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Mrs. Clinton stuck to a safe script, and Mr. Trump likely put to rest speculation that he might be forced from the race.

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Trump Threatens Republican Defectors

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Mr. Trump signaled he would retaliate against the “self-righteous hypocrites” who withdrew their support, and party leaders acknowledged that they feared losing control of both houses of Congress.

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Mr. Trump Goes Low

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Sniffing and glowering, Donald Trump prowled behind Hillary Clinton. Once again, she was the only adult on the stage.

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Let’s Hear From a Deplorable

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He just lies. Relentlessly.

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Don’t Smile

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MARK SCHMITT

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Trump Is the Student Who Didn’t Do the Reading

Did anyone know what questions they were answering?

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Hurricane Matthew was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, but North Carolina’s governor said the state’s death toll had risen to seven.

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The world’s biggest smartphone maker had already said it would recall 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 devices over reports that its battery can catch fire.

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A Blast ‘So Vile’ That It Could Alter the War in Yemen

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‘Today’ Host Billy Bush Is Suspended Over Trump Video

By JOHN KOBLIN

The executive in charge of the network’s morning show said NBC was “deeply troubled” by the recording of Mr. Bush and Donald J. Trump speaking graphically and lewdly about women.