Roger Federer Wins Wimbledon For A Record Seventh Time – Roger Federer, who has been without a major tournament win in more than two years, surged to his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray – yet another victim of the crippling British public and media national sports jinxing machine. [latimes]
SA Idols Winner Arrested – The 2005 Idols winner Karin Kortje has been arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town. Reports claim the singer was arrested at a roadblock in Kuilsriver, during the early hours of Sunday morning. The 32-year-old SA celebrity has been open about her problems with drugs and alcohol and has struggled to make it in the music industry since winning Idols. [news24]
Disney Characters Perform In North Korea – Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual — and unauthorized — performance featuring Disney characters. [time]
Counting Begins After Historic Libyan Poll – Counting has begun following Libya’s first free national elections in more than four decades, a ballot which took place amid violence by federalist protesters who disrupted the vote in several districts. [aljazeera]
Scientology Plays Defense – The Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise split — and the secrets she could spill — could pose the highest-profile public relations challenge Scientology has ever faced. And the church is already gearing up for its counterattack, a former senior church official warned yesterday. [thedaily]
Facebook And Yahoo Settle Patent And Form Ad Alliance – Yahoo and Facebook have settled their patent row and formed an advertising alliance. Yahoo had sued the social network in March claiming 10 of its intellectual properties had been infringed. [bbc]
Serena Wins Fifth Wimbledon Title – Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title on Saturday, steadying herself after a mid-match wobble to defeat first-time finalist Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 for her 14th Grand Slam title. [yahoo]
Tom Cruise, Other Scientology Members Dislike Portrayal Of a Cult Leader In New Film ‘The Master’ – Star is unhappy with director Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie about a sect founder who’s ‘making it up as he goes along,’ source says. [nydailynews]
Mother Nature Produces Spectacular Waves For The Tand Invitational 2012 – South Africa’s top bodyboarders competed in extreme conditions last week up the West Coast in the internationally recognised event,elevating the sport to new heights in the country [highlights video]
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Get Ready For New Ads In Your Facebook App – Facebook is launching a new type of mobile advertising that targets consumers based on the apps they use, pushing the limits of how companies track what people do on their phones. [wallstreetjournal]
In Treatment for Leukemia, Glimpses of the Future – Lukas Wartman, a leukemia doctor and researcher, developed the disease himself. As he faced death, his colleagues sequenced his cancer genome. The result was a totally unexpected treatment. [newyorktimes]
Sonny Bill Williams Returns To League – All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams announced he will quit the world champion New Zealand team to play in Japan, then return to his old stomping ground, Australian rugby league. [afp]
Oscar Winning Airwolf Actor Dies – Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine has died at a Los Angeles hospital aged 95. The US actor, whose bulldog appearance made him a natural for tough-guy roles in films such as The Wild Bunch, died of renal failure at the Cedars-Sinai medical centre in LA on Sunday. [skynews]
4-D movies: Next Big Thing For U.S. Movie Theaters? CJ Group of South Korea hopes to furnish nearly 200 U.S. movie theaters with equipment that will move seats, emit scents and perform other special effects. [latimes]
50 Best iPhone Apps 2012 – Whether you’re looking to load up a new iPhone or simply expand your collection, here’s our 2012 list of download-deserving apps. [techland]
Six Year Old Raps About Booty [Video] – A new rap video out of South Florida almost inspired a Vibe blogger to call child protection services. In “Booty Pop,” 6-year-old rapper Albert Roundtree Jr. repeats the refrain “I can make your booty pop, booty pop, booty pop,” as his face is sandwiched between two bikini-clad butts bouncing to the track’s beat. [huffpo]
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