HSBC May Be ‘Criminally Complicit’ In Gupta Transfers Lawmaker Peter Hain Flags ‘Illicit’ Transactions To UK, US. – HSBC Holdings is the unnamed bank that is the focus of a senior British lawmaker’s demand for a criminal probe into a relationship with South Africa’s Gupta family, according to two people with knowledge of the allegations. [mweb]

Terrorist Requested ISIS Flag For His Hospital Room, FBI Says – Sayfullo Saipov requested an ISIS flag to display in his Bellevue hospital room just after he allegedly killed eight people in a terrorist attack in New York City on Tuesday. [beast]

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon Resigns After Allegations Of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior – The British government says Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behaviour. [time]

Brett Ratner Splits With Warner Bros. As Hollywood Director Says He’ll Sue Over Rape Claims – Hollywood director Brett Ratner is suing a woman for defamation after she accused him of sexual assault. [fox]

Actor Roberto Cavazos Says ‘Many Spacey Stories’ At Old Vic – “It seems the only requirement was to be a male under the age of 30 for Mr Spacey to feel free to touch us,” he says. [sky]

Dustin Hoffman Apologizes After Allegations That He Sexually Harassed A 17-Year-Old Intern In 1985 – Actor Dustin Hoffman apologized on Wednesday after being accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old intern in 1985 on the set of a TV adaptation of “Death of a Salesman.” [lat]

Trump: US Justice System A ‘Laughing Stock,’ ‘Joke’ – President Trump on Wednesday referred to the U.S. justice system as a “joke” and a “laughing stock.” [hill]

Mugabe Calls For Return Of Death Penalty – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday called for the return of the death penalty, after more than 50 people applied for the vacant position of hangman. [enca]

Facebook Beats In Q3 With $4.7B Profit, Record Share Price Despite Russia – Facebook is still in the middle of its House Intelligence Committee hearing about Russian election interference, but the looming concerns over misuse haven’t dampened its business as profits continue to soar and its share price hits an all-time high. [tc]

Director Launched A Petition To Get Casey Affleck Off The Oscars Stage – ‘This is a cultural moment and I think it’s appropriate for someone like Affleck to be a scapegoat,’ said Cameron Bossert, who wants Casey Affleck to be disinvited from the Oscars. [beast]

Tesla’s Nightmare Before Christmas – It looks like Elon Musk just canceled Thanksgiving and probably Christmas, too — if you work at Tesla Inc., anyway. [bloom]

Houston Astros Are World Series Champions, Beating Los Angeles Dodgers – The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. [npr]

Estee Lauder Shares Hit Record High On Millennial Boost – Make-up firm Estee Lauder has reported a sharp rise in sales, helped by its recent purchase of brands favoured by selfie-loving younger customers. [bbc]

Obama Kicks Off His Foundation’s First Summit, Bans Selfies – Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama launched their inaugural Obama Foundation Summit Tuesday, bringing together a collection of high-profile artists, entrepreneurs, world leaders and royalty to meet with hundreds of mostly young up-and-coming leaders. [usat]

Nobody Is Going To Tashas Anymore – As South Africa’s economic climate gets a little cloudy, establishments that once attracted the upper-middle class are losing business. Yup, there’s no queue outside tashas anymore. [here]

Pilots’ Pay Rise Set To Cost Ryanair £88m A Year – Cranking up pilot pay will cost budget airline Ryanair up to €100m (£88m) a year as it navigates the fallout from a rostering debacle and the grounding of 25 planes for five months. [tele]

Formula One Unveils Plans For New Power Units To ‘Stir’ Fans’ Emotions – Formula One is about to get a whole lot louder. [cnn]

How To Gain Access To Cape Town’s Most Luxurious Properties [Video] – Dotted throughout Cape Town are some of the most luxurious properties around, but to gain access to any one of them can be quite a challenge. Enter Nina van Deventer. [here]

Unseen David Bowie Images To Be Published By Tour Photographer – Limited edition book costing £3,000 will feature photos by Denis O’Regan, who was with Bowie on 1983 Serious Moonlight tour. [guardian]

Osama Bin Laden Had Pixar’s Cars And Other Cartoons In His Movie Collection – Thousands of files about Osama bin Laden released by the CIA on Wednesday revealed he had a surprising movie collection that included American cartoons, Hollywood movies and documentaries about himself. [time]

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