(want to get this briefing by email? here<u+2019>s the sign-up .) good morning. here<u+2019>s what you need to know: <u+2022> on the campaign trail. at least 21 million americans have cast early ballots. the turnout so far appears to show hillary clinton with a slight edge over donald j. trump in swing states, where registered democrats are outnumbering republicans in key demographics. but the last full week of the presidential race is likely to be consumed with the fallout from the f.b.i. and justice department<u+2019>s review of emails belonging to huma abedin , one of mrs. clinton<u+2019>s top aides. <u+201c>the process has begun,<u+201d> a federal law enforcement official said after a warrant was obtained to search the emails. <u+2022> ten questions about the email inquiry. james b. comey, the f.b.i.<u+2019>s director, released a statement on friday saying agents had discovered new emails that might be relevant to the completed investigation into mrs. clinton<u+2019>s private server. the case could be reopened if agents find evidence that classified materials were mishandled. agents found the emails during an inquiry this month into allegations that ms. abedin<u+2019>s estranged husband, anthony d. weiner, exchanged sexually explicit messages with a teenager. here<u+2019>s what else we know so far . <u+2022> a presidential first. president obama recorded an interview for snapchat , part of a push to galvanize support for mrs. clinton among young voters. the segment is scheduled to be released on tuesday. and mr. obama<u+2019>s chat with the late-night host samantha bee will air tonight (10:30 eastern, tbs). <u+2022> charleston braces for racially charged trials. j ury selection begin s today in the case of a white police officer charged with murdering walter l. scott, a black man, in south carolina. the same process is scheduled to start next week in the federal trial of dylann roof, the white supremacist accused of killing nine black churchgoers. <u+201c>i think that we will see, based on these trials, exactly the character of the people of charleston,<u+201d> mr. scott<u+2019>s brother said. <u+2022> the state of food. twenty years ago, europe largely rejected genetic modifications in agriculture. at the same time, the u.s. and canada were embracing them. comparing results on the two continents shows genetically modified crops have no discernible advantage in yields, evidence that the technology has fallen short of its promise . business <u+2022> for the first time since world war ii, u.s. trade with other nations has declined during a period of economic growth . <u+2022> ikea<u+2019>s new advertising strategy depicts american families coping with the realities of today<u+2019>s postrecession economy. <u+201c> the idea really isn<u+2019>t selling you a dream of what your life should look like, but the dream you<u+2019>re living,<u+201d> an ad executive said. <u+2022> which is better: a boss who dominates employees or one who seeks admiration? the best leaders know how to use both styles, a management professor says. <u+2022> u.s. stocks finished down on friday. here<u+2019>s a snapshot of global markets . over the weekend <u+2022> a powerful earthquake hit central italy, leaving thousands homeless. the quake was said to be the strongest to hit the country since 1980 . <u+2022> protests broke out across morocco after the death of a fish vendor who, witnesses said, was killed in a trash compactor while trying to save swordfish confiscated by the authorities. the country<u+2019>s king has ordered an investigation. <u+2022> iceland<u+2019>s anti-establishment pirate party won second place in a general election and said its goal was to pass a <u+201c> crowd-sourced constitution .<u+201d> the party<u+2019>s gains led the prime minister to resign. <u+2022> there was a brief terrorism scare at the metropolitan opera in new york after a tourist sprinkled the ashes of a deceased friend into the orchestra pit during an intermission, the police said. <u+2022> <u+201c>inferno<u+201d> flopped in its opening weekend, and <u+201c> boo! a madea halloween <u+201d> was the north american box office winner for a second week. noteworthy <u+2022> saudi women speak up. after we released our documentary <u+201c>ladies first,<u+201d> about women in saudi arabia voting and running for office for the first time, nearly 6,000 saudi women responded . they described a society where men oversee all aspects of their lives. <u+201c>i live a lie just so that i wouldn<u+2019>t end up getting killed,<u+201d> one woman wrote. <u+2022> world series: cubs stay alive. the chicago cubs held on for a 3-2 victory over the cleveland indians on sunday in game 5. cleveland could clinch the title with a win at home on tuesday (8 p.m., eastern, fox). <u+2022> scary science . why do some people enjoy being frightened ? our writer, who calls himself <u+201c>chicken-livered,<u+201d> examines the reasons behind the thrill of confronting fear. <u+2022> recipes of the day. to get into the spirit of fall, try this curried cauliflower soup . and treat yourself to these <u+201c>monster<u+201d> halloween cookies . back story when ghosts and witches, elsas and spidermen take the streets tonight, candy might not be the only thing collected after saying <u+201c>trick or treat.<u+201d> since 1950, orange boxes with a coin slot have gone hand-in-hand with halloween traditions. they collected money for unicef , the united nations children<u+2019>s fund. and it is all thanks to a pennsylvania schoolteacher who decided to follow a children<u+2019>s parade led by a cow in philadelphia. the world was still recovering from world war ii in the late 1940s when the rev. clyde allison and his wife, mary emma allison, had their three children trick or treat not for candy, but for soap and clothing for relief efforts in europe. but the idea to give back on halloween needed more legs. it found them when mrs. allison followed the parade to a department store, where a unicef booth was taking donations. that first year, children carried hand-painted boxes that were soon replaced with official orange ones. over the years, trick-or-treat for unicef has raised at least $175 million , with funds going toward improving health care, providing clean water and expanding education. the <u+201c>constructive approach to halloween,<u+201d> a 1955 times article noted , encouraged american youngsters <u+201c>to develop the sense of international citizenship responsibility that is essential in today<u+2019>s shrinking world.<u+201d> remy tumin contributed reporting. your morning briefing is published weekdays at 6 a.m. eastern and updated on the web all morning . what would you like to see here? 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