Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Knowing Of Violent Plot | Trump's Puerto Rico Venture | Deadline Looms For DREAMers

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [Las Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Any Knowledge Of Plans To Commit Violence]( A lawyer for Marilou Danley said the airline ticket purchased for her by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to the Philippines was so she could visit her family. - FACT CHECK: [Is Chicago Proof That Gun Laws Don't Work?]( - [Sheer Number Of Casualties Makes Las Vegas Count Difficult]( [Trump's Puerto Rico Golf Venture: Not Such A Great Deal]( President Trump seems pessimistic about Puerto Rico's ability to pay its debts. That view may, in part, reflect his own financial experience there, where he once got stung by a golf course bankruptcy. [Deadline Looms For Thousands Of DREAMers]( Across the country, so-called DREAMers have been scrambling to renew their DACA benefits for the last time before the Trump Administration begins phasing out the program in March. [Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize In Literature]( The academy's citation for the British novelist said he is a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world." Local Headlines - [Boston City Council OKs Protections For Tenants Facing Eviction]( - [Mass. Health Insurance Price Spikes Are Riding On The Fate Of Federal Subsidies]( - [Showdown On Criminal Justice Reform Takes Shape On Beacon Hill]( - ['It's Not Fair': Haitian Teens In Everett Worry About U.S. Residency Decision]( [Tropical Storm Nate Is Predicted To Become A Gulf Hurricane]( The system is likely to become a hurricane in the next three days and could hit the northern Gulf Coast Sunday morning, forecasters say. [For Red Sox Nation, 1967 Was The 'Spark That Started The Fire']( As the team begins its latest playoff drive, we remember when postseason appearances weren't as common -- and when Red Sox Nation was born. - NEW PODCAST | 'SEASON TICKET': [Bruins And Celtics Season Primers]( - LISTEN: [Chris Gasper Previews Prospects For Red Sox, Bruins]( [Donuts And Apple Cider: An Autumn Marriage Made By Autos And Automation]( For many people, it's just not fall without this tasty combo. And when the first cars hit the roads, farm stands began selling the drink along with a fried treat made by a new machine. [Review: 'Blade Runner 2049' Transforms An Enigmatic Classic Into Franchise Property]( This eagerly anticipated sequel is such a product of our current era in franchise filmmaking they might as well have called it "Blade Runner 2017," says critic Sean Burns. [5 Things To Do This Weekend, From Brass Bands And Beer To Forest Art]( The HONK! Fest takes over Somerville, ending with Oktoberfest in Cambridge, and Boston Ballet's dancers become choreographers in a special program. [Opinion: After Las Vegas, Fatalism Is A Poor Excuse To Do Nothing]( Citizen mobilization works, Ali Weiner writes. We've seen the evidence: Republicans failed to overturn the Affordable Care Act after constituents made an estimated 200,000 calls to Congress. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](