As Seen in ‘Goodfellas’: Arrest Is Made in ’78 Lufthansa Robbery – The Lufthansa heist, as it was known, was billed as the biggest cash robbery in United States history, and it played a starring role in the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie “Goodfellas.” It remained unsolved for four decades, perhaps because many of those who might have known something turned up dead. [newyorktimes]
Apple Reportedly Planning Two Larger iPhones For 2014 – The iPhone may be getting bigger again. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is developing a pair of new iPhones with larger displays, one over 4.5 inches diagonally and one over 5 inches diagonally, and plans to release them this year. [verge]
Lenovo To Buy IBM’s Server Business For $2.3 Billion – Lenovo has agreed to buy IBM’s server business for $2.3 billion, the two companies announced early Thursday. [mash]
Justin Bieber ‘Giggled Like Teenage Girl’ While In Lock-Up After DUI Arrest – The drag-racing, self-confessed pill popper was “giggling like a teenage girl” as he awaited the chance to be bonded out by a judge, following his high-speed DUI arrest on Thursday. [radar]
Seth Rogen Labels Justin Bieber A ‘Piece Of Shit’ – Actor and comedian Seth Rogen gave fellow Canadian Justin Bieber the Twitter spanking he deserves. If only Bieber’s parents cared enough to punish him. [defamer]
Justin Bieber Arrest: Singer Hasn’t Had Driver’s License For 6 Months – Justin Bieber has never had a California driver’s license and hasn’t had a valid license anywhere in at least six months, according to state DMV records and Florida police. [latimes]
Al Jazeera America Touts Its Lack Of Justin Bieber Coverage – When Al Jazeera America launched back in August, it made a lot of promises about how it was going to avoid the kind of celebrity coverage other networks feasted on. This Thursday, the channel had a perfect story to ignore: Justin Bieber’s arrest. [huff]
Peta Wants To Adopt Mandela Rabbit – Animal rights group Peta wants to adopt the bronze rabbit once it is removed from a statue of former president Nelson Mandela, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile said on Thursday. [n24]
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Boo And Face Arrest, Eastern Cape ANC Warns Members – The ANC in the Eastern Cape has issued a stern warning to its members before President Jacob Zuma’s visit to Dutywa on Sunday – boo, and you’ll be arrested by police or disciplined by the party. [citypress]
Revenge-Porn King Hunter Moore Indicted on Federal Charges – Hunter Moore, who has been called “the most hated man on the Internet” for his alleged operation and defense of a revenge porn website, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury, according to an official at the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. [time]
North Korea Says It Wants ‘Atmosphere Of Reconciliation And Unity’ – North Korea’s National Defense Commission has penned a letter to South Koreans saying it is determined “to create an atmosphere of reconciliation and unity,” the isolated nation’s state news agency reported. [cnn]
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Professional Arsehole Fined R10 000 For Speeding – Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr was fined R10 000 in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of reckless and negligent driving and exceeding the general speed limit, Beeld reported. [ch24]
Girl Gang-Raped By Members Of India Kangaroo Court As Punishment For Affair – A 20-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by at least 10 members of a kangaroo court in a Birbhum village on Monday night as punishment for having an affair with a youth from another community. She is in critical condition after the assault and is clinging to life in spite of the rapists stopping her from reaching a hospital. [toi]
Google Sends Expedia Packing In Search Rankings – Google frowns on websites trying to game its search results — and Expedia appears to have gotten that memo a bit late. [mash]
Porn Company Celebrates Martin Luther King Day – An online porn company has been slammed for promoting its ‘ebony’ section in alignment with Martin Luther King Day. [buzzfeed]
CNN Was Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army – The Syrian Electronic Army hacked CNN’s Twitter account Thursday evening and declared all news to be fake. Oh well, time to go home everyone. The SEA has spoken. [wire]
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