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The eight stories you need to know, in your inbox bright and early. OCTOBER 24, 2016   End of the 'Jungle': Migrant Camp Coming Down in France A camp that has come to symbolize Europe's struggle to handle an ever-growing wave of migrants is being emptied and dismantled near Calais, France. Nicknamed the "Jungle," the camp has been home... Keep reading »       Trump Notches an Endorsement First Donald Trump scored a major newspaper endorsement Sunday, bringing his total number of major newspaper endorsements in the general election to one. He got the nod from the  Las Vegas Review-Journal , Nevada's biggest paper,... Keep reading »       It's Official: Marlowe Listed as Shakespeare's Co-Author "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," wrote William Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part II—or was it Christopher Marlowe? After more than 400 years, Marlowe has been given... Keep reading »       Pirate Party Could End Up Ruling Iceland The country that puts misbehaving bank bosses in prison may become the first to be ruled by the Pirate Party. The party—described by the  Washington Post as a "collection of anarchists, hackers, libertarians,... Keep reading »       Sailors Had to Eat Rats During 4 Years as Pirate Hostages Some 26 "forgotten hostages" held by Somali pirates for years after the piracy crisis faded from the headlines are finally free. The captives, fishermen from Vietnam, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, and the Philippines, were... Keep reading »       Bill Murray Wins Comedy Prize, Hands It to Audience Bill Murray accepted a bust of Mark Twain for his lifetime achievement in comedy—and immediately handed it to the audience to be passed around. Murray was honored Sunday night at the Kennedy Center by...Keep reading »       Emmett Till Memorial Sign Marred by 'So Much Hatred' A bullet-riddled sign marking the spot where the tortured and mutilated body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was found in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River 61 years ago will be replaced thanks to the generosity of donors....Keep reading »       Guy's 'Joke' Rant About Yoga Pants Backfires A Rhode Island man who penned a letter to the editor complaining about women wearing yoga pants says it was meant to be humorous and he doesn't have an issue with yoga pants. Alan... Keep reading »