News Headlines - 09 November 2016

▽Donald Trump is moving to the White House, and liberals put him there | The Guardian

The even larger problem is that there is a kind of chronic complacency that has been rotting American liberalism for years, a hubris that tells Democrats they need do nothing different, they need deliver nothing really to anyone – except their friends on the Google jet and those nice people at Goldman. The rest of us are treated as though we have nowhere else to go and no role to play except to vote enthusiastically on the grounds that these Democrats are the “last thing standing” between us and the end of the world. It is a liberalism of the rich, it has failed the middle class, and now it has failed on its own terms of electability. Enough with these comfortable Democrats and their cozy Washington system. Enough with Clintonism and its prideful air of professional-class virtue. Enough!

▽Samsung raided in South Korean political scandal - CNET

President Park Geun-hye is reported to have allowed long-time confidante Choi Soon-sil to exploit their friendship for financial gain. Samsung is alleged to have donated $3.1m (around ￡2.5m or AU$) to a company co-owned by Choi Soon-sil, who was arrested on 3 November, and her daughter.

▽Toyota Looks to Electric Cars as Stronger Yen Dents Profits - WSJ

Toyota Motor Corp. gave a strong signal Tuesday that it soon plans to jump on the battery bandwagon and make electric cars despite expressing skeptical views about their range and charging times.

▽Crackdown in Turkey passes the point of no return

The post-coup crackdown has been of a scale to suggest that while the state had been deeply penetrated by followers of Fethullah Gulen, the AKP’s erstwhile Islamist allies, he is using this as an alibi to purge liberal and secular opponents.

▽Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid forward 'has 10 years' left - BBC Sport

Cristiano Ronaldo said he can continue playing for another 10 years after signing a new deal at Real Madrid.
The 31-year-old Portuguese's last deal was set to end in June 2018 but he will now remain with the Spanish giants until June 2021.