Vine Is Closing Down, and the Internet Can’t Stand It – If you picture social video as a colorful ecosystem full of emoji and chat bubbles, you really should try to think of it more as a jungle — a place where the strong eat the weak. [nyt]
Amazon Stock Tanks After Disappointing Profit – Amazon’s stock is tanking after the company posted a lighter profit than Wall Street had hoped for, denting a company that has seemed liked it could do no wrong with investors in recent months. [cnn]
Apple Throws Shade At Google With New iOS 10 Stat – Apple CEO Tim Cook opened Thursday’s keynote at the company’s Mac event in Cupertino with a not-so-subtle burn aimed at Google. The subject was mobile operating system adoption, a noted sore spot for Google. [mash]
Emails Involving Hawks And NPA Lead To ‘Hostage’ Drama At Sars Office – A string of emails involving the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) case against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan led to an alleged “hostage” drama at a Pretoria office of the SA Revenue Service last week. [mg]
Queen ‘Confused Vladimir Putin With Andrew Marr’ During State Visit – One is the autocratic leader of the largest country on Earth, the other a humble television presenter. [tele]
Michelle Obama And Hillary Clinton Hit The Road Together – The audience in Winston-Salem, N.C., could be forgiven for forgetting which Democrat is running for President. [time]
Some Donald Trump Voters Warn Of Revolution if Hillary Clinton Wins – Beneath the cheering, a new emotion is taking hold among some Trump supporters as they grapple with reports predicting that he will lose the election. [nyt]
Donald Trump’s March To Loserland Is Only Beginning – The name that he valued at $3 billion as recently as a year ago is one that residents and property owners are trying to escape from now. [db]
Mike Pence’s Airplane Skids Off Runway At LaGuardia, No Injuries – A plane carrying U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence skidded off the runway after landing in the rain at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, halting flights for at least an hour, officials said. [huff]
WATCH: Zuma Falls Asleep During Gordhan’s Mid-Term Budget Speech – All eyes were on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday when he delivered his mid-term budget speech in Parliament. [watch]
1000 Pupils Suffer Food Poisoning In Eastern Cape – The Eastern Cape health department has confirmed that about 1000 school children have been treated for food poisoning. [cp]
Guess Which High-Ranking Government Official Was A Spy In China? – When news broke back in early September that Busisiwe Mkhwebane had acted as a spy while working as an immigration officer for Home Affairs in China, no one really took notice, as she was only a “proposed” Public Protector at that stage. [here]
Confused About The Budget? This INFOGRAPHIC Should Help – Pravin Gordhan’s “mini” budget speech was the most anticipated speech of its kind since forever. I mean, it was even covered by CNN. [read]
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John Lennon MBE Return Letter Valued At R1 Million– A letter John Lennon wrote to the Queen explaining why he was returning his MBE was found tucked in a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul. [bbc]
A Boss In India Is Giving Away 1,260 Cars And 400 Homes To His Staff As A Holiday Bonus – A gem dealer in India has announced an extraordinarily generous giveaway for his staff to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali, pledging to hand out 1,260 cars and 400 apartments. [time]
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Condoleezza Rice Claps Back After Donald Trump Calls Her a ‘Bitch’ – With Five Simple Words — See Her Badass Response. [usm]
It’s Getting Messy! Mariah Carey Admits She Hasn’t Seen Billionaire Fiance James Packer Since ‘Huge Fight’ In Greece – But singer denies cheating is to blame as rumours fly about their final trip together. [dm]
Lara Stone Spills Out Of Plunging Black Dress At Swanky London Bash With Irina Shayk – The model had her bust on display in the daring frock, which she wore without a bra. [mir]
Trump: I’m Thinking Maybe We ‘Cancel The Election And Just Give It To Trump’ – During Donald Trump‘s rally late this afternoon, he went on a brief tangent about how maybe he should just be given the election now because Hillary Clinton is just that bad. [med]
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