Prince George Has Been Christened – Godparents Named – Prince George made his first public appearance in three months Wednesday, as he arrived with his parents, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, for his christening at St. James’s Palace. [cnn]

Mid-Term Budget Speech 2013: Gordhan Cuts The Fat – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan dedicated a significant portion of his medium-term budget speech outlining plans to “cut waste and extravagance in government”. Gordhan did not mince his words on the issue of wasteful expenditure on the part of state officials. [m&g]

Banksy Temporarily Suspends New York Residency Due To Alleged Police Activity – Banksy is taking the day off from his New York art show, writing on his website that police activity has forced a hiatus. “Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity,” reads an image on Banksy’s website and Instagram. [verge]

Facebook Reverses Stance – Again – On Violent Viral Video – Facebook_F380Sometimes figuring out the fine line between free expression and overly objectionable content is harder than you’d think. [atd]

Malawi Summons SA’s Envoy Over Zuma Remarks – Malawi on Wednesday summoned South Africa’s High Commissioner over President Jacob Zuma’s disparaging remarks about the country. [news24]

Oregon Police Use Google Earth To Make Pot Bust – Police say the view from space helped them bust a medical marijuana garden with too many plants in the state of Oregon. [cbc]

2016 Olympic Games: No Booze For Ozzie Athletes – Australian Olympians will be forced to break from their tradition of wild partying in the athletes village after finishing their events at the 2016 Rio Games. [abc]

Pope Expels German ‘Luxury Bishop’ From Diocese – Pope Francis temporarily expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday because of a scandal over a 31-million-euro project to build a new residence complex, but refused popular calls to remove him permanently. [usat]

BLIND: Blonde Child Reunited With Roma Family After Irish Police Blunder – Irish police are backpedaling after seizing a young blonde girl from a gypsy camp—only to find that she was with her rightful parents all along. Tom Sykes talks to the family. [dailybeast]

US Denies Spying On The Germans – The White House denied allegations Wednesday that the United States monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone. [tpm]

US Denies Spying On The French – US intelligence chief James Clapper has denied reports that US spies recorded data from 70 million phone calls in France in a single 30-day period. [bbc]

Ozzies Banning Tanning Beds – While public-health officials in the U.S. consider placing warnings about cancer risk on tanning beds, authorities in Australia are going much further to discourage their use: They are banning the devices altogether. [wsj]

Google Is Testing Banner Ads In Search – Google confirmed Wednesday that it is experimenting with banner advertisements above search results, breaking a promise the company made in 2005 never to do so. [time]

Condé Nast Discontinuing Internship Program – Condé Nast has decided to discontinue its internship program starting in 2014, WWD has learned. The end of the program comes after the publisher was sued this summer by two former interns who claimed they were paid below the minimum wage during internships at W and The New Yorker. [wwd]

YouTube Confessor Gets 6 1/2 Years For Fatal Drunken-Driving Crash – In an online video confession that attracted millions of views, Matthew Cordle said he was prepared to accept a lengthy prison sentence for killing a man. [dsp]

Family Opens Casket, Finds Wrong Dead Man – The family of Jerry Moon, a man who was terrified of being cremated, had planned a final goodbye at his funeral Monday. They opened the casket to see him one last time. But what they found was the wrong dead man. [kiro]

Kim K. Picked Out 15 Carat Engagement Ring Herself – Surprised? Hardly. Kim Kardashian picked out her spectacular 15 carat diamond engagement ring herself — because she knew her baby daddy Kanye West was going to propose. [radar]

Need Some Pain Relief? Try A Dose Of Robbie Williams Or Elton John – Music can soothe away your pain, says a new survey, with Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water narrowly beating Robbie and Elton to the top of the pain-relieving pops. [guardian]

Ohio Kidnapping Survivors To Pen Book – Two of the three women held captive for a decade in a Cleveland house are collaborating with a Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Washington Post reporters for a planned book about their ordeal. [nypost]

Katy Perry Has Taylor Swift And Miley Cyrus’ Hair In Her Purse – It turns out Katy Perry likes to take a piece of her friends with her wherever she goes. Literally. [eonline]

Were You One Of The Miami Teens Photographed By One Of The Beatles Back In 1964? If you were a Beatles fan who chased down the Fab Four when they visited Miami in February 1964, Ringo Starr wants to meet you. [miher]

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