10 things you need to know today: September 9, 2016

Clinton slams Trump's "scary" praise of Putin, North Korea conducts its fifth nuclear weapon test, and more

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1. Clinton attacks Trump for his praise of Putin

Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump as "unfit and unqualified" on Thursday in her first formal news conference in 278 days. Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, said the previous evening's Commander-in-Chief Forum "was yet another test and Donald Trump failed yet again" with his "scary" praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a better leader than President Obama. A Trump spokesman called Clinton's criticism of the Republican nominee "the desperate attacks of a flailing campaign sinking in the polls." Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, said "it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country."

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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.