News Headlines - 08 October 2016

▽Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005 - The Washington Post

Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone, saying that “when you’re a star, they let you do it,” according to a video obtained by The Washington Post.

▽U.S. Publicly Blames Russia for Hacking to Disrupt Elections - Bloomberg

The U.S. said publicly for the first time that intelligence agencies are “confident that the Russian government directed” the hacking of American political groups and leaked stolen material in order to interfere with the Nov. 8 election.

▽Amazon axes 'sexy burka' costume amid complaints it is racist | London Evening Standard

The online retail giant has removed the black cropped dress which came with a plunging neckline and was modelled by a white woman amid outrage from customers... But customers were quick to condemn the garment as “racist” before it was pulled from the website.

▽Air-Bag Maker Takata Weighs U.S. Bankruptcy Filing - WSJ

Takata Corp., the Japanese supplier of air bags linked to numerous deaths and injuries, is weighing a U.S. bankruptcy filing as one option for addressing mushrooming recall costs and clearing a path for an outside investor, people familiar with the matter said.

▽Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported | Reuters

Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 meters (7 miles) into the sky.