Final days of 2016 campaign defined As early voting continues, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have adopted different tactics. While Trump has doubled down with raucous swing state rallies, Clinton is spending heavily on advertising, local organising and looking to help congressional candidates. Running mate Tim Kaine said data from early voting states suggested Clinton, 12 points up in one ABC poll, was headed toward a "very big and historic win" on 8 November, though campaign aides warned against complacency, especially in swing states like Ohio. Trump advisers said the country's anti-establishment mood will work to their advantage, though as campaign manager Kellyanne Conway acknowledged to NBC, "We are behind." In Florida, Trump continued his tirade against a "rigged system" and vowed to sue the women who have accused him of sexual assault. Trump camp admits 'we're behind' as Clinton team warns on complacency Clinton's record as diplomat hints at presidency The Democratic candidate visited 122 countries and faced crises in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, but her years as secretary of state do not provide a transparent guide to how a President Clinton would act. Interviews with former aides, senior officials and foreign counterparts paint a complex picture of Clinton as a diplomat defying easy categorisation as "hawk" or "dove". Clinton's distinctive way of mixing soft and hard US power, her awareness of her nation's exceptional might and her instincts for how and when to use it are likely to follow her to the Oval Office. Hillary Clinton's record as secretary of state hints at possible presidential role UVA rape story: should Rolling Stone have known? Last week, the first of two defamation trials against Rolling Stone for its story about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia got under way in Charlottesville. Officially, the $7.8m lawsuit asks only if the magazine knew or should have known that its portrayal of Nicole Eramo, a former UVA dean who complains she was unfairly painted as the story's "chief villain", was false. But in practice, this trial is about the failures of reporter Sabrina Erdely and magazine editors to spot multiple discrepancies in the story they sought to tell. UVA rape story trial highlights struggle to report on sexual assault in Trump era The US soldier who wanted to live under Islam Craig Baxam, a black American raised Catholic, left the US military to practice Islam. He planned to live under al-Shabaab – a group designated by Washington as a terrorist organisation which practices a strict form of Islam under the religious law of sharia. He ended up arrested in Kenya and imprisoned on terrorism-related charges. Ed Pilkington looks into a case that exposes the conflict between religious fundamentalism and the US national security apparatus. From the US army to al-Shabaab: the man who wanted to live under sharia law Murder of Brazilian environmentalist marks new low Just after sunset on 13 October in Altamira, a small town nestled on a curve of the Xingu river in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Luiz Alberto Araújo, secretary for the environment on the city council, arrived home with his family. Two men on a motorcycle pulled up and shot the 54-year-old seven times. More than 150 environmental activists have been killed in Brazil since 2012. Billy Kyte, campaign leader at Global Witness, says the Araújo murder "sends a message that no one is untouchable". Murder of Brazil official marks new low in war on Amazon environmentalists Support the Guardian's Fearless Journalism The Guardian is an independent voice in this year's election. That means no bias or corporate owner influencing our coverage. But in-depth political reporting takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. If everyone who reads our coverage helps to pay for it, our future will be more secure. Support the Guardian with a monthly payment, or a one-off contribution. Become a Guardian member
Contribute to the Guardian AT&T-Time Warner deal faces scrutiny Telecoms giant AT&T has agreed to buy Time Warner, the owner of the Harry Potter and Batman film franchises, HBO, CNN and the Cartoon Network, for $85.4bn. But the deal is likely to face tough scrutiny in Washington. On Saturday, Donald Trump said the deal would create "too much concentration of power" and promised to block it. On Sunday, Clinton running mate Tim Kaine said he was "pro-competition". Trump and Clinton camps raise concerns over AT&T-Time Warner deal Brexit looms over closure of Calais refugee camp The closure of the Calais refugee camp, which began on Monday, is largely being driven by French domestic politics and any long-term solution is likely to be dependent on the outcome of next year's presidential election. But the closure is also being monitored closely in Britain: although the French have made strenuous efforts to provide refugees with alternative accommodation in France, such is the pull factor of the English language and the prospect of work that there is no guarantee another camp will not form near another ferry terminal. French election and Brexit loom over closure of Calais refugee camp 'Radicalized climate' takes shape The impact of climate change on weather and society are becoming increasingly clear. While we are making progress in solving the problem, one of the two political parties governing the world's strongest superpower continues to deny the science. This led astrophysicist Katie Mack to make the following suggestion: maybe governments will actually listen if we stop saying "extreme weather" or "climate change" and just say the atmosphere is being radicalized. 'The atmosphere is being radicalized' by climate change Where are the NFL Goliaths? "As much as we love the idea of every team having an equal chance, the NFL is more entertaining when there are a few Goliaths out there," writes Hunter Felt. At this time last year there were five undefeated teams. This year, with the Philadelphia Eagles' defeat of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, there are none. There are no undefeated teams left in the NFL and that's a problem Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's co-writer The long-held suggestion that Christopher Marlowe was William Shakespeare is now widely dismissed, along with other authorship theories. But Marlowe is enjoying the next best thing: a credit as co-writer of the three Henry VI plays. The two dramatists will appear jointly on the three title pages of the plays within the New Oxford Shakespeare, a landmark project to be published this month. Christopher Marlowe credited as one of Shakespeare's co-writers In case you missed it… Justin Crowe of Chronicle Cremation Designs, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, mixes cremated human ashes into a glaze which he uses to coat bowls, vases, candle holders, coffee cups, urns and other ceramic items. The idea developed out of an art project in which Crowe used the ashes of more than 200 people to create a dinnerware collection called Nourish, and then used it to serve food at a party. "I wanted to create a dinnerware set that infuses a sense of mortality," he says.
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Craig Wendel dresses as Trump and his wife wears a Clinton mask as they support Trump at a campaign rally in Naples, Florida Sunday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 
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