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A gunman killed at least 19 people including himself in an attack at a college in Crimea, the Russian-occupied Black Sea peninsula that was part of Ukraine for decades prior to 2014.  Witnesses said 18-year old Vladislav Roslyakov ran from room to room through the college in Kerch city, firing at fellow students and apparently detonating some sort of bomb.  Investigators said they found a second explosive device among Roslyakov's possessions and that it had been disarmed.  Russian President Vladimir Putin said investigators were trying to work out the man's motive.

Warning, the next items have some gruesome content.

The apparent murder of dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi was apparently even worse than earlier reported: Turkish media say the audio recording shows he was abducted, killed, and dismembered after walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October as previously said, but not necessarily in that order.  Horrendous screams went on for at least seven minutes as the killers severed his fingers and later beheaded and dismembered Khashoggi, apparently with that bone saw that has been widely reported. 

Of the purported 15 member Saudi hit team - some with close ties to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) - who waited for Khashoggi inside the consulate in Istanbul, attention has fallen on two:  Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy is the head of forensic evidence in the Saudi general security department, whom the ABC reports studied his craft in Melbourne.  He was heard on the recording recommending to the others that they listen to music while cutting up the body.  The other is Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, who has traveled extensively with MBS, apparently serving as a bodyguard.  He has been photographed on trips with the Crown Prince stalking the perimeters of diplomatic venues, apparently looking out for security threats.

Turkish investigators in haz-mat suits and gloves entered the Saudi Consul's home in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the apparent murder.

It's been fifteen days since Khashoggi walked into the consulate in Istanbul, and the Saudis have yet to offer an explanation for why he did not walk out again as they earlier had claimed.  And Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appear to be not just slow walking the investigation, but actually defending the Saudis.  After visiting Riyadh and Ankara, Pompeo said "it is reasonable to give (the Saudis) a handful of days more to complete (the investigation), so they get it right, so that it's thorough and complete."  In the Oval Office, Trump talked about the US economic relationship with Saudi Arabia, playing up a defense deal that critics note hasn't brought in nearly as much money as he frequently claims.  In Congress, the Khashoggi affair appears to have created a rare instance of Democrats and Republicans coming together to condemn the Saudis.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde announced she is skipping the Saudi's big investment conference, dealing a big blow to the legitimacy of the soiree once nicknamed "Davos in the desert" (but looking a heckuva lot smaller now).  Also on Wednesday, the heads of French banks BNP Paribas and Societe Generale bailed out on the Future Investment Initiative (FII).  Most of the big New York banks and some major US corporations had already pulled out as questions have mounted over the fate of Khashoggi.  

Phew.

New Environment Minister Melissa Price is denying reports she was incredibly rude to a group of Pacific Island leaders at a restaurant in Canberra.  Fairfax Media first reported she alleged approached a table where former president of Kiribati Anote Tong was dining with his entourage and said:  "I know why you're here.  It is for the cash.  For the Pacific, it is always about the cash.  I have my chequebook here.  How much do you want?"  This stunning account was confirmed by the director of the Edmund Rice Centre Phil Glendenning.  The ABC reports that Federal Labor said the exchange was disrespectful and "beggars belief"; Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young alleged Ms. Price is "the worst environment minister ever" for her conduct and for denying global warming.

China has fined a pharmaceutical company US$1.3 Billion for sketchy manufacturing of a human rabies vaccine.  The state news agency said Changchun Changsheng had blended different batches of vaccine fluid and used expired fluid to produce some of the batches. 

Legal Marijuana sales began in Canada, the first industrialized nation an second overall after Uruguay to allow it.  Despite long lines outside Marijuana stores, everyone in Canada was in a good mood.

A South African court found two white farmers guilty of killing 16-year-old black boy Matlhomola Moshoeu in 2017 because he allegedly stole a few sunflowers.  Farmers Pieter Doorewaad and Phillip Schutte claimed the kid jumped out of a moving truck, but the evidence showed he was thrown.  "The judgement reinforces confidence in South Africa's justice system.  The two white racists will rot in jail," said a spokesman for the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party.

A big giant Alligator walked wherever he wanted to on the Buffalo Creek Golf Course near Tampa, Florida.  They say he's a 4.5 meter creature.. looks bigger to me but what do I know.