Trump posts racially charged ad casting immigrants as cop killers

The spot accuses Democrats of plotting with Central Americans to overrun the U.S. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, November 1 TRUMP POSTS IMMIGRANT ‘COP KILLERS’ AD Donald Trump tweeted a racially charged political ad accusing Democrats of helping Central Americans overrun the U.S. with cop killers. The spot, posted five days before the midterms, is Trump’s most extreme step in his anti-immigrant campaign. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] TRUMP: SOROS COULD BE FUNDING CARAVAN Trump said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if George Soros is funding the caravan of Central American migrants heading toward the U.S. — days after an attempted bomb attack on the liberal philanthropist. [HuffPost] ANIMAL POPULATIONS ‘DOWN 60 PERCENT’ Humans have played a major role in declines in wildlife populations around the globe, according to a new report. The World Wildlife Fund says populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians declined 60 percent from 1970 to 2014. [HuffPost] WEINSTEIN ACCUSED OF HARASSING 16-YEAR-OLD In a new court filing, Harvey Weinstein has been accused of forcing a 16-year-old Polish model to endure years of sexual harassment and emotional abuse. [AP] LION AIR BLACK BOX RECOVERED Indonesian divers have retrieved the black box from the Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea, killing all 189 on board. The device may give clues to the cause of the disaster. [Reuters] TRUMP SLAMS MEDIA FOR PITTSBURGH COVERAGE Trump attacked the media at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, a day after visiting the synagogue targeted in the Pittsburgh shooting. “After this day of unity and togetherness, I came home and sadly turned on the news as the far-left media once again used tragedy to sow division,” he said. Trump also used the grief surrounding the Tree of Life shooting to promote a Pennsylvania GOP congressman’s re-election. [HuffPost]       EDUCATION SECRETARY ACCUSED OF SEXISM A new filing in a lawsuit against the Trump administration accuses Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos of being motivated by sexism in her policy decisions. [HuffPost] GEORGIA REPUBLICAN BAILS ON DEBATE The final televised debate between Georgia gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams (D) and Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) was canceled because the Republican wanted to campaign with Trump instead. [HuffPost] MATTIS: TROOP DEPLOYMENT NO A STUNT Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denied accusations that the Trump administration was deploying 5,200 troops to the Mexican border as a political stunt to bolster Republican support in the midterms. [HuffPost] POST WRITERS HAD TIES TO RIYADH Before the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post was fine with having two of the newspaper’s regular opinion writers connected to lobbying firms with contracts with the Saudis. [HuffPost] DEATH THREATS OVER HOLOCAUST DISPLAY A Florida woman said she’s getting death threats because of the Holocaust-themed display she put up in her yard featuring skeletons with concentration camp ID numbers on their arms and a Star of David on their chests. [HuffPost] MEXICO: BAN ON MARIJUANA ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that an absolute ban on recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional, leaving it to lawmakers to regulate consumption. [Reuters]       Join HuffPost Parents for our first-ever event, HOW TO RAISE A KID, on Friday in Brooklyn, New York. A new study reveals how America’s billionaires engage in “stealth politics” to quietly advance unpopular, inequality-exacerbating and highly conservative policies. Kate Hudson got dragged for dressing up as one of the Rajneeshees, who were featured in the Netflix docuseries “Wild Wild Country.” Tomi Lahren dressed up as Kathy Griffin for Halloween — and the comedian was fuming. 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