Two Young Boys Dead After Python Escapes Pet Store In Canada – The brothers, aged five and seven, were sleeping in a friend’s apartment above the pet store when the snake strangled them, said Royal Canadian Mounted Police Const. Julie Rogers-Marsh. [washpo]

Washington Post Sold To Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos For $250m (R2.5 Billion) – Deal brings to an end the 80-year control of the paper by the Graham family which steered the Post to national prominence. [guardian]

You Can Do That Too, If You Want – With tomorrow night’s Powerball lottery sitting at $400 million (R4 billion) you can buy any damn newspaper in the world! [tickets]

City Of Jo’burg Apologises To Mandelas Over Wrong Legal Notice – The City of Johannesburg has apologised for incorrectly delivering an arrears ultimatum to former president Nelson Mandela’s home in Houghton. [mail&guardian]

Japan Raises Fukushima Radioactive Water Leaks To ‘Emergency’ Status – The troubles at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are far from over. On Monday, the nation’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) told Reuters that an “emergency” has arisen after it found that highly radioactive water had leaked from the plant and into the Pacific Ocean. [verge]

Kenny Kunene Compares Himself To Moses, Malcolm X, Arnold Schwarzenegger [Audio] – Sushi-King to Politician convert, Kenny Kunene, was on 2oceansvibe Radio today on the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show. We put together this short snippet for you. Very special. [2ov]

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Budget Private Schools Reeling In Black Pupils – This is according to the latest Affordable Private Schools in South Africa report, by the Centre for Development Enterprise. [timeslive]

NSW Waratahs Sign Springbok Jacques Potgieter – The NSW Waratahs have pulled off a coup by signing rugged Springboks forward Jacques Potgieter for the next two Super Rugby seasons. [smh]

Al-Qaeda Can Turn Clothes into Explosives By Dipping Them in Liquid – ABC News is reporting that al Qaeda has come up with a “new generation of liquid explosives” for a potential attack. The scary thing is that the bomb “would not be detected by current security measures”. Even scarier is that a US official called the new method “ingenious”. Well, then. [gizmodo]

Autism And Child Pornography: A Toxic Combination – It’s a disturbing trend we cannot ignore. Eustacia Cutler, mother of autism advocate Temple Grandin, on why autistic men are viewing child pornography—and being labeled sex offenders. [dailybeast]

SimCity For Mac Arrives On August 29th – The splines of SimCity for Mac have been reticulating for longer than many mayors would like, but that’s about to change come August 29th, when the game officially hits online servers for download. [engadget]

Pictured: Robert Pattinson Leaving Kristen Stewart’s House Amid Claims They Are Rekindling Relationship –
Robert Pattinson was said to be dating model-actress Riley Keough. But it looks like the actor’s former love Kristen Stewart still has some pull over him after he was seen driving away from her Los Angeles house on Sunday. [dailymail]

The 10 Most Frequently Used Smartphone Apps – Google Maps is the most frequently used mobile app in the world, according to GlobalWebIndex data on global smartphone users in Q2 of 2013. Click through for the rest. [mashable]

Justin Bieber Brawl: Pop Star And Entourage Involved In Fight At Southampton Nightclub South Pointe – The list of clubs Justin Bieber is welcome to return to likely just got a little smaller. The Southampton nightclub South Pointe has said that it is reviewing its security footage after the 19-year-old singer and his entourage were involved in a violent incident on their premises on Saturday. [ibtimes]

Know Your Royals: Charlotte Of Monaco Is Pregnant – The 27-year-old member of the Monaco royal family, who counts Grace Kelly as her grandmother, Princess Caroline as her mother, and the reigning Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco as her uncle and aunt, has long been known for her good taste and looks. Now her pregnancy is making headlines. [popsugar]

Florida Keys Man Calls 911 to Report False Kidnapping After Girlfriend Moves Out – A man was arrested after he reported his girlfriend had been kidnapped by two men driving a U-Haul truck. [nbc]

Russell Brand Jokes About Sex With Katy Perry, Says He’d ‘Think Of Anyone Else’ – Ouch! Russell Brand reportedly didn’t play nicely when discussing ex-wife Katy Perry at a recent stand-up routine. The comedian allegedly poked fun at his sex life with the pop singer, joking that he would think about other people while they did the deed. [huffpo]

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