The next 10 weeks will be brought to you by the 1990s

With news this week that longtime anti-Clinton conspiracy theorist David Bossie is joining the Trump campaign, and that longtime Clinton defender Joe Conason is publishing another book in their defense, it feels, more than ever, like that decade never ended. Hillary and Bill. Our flashback begins with our main characters, the former president, whose critics called him Slick Willie, and his wife, whom Donald Trump now calls Crooked Hillary. Bill was heavier back then, Hillary was thinner, but their basic temperaments were already in place.

Erdogan May Keep Winning, But It Won't Do Turkey Any Good

American Vice President Joe Biden flew to Istanbul recently to try to stop the bleeding. In the weeks since Turkey was rocked by a failed military coup, the deterioration of American-Turkish relations has become a geopolitical mess for the United States: Turks are turning sour on America due to a perceived lack of support from Washington after the coup. Resentment is largely concentrated on the desired extradition of alleged coup mastermind and Pennsylvania resident Fethullah Gülen.

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  Dutch police arrest Erdogan backer for threats after failed Turkish coup

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  US Assures Turkey of Effort to Find Perpetrators of Failed Coup

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Man, 20, Confesses to Shooting Two 13-Year-Old Girls As They Walked Home From School: Cops

Two 13-year-old girls were shot, one of them fatally, on Friday and police in Wichita Falls said Sunday that an arrest has been made in their murder. Wichita Falls Police picked up Kody Lott, 20, after officers made a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle matching Friday's description of the driver police believe fired on Lauren Landavazo and Makayla Smith as they walked home from school. Landavazo died in the shooting and police said in a statement Sunday that Lott confessed to the crimes.

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  Assault of police officer and shooting of woman punctuate holiday weekend

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  Man arrested after confrontation with firefighter, officer

  San Francisco Chronicle

Merkel appeals to Russia to enable Syria cease-fire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is renewing an appeal to Russia to enable a cease-fire in Syria and humanitarian access to the city of Aleppo. Merkel said Monday that "this is of extreme urgency." She said she had made that clear during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday night on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit. Putin and President Barack Obama agreed on the summit's sidelines to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement for Syria.

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  Vladimir Putin backtracks on Ukraine despite G20 efforts

  Newsweek
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  Obama Says US, Russia Closer To Syrian Ceasefire Deal, But ‘Not There Yet’

  International Business Times

Russia Increases Military Exercises Near Eastern Europe

ABC News contributor Steve Ganyard discusses relations with Russia on "This Week." Ed:ed: Good morning, everyone. It is time to go "On the record." There will be no

Afghan road crash inferno leaves 35 dead

At least 35 people were killed on Sunday when a bus collided with a fuel tanker and burst into flames in southern Afghanistan, in the latest road accident in the war-torn country. Many of the victims, including women and children, were burned beyond recognition in the accident in Zabul province, one of the areas worst hit by the Taliban insurgency. "The passenger bus was on its way from Kandahar to Kabul when it collided with a fuel tanker in Jildak area of Zabul," provincial governor Bismillah Afghanmal told AFP.

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  At Least 38 Killed In Afghanistan After Fuel Tanker Collides With Bus

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For second time this year, Royal Caribbean cruise ship sails straight into a monster storm

Passengers on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas ship endured a choppy, stomach-churning ride this weekend as the Bermuda-bound cruise liner steered into Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine. The 16-deck Anthem is the same ship that suffered damage in February

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  ‘This is inexcusable,’ says NC man on cruise ship battling 100+ mph winds in Hermine remnants

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  From Hurricane Hermine to Post Tropical Cyclone

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Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary

Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain's capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The wooden replica was designed by American artist David Best and built by unemployed young Londoners over several months. The spectacle marked the end of "London's Burning", a four-day festival of free art events to mark the anniversary.

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  London’s Burning, again

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  Burning of London replica creates spectacular show

  CNN

No Argument: The Nastiest Finish in NASCAR All Year

Five years ago on a chilly night at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, John Hunter Nemechek – son of NASCAR racer Joe Nemechek – was all dressed up in Nomex looking like he was ready for a go-kart race. John Hunter was named for his uncle, who was killed in 1997, the year John Hunter was born, in a NASCAR truck series crash at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ever since he was just past toddler sized, John Hunter went to the track with dad Joe and mom Andrea, and it wasn’t unusual to see the kid dressed in a little firesuit.

All aboard Hillary’s new plane

All aboard Hillary’s new plane Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine greet members of a crowd as Clinton arrives at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, after traveling from Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)