This Morning from CBS News, Nov. 2, 2016
Hidden vote
Every election cycle there’s talk about groups that pollsters are supposedly missing, and this year it’s centered on the so-called “hidden” Trump vote -- people who might never vote, who supposedly don’t show up in polls, but could suddenly come out now for Donald Trump. Could they tip battleground state Florida to Trump’s side on Election Day?
Straw-donor?
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is returning thousands of dollars in donations linked to what may be one of the largest straw-donor schemes ever uncovered. A small Boston law firm that has supported Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Harry Reid, President Obama and many others is accused of improperly funnelling millions of dollars into Democratic Party coffers.
Russian link
In an election season marked by cybersecurity discourse, the discovery by computer scientists of evidence possibly connecting a Donald Trump email server to a separate server belonging to Alfa Bank, a Russian institution with ties to the Kremlin, has raised eyebrows. But what does it really tell us?
Mysterious illness
A cluster of a polio-like illnesses in children is under investigation in Washington state. So far, two of nine suspected cases have been confirmed as a rare condition known as AFM. One child has died. One mother tells us about the symptoms her son exhibited.
Health warning
At first, emergency room doctors weren’t sure what caused a 50-year-old man’s troubling array of symptoms. But then he mentioned he’d been downing as many as five energy drinks a day. Now doctors have a warning about the unusual health hazard his case brought to light.
Size segregation
Many female consumers feel apparel stores ignore larger women when it comes to clothing, surveys show. But one national retailer is trying to address the concerns by integrating plus-size items into clothing racks usually reserved for smaller women. Could it spell the end of segregation-by-size?
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