Kim Jong Un Fires Uncle And Executes Associates – The uncle of North Korea’s young dictator, Kim Jong Un, has reportedly been ousted. Intelligence officials in Seoul said Jang Song Thaek was removed from his post as chairman of his country’s National Defense Commission, and that several of his associates were executed. [time]

Male Birth Control Possibly on the Horizon – Keeping sperm from being ejaculated may provide the key to creating a birth control drug for men, according to a new mouse study. [mash]

Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Sentenced In Acid Attack Case – Former Bolshoi Ballet star dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was sentenced to six years in prison after a Moscow court found him and two other men guilty of carrying out a gruesome acid attack on the ballet’s artistic director. [time]

Family Gives Update On Madiba’s Health – Former president Nelson Mandela’s family say he is “very strong” even though “you can see he is struggling”. [m&g]

Metro-North Engineer Was Dozing Just Before Train Derailment –  Investigators believe the motorman at the controls in the deadly Metro-North Railroad derailment in the Bronx Sunday dozed off for a few fateful moments and woke up too late to stop the speeding train from hurtling off the tracks. [dna]

Mandela Portrait Sold For Record R2m – A photographic portrait of former president Nelson Mandela has been sold for a about R2m, the charity 21 Icons SA Africa said on Tuesday. [n24]

Facebook To Deliver More News, Fewer Memes In News Feed – The social network says it will push more “high quality” articles in News Feed and occasionally resurface stories with new comments to keep conversations going. [cnet]

Alan Knott-Craig Jnr’s New Free WiFi Project – Former Mxit and World of Avatar boss Alan Knott-Craig has resurfaced as founder of a Wi-Fi non-profit. [biztec]

‘Top Gun’ Inspiration Becomes Highest-Ranking Woman At Pentagon – President Barack Obama appointed Christine Fox as acting deputy defense secretary Tuesday, making the civilian analyst — who inspired Kelly McGillis’ character in “Top Gun” — the highest-ranking woman ever at the Pentagon. [nbc]

Vatican Dodges UN Sex Abuse Queries – The Vatican has dodged a series of questions posed by a UN committee about clerical sexual abuse by noting that the Holy See does not control the actions of every Catholic in the world, much less regulate every Catholic priest, parish or school. [ind]

Bill Clinton: ‘I Never Denied That I Used Marijuana’ – “I didn’t say I was holier than thou, I said I tried,” Clinton told Fusion’s Jorge Ramos on Tuesday. “I never denied that I used marijuana. I told the truth, I thought it was funny.” [huff]

SpaceX Launches SES Commercial TV Satellite For Asia – The US SpaceX company has announced its intention to take a big slice of the market for launching the world’s TV and telecoms satellites. [bbc]

UPS Also Looking At Drone Delivery Service – Sources familiar with the company’s plans say it has been testing and evaluating different approaches to drone delivery. Asked for a comment, a company spokesman said that, “The commercial use of drones is an interesting technology and we’ll continue to evaluate it. [verge]

William And Kate Dazzle At Buckingham Palace White Tie Event – A year to the day since they announced they were expecting a baby, William and Kate left their little Prince at home to attend a white tie dinner at Buckingham Palace. [hello]

Online Black Market Members Hunt Down $100 Million In Bitcoins – Users of online underground bazaar Sheep Marketplace are trying to figure out who got away with $5 million, $40 million, or even $100 million worth of bitcoins from the site — and whether it might be the owners themselves. [verge]

Pamela Anderson Goes Brunette—Take a Look! – It seems Pamela Anderson wasn’t finished with her mane makeover. Exactly one month after she first debuted her shocking pixie haircut, the actress was spotted at Los Angeles airport with darker strands. [eon]

Instagram Business Lead Emily White to Be Named COO of Snapchat – Emily White, the Facebook executive in charge of bringing advertising to its Instagram photo-sharing unit, is leaving to become COO of Snapchat. [atd]

See Kim Kardashian’s $30K Warhol Portrait From Kanye – Kim Kardashian has gone pop. No, she hasn’t gone away: She’s been “Warholified” by the pop art auteur’s “distant cousin” (as per her website), Monica Warhol. [usat]

Woman Fights Ticket For Driving With Google Glass – A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google’s computer-in-an-eyeglass. [yahoo]

Downton Abbey Christmas Special Sees The Crawleys Head To Buckingham Palace – Shirley MacLaine returns as Cora’s mother, while Paul Giamatti and James Fox join the period drama for the first time. [mirror]

Britney Spears Is the Last of the Pop Goddesses – Britney Spears teased that ‘Britney Jean’ is her most personal album yet. It’s not. At all. And she may be the only person left who can get away with that. [beast]

Picasso’s Grandson Offering A Chance To Win $1 Million Painting For $135 – Still stumped for a Christmas present? Then what about an exquisite $1 million Picasso for the living room, yours for just $135 at an online charity raffle. [prd]

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