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[The Presidential Daily Brief] [The Presidential Daily Brief] IMPORTANT October 29, 2016 [Hillary Clinton at a rally in Iowa yesterday, when her campaign was jolted by the FBI reopening her email investigation. Source: Getty] [The FBI Hands Trump His Miracle] All bets are off. Ten days before Election Day, Hillary Clinton's reeling from the FBI reopening its probe of the private email server she used while serving as secretary of state. In a plot destined for the history of [bizarre] politics, the bombshell grew from Clinton aide Huma Abedin's estranged spouse, Anthony Weiner, whose email-laden devices were seized after he allegedly sexted a North Carolina teenager. Trump is jubilant, while Clinton's demanding all the facts from agency director James Comey - saying she's confident they'll clear her - before the final votes are cast. Sources: [NYT], [New Yorker], [ABC] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [With Planet at Stake, Climate Agreement Set to Kick In] Can it turn down the heat? The Paris Agreement to combat [global warming] goes into effect Friday, thanks to the efforts of 197 nations aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The 55 countries that generate more than half of the world's carbon emissions combined have already ratified the deal. Signatories agree to pursue reductions aimed at lowering global temperatures to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels. While advocates say it opens up green business opportunities, U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump has promised, if elected, to scuttle the plan. Sources: [Press Association], [CSM], [The Hill] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Papua New Guinea's Canadian Heart of Darkness] Is it filthy lucre? A Canadian firm may be damaging its homeland's gilded reputation for the sake of precious metal. A decade ago, Toronto-based Barrick Gold bought a [mine] in Papua New Guinea - and gut-wrenching controversies. A Human Rights Watch investigation alleges local girls and women were regularly raped by mine employees, crimes local authorities and the company failed to address. But in Canada, the allegations have attracted little scrutiny, just as officials scramble to explain how the country's golden gender-equality ranking has turned to lead. Sources: [The Walrus], [The Guardian], [Human Rights Watch] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Volkswagen Leaders Discuss How to Come Back From Crisis] Full speed ahead. The two most influential VW Group board members, Wolfgang Porsche and Hans Michel Piëch, usually stay out of the public eye. But the scions, whose families have clashed over the years, say they are working harmoniously to resuscitate the German  [automotive] giant after it admitted falsifying emissions tests. In a controversial move, they've promoted a new CEO from within and are trying to rebuild the brand while treating the legal fallout from Dieselgate as a separate matter. Cost-cutting - meaning job losses - is on the horizon. Sources: [Der Spiegel] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] Briefly Know This: Cleveland [beat the Cubs 1-0] at Chicago's first Wrigley Field World Series game in 71 years. Elon Musk has unveiled his new [solar power-generating roof tiles.] And ISIS is said to be using [tens of thousands of civilians as human shields] in Mosul. Consider This: "Comey and the FBI are in a terrible position here, one in which [they would be accused of playing politics] whatever they ended up doing." - [Benjamin Wittes] on the Lawfare legal blog, contemplating how agency director James Comey would have been regarded had he not publicized reopening the Clinton email probe 11 days before the election.  Put This On Ice: "It's an ark ... to preserve 'a legacy of life on Earth' at the precise moment that life, in all its glamorous and tedious and ungainly forms, is disappearing from our orb at an alarming rate." That describes [a freezer in San Diego containing cellular samples of 10,000 species] of terrestrial fauna in case they go extinct. [Sponsored by: The Contenders: 16 for '16] [Got questions about The Contenders or this crazy election season?] We've got answers. Send your queries to [editors@ozy.com] for the chance to have the production team respond in a special article - and stay tuned for the finale of The Contenders on Tuesday, Nov. 1 on PBS. Sources: [OZY] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] INTRIGUING [Sign a Waiver to Get Scared Out of Your Pants] You could just watch a horror flick ... but then the actors wouldn't breathe on you. The Tension Experience: Ascension, an L.A. version of the increasingly popular immersive-theater haunted house, begins with you signing a consent form and having a black bag plunked on your head before entering a spooky warehouse. While Tension  abandons some Halloween clichés for sense manipulation, disorientation and panic, its pricey offering - $125 a pop - is just shy of truly hardcore haunts, where bruising and waterboarding are the latest scare tactics. Sources: [OZY] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Misogynist Memes Are So Last Century] Have they come a long way? Women couldn't vote at the turn of the 20th century, and now female voters may tip the scales for a woman-in-chief. Both sides have employed memes - on postcards 100 years ago - and many of the old lines surprisingly resemble today's online posts, including the odd eye-catching cat. America's obsession with political sloganeering flourished with this early gender battle, as cartoonists jumped or stomped on the [suffragette] bandwagon - much as today's mememakers pit misogynistic images and language against those yearning for "Madam President." Sources: [The Atlantic] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Youths Find New Lives Among Italy's Dead] They're not easily spooked. La Paranza Cooperative has started bringing tourists into [Naples'] catacombs, where centuries-old art comes with the occasional nobleman's skull. In recession-racked southern Italy, where youth unemployment is a whopping 75 percent, catacomb tours offer an alternative to mafia-dominated streets. After 10 years, the cooperative has 20 paid staffers who cater to 70,000 tourists a year. Now they're branching into bed and breakfast hospitality, an orchestra and theater, with each youth-friendly job helping to make Naples a little less scary. Sources: [Atlas Obscura] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Kesha and Her Experience With Scorched Earth] Will she change her tune? Kesha's pop queen career was crippled when she sued to exit her contract - signed at age 18 - with producer Dr. Luke, alleging he'd drugged and raped her. He's winning, but she's refusing to [record] with his label and tours instead, playing small venues and earning legal fees. While many fans think her concerts mean she's "free," the Los Angeles native's still looking for a way out. But with adversity being the mother of creativity, her troubles might just beget a genre-changing future. Sources: [NYT Magazine] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Major League Is Hitting Back in Post-Steroid Era] They've got the juice - we just hope it's the legal kind. Batting stats are being knocked out of the park, with this year being the second-highest MLB season for home runs (5,610). The first, in 2000, came seven years before sluggers like Barry Bonds were called out for alleged steroid use. A number of factors are at play, but much of today's new power is coming from once-scrawny middle infielders like Cubs shortstop Addison Russell and Cleveland 2nd baseman Jason Kipnis, who'll battle again tonight in World Series Game 4. Sources: [OZY] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] Your 8 must reads to get you ahead of the curve FLASHBACK [Little-Known October Surprises] [Read In Full] POV [Beyond the Frenzy: What the New Emails Really Mean for Clinton, Trump and the Election] [Read In Full] WILDCARD [Thanks, Anthony Weiner!] [Read In Full] 20M people love reading OZY every month. Be part of the revolution. [Facebook] [Twitter] [Instagram] [Vimeo] [Youtube] Add us to your Address Book | Having trouble viewing this email? [Read Online] This email was sent to {EMAIL} This email was sent by: OZY Media 800 West El Camino Mountain View, CA 94040 [Manage Subscriptions] | [Unsubscribe from this email] | [Privacy Policy]