Hello Australia!! - No, the FBI ISN'T reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, the US corporate media got punked again - Russia loses its Human Rights cred - Fire ravages a crowded airplane while scores of passengers abandon ship - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

It's doubtful the US corporate media will apologize for Friday's debacle of reporting a right-wing congressman's false assertion that the FBI reopened the investigation into Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email - it did not.  The FBI did no such thing.  It turned out that the FBI was looking at emails from another case, emails that were not sent by Hillary Clinton or her campaign.  But because a lie races around the world before the truth gets its shoes on, you're going to be reading a lot of bullshyte that isn't true. 

What's going on in stupid America while the corporate media gets punked into reporting nothing?  Well, there wasn't a peep about the heavily armed white male Christian terrorists who seized a federal nature preserve in Oregon because they hate the government getting away with it.  A jury found them not guilty because they didn't like the prosecutor.  Also, militarized police cracked down on peaceful, unarmed Indigenous and environmentalist protesters in North Dakota and arrested more than a hundred people on dubious charges - the US corporate media didn't even blink.  Pity the poor, dumb American, ill-served and intentionally dumbed down by the corporate media.

The United Nations General Assembly kicked Russia off of the Human Rights Council, voting in Hungary and Croatia as the regional members instead.  This comes after a campaign by human rights groups opposing Russian membership because of its role in the bombing civilian areas of Syrian cities, eastern Aleppo in particular.  Critics say it shows the importance of competitive elections for council seats - Russia lost because other countries vied for the seats, but Saudi Arabia retained its seat despite its bombing in Yemen because it was unopposed.

The death of a former Kremlin press aide in Washington, DC has been ruled accidental.  Mikhail Lesin, a Russian media executive and former adviser to President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in a hotel room almost a year ago - authorities say he died of acute alcohol poisoning.

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied his military's request to resume bombing of rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been paused for more than a week to alow humanitarian operations in the besieged city.  This came after rebels based outside the city launched projectiles against the government-held parts of Aleppo.  275,000 civilians are still believed to be trapped inside.

Some shops in Venezuela stayed closed on Friday after the opposition called for a general strike to remove President Nicolas Maduro.  But cooperation was largely based on means; wealthier areas where conservatives dominate adhered to the strike, while poorer areas largely ignored it.  And even some of the biggest companies, such as food and alcohol conglomerate Polar, were open for business.  Conservatives blame the democratically-elected Maduro's Socialist policies for an economic crisis, Maduro blames the wealthy and their US backers for economic sabotage.

At least eight people were hurt when a crowded American Airlines flight caught fire moments before takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.  As fire engulfed the Boeing 767's right engine, passengers jumped out of the left side and slid down emergency chutes.  Four of the injured were taken to the area's level one trauma center, which refers to the hospital designated to handle the worst injuries.