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Sean 'Diddy' Combs on growing up: "I wanted to... shake up the world"

Sean "Diddy" Combs is not surprised by his success. "When I was growing up I really felt that I would be somebody," Combs told CNNMoney this week. "I felt like I wanted to come and shake up the world. I wasn't really surprised when I had reached a certain amount of success through hard work." Combs, 46, tops Forbes' list of the wealthiest rappers with a staggering $750 million fortune. He's made that money in ways that go way past music. Combs' clothing line, Sean John, which he started in 1998, brings in a reported $525 million a year in revenue. He has a deal with Ciroc Vodka that pays him a hefty portion of its profits. And those are only some of the businesses he has a hand in. Also part of his portfolio: Revolt Films and Revolt Media & TV, which launched in 2013; Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment; Combs Wine & Spirits; AQUAhydrate and a marketing and advertising firm, The Blue Flame Agency. Combs credits his driv...

FBI releases Hillary Clinton email report

Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the FBI she couldn't recall key details and events related to classified information procedures, according to notes the bureau released Friday of its July interview with the Democratic presidential nominee, along with a report on its investigation into her private email server.   Clinton told the FBI she "could not recall any briefing or training by State related to the retention of federal records or handling classified information," according to the bureau's notes of their interview with Clinton. The documents indicate Clinton told investigators she either does not "recall" or "remember" at least 39 times — often in response to questions about process, potential training or the content of specific emails. Much of the report reiterated what FBI Director James Comey testified in open hearings before Congress, including that more than six dozen email chains contained classified information...

Jean Ping demands a recount under supervision of international monitors, as fresh clashes rock capital city.

Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping has demanded a recount after incumbent President Ali Bongo was declared winner of a knife-edge presidential election in the West African nation. Loud explosions and gunfire could be heard in the Nkembo neighborhood of the capital Libreville on Thursday, witnesses said, as security forces clashed with angry Ping supporters. "That man [Bongo], I believe, is used to cheating, always. And the population is not accepting this type of remake of cheating every seven years," the opposition leader added. "What we are asking is, under the supervision of the international community, to count ballot by ballot, bureau by bureau. And then you will see that the margin is so big that he cannot win. It's as simple as that." The Reuters news agency reported that rioting had erupted in at least nine different suburbs of the capital on Thursday, citing witnesses and a police source. As the violence spread, France called on the...