While you were sleeping: 10 May 2016

By John Stupart

10 May 2016

Brazil impeachment momentarily derailed, Sudan rebels kill three, and Hyperloop on track for history

"Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it."

– Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Story of the Day

Playing the enemy: Understanding the ‘hit’ against Madonsela

If someone really did pay a contract killer to take out Thuli Madonsela, they must be quite annoyed that the plot has been exposed before the job was done and that the revelation led to even more hero-worshipping of the public protector. It seems Madonsela’s superhero status rockets every time her detractors try to diminish her. The story of a professional hit on Madonsela is being questioned in some quarters as it makes no sense to kill her five months before she leaves office. But those who have much to hide could be threatened by what Madonsela could do as her last hoorah. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
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While you were sleeping

Brazil's impeachment process wobbles

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment was momentarily plunged into utter bedlam on Monday. The interim lower house speaker, Waldir Maranhão, declared the judgment to impeach unlawful, resulting in some measure of chaos. The head of Brazil's senate, however, very quickly overruled the idiocy by declaring said decision invalid. Read more

Sudanese rebels attack camp

Sudanese rebels have killed three people in an attack on a regufee camp in the town of Sortoni. The camp came under fire from armed rebels riding camels and in a vehicle. The camp's inhabitants repelled the attack, with no mention of UN forces reacting immediately. Read more

FBI agent admits to perjury in Bulger case

A former FBI agent has admitted to lying on the stand during the trial of notorious gangster, Whitey Bulger. FBI assistant special agent in charge, Robert Fitzpatrick, falsely made claims about the FBI's relationship with organised crime. It is unclear how this would affect Bulger's life sentence for 11 murders, however. Read more

Hyperloop hits important milestone

Elon Musk's 'future' of rapid transport, a massive new development, might be unveiled today. The Hyperloop technological development site, a facility somewhere in the American desert, is likely going to be revealed during a special two-day event. The future is now. In the desert. In America. Read more

In Numbers

2.2

The amount in billions of dollars saved by the United States in 2011 by using recycled road-paving materials.

Facts of the Day

Today in 1940 Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain to become Britain's Prime Minister. The cigar-puffing polemicist became a wartime legend, and a peacetime political disaster.

Fact of the day: Want to earn a fat salary? Chick sexers identify the gender of newborn chicks. Their average salary is around $60,000 per year.

Weather & Financial Data

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