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Helmeted Gunman Killed, Security Guard Wounded In Cape Town Restaurant Shootout – A gunman was killed in a shootout outside Grand Africa Café & Beach in Granger Bay. The venue previously featured prominently in a court case that involved suspects including underworld figure Nafiz Modack and allegations of a tussle for control of its security. [dailymav]

Owner Wanted As Two Dogs Kill 19 Penguins In Simon’s Town – Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA explained that they would be holding the owners accountable for the attack and not the breed as the dogs were apparently not kept on a leash. [iol]

Elon Musk Disbands Twitter’s Board, Cementing Control Over Company – The company filing states that all previous members of Twitter’s board are no longer directors “in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement.” Musk, according to the filing, became “the sole director of Twitter.” [cnn]

Twitter Braces For Layoffs – Behind the scenes at the wildest tech takeover ever, where everyone knows company-shaking changes are coming — and no one knows exactly when. [verge]

Lula Beats Far-Right President Bolsonaro To Win Brazil Election – After being jailed on corruption charges, the left-wing da Silva engineered a stunning political resurrection on Sunday by winning Brazil’s presidential runoff election — in a nail-biter — over right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. [npr]

A Trial Laid Bare The Inner Workings Of The Church Of Scientology, Whose Members Include Hollywood Royalty – Though the Church of Scientology is not on trial with Danny Masterson, facets of its operation are woven throughout testimony. [businsider]

Gauteng Traffic Officer Arrested For Allegedly Hijacking Cop’s Car – According to JMPD spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, officers received information from Crime Intelligence of an off-duty SAPS member, who had been hijacked in Randfontein. [news24]

US Judge Blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House Merger – Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ pay. [guardian]

Developers Are Making The Notorious Fyre Fest Island Into A Crypto ‘Paradise’ – 60 “ultra-luxurious” properties are planned for Great Exuma, Bahamas—to be sold off exclusively via NFTs on the blockchain. [gizmodo]

New Species Of Owl Discovered – And It Could Go Straight On The Red List – The bird was found on Principe Island. It occupies a relatively small area, about four times the size of New York’s Central Park. [sky]

Nancy Pelosi: Man Charged With Attempted Kidnap And Assault – He had been searching for the top Democrat and reportedly shouted “where is Nancy?” while inside the property. [bbc]

Elon Musk Wants Twitter To Charge $20 For Verification Badges – Twitter will give existing verified accounts 90 days to subscribe to the new Twitter Blue or lose their verification status. [mybb]

Visitors Trapped In Disney Resort By Sudden COVID Lockdown But The Rides Are Still Running – Authorities abruptly closed the popular resort on Monday due to a COVID-19 outbreak, trapping everyone who has not tested negative inside. [dbeast]

The Comment That Prompted Red Bull’s Boycott Of Sky Sports – Max Verstappen refused to address the broadcaster after he was made aware of comments made by Sky Sports’ pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. [tele]

Jeremy Mansfield Was SA’s ‘Rude Awakening’ To Talk Radio – Behind his loud, crass persona, he was sensitive and insisted his shows incorporate a charity angle. His charity work raised well over R12m. [timeslive]

Taylor Swift Makes US Song Charts History With ‘Midnights’ – It’s the first time in the chart’s 64-year history that a single artist has claimed the entire top 10, Billboard said. [ewn]

NYC Restaurateur Says He’s Given Up On James Corden After ‘Massive Lie’ – Keith McNally accused the talk show host of saying “anything to save his bacon” after Corden spoke about his recent behavior at the restaurant Balthazar. [huffpost]

Leonardo DiCaprio, 47, And Gigi Hadid, 27 ‘Seen Hanging Out Together At NYC Halloween Bash’ – As romance rumors continue to swirl. [dmail]

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