While some have been holding their breath in ancticipation of what the next batch of dramatic revelations from Wikileaks' Julian Assange, Guccifer2 or some other "Russian" hacker may be, many have already thrown in the towel, saying there is little that can further surprise the population in a presidential race that has already surpassed all expectations for dramatic developments, unexpected twists and turns and sheer shock value.

Satanists are to establish their international headquarters in an old house in Salem, Massachusetts, the historic home town of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692-93. The Satanic Temple will officially open its new HQ on Friday in a Victorian house that was previously used to prepare dead bodies for burial. RT.com reports: The religious freedom campaign group hit headlines in recent months after launching ‘After School Satan’ clubs for children in the US and opening an Alaskan council meeting with a prayer to the Lord of Darkness.

If there was a time Hillary needed to make a public appearance in the key battleground state of North Carolina to drum up voter support, it was today, if for no other reason than a just released Elon University poll finding Trump now has a modest 44% advantage among likely voters in the Tar Heel State, with 43% going to Clinton.

Republican nominee Donald Trump is not happy that suspected Chelsea bomber, Ahmad Khan Rahami, is receiving quality medical care. Trump is happy that his warnings about Islamic extremists posing a threat in the U.S. have come true. But the presidential nominee is ‘sad’ that a suspected U.S. adversary is receiving proper medical care in a city that has till now represented the modern civilized world. NPR reports: The GOP presidential nominee told a crowd near Fort Myers, Fla., that it was due to the work of law enforcement that the “evil thug who planted the bombs” was caught.

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Oil prices could be facing a significant jolt after Federal Chair Janet Yellen, in her annual speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Wyoming, said that the case to increase interest rates had strengthened. The extent of the jolt that may be felt is far from certain however.