Facebook Estimates 126 Million People Were Served Content From Russia-Linked Pages – Facebook will inform lawmakers this week that roughly 126 million Americans may have been exposed to content generated on its platform by the Russian government-linked troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency between June 2015 and August 2017, CNN has learned. [cnn]
What You Need To Know About Paul Manafort And Rick Gates – Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was indicted on 12 counts Monday, including conspiracy against the United States, in connection with lobbying work for Ukraine uncovered by the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. [huff]
Trump Just Dropped To His All-Time Low Approval Rating – President Donald Trump dropped to his all-time low approval rating in the Gallup Daily presidential tracking poll on Monday. The all-time low, 33%, marks the first time Trump has dipped below 34% as president. [busins]
Danish Inventor Madsen Admits Dismembering Journalist – The Danish inventor Peter Madsen has admitted dismembering the body of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his submarine, but denies killing her. [bbc]
Oppenheimers Can Go Ahead With Private OR Tambo Terminal – Fireblade Aviation can operate a private international terminal at OR Tambo International Airport, the North Gauteng High Court has ruled. [f24]
Truck Crashes Into Black Monday Protest – Three people have been injured following a 13-vehicle collision on the N4. [huff]
Apple Fires Employee After Daughter’s Video Of iPhone X Goes Viral – Apple has fired an engineer after the employee’s daughter posted a hands-on YouTube video of the iPhone X days ahead of its official release. [tele]
Carbon Dioxide In The Atmosphere Spiked In 2016, Setting A New, 800,000-Year Record – Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased a record amount from 2015 to 2016, leaving the air laden with a concentration of the potent greenhouse gas not seen for at least the last 800,000 years, the period for which we have direct measurements from ice cores. [qz]
Saudi Arabia To Allow Women To Get Into Sport Stadiums – Saudi Arabia is renovating its stadiums so that women will be allowed to enter them to watch sports for the first time. [mash]
This Is The Tunnel Elon Musk Is Building Under Los Angeles – Billionaire Elon Musk has released a photograph of a tunnel he’s building under a Los Angeles suburb to test a novel transportation concept for a system that would move people underground in their personal cars rather than by subway trains. [bloom]
Algorithm Can Identify Suicidal People Using Brain Scans – Scientists have trained a computer program to identify people with suicidal thoughts based on their brain scans. The study is small, but the method could one day be used for diagnosing mental health conditions, researchers say. [verge]
Arrest Warrant Issued For Actress Rose McGowan Over Drug Charge – An arrest warrant has been issued for actress Rose McGowan over a felony drug possession charge from January. [beast]
The Beer Giant Behind Corona Paid $191 Million For A Stake In The World’s Largest Legal Marijuana Producer – Constellation Brands — which sells Corona and is the third-largest beer company in the US — paid $191 million for a stake in the Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth. [busins]
Lewis Hamilton Admits Knighthood Would Be The ‘Greatest Honour’ After Winning Fourth World F1 Title – Lewis Hamilton claimed it would be the “greatest honour” to receive a knighthood after a fourth Formula One world title propelled him beyond him Sir Jackie Stewart as Britain’s most successful racing driver. [tele]
Corey Feldman Says One Of His Alleged Molesters From The ‘80s Now Works For LA Dodgers – Corey Feldman alleged Monday that he was molested in the 1980s by a current Los Angeles Dodgers’ employee who “ran a child’s club in Hollywood” at the time. [huff]
Bruce Willis Is Almost Unrecognizable In His Highly Successful Halloween Costume – Samuel L. Jackson went to a Halloween party and all we got was this amazing photo of Bruce Willis in costume. [time]
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