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While you were sleeping: 31 October 2016
FBI email scandal may be illegal, scuffles erupt during Ivory Coast vote, and Hamilton victorious in Mexico.
“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”
? Alan W. Watts
STORY OF THE DAY
US Vote 2016: Clinton’s e-mails, Trump’s phallic hotel and the all-too-real ‘Shondaland’ script
By RANJENI MUNUSAMY
“The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.” The words of Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary debate a year ago are more relevant and piercing than ever. The FBI’s reopening of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails has created a diversion from Donald Trump’s own scandals and flailing campaign. Trump launched a new hotel last week, maximising on the election publicity to boost his equally floundering business empire. It attracted some eccentric supporters who could easily have been extras in a Shonda Rhimes political thriller. RANJENI MUNUSAMY reports from Washington.
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
FBI email investigation ‘illegal’
The reopening of the eternal Hillary Clinton email investigation by the FBI may have been illegal, according to senate minority leader Harry Reid who has suggested the hasty announcement by the bureau may have violated the Hatch Act. The Act prevents the FBI from influencing elections.
Scuffles have erupted at dozens of polling stations during a critical constitutional vote in the Ivory Coast. Boycotted by the opposition, the vote has proposed the creation of a vice president and senate. However, the majority of the
Niger Delta attack claimed by militants
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate group – say that 10 times fast –have claimed responsibility for an attack on a pipeline on Sunday. The group attacked the 32-inch Effurun-
Lewis Hamilton has kept his title defence hopes alive, securing victory at the Mexico Grand Prix. His first win in Mexico, Hamilton is now just 19 points behind Nico Rosberg. With two races to go, Hamilton must now prove himself on both race days.
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FACT OF THE DAY
Today is Halloween. Technically speaking, all you ‘sexy cat’ and ‘Batman’ attendees at the weekend’s parties were much too early.
Despite receiving a knighthood from the Queen, Bill Gates cannot use the title “sir” due to his being American.
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