Slippery Dewani Launches New Court Fight – British honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani on Tuesday launched an attempt to take his case to the Supreme Court after a judge ruled he should be extradited to South Africa. [news24]
Facebook News Feed: Popular Posts To Get More Attention – In an update to its News Feed, Facebook has announced that posts will be shown more prominently for longer if they are popular. [telegraph]
Mugabe To Deepen Black ‘Wealth Transfer’ – Fresh from its landslide election victory President Robert Mugabe’s party said Tuesday it would intensify the transfer of economic wealth to black Zimbabweans and overhaul the country’s “British” education system. [afp
Canada Police Euthanize Illegal Snake That Attacked Boys – A four-meter (13-foot) African rock python which strangled two young Canadian boys as they slept has been euthanized, police said on Tuesday. [yahoo]
George W. Bush Has Heart Surgery For Blocked Artery – Former president George W. Bush had heart surgery Tuesday after doctors found a blockage in an artery in his heart. A stent was placed in the artery to prop open the artery. How a typical procedure works.. [usatssodday]
‘What If You Could Amazon The News?’ Why Jeff Bezos Invested In The Washington Post – Jeffrey Preston Bezos is one of tech’s most far-sighted thinkers, an entrepreneur who has helped pioneer internet retail and a visionary who is trying to ferry civilians into outer space. So, why would he want to buy into a crumbling industry like newspapers? [verge]
Mark Wahlberg Tells Justin Bieber, “Pull Up Your Pants, You Little Bastard” – Justin Bieber‘s BFF Miley Cyrus has said he’s acting “stupid” lately. His own mother has publicly criticized his behavior, but it seems that he’s increasingly unwilling to listen to the advice of those around him and cut down on the antics. [radar]
Boris Johnson Gives Prince George A Tricycle – Boris Johnson has sent Prince George a blue tricycle as a present to encourage the third in line to the throne to take up cycling. [thetimes]
Oslo University Rejects Breivik Application For Course – Oslo University has rejected an application from Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik for a place, saying he lacks qualifications. [bbc]
Insurer Offers One Million Euros For Cannes Jewel Heist Clues – A Lloyd’s of London insurer is offering up to 1 million euros ($1.3 million) in exchange for clues that could recover jewels worth an estimated $136 million seized in a heist in the French Riviera resort of Cannes last month. [reuters]
LA Boardwalk Car Rampage Guy Says It Was An ‘Accident’ – A lawyer for a Colorado man charged Tuesday with murder and assault for allegedly driving his car through a weekend throng on the Venice Beach boardwalk said it was an accident that has left his client devastated. [npr]
Fujitsu Supercomputer Simulates 1 Second Of Brain Activity – Harnessing more than 82,000 processors on the world’s fourth-ranked supercomputer, scientists run an experiment that represents 1 percent of human brain activity. [cnet]
Apple To Replace Counterfeit Chargers Due To ‘Safety Issues’ – Apple has launched a new program that offers customers the chance to hand-in third party or counterfeit chargers in exchange for a discounted replacement. [independent]
Dustin Hoffman Successfully Treated for Cancer – Dustin Hoffman has been successfully treated for cancer, his rep Jodi Gottlieb said. “It was detected early and he has been surgically cured,” she says. “Dustin is feeling great and is in good health.” [people]
Rihanna Scores 20th No. 1 on Dance/Club Play Chart; Second-Most No. 1s Ever – Passing Janet Jackson, Rihanna now trails only Madonna for the all-time chart record. [billboard]
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