Ariel Castro To Plead Not Guilty To Kidnapping, Rape – The man accused of keeping three women in captivity in his Ohio home for about a decade will plead not guilty, a member of his defence team said Wednesday. He says he loves the child he had with his victim. [cbc]

Angelina Wants Ovaries Removed Next – After undergoing a cancer-preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction, Angelina Jolie will follow up with surgery to remove her ovaries, according to a report in People magazine. [latimes]

Winnie’s Belongings Go On Auction To Pay Debt – Paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she owes to a school. Blind. [mg]

Brad Pitt “Emotional” About Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy – Brad Pitt opened up about fiancee Angelina Jolie’s stunning revelation of her double mastectomy in an interview. “I’m quite emotional about it, course,” said the actor, who had previously released a short statement of support and pride about Jolie’s news. [usmag]

Auction For Coffee With Apple CEO Tim Cook Sells For $610,000 (R5.6 Million) – It turns out that the desire to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with $610,000, will buy you a cup of coffee. That’s the winning bid offered in a charity auction for up to an hour of Cook’s time. [npr]

Oregon Scientists Get Stem Cells From Cloned Human Embryos – A team of researchers said Wednesday that it had produced embryonic stem cells — a possible source of disease-fighting spare parts — from a cloned human embryo. [washpo]

Google Launches Streaming Music Service Ahead Of Apple – Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. [reuters]

Painting Sells For $37 Million In New York – Highest Ever Paid For A Living Artist – A monumental 20th-century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter has sold for $37 million (R340 million) at a New York City auction. [huffpo]

Shrien Dewani Has ‘Mental Health Relapse’ – A man wanted in South Africa over the honeymoon murder of his wife has suffered a mental health relapse, a court heard . Shrien Dewani, 33, is being treated at a hospital in Bristol for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. [guardian]

Google Now Voice Search Arriving On The Desktop – Google Now-like voice search will be available on the desktop via Chrome and the Chrome OS, and add new cards for public transit commute times and movies, tv shows and video games. [cnet]

SA’s Biggest Rhino Sale A Secret Affair – The biggest rhino sale in South Africa this year had the feel of a clandestine gathering yesterday as potential rhino buyers secretly made their bids – to avoid their farms being targeted by poachers. [timeslive]

Downton Abbey: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs In Role Claim – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will not be in Downton Abbey, despite official Twitter page messages saying he would be a series regular. [skynews]

We Will Slaughter All of Them.’ The Rebel Behind the Syrian Atrocity Video – News sites around the world have shown Khalid al-Hamad sink his teeth into what appears to be the lung of a dead Syrian government soldier (see here). His fellow rebels have called for him to be arrested or killed for the act. Human-rights groups have condemned him. But al-Hamad has no regrets. [time]

US Man Dribbling Soccer Ball To Brazil killed In Oregon – A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup on the Oregon Coast. [seatim]

The Mysterious Founders Of ‘Bang With Friends’ Have Finally Revealed Themselves – Bang With Friends is the notorious Facebook app that lets you anonymously identify which friends you’d like to – ahem – get familiar with. Then it lets you know if the feeling is mutual. The founders have stayed way under the radar for some time, until now. [sfgate]

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Lucas Brunelle With Just Josie At 13h00 – Josie chats to Lucas Brunelle, creator of Line Of Site, a film which premiered at last year’s Bicycle Film Festival. This film shows the inside story of underground bicycle racing around the word. It’s more than just a montage of vehicle-dodging, fast paced action, Line of Sight also gives the viewers an insight into the community of bicycle messengers who run and participate in these underground races. [justjosie]

Keegan Arrison On The Bailey Schneider Show, 2pm – Keenan Arrison is a South African actor best known for his starring role as Ashwin Fernandez in the M-Net soap opera The Wild. Bailey chats to Keenan about his passion for acting, and what’s on the cards for him now that the series has been cancelled. [baileyschneider]

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