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Amid a poisonous political campaign, GOP leaders condemn explosive packages; The Take: Bomb scares and the politics of the apocalypse

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Homemade bombs sent to Obama, Clinton, CNN spur search for others The devices sent to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in New York and former president Barack Obama in Washington are thought to be the work of the person who sent a similar device to liberal philanthropist George Soros, two law enforcement officials said. President Trump said: "In these times, we have to unify. We have to come together." By Devlin Barrett, Mark Berman and Cleve Wootson  •  Read more » Amid a poisonous political campaign, GOP leaders condemn explosive packages The intended targets of the mailings have all been subjects of harsh criticism and name-calling by President Trump and Republicans. By Philip Rucker and David Weigel  •  Read more »   The Take: Bomb scares and the politics of the apocalypse No one knows who sent explosive devices to CNN, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, or why, but their discovery comes at a time when political divisions have left the country on edge By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The instant, inevitable cries of 'false flag' after bomb threats targeting the Clintons, Obamas and CNN Once, false flag conspiracy theories lived in the online fringes. They're now an inevitable response to breaking news stories with political implications By Abby Ohlheiser and Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi killing 'heinous crime' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made his first public comments on the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during an appearance by the prince at an investment conference in Riyadh. By Kevin Sullivan and William Branigin  •  Read more »   Turkish president holds first talks with Saudi crown prince amid Khashoggi killing fallout In Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed called the journalist's killing "heinous," but tried to mend international relations. By Erin Cunningham and Loveday Morris  •  Read more »   Dow plunges more than 600 points, officially wiping out its 2018 gains Technology stocks led the market deeper into the red on weak earnings reports from AT&T and Texas Instruments. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lost more than 3 percent. A report showing a slowdown in new-house sales added to the anxiety. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   'We have a serious problem': Paul Volcker is worried about something worse than inflation Volcker, 91, is aghast at how Americans no longer trust in government, media, science or about anything else. He chastises Trump for exacerbating the problem. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   Extreme Category 5 typhoon makes devastating landfall in Northern Mariana Islands Supertyphoon Yutu, tied for the strongest storm this year, slammed into the U.S. commonwealth with weather agencies predicting catastrophic destruction. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Tesla turns a profit in what Musk calls 'a historic quarter' The maker of electric vehicles logged $312 million in profit, swinging into the black for the first time in many quarters. It had $6.8 billion in revenue, compared to analysts' estimates of roughly $6.3 billion. By Drew Harwell  •  Read more »   New York sues ExxonMobil, saying it 'misled' investors about climate change risks The state attorney general's lawsuit alleges the oil giant lied about how it was calculating potential carbon costs. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   How a six-year-old photo of a bleeding policeman is being used to stoke fears about the migrant caravan The viral image shared by the wife of a Supreme Court justice shows that misleading information is still flowing on social media, despite promises by Facebook and other companies to prevent a repeat of the 2016 election. By Craig Timberg, Aaron Davis and Andrew Tran  •  Read more »   High-ranking Senate Republican calls post-election vote on Trump tax cut 'highly unlikely' Finance Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) said it would require "monumental effort" for the Senate to pass any such proposal. He added: "I've seen miracles happen before."  By Erica Werner  •  Read more »   Trump touted Obama's 2005 remarks on immigration. Here's what Obama actually said. The president's boosters seized on the clip overnight, as cable news continued to show footage of a migrant caravan making its way to the U.S.-Mexico border. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   A 'Fox & Friends' host donated $601.71 to Trump. He said he just wanted tiny gold MAGA hats. Brian Kilmeade said he bought MAGA Christmas tree ornaments in 2016 without realizing he was funding Trump's campaign. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »

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