Bombs. Developing coverage: The Secret Service says it intercepted packages bearing possible “explosive devices” intended for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton—and it suspects they’re linked to the bomb intercepted Monday after delivery to liberal philanthropist George Soros.
■ Developing coverage: The Time Warner Center—home to CNN’s New York offices—was evacuated after delivery of a suspicious package.
■ Developing coverage: President Trump’s spokeswoman: “These terrorizing acts are despicable.”
Caravan conundrum. CNN’s Brian Stelter says Trump’s hysteria about a migrant movement through Central America presents journalists with a puzzle: “Do you ignore the issue and let Trump and his media allies peddle falsehoods, or do you spend time fact-checking the disinformation, potentially at the cost of … legitimizing it as a news story?”
■ The Daily Beast: “Trump’s Own Team Knows His Caravan Claims Are Bulls__t.”
■ Wired: “Don’t believe everything you read about the migrant caravan.”
■ The Washington Post: “How did more than 5,000 migrants from across Central America find each other?”
■ Vice President Pence needs help with his facts.
■ A 10-question Pew Research Center survey asks, “Can you tell factual from opinion statements?”
■ … and suggests younger generations do better at that than those over 50.
■ The News Literacy Project’s “Easiest Quiz of All Time” suggests much of what you think you know is wrong.
‘Illinois is f_____.’ The Sun-Times’ Mark Brown says a bleeped obscenity in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s TV ad shows Rauner’s desperate.
■ A political science professor reviewing early voting nationwide tells The New York Times: “We could be looking at a turnout rate that virtually no one has ever experienced.”
■ Friends don’t let friends vote dumb. Share the Chicago Public Square voter guide.
‘Machine-style bullying.’ Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot says Cook County Board President and mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle is trying to squeeze her out of the race.
■ Video of her speech to the City Club.
■ A massive new apartment project is on the drawing board for what used to be a terminal on what’s now the Blue Line.
Police reform and you. A federal judge is inviting the public to his Chicago courthouse today and tomorrow to share opinions on plans to address police violence and other misbehavior. Here’s how.
■ The Chicago Reporter documents “a troubling pattern”: Chicago cops covering up bad behavior by accusing people they’ve assaulted of assaulting them.
■ Chicago police overtime expenses are up after a short-lived drop early this year.
