Two Dead After Explosion In Krejcir-Owned Shop – Two people have been killed and at least five injured when a bomb exploded in Bedfordview in a shop owned by Czech businessperson Radovan Krejcir. [m&g]
Lance Armstrong Case ‘Done And Dusted’ Says Wada President – Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong needs “something close to a miracle” for his lifetime suspension to be lifted, says the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. [bbc]
Edward Snowden Is Almost Broke – NSA leaker Edward Snowden has burned through his savings and is almost out of money, according to his lawyer. [time]
iPad Mini Retina Now Available At US Apple Stores – The new tablet, starting at $399, goes on sale after an internal note to technicians and resellers tips Apple’s hand on its launch date. [cnet]
SA Tombstones To Get Burglar Alarms – Desperate to keep corrupt stonemasons from stealing from the dead, Johannesburg City Parks will allow alarms to be installed in tombstones. [tlive]
Local Woman Dies Watching Granddaughter Dance To Victory – A woman has died after being overcome with emotion watching her granddaughter win R250 000 in a dance competition on TV, the show’s producer said on Tuesday. [news24]
What Would You Do With R1.3 Billion? – The Euromillions lottery jackpot for Friday night is EUR 100 Million. That’s just above R1.3 billion. An there you were wondering what you should do this weekend! I’d buy a yacht, if I were you! Get tickets [here]
Phone Hacking Trial: Kate Middleton’s Name Found In Glenn Mulcaire List – Jury told note seized from News of the World investigator’s office also included Max Clifford and Boris Johnson’s names. [guardian]
One World Trade Center Will Be U.S.A.’s Tallest Building – New York’s One World Trade Center will be the United States’ tallest building after all, according to the group that decides such things. [cnn]
Lady Gaga Is Addicted To Marijuana – The singer, 27, said that she smoked marijuana to deal with the mental and physical challenges of her career, including a recent hip injury that forced her to cancel a large portion of her Born This Way tour. [people]
Surprise! Apple Maps Is a Hit, Google Maps Loses Ground – It looks like Apple is having the last laugh. The Google Maps mobile apps, on both iOS and Android, were used by 81 million people in September 2012. By September 2013, according to ComScore, that number had fallen to 58.7 million. In just one year, Apple Maps has gained 35 million regular users. [mash]
George W. Bush to Guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ – Former President George W. Bush will be a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Nov. 19, marking the fourth time that he has appeared on the show. [variety]
White Supremacist Discovers He Is Part Black – Craig Cobb, a white supremacist who wants to ban all blacks from a small North Dakotan town discovers that he has African ancestry. The results of DNA testing did not go quite the way in which Craig Cobb had hoped. [indie]
Sweden Has To Close Down Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals – The Swedish government has shut down four of its prison facilities as well as a remand (detention) center in response to a plunging number of inmates. [ibtimes]
Caroline Kennedy Sworn In As Ambassador To Japan – Former first daughter Caroline Kennedy was sworn in Tuesday afternoon as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of service to country. [cbs]
How Jackie Kennedy Invented the Camelot Legend After JFK’s Death – While the nation was still grieving JFK’s assassination, she used an influential magazine profile to rewrite her husband’s legacy and spawn Camelot. [daibe]
Robot Handjobs Are The Future, And The Future Is Coming (Video) – Over the weekend, a virtual sex simulator debuted in Japan. The “VR Tenga” is the product of a joint effort from adult toy company Tenga and virtual reality pioneer Oculus VR, the company behind an immersive virtual reality headset called the Oculus Rift. [huffpo]
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