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Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women in a 2005 video were denounced by his running mate Gov. Mike Pence, and are leading numerous Republican lawmakers, including New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Sen. John McCain, to drop their support of the candidate. Photo: AP

Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women in a 2005 video were denounced by his running mate Gov. Mike Pence, and are leading numerous Republican lawmakers, including New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Sen. John McCain, to drop their support of the candidate. Photo: AP

U.s. Election 2016

GOP Leaders Turn Backs on Trump

A divided Republican Party fell into turmoil as a chorus of GOP candidates and officials repudiated their presidential candidate and scrambled to find personal paths to political survival a month before Election Day. 599

ECB’s Draghi Says Brexit Vote is ‘Very Significant’

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi poured cold water on any hopes that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union would have negligible economic consequences.

French Central Banker Says There is More Room for Monetary Policy

Monetary policy hasn’t reached its limits in terms of global results, Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said.

German Police Find ‘Highly Explosive’ Materials in Manhunt

Police in the eastern German city of Chemnitz were hunting for a 22-year-old man from Syria suspected of planning a terror attack and said they had found “highly explosive” materials in his apartment.

U.K. Firms Issue Plea for More Say in Brexit Talks

Leaders from top business lobbies in the U.K. made an unusually public plea to the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, asking it to consult more with businesses about Brexit planning.

U.N. Security Council Fails to Agree on New Aleppo Cease-Fire

Two competing U.N. Security Council resolutions for a cease-fire in and around the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo were vetoed by competing world powers on Saturday, further dimming prospects for peace in Syria.

How a Disgraced Trader Became a Pawn in a Feud Between Billionaires

In a defamation lawsuit, hedge-fund magnate Louis Bacon has accused retail tycoon Peter Nygard, above, of doctoring a ‘60 Minutes’ video to destroy his reputation. Photo: NY State Supreme Court

A feud between a U.S. hedge-fund magnate and a Canadian retail tycoon drew an army of advisers, the Justice Department and Julian Rifat, a disgraced U.K. trader. His life will never be the same. 57

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Predators in the Classroom

Individual cases of sexual abuse by teachers receive a great deal of attention, but how widespread is the problem? Why we still know, and are doing, so little.