The Big 7-0

Yo Zuma, It’s Your Birthday, We Gonna Party Like It’s Your Birthday – President Jacob Zuma has received “proud” wishes for his 70th birthday from the African National Congress in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal. Jacob Zuma turns 70 today. [mail&guardian]

North Korea Going Ahead With “Imminent” Launch – Despite warnings from the United States, as well as China and Russia, Pyongyang said Wednesday that it was fueling a three-stage rocket for imminent launch, depending on weather conditions. [latimes]

Madonna Enjoys Biggest Second Week Drop In US History – Madonna‘s “MDNA” album had the biggest second week drop in chart history last week. When all the numbers are in on Tuesday night, “MDNA” will have fallen from number 1 by 88%–from 359,000 copies in its first week to roughly 46,000 the second week. Wow. [forbes]

No Semen On Eugene’s Genitals – A mortuary worker who removed rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche’s body from his house has denied seeing semen-like fluid on his genitals. “If there was something there, yes, I would have seen it,” Gladys Lesenyego told the high court sitting in Ventersdorp on Wednesday. [mail&guardian]

X-Factor: Britney Spears To Become Highest Paid Reality TV Star Ever – Britney Spears and Simon Cowell are about to become TV’s next power couple. The pop princess is thisclose to signing a big-bucks deal to become a judge on X Factor. After weeks of heavy negotiating, Britney’s team has finally agreed to a $15 million fee for the role. [eonline]

Charles Manson Denied Parole – Notorious mass murderer Charles Manson has been denied parole in California, for the 12th and possibly last time, but he did not appear at the hearing. The parole board ruled that the 77-year-old did not appear to have made any efforts to rehabilitate himself. [bbc]

Mdluli Broke The Law By Promoting Criminal Sidekicks – In a pattern of questionable promotions, Mdluli allegedly not only defied normal police procedures by authorising the promotion of Nkosana “Killer” Ximba from constable to colonel – a seven-rank jump in one day – he also gave the green light for a convicted thief to be elevated to superintendent. [timeslive]

Mercs And Porsches Seized In Tender Vibe – Properties, luxury cars and trucks owned by suspected fraudsters were seized by law enforcement agencies across Gauteng on Wednesday, the NPA said. A Municipality was defrauded to the tune of R21 million. The guy that got the tender was married to the executive director of the municipality computer department. Brilliant! [news24]

Axl Rose Refuses To Be Inducted Into Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame – It’s official: Axl Rose will be not be attending this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N’ Roses to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Rose wrote in a long letter. [rollingstone]

The US Government Is Suing Apple – The U.S. government sued Apple Inc and five publishers, saying they conspired to fix the prices of electronic books, and reached a settlement with three of the publishers that could lead to cheaper e-books for consumers. [reuters]

When Harry Met Mollie – She was left heartbroken when she split from Dolce & Gabbana model David Gandy two months ago. But it seems Mollie King has wasted no time finding herself a new man – in the form of Prince Harry. [dailymail]

Finding Goatse: The Mystery Man Behind the Most Disturbing Internet Meme in History – Sometime in the late 20th century a naked man bent over, spread his ass and took a picture. Eventually that picture, known as Goatse, became one of the most venerable memes in internet history. Who is this man, and how did his ass take over the internet? [gawker]

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