Friday Headlines: 

• Head of Instagram warns against turning off algorithm
• Barnaby Joyce apologises to Andrew Hastie over 'traitor' video
• Donald Trump accused of bribery over 5k election promise
• August declared hottest month on record
• Historic NFL game takes over Melbourne 

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