WEATHER // Hurricane Matthew was a dangerous Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 mph (190 kph) as it passed through the Bahamas, and it was expected to be very near Florida’s Atlantic coast by this evening. So far 16 deaths in the Caribbean have been blamed on the storm. http://cvote.it/2dTfs1e
PRO-LIFE // President Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife in Steubenville, Ohio, and was met with a silent protest from pro-life students from nearby Franciscan University. http://cvote.it/2dTfplN
ACTION >> Please UpVote this question for Clinton and Trump! “Should Catholic hospitals be required to perform elective abortions?” http://cvote.it/2dTdcXJ
HEALTH CARE // Republicans in Congress are working to block the Obama administration from paying insurance companies hundreds of millions of dollars as part of an ObamaCare program. http://cvote.it/2dTbSUA
NATIONAL SECURITY // Huh. Looks like they’re prosecuting for this again. The feds secretly busted an NSA contractor amid a probe into whether he stole and leaked classified codes. http://cvote.it/2dvbngX
CULTURE // Thanksgiving Day for families again? For the first time since 2012, the nation’s largest mall, Mall of America, will be closed on Thanksgiving. http://cvote.it/2dv9EIF
CATHOLIC // There’s a new national shrine dedicated to St. Therese of Lisieux — and it’s located in Alaska. http://cvote.it/2dTbkhH
ON THIS DAY // 1866 – First U.S. train robbery. http://cvote.it/1VCeTCG
SAINT // Saint Bruno – http:/cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //