This Morning from CBS News, Oct. 24, 2016

Hard road

With the election 15 days away, the newest national poll shows Hillary Clinton with a 12-point leader over Donald Trump in a four-way race. To keep supporters energized, Trump is outlining early White House priorities, but efforts to roll out new policy over the weekend were muddied by unfounded claims of current voter fraud and vowed retribution against political enemies.

Aiming wider

In Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton blasted a Republican who she said “doesn’t have the courage to stand up” to bullies and shouldn’t win on Election Day. But she wasn’t talking about Donald Trump. As her lead in the polls continues to grow, Clinton and her campaign are focusing more on trying to expand the map heading into Election Day.

Surprise attacks

Iraqi forces are inching ever closer to ISIS’ last stronghold in the country, with help from their American-led coalition partners, but the closer they get to the prize, the more resistance they’re facing. We find out how, even in towns ostensibly liberated from the extremists, deadly surprises can be lurking underground.

Speaking confidentially?

Hackers aren’t only exposing the emails of prominent political figures -- plenty of ordinary Americans have have seen their inboxes ransacked. We outline some best practices for safeguarding your correspondence, including how to limit the damage if your messages are revealed.

Cool kicks

Consumers face seemingly endless sneaker options in a global footwear market that will reach nearly $115 billion by 2022. We wanted to know, are any of the latest innovations really helping you run longer or jump higher? Are those expensive sneakers any better? We go behind the scenes to look for answers.

Telecom behemoth

Fifteen years after being acquired by AOL in what many mergers and acquisitions experts regard as the worst merger of all time, Time Warner is joining forces with AT&T in another mega-deal. Will this union of the media and telecom giants prove more successful?

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Entertainment

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