary Clinton. “F— off,” she replied. That exchange is one among many that active and retired Secret Service agents shared with Ronald Kessler... ...“When in public, Hillary smiles and acts graciously,” Kessler explains. “As soon as the cameras are gone, her angry personality, nastiness, and imperiousness become evident.” He adds: “Hillary Clinton can make Richard Nixon look like Mahatma Gandhi.”

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AUSTRALIA RICHARD MCCONOCHIE watched the debate on a big screen in a Canberra pub and said, “To me Trump aced it.” “He came across as a man who could control himself. They said Trump’s ignorant of the issues. I think he proved that he had at least a working handle on most of the stuff he was talking about.” “I think he’ll swing a lot of Americans over to Trump just by proving that he is not the sort of unstable, dangerous lunatic that he’s painted to be,” McConochie said. “I don’t see that Trump would be any more incompetent...

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Microsoft has merged three of its business units to create a new artificial intelligence division, while teaming with four of the world's biggest tech giants to promote public understanding of AI. The artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning research industry is estimated to grow to US$70 billion by 2020 from just US$8.2 billion in 2013, according to a Bank of America report that cited IDC research. Microsoft is hoping to tap into that pool by combining its Bing and Cortana product groups with its Research division to create the new AI and Research Group. The business unit will be Microsoft's...

BREAKING— LEAKED AUDIO CAPTURES HILLARY CLINTON MOCKING BERNIE SUPPORTERS! Hillary was caught on tape patronizing the young Bernie supporters. The Intercept reported: CLINTON: Some are new to politics completely. They’re children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents’ basement. They feel they got their education and the jobs that are available to them are not at all what they envisioned for themselves. And they don’t see much of a future. I met with a group of young black millennials today and you know one of the young women said, “You know, none of us feel that...

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- New York Knicks center Joakim Noah says he skipped a team dinner at the West Point Military Academy that featured cadets and a speech by a former colonel because he is against war. Noah added he had "mixed feelings" about spending time at the West Point Military Academy, where the Knicks are holding training camp this week, because he is opposed to the idea of young troops fighting in wars.

In 1997, Donald Trump talked with reporters about Alicia Machado's weight -- as she sat next to him on a stationery bike.Source: CNN

Hillary Clinton's surrogates have struggled this week to live up to the campaign's boast that it goes high when Donald Trump and his team go low. On Friday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., joked at a campaign rally that no one in the world could make Trump attractive-looking. "A couple more thoughts about Donald Trump's appearance," the Clinton surrogate said at a rally in Coral Springs, Fla. "I'm going to keep those thoughts to myself for two reasons." "First of all, you could put all the fashion experts and stylists in the world to work for Donald Trump, and he...

It’s rare that the football world gasps over midweek injury report in September. Especially when that player is a defensive lineman, who toils in the meat-pile anonymity of the trenches. But J.J. Watt is a rare football player. Watt, widely regarded as the NFL’s best defensive player, had surgery on his back yesterday, and will be out for the rest of the season. And considering the violent nature of pro football, his rabid pass-rushing style and the precarious nature of back injuries, some wonder if Watt will ever return, at least to his all-world form.

A Fort Myers doctor says if you are a man thinking about voting for Hillary Clinton, you may need to have your testosterone checked. It's a controversial commercial hitting Southwest Florida airwaves. The doctor says it's a humorous way to promote his business and also join the political discussion, but some radio listeners aren't laughing. “Most are not aware of the effect low T can have on your mental state. For instance your ability to focus and think clearly," he said. Dr. Dareld Morris of Morris Medical and Weight Loss Center in Fort Myers is issuing a warning to all...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Berkeley firefighters have knocked down a four-alarm blaze at a church on Channing Way and Dana Street, a fire department spokeswoman said.

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: We have an ad... A Trump PAC actually. A pro-Trump, anti-Hillary PAC (so it's not technically the Trump campaign) has hit the ground running with four different ads using the Obamas, and I have the audio of one of these ads. Three of them are with Barack Hussein Obama and one with his wife, Moochelle (My Belle) Obama. The Moochelle O'Bell (My Belle) Obama ad apparently is the most relevant considering that Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage is now an issue. So the title of this ad is, "Can't Run Your House." See if you remember this......

(Texas Tribune) -- Texas has officially withdrawn from the nation’s refugee resettlement program, Gov. Greg Abbott's office said Friday. But that won't stop the federal government from continuing to help refugees relocate here. Citing security concerns, Abbott's office said Texas will no longer participate in the federal program, which helps thousands of refugees from around the world resettle in the state. State officials threatened last week to withdraw from the resettlement program if the feds did not “unconditionally approve” its amended state plan to only accept refugees who “are fully vetted and do not present a security threat” — part...

EL CAJON, Calif. (KABC) -- The mother of Alfred Olango, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police in El Cajon, spoke out Thursday, saying her son was not mentally ill but grieving for a dead friend. Olango's family, along with attorneys and activists, held a press conference and demanded the release of the witness cellphone video that shows the shooting. Olango, 38, was shot and killed Tuesday after police responded to calls of a man acting erratically and running into traffic. Initial reports indicated Olango may have been mentally ill, but his mother said that wasn't true. "He...