BRILLIANT: Zuma Doesn’t Know Who ‘Number One’ Is – President Jacob Zuma has said that he does not know who the “Number One” referred to in almost all reports related to the Guptagate saga. [m&g]
Twitter Sets IPO Price At $26 A Share – Twitter priced its initial public offering at $26 a share late Wednesday, a move that clears the way for the stock to start trading Thursday. [cnn]
Silk Road Is Back Online – Silk Road, the hidden website where users could by drugs and other illicit goods, is back online after being taken down in an FBI sting more than a month ago. [time]
Super Typhoon Forecast To Hit The Philippines – A ferocious typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean is taking aim at the fragile islands of the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan has top sustained winds of 175 mph. [usat]
Canadian Adventurer Crowdfunding Manhunt To Find Joseph Kony – Can you crowd-fund the hunt for a war criminal on the run deep in Africa’s jungles? A Canadian adventurer with experiences in Afghanistan and Somalia wants to do just that: raise funds and take a small band of former soldiers to find Joseph Kony. [ctv]
‘Sven-Goran Eriksson Hacked By News Of The World On Eve Of Vital England Match’ – The News of the World hacked Sven-Goran Eriksson’s phone for most of his time as England manager – including on the eve of a crucial World Cup opener, a court heard. [metro]
New Rock Lobster Catch Reduced – The total allowable catch for rock lobsters on the West Coast for 2013/2014 has been reduced to 2 167 tons, the fisheries department said on Wednesday. [news24]
‘Call of Duty’ Videogame Sales Top $1 Billion In First Day – Sales of the latest edition in the “Call of Duty” video game franchise topped $1 billion in the first day, the publisher said Wednesday. [rast]
New Body Part Discovered – If you thought thousands of years of scholarship had illuminated all human anatomy, think again. In a new study from University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, researchers describe the first-ever dissection of the anterolateral ligament – an entirely “new” body part located within the muscles and tendons of the knee. [medai]
The Rise and Fall of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange – Mark Karpeles is the man who built the world’s largest bitcoin exchange. But now that the digital currency is reaching the mainstream, his success may slip through his fingers. [wired]
Blockbuster Video-Rental Chain Will Shut All U.S. Stores – Blockbuster LLC, the video-rental company owned by Dish Network Corp. (DISH), will close its remaining 300 U.S. stores, ending an era for a chain that was once a ubiquitous part of American shopping centers. [bloomberg]
Obama Administration to Destroy Ivory Stockpiles – The Obama administration has a message for consumers and vendors of illegal ivory: the United States will not stand for poaching. [time]
Justin Bieber Allegedly Filmed In Bed By Prostitute [Video] – Remember the other day Justin Bieber was spotted leaving a brothel? And then he also stormed off stage when someone through a bottle at him? Well now we have this video, courtesy of the one prostitute. [2ov]
Jennifer Lawrence Chops Off Her Hair, Reveals New “Punk Pixie” Cut – Is there something in the water in Hollywood? Short hair is all the rage these days and the latest star to join their ranks? Jennifer Lawrence. [usm]
Man Sues For His ‘Right’ To Take Upskirt Photos Of Unsuspecting Women – A Massachusetts man who was caught taking surreptitious photos up women’s skirts without their knowledge or consent argued before the state’s Supreme Court yesterday that the charges against him should be thrown out because FREE SPEECH. Seriously. [jezebel]
Lady Gaga To Sing In Space In 2015 – No one ever said she was down-to-earth! In early 2015, Lady Gaga will become the first artist to sing in outer space. [usm]
Karl Lagerfeld Flew Choupette (and Her Personal Maid) to New York on a Private Jet for Tilda Swinton’s Birthday Party – Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, accompanied the designer to New York for MoMA’s film tribute to Tilda Swinton on Tuesday night. But she didn’t come to the party. “Choupette is not a party girl,” the Kaiser explained. “She doesn’t go to parties.” [vanfair]
Tom Cruise Defends Time He Spent With Suri In Court Docs: I Never Abandoned My Daughter! – Defending himself against allegations made by a weekly magazine that he “abandoned” his daughter Suri in the wake of his split from Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise says he never turned his back on his daughter. [radar]
Pope Francis Kisses Man With Rare Disfigurement Disease – Pope Francis’ compassionate nature was poignantly captured in this image of him tenderly comforting a sick man by kissing him on the head. [huffers]
Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison Separate – Doug Hutchison and his teen bride, Courtney Stodden, have split after two and a half years of marriage. [people]
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