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Kendi, The Conversation Trump and Clinton must address police brutality at Washington University in St. Louis, mere miles from Ferguson [Donald Trump; RNC] [Republicans panic, call on Donald Trump to “step down” following leaked audio boasting of groping women] Sophia Tesfaye Sorry congressional Republicans, but there may no longer be a way to boot Trump from the top of the GOP ticket VIDEO [Zodiac Clock] [Sign language: Horoscopes for people oblivious to Astrology] Madalyn Aslan Whatever your sign and whatever the stars hold, you're covered with these readings from The Ivy League Psychic [girl_on_the_train] [Off the rails: The real mystery of “The Girl on the Train” is why it never gets on track] Nico Lang Despite an excellent turn by Emily Blunt, the adaptation of Paula Hawkins' bestseller barely scratches the surface [J.K. Simmons] [J.K. Simmons’ strong silent types: “Some, because of their own upbringing, or pain or self-consciousness, have a difficult time letting it out”] Gary M. Kramer Salon talks to the veteran character actor about "The Late Bloomer," masculinity, fatherhood and his poker skills [Jill Stein] [BULLSH**TER OF THE DAY: The Jill Stein Campaign, for a shockingly late (and clueless) email] Mireia Triguero Roura The third party candidate might want to consider cleaning house within its media team [People carry the body of man killed in what witnesses said was an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition aircraft at a hall where a wake was being held, in Sanaa] [U.S.-armed Saudi coalition bombed Yemen funeral, massacring 82, wounding 534 in “lake of blood”] Ben Norton The Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition killed 82, injured 534 Yemenis in airstrike on a funeral in capital Sana'a [Hillary Clinton] [In paid speeches, Hillary Clinton said she “represented” and “had great relations” with Wall Street] Ben Norton Excerpts of Clinton's paid Wall Street speeches, released by WikiLeaks, show her cozy relationship with big banks follow salon Most Read - [WATCH: New Hillary Clinton ad demolishes every Mike Pence lie from vice presidential debate] - [Donald Trump's town hall debate nightmare: He can't relate to real Americans, won't have temper for real questions] - [No future for frauds: Glenn Beck's media failure shows Donald Trump and Sean Hannity can't save conservative media] - [Trump in training: Mike Pence doesn’t like black people] - ["Luke Cage" and the racial empathy gap: "Why do they talk about being black all the time?"] - [Donald Trump's real business "genius" was being bailed out by Daddy: How Trump blew through $50 million before 35] - [Donald Trump downplays leaked audio clip about women: "Bill Clinton has said far worse"] - [Donald Trump anticipates debate dud: “I said, forget debate prep. 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