Dennis Rodman Asks Kim Jong Un To Let U.S. Citizen Go – If any American has the power of persuasion over North Korea’s defiant young ruler, it might be eccentric ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman. [cnn]

Arrests Over $50m Belgium Airport Diamond Heist – Police in Belgium, Switzerland and France have arrested 31 people in connection with one of the world’s largest robberies of diamonds. [bbc]

Ariel Castro Helped Search For Teen Victim – The suspect in the case of three women who were rescued this week, 10 years after they went missing, had been active in neighbourhood searches and vigils for the girls, neighbours say. [star]

Kidnapper Baby Born In Plastic Pool – With her captor standing nearby and threatening her life, Michelle Knight was forced to deliver the baby of Amanda Berry as Berry lay in a plastic baby pool to help contain “the mess.” [wkyc]

Alleged Kidnapper Blames Victims For Their Abductions In Suicide Note – Ariel Castro, the alleged ringleader of the Ohio kidnap trio, reportedly wrote a suicide note several years ago that outrageously blamed the victims for his crimes. [nypost]

SA University Lecturers Are Trading Good Grades For Sex – A probe into the so-called “sex-for-marks scandal” has been initiated, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday. [news24]

Zuma Orders Malema-Allies’ Tenders To Be Re-advertised – Tenders reportedly worth R900-million, awarded to allies of Julius Malema, have been ordered to be re-advertised, says a report. [mail&guardian]

Pope Francis Tells Nuns Not To Be ‘Old Maids’ – On Wednesday Pope Francis addressed nuns from around the world, telling them they must be spiritual mothers rather than spinsters and avoid becoming overly ambitious. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. [nbc]

Robin Thicke And Pharrell Release NSFW Music Video ‘Blurred Lines’ – Wow they’re really pushed it here and now I understand why the video wasn’t working on YouTube. Be careful, this is NSFW. But that doesn’t mean it’s not awesome. [vimeo]

Groupon Soars After A Strong Earnings Report – Groupon’s earnings are out, and the market likes what it sees. The stock jumped 15% in immediate reaction to the news. [busins]

French Honeymooner Killed By Shark In Reunion Island – A French honeymooner was attacked and killed by a shark on Wednesday while he was surfing not far from the beach on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, authorities said. [afp]

Donald Trump Backs A Kickstarter Rip-Off To Save Crowdfunding From The Hipsters – Universally respected businessman and thoughtful political figure Donald Trump has found a surefire way to give back to the community: backing a near-copy of Indiegogo or Kickstarter designed for the “masses.” [verge]

Watch a Guy Get Sucked Out of a Plane When His Parachute Deploys Early – I don’t do a lot of parachuting, generally, but this is not really how you’re supposed to do it. [gawker]

The Great Gatsby, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Relentless Assault on the Senses – Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy take on ‘The Great Gatsby,’ starring a brooding Leonardo DiCaprio, is a bizarre mélange of rap, Prada, and CGI, that is all pomp and precious little circumstance. [beast]

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