Rupert Murdoch – A Hands On Newspaper Man – To illustrate the extent to which Rupert Murdoch used to micro-manage his newspapers, a one-time Murdoch editor told an anecdote about a typical board meeting at the mogul’s UK newspaper arm in the 1980s. Check this story out. [reuters]

Piers Morgan Defends Rupert Murdoch – After remaining on the sidelines of Britain’s phone hacking scandal, Piers Morgan was finally drawn into it, defending himself and his former boss Rupert Murdoch. While Murdoch testified in London before Parliament, Morgan took to Twitter. [smh]

Pistorious Qualifies For Able-Bodied World Champs – Double amputee Oscar Pistorius qualified on Tuesday for the athletics world championships in August and could be on his way to the 2012 Olympics in London. Pistorius clocked a personal best of 45.07 seconds at a 400m race in the northern Italian town of Lignano on the Adriatic Sea. [mail&guardian]

Dewani Says He Will Kill Himself – Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his bride Anni while they were on honeymoon in South Africa, has said he will kill himself if he is extradited to this country. A psychiatric expert told the Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court about the mental health of the businessman from Bristol. [timeslive]

Tiger’s Ex Is Dating A Billionaire’s Son – Heartbroken Elin Nordegren has found love again with wealthy American investor Jamie Dingman. Elin, who divorced cheating golf great Tiger Woods following a series of scandals with multiple women, has been dating Dingman, the son of billionaire Michael Dingman, for months. [nypost]

Bill Gates To Reinvent The Toilet – The man who revolutionized the personal computer is putting his efforts — and foundation — to revolutionizing toilets. Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he will dedicate $42 million towards reinventing the toilet. [mashable]

Baby Jake Back To Good Health – Jacob “Baby Jake” Matlata says he is in tip-top shape, less than six months after there were fears for his life. The 48-year-old former multiple champion suffered from pneumonia and other complications early this year. On Tuesday he joked that he was ready to fight again. [sport24]

Mother Of DSK Accuser Also Had Sex With Him – It Was “Brutal” – Dominique Strauss-Kahn slept with the mother of a woman who claims the former IMF boss tried to rape her, it emerged yesterday. Anne Mansouret admitted that she had sex with Mr Strauss-Kahn in 2000, saying her fellow socialist ‘took me with the vulgarity of a soldier’ while they were both supposed to be working. [dailymail]

New York Launches Gay Marriage Lottery – New York City officials, hoping to prevent confusion and disappointment as thousands of gay and lesbian couples prepare to marry, said Tuesday that the city would take the unusual step of limiting the number of marriages on Sunday, the first day the state will allow same-sex marriage. [nytimes]

Teen Kills Parents For Not Letting Him Have A Party. Then Throws Party – A Florida teenager accused of killing his parents with a hammer and partying afterward with more than 40 friends. He’s being held without bail and could face charges of first-degree murder. [abcnews]

Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone Formally Accused Of Paying Bribe – Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was on Tuesday formally accused for the first time of paying $44 million (£27.3 million) in bribes to a German banker relating to the last sale of the sport in 2006. [telegraph]

Apple Profits Soar – The Cupertino hardware and software giant is on the march to become the world’s most valuable company. It exceeded analyst’s expectations for this quarter as the iPhone sales were up 142 percent year over year. Meanwhile, the continuing popularity of the iPad also contributed to Apple making a profit of $7.3 billion on revenues of $28.6 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year, which ended on June 25. [wired]

Last Space Shuttle Heads Home To The US – The last space shuttle is heading home to America. Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. All that remains of NASA’s final shuttle voyage is the touchdown, targeted for the pre-dawn hours of Thursday back home in Florida. [theage]

Cape Royale Hotel “30 Days Of Giveaways” Reaches Half-Way Mark! – Cape Royale Luxury Hotel and Spa is offering all Facebook members a chance to win prizes in their daily giveaways. Prizes include spa treatments and products, dinners, accommodation and even a helicopter flip! In order to enter the competition all you have to do is “like” their Facebook page and see what our daily competition entails.  [facebook]

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