Bitcoin’s Oldest Exchange, Now In Shambles, Suspends Payouts – It was once the only serious bitcoin exchange on the internet. But now, just a year later, Japan’s Mt. Gox is in shambles. [wired]
Sochi Hijack Attempt Over Ukrainian Prisoners – A Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi on the day of the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony wanted to press for the release of anti-government protesters in his country, authorities said Saturday. [ap]
After Decades In Prison Over Murders, DNA Evidence Frees 2 New York Men – Two men behind bars for more than half their lives over a triple murder walked free this week after DNA evidence tore holes in their convictions. [cnn]
ANC Lambasts DA Over Ramaphosa Convoy Hit-And-Run Claims – The DA has accused ANC deputy president Cyril Rampahosa’s blue light convoy of knocking down a cyclist in Wedela,North West and driving off. [m&g]
Vitamin C As Cancer Treatment? – Could pumping roughly 2,000 oranges’ worth of vitamin C into a patient’s bloodstream boost the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs and mitigate the grueling side effects of chemotherapy? [latimes]
SARS Wants Kebble Killer To Pay Tax On Hit Money – The taxman is after Brett Kebble’s hit man, Mikey Schultz, for unpaid taxes on blood money he earned in the 2005 shooting. [n24]
Lolly Jackson Suspect Has Been Extradited Back To SA – George Louka, who was extradited from Cyprus yesterday, will be key to an international investigation into Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and his alleged criminal operations. [tlive]
Zille Cancels Manenberg Trip After Gunshots – Reports say DA leader Helen Zille has cancelled her voter registration trip to Manenberg after gang violence resumed in the area at the weekend. [m&g]
Jozi Partners With IBM – The City of Johannesburg has partnered with IBM to improve its management of traffic, the water supply, public safety and other social assets. [tlive]
Triumph in Toyland for The Lego Movie – The little plastic people in Bricksburg are cheering, and so are the big greedy moguls in Hollywood. The Lego Movie, already acclaimed by critics (95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82% on Metacritic), broke out like a benign fever across North America, earning a phenomenal $69.1 million, according to preliminary estimates from its ecstatic distributor Warner Bros. [time]
Spain’s Princess Cristina In Court Over Corruption Case – Spain’s Princess Cristina has been questioned in court in connection with a corruption scandal involving her husband’s business dealings. [bbc]
Clint Eastwood Saves Golf Director From Choking – Clint Eastwood added another starring role at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am — life saver. [abc]
‘Appalling’: Fashion Flack Uses Hoffman Wake To Promote Bag – Philip Seymour Hoffman’s wake was just another runway for one fashion house. [p6]
Out Olympian Speedskater Ireen Wüst Wins Gold In Sochi – Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands, one of six out LGBT Olympians competing in Sochi, placed first in the 3,000 meters. [buzzf]
US State Department ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In North Korea – The State Department says it is “deeply disappointed” in North Korea’s decision to withdraw for a second time an invitation to a U.S. envoy to discuss the release of a jailed American businessman. [huff]
‘Dumb’ Starbucks Launches In LA – A coffee shop called Dumb Starbucks opened in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles this weekend, serving up dumb iced coffees, dumb lattes and not-so-dumb viral marketing. The mysterious store ripped off the official Starbucks logo and menu, but claims to have no affiliation with the Seattle-based coffee giant. [mash]
Man Travels 1,000 Miles To Claim Bogus Prize – An Indian villager recently travelled more than a thousand miles to the BBC office in Delhi in an unusual quest – to claim millions of rupees he believed he had won in a “BBC lottery”. [bbc]
James Dean’s Estate Sues Twitter Over Unofficial Account – James Dean died long before the invention of the Internet and Twitter, but the former Hollywood heartthrob is caught up in a strange, tricky and very modern legal question: Should people be allowed to tweet in the name of dead celebrities? [abc]
How a Few Monster Tech Firms are Taking Over Everything from Media to Space Travel and What it Means for the Rest of Us – The monster tech firms are stifling competition and consolidating their power while they expand into new markets. Like the old industrial magnates, they want to control everything. [beast]
Powerball Lotto Jackpot Is Over R3 Billion – Get tickets to Wednesday’s draw of the US Powerball – it’s rolled over so many times it’s pretty big now at $284 million! [tickets]
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