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Iowa Cops Ambushed, Trump Seen as More Trustworthy Than Clinton, U.S. Police Force Full of Sexual Predators: A.M. Links

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.2.2016 9:00 AM


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  • Two Des Moines, Iowa, police officers were fatally shot Wednesday in separate "ambush-style attacks," according to the Des Moines Police Department. The suspect is still at large.
  • Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are nearly tied in the latest Washington Post-ABC News Poll, with Trump now seen as slightly more honest and trustworthy (but you know, don't blame Clinton's lying, blame penises!). In a four-way match-up with Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, Trump leads over Clinton by one point (46 percent to 45 percent), while a two-way contest between Clinton and Trump puts Clinton one point ahead (48 percent to 47 percent).
  • An AP investigation found around 1,000 U.S. police officers who lost their badges over a six-year period for rape, sodomy, sexual assault, child pornography possession, and other forms of sexual misconduct.
  • Did Rolling Stone act with malice in publishing the Jackie Coakley frat-rape story?
  • Scribd/jecarter4

    The Klu Klux Klan has officially endorsed Donald Trump, while white nationalists of other stripes also prepare for election day.

  • An Illinois sheriff's office warned parents that people were passing out pot candy to trick-or-treating children. It turned out to be a plain-old chocolate bar from Japan.
  • According to Fusion, only black people can wear necklaces with their names on them, because anti-racism.

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.