10 things you need to know today: September 5, 2016

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Hillary Clinton speaks in Ohio in July.
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1. Clinton and Trump appeal for swing votes in Ohio

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are spending Labor Day making appeals to swing voters in the battleground state of Ohio. The holiday marks what is traditionally seen as the candidates' final sprint to the presidential election in November. Clinton has been leading nationally and in swing states, but Trump has gained some ground in recent polls. This week the Democratic and Republican nominees will participate in their first joint event of the general election campaign — Wednesday's Commander-in-Chief Forum sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Early voting begins in some states on Sept. 23, and the first presidential debate follows on Sept. 26.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.