Hillary Clinton appears on Thursday before the Congressional committee “investigating” the 2012 Benghazi attack, with the committee itself under renewed scrutiny.
- Watch the hearing live on C-Span here. (10 am ET, 3pm UK time)
But as is often the case, the people who deserve real closure are angered by a politicized process.
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WORLD
So. No go, Joe.
https://twitter.com/ethanklapper/status/656938347189936128
An apparent sword attack at a school in Sweden this morning left one person dead and several hurt.
On behalf of potato loving people everywhere, thanks for dropping by.
oh, and, yeah…
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BUSINESS
An iconic British store, which had already been in foreign ownership, is to be bought by a Chinese company.
The Governor of the Bank of England spoke about Britain’ position in the EU.
Credit Suisse is to cut jobs and relocate staff to Poland in an effort to reduce costs.
(The Times/Tomorrow’s Papers Today)
But some better news:
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MEDIA
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CULTURE
Reviews are in for the new Bond movie, SPECTRE, which opens this weekend.
And the latest incarnation of another big movie franchise got the Jimmy Kimmel treatment, and it’s glorious.
And more questions than answers here too, really…
https://twitter.com/BBCEngland/status/657128493822660608
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SPORTS
The New York Mets will play in the World Series after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. On – of course – Back to the Future day, the Mets dominated the Cubs early to win 8-3.
But the Washington Post‘s Tom Boswell has some encouragement for Cub fans too.
The Overnight Note 