It’s a Boy: The Duchess of Cambridge Gives Birth to a Son – At 4:24 p.m. on Monday, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a baby boy in the presence of her husband Prince William, royal officials announced as the sun began to go down in London on the hottest day in Britain this year. [time]
‘The Guardian’ Lets Readers Switch Off Royal Baby News – The UK-based newspaper has fixed a linked at the top right of its homepage that lets you toggle between its normal Royal Baby-filled front page and a version that has no mention of the Royal Baby whatsoever — and a lot more sports and entertainment coverage instead. [mashable]
Hansie Cronje In The Dock – Indian police yesterday filed charges in connection with the match-fixing scandal involving the late South African captain Hansie Cronje 13 years after the revelations sent shockwaves through the cricketing world. [timeslive]
SABC Presenter Takes ‘Gatvol’ Leave – SABC knives are out for popular Metro FM sports host Robert Marawa, who nearly threw the station’s programming into disarray by taking sudden ‘gatvol’ leave on Monday. [citypress]
Cameron Cracks Down On ‘Corroding Influence’ Of Online Pornography – Every household in Britain connected to the internet will be obliged to declare whether they want to maintain access to online pornography, David Cameron will announce on Monday. [guardian]
Mail&Guardian Announces New Editors – Chris Roper has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian, and Angela Quintal has been appointed editor of the newspaper. [mail&guardian]
King Could Lose DA Membership – Zille – AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo will lose his DA card if he loses an appeal against his criminal convictions, party leader Helen Zille said on Monday. [news24]
Landing Gear On Southwest Jet Collapses At LaGuardia Airport, Eight Injured – Eight people were injured on Monday when the landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed upon touchdown at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. [reuters]
George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding For Truck Crash Rescue – George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue a family who was trapped in an overturned vehicle, police said today. [abcnews]
Leaker Snowden Hopes To Be Able To Leave Airport By Wednesday: Lawyer – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes to be granted papers by Wednesday allowing him to end his month-long stay in the transit area of a Moscow airport and move to the city center, his Russian lawyer said on Monday. [reuters]
Ray Barboni From ‘Get Shorty’ Dies, Aged 69 – Tough guy TV and film star Dennis Farina has died at the age of 69 due to a blood clot in his lung, his publicist has announced. [msn]
3D Printing Will Explode in 2014 When Key Patents Expire – Here’s what’s holding back 3D printing, the technology that’s supposed to revolutionize manufacturing and countless other industries: patents. [mashable]
Hugh Jackman Says He Dressed Up As Wolverine At Comic-Con And No One Recognized Him – Bryan Cranston isn’t the only celebrity to dress up at Comic-Con and go unnoticed by fans. Hugh Jackman said he did the same. [busins]
Horse In McDonald’s: Rider Fined After ‘Drive-Thru’ Refusal – A woman has been fined for taking her horse into a McDonald’s restaurant in Greater Manchester. Police said the woman, who has not been named, was in the saddle when she was initially turned away from the drive-through kiosk. [bbc]
Lady Gaga Is NSFW And Au Naturel (PHOTO) – Lady Gaga has been lying low recently. She quit Twitter and even stepped out in casual, plain clothes. But one tweet from photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin has put her back in our line of vision … and we can’t look away. [huffpo]
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