US Drops Bombs On Great Barrier Reef – Two US fighter jets have dropped four unarmed bombs on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef after a training exercise went wrong. [rte]
Chris Froome Wins 100th Tour de France – I won’t let you down like Lance Armstrong. This Tour de France champion is for real. That, in so many words, is the promise Chris Froome made as the newest winner of cycling’s showcase race so badly hurt over the years by riders who doped to win it. [cbc]
Phil Mickelson Goes For Broke, Strikes It Rich To Win British Open – Going for it as usual, Phil Mickelson has a round for the ages, a final-day 66 good for a 3-shot win and his first British Open title. [latimes]
Asiana Airline Passenger Was Alive Until Killed By Rescue Vehicle – Asiana Airlines Flight 214 passenger Ye Mengyuan was alive when flung from the plane during this month’s crash landing but was killed moments later when run over by a rescue vehicle. [cnn]
Beyoncé And Jay-Z Join Trayvon Martin’s Mother At NY Rally For Justice – Beyoncé and Jay-Z stood beside Trayvon Martin’s mother in lower Manhattan yesterday during one of more than 100 nationwide demonstrations demanding justice for the slain teen. [nypost]
Prince Harry Honours Madiba With Photo Of Tata With Princess Diana – Britain’s Prince Harry has posted a photo on his Facebook page that celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, according to a report. [timeslive]
Private Firm Bets On Marijuana, Wall Street Wary – In the sparse Seattle offices of Privateer Holdings, Brendan Kennedy grabs an iPad to show how his bet on legal marijuana is already paying dividends in the form of a Google results page for “blue cheese.” [reuters]
‘Mandelas Unable To Afford Legal Fees’ – The Mandela family members, who took Mandla Mandela to court over the relocation of the graves of former president Nelson Mandela’s children, were too poor to afford their own lawyers, the Sunday Times reported. [iol]
Dubai Sentences Norwegian Woman Who Reported Rape – A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police. [bbc]
Duchess Of Cambridge Could Be Induced Within Days – The Duchess of Cambridge’s baby could be induced as early as this week, with experts suggesting that doctors are unlikely to risk allowing her to go too far beyond her due date. [telegraph]
Airbus Executive Says Dreamliner ‘Not Reliable’ – A senior Airbus executive hit out at rival Boeing’s troubled Dreamliner on Friday, saying the aircraft was clearly not reliable and suggested it was rushed to market. [ecotim]
Apple Developer Center Was Hacked; Site Remains Down While Company Overhauls Security – Apple’s developer site was accessed by “an intruder” last Thursday, the company has disclosed, and Apple has not ruled out the possibility that developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses were compromised. [allthingsd]
Dead Stowaway Found At London’s Heathrow Airport – British officials are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the landing gear of a plane at Heathrow Airport. [nzher]
Milan Court Convicts 3 Ex-Aides Of Silvio Berlusconi Of Procuring Prostitutes For His Parties – A Milan court on Friday convicted three of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s former associates of procuring aspiring show girls willing to prostitute themselves during the media mogul’s infamous “bunga bunga” parties. [washpo]
Philippe Becomes King Of Belgium – Belgians shouted “Long live the king” Sunday to welcome their new monarch to the throne on a sunny national holiday. [associated]
Batman/Superman Teamup Movie Coming In 2015 – Start your drooling, fanboys and fangirls, and get ready for lots of Batarangs and heat vision. Batman and Superman will soon be teaming up on a big screen near you. [usat]
Heidi Klum’s Nude Photos Continue As Model Posts Another Topless Picture (N5FW) – The model and mom-of-four has posted yet another topless photo, adding to her recent collection of NSFW snapshots. [huffpo]
Chelsea Plot 40 Million Pounds (R600 million) Bid For Wayne Rooney – Chelsea are discussing what they consider would be a “knockout” 40 million pounds bid to sign Wayne Rooney. [dna]
Too Many Tentpoles: Hollywood’s Homegrown Summer Movie Crisis – “Pacific Rim,” “The Lone Ranger” and “White House Down” flops are leading studios to re-evaluate their plans as an overcrowded summer schedule leads to millions in losses; one analyst tells THR, “It’s not worth the pain.” [hollyrep]
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