European Lawmakers Reject Tight Restrictions On E-Cigarettes – The European Parliament on Tuesday scrapped proposals by health officials that electronic cigarettes be tightly regulated as medical devices, setting the stage for a debate in the United States over the extent of regulation. [newyorktimes]

Alleged Sex Pest Tweeted Several Pupils – The Hyde Park High School teacher accused of sending pornographic images to one of his students also had several conversations over social media sites with other pupils – one of which included a joke about orgasms. [iol]

North Korea Calls Switzerland’s Refusal To Sell It Ski Lifts A ‘Serious Human Rights Abuse’ – North Korea, long pegged as perhaps the world’s worst human rights abuser, accused Europe of committing “serious human rights abuse” for refusing to sell ski lifts to the Hermit Kingdom. [washpo]

Nielsen’s New Twitter TV Ratings Are a Total Scam. Here’s Why – Nielsen, the ratings monitoring service that gives networks the ammo to charge exorbitant prices for commercials, released their first “Twitter TV ratings”—ratings metrics that take into account social-media activity—this Monday. It’s a load of crap solely designed to make Twitter rich and keep Nielsen richer. [defamer]

Kris Jenner And Bruce Jenner Are Separated, “Much Happier” Living Apart – Bruce and Kris Jenner have separated after 22 years of marriage. “We are living separately and we are much happier this way,” the pair said. [eonline]

New iPad Announcement Expected October 22 – Apple has a couple more new products to announce before the year is out, and it plans to unveil them in a few weeks time. [atd]

Kelly Khumalo Arrested For Assault – Afro-pop singer Kelly Khumalo and her sister handed themselves in at the Hillbrow police station for allegedly assaulting the wife of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa. [news24]

Kevin Pietersen Payout Over ‘Bat Tamper’ Ad – England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has accepted substantial libel damages over an advert which implied he might have tampered with his bat during the Ashes. [skynews]

Venezuelan President Seeks ‘Decree’ Powers – Maduro follows in Hugo Chavez’s footsteps by asking parliament for over-arching powers to enforce economic policy. [aljazeera]

Courtside Lakers-Heat Tickets Currently on Sale for Just R10 Million – If you’re in the market to drop a cool million dollars on a basketball game, then the matchup between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 23 is one for you. For that game, tickets are going for the bargain price of $1.1 million. [blerep]

Eight Cape Town Beaches Get Blue Flag Status – Blue Flag status indicates that beaches are clean, safe and secure, and adhere to international safety and tourism standards, the municipality said in a statement. [timeslive]

North Korea Puts Troops On War Footing And Warns Of ‘Horrible Disaster’ – Pyongyang has put its forces put on high alert after U.S. warships entered the South Korean port of Busan in preparation for a joint military exercise with Seoul and Tokyo. [time]

The Higgs Boson Gang Have Won A Nobel Prize – Peter Higgs and François Englert shared the Nobel Prize in physics for independently proposing a particle, now known as the Higgs boson, that confers mass to all other particles and whose recent discovery stands as one of the seminal moments of modern science. [wsj]

Michael Douglas Recruits Celeb Pals To Help Jailbird Son – Michael and Diandra Douglas have made an impassioned plea to their powerful friends to help them see their son, Cameron Douglas, who’s in solitary confinement while serving time on drug charges. [pagesix]

Selebi Still Hasn’t Paid Legal Fees – Former police commissioner Jackie Selebi still owes the SA Police Service more than R17m in legal fees, according to a report. [news24]

Tom Hanks Has Diabetes – Tom Hanks might be an award-winning movie star, but he still needs to watch his health. The “Captain Phillips” star stopped by David Letterman’s “Late Show” to chat about his new flick, but also revealed that he has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. [nydn]

Cruise Ships Putting Venice ‘Under Threat’ – Venice has been included in the World Monuments Fund’s (WMF) biannual list of sites under threat, alongside attractions such as Timbuktu, Yangon city centre, and the cultural sites of Syria. [telegraph]

Jay Z Signs Steven Spielberg’s Children To Roc Nation Label – Sasha and Theo Spielberg, known as Wardell, join the likes of Rihanna and Kylie Minogue on the ‘Empire State of Mind’ star’s books. [digispy]

Undercover Cop Among Latest Arrests In Manhattan Motorcycle Melee – An undercover police detective and another man were arrested Tuesday in connection with the motorcycle gang attack on an SUV driver last week in Manhattan. [cbs]

Elizabeth Smart Shares ‘100%’ Of Her Kidnapping Terror In Book – Smart, now 25 and married, spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper Monday about her book “My Story,” which she said tells 100% of what happened to her. [cnn]

Nuclear Fusion Milestone Passed At US Lab – Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. [bbc]

US Military Cracks Down On Troop Masturbation In Afghanistan – An image making the rounds on Facebook gave us a chuckle — it’s a notice posted in a port-a-potty on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and it sends a clear message to the troops deployed there. Stop playing with yourself, or else. [busins]

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