Experts Threaten Trumps White House Dreams

US Election Shocks Everyone

November saw the US political system thrown into chaos when Donald Trump caused a major upset beating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election. All polls had shown Clinton in the lead by massive margins leaving Trump as a distant contender. However, come election day things turned with the so called "hidden majority" coming out to vote, not only that, but voting for Trump.

Days before the election FBI director James B. Comey announced another investigation into Clintons emails thanks to Anthony Weiner. The Clinton campaign has since claimed the investigation is one of the reasons for the loss. Another issue that has since sprung up was the rise of fake news on social media with Facebook being raked over the coals for allowing it's spread and Twitter fighting an army of bots and alt-right accounts.

The New Zeitgeist Shaping the World

As we've seen around the world people are pushing back against the establishment. With the Arab Spring in the Middle East to the Brexit vote to leave the European Union and the ANC losing the midterm elections in South Africa. People around the globe are turning their backs on politicians seen as separate from everyone else. Was it only a matter of time before the US was subject to the same wave of change?

A Daring Electoral College Could Change History

While Trump won based on the needed vote for the electoral college it was Clinton who won the popular vote with 1.7million more votes in total. This is only the 4th time in history a candidate who won the popular vote did not win the election. While some experts are telling Clinton to challenge the vote due to technical issues others in the electoral college may shake things up with Democrats preparing for a "faithless vote". As much as Trump ran on the Republican ticket he did not make any friends in the process with many in the Republican party distancing themselves from him. Could super delegates with conservative views also step in and fight Trump? Since the backlash began an unexpected friend has emerged in the form of Jill Stein who has been raising money to force a recount in swing states with Wisconsin already agreeing to a recount.

Trumps Fight or Flight Response

With recounts imminent and the Electoral College in question Trump has taken to his favourite medium and responded on Twitter. Trump has since claimed the recount movement is a "scam" and that he actually won the popular vote but lost it due to "illegal votes". No word on if he will push for his on investigation regarding the illegal votes.

The Big Stories of October 2016

Halloween wasn't the only scary thing this October with revelations about political candidates in the US to the internet under attack.

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The big news this month was around the US Election and Donald Trumps remarks about sexually assaulting women sending his campaign into a nose dive. The battle against ISIS raged on with battles for control of Mosul putting ISIS on the back foot. In Europe the refugee crisis saw the infamous "Jungle" in Calais being torn down by authorities. Elsewhere nature took it's toll with natural disasters claiming lives in Haiti and more. One of the only positives came in the form of 150 countries agreeing on a climate change deal.

Business

Samsung saw their share price plummet after the drama around the Galaxy Note 7 exploding and having to be recalled twice while VW's emissions scandal settlement was approved by a judge. Meanwhile Brexit was still in the news with leaders around Europe discussing the way forward.

Technology

The internet suffered one of its biggest attacks when multiple devices that make up IoT, or the Internet of Things, were used to take down infrastructure sending many high profile sites offline while Samsung fared no better with the exploding Galaxy Note 7 wreaking havoc on their stock price and reputation.

The Big Stories of September 2016

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The world saw the refugee struggle continue with France pushing to shut down the infamous "Jungle" refugee camp while out at sea hundreds died when a ship capsized. Typhoons in China killed dozens this month while Italy tried to rebuild after last months devastating earthquakes. Over in the US, New York City was rocked by explosions in the Chelsea district by homemade bombs, the suspect was arrested two days later. We saw another mass shooting, this time at a Washington Mall and the US Election heated up with the first debates pitting Clinton vs Trump. Charlotte, North Carolina was rocked by protests after another unarmed black man was shot by police.

Business

Carrying over from the world of politics Donald Trump faced criticism for not providing his tax returns while in Europe they pushed for multi national corporations to pay more in taxes. The VW scandal was still in the news with management suspensions and investor lawsuits while China hosted the G20. Elsewhere Twitter gained attention with news of it's possible sale while Deutsche Bank had investors worried after it was hit with a massive fine.

Sports

In the world of sports we saw the Paralympics showcase the best in perseverance against all odds while the US Open had some shockers with the Williams sister losing out. US protests made their way on to the field with NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem due to police shootings.

Entertainment

The Emmy Awards saw the usual winners with Game of Thrones taking top honors while young talent also took to the stage with Rami Malek and Tatiana Maslany winning for best leads. In sad news famous celebrity couple Brangelina announced a divorce while the case against Bill Cosby continued with the judge allowing phone records.

Technology

Cyber crime was in the news with the Democrat party emails being hacked to the medical records of athletes being stolen but they were nothing compared to Yahoo's announcement that over 500 million accounts had been hacked. Elsewhere we saw the launch of the iPhone 7 which was met with skepticism and the month ended with Elon Musk announcing plans to colonize Mars.

Style

Finally in the fashion world it was time for the seasonal showings in the form of New York Fashion Week leading the way followed by London Fashion Week and then on to Milan Fashion Week and finally ending with Paris Fashion Week.

The Big Stories of July 2016

Welcome to the second half of the year featuring terrorist attacks, sporting scandals and more to round off the big stories of July 2016.

Headline News

We begin again with brutality in the form of mass murder when a deranged terrorist drove a truck through a crowd of people in Nice, France killing innocent people along with a hostage situation at a church. But that wasn't all for July with police shootings in the US resulting in protests and attacks on the police themselves and an attempted coup in Turkey fell apart sending the military scrambling for the borders. The month then ended with a young man in Munich going on a shooting spree along with bombings in Baghdad and Germany. And if all the wasn't bad enough the US Election's held Armageddon themed conventions to scare people into voting for them.

Business News

The business world saw Yahoo being sold for a pitiful $5billion for the one time technology giant while Nintendo stocks went on a roller coaster ride with the success of Pokemon Go. Elsewhere Europe tried to tackle the issue of Brexit and VW continued to piece together it's shattered reputation all the while the taxman stood by with his hand stretched out.

Sports News

July was the month of sports with Wimbledon coming to an end with wins from Serena Williams and Andy Murray along with the Euro 2016 which saw Portugal take the title. While some came to an end other events continued with the Tour de France experiencing a bizarre set of accidents while the controversy around the Olympics in Rio continued and doping bans addressed by Russia.

Entertainment News

The entertainment world kicked things off with the BET Awards followed by Emmy nominations. Later celebrities were besieged by nerds at the annual Comic-Con which saw new movies launched and celebrities questioned by fans.

Technology News

Google was back under fire from Europe for various issues while Microsoft joined them on the hot seat for tracking users with Windows 10. Facebook didn't fare much better with law suits from the families of terrorist victims and controversial sales of guns via their platform.

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1. Refugee Crisis - Thousands of Refugees flee war torn areas and head to Europe.
2. US Election 2016 - Debates by the GOP hopefuls continued.
3. New York Fashion Week - The fashion industry gathered for the star studded event.

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