Cop Shoots 3, Self At Cape Town Airport – A 33-year-old police constable shot three people before turning the gun on himself at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday, Western Cape police said. [n24]
It’s Official: Apple To Pay $3 Billion To Buy Beats – Apple, the company that turned digital music into a mainstream phenomenon, said on Wednesday that it was buying Beats Electronics, a rising music brand, for $3 billion, in a move that will help it play catch-up with rivals that offer subscription-based music services. [nyt]
Two Cops Caught Transporting Suspected Poacher In Kruger – Two police constables have been arrested for allegedly transporting a suspected rhino poacher in a marked police vehicle at the Kruger National Park, the Hawks said. [tlive]
Former Chiefs Player And TV Presenter Shakes Kungwane Dies – Former Kaizer Chiefs player-turned-television presenter Isaac ‘Shakes’ Kungwane has died aged 43 after being admitted to hospital, Supersport said on Wednesday. [tlive]
Google Releases Workforce Diversity Stats – The Internet giant reports that 30 percent of its 46,170 employees are female. Sixty-one percent of employees identify as white and 30 percent as Asian, while just 2 percent are black and 3 percent Hispanic. [slate]
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Manchester United Owner Malcolm Glazer Dies – The self-made billionaire was a “hugely divisive” figure at Old Trafford following his debt-loaded takeover nine years ago. [skynews]
‘Pings’ May Have Never Come From Flight 370 – A U.S. Navy spokesman on Thursday dismissed as “speculative and premature” an American expert’s reported comments that the acoustic “pings” at the center of the search for the missing Malaysian plane did not come from the jet’s black boxes. [usat]
They Might Release Eugene De Kock – Spare a thought for the new Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha. In addition to the already weighty portfolio he has just been handed, Masutha is faced almost immediately with a significant decision to make. [dailymav]
De Klerk Warns Israel About Apartheid – Former president FW de Klerk has said Israel risks heading for apartheid if it does not make peace with Palestine. [m&g]
Tiger Woods Out Of U.S. Open – The world No. 3 and 14-time major champion announced Wednesday he would miss the U.S. Open as he continued his recovery from back surgery. [cnn]
Donald Sterling’s New Defense: Look at All the Blacks I’ve Hired – Sterling’s new legal argument is vain, delusional, and threatening to his fellow owners. Yet it also contains an argument he just might win. [beast]
Bieber, 20, ‘Hooked Up’ With Newly Single Victoria’s Secret Beauty Adriana Lima, 32, In Cannes – He’s been pictured with Victoria’s Secret beauty Barbara Palvin, Cody Simpson’s ex, Gigi Hadid, and stunning Adriana Lima, also VS and more importantly, also single. [dm]
Quentin Tarantino And Uma Thurman Are An Item – Twenty years after Quentin Tarantino directed Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Us Weekly can confirm that the two have taken their relationship to the next level. [usmag]
George Michael Rushed To Hospital – Paramedics arrived at 8am in two ambulances at his North London home, following a 999 call made by a friend. [mirror]
Chanel And Dior Forced To Reformulate Perfumes Under New EU Laws – Chanel No 5 and Dior’s Miss Dior contain mosses which could be banned under new regulations to prevent allergies. [telegraph]
More Trouble Ahead For 1D’s Louis Tomlinson As He Faces N-word Row – One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has run into even further trouble after finding himself at the centre of a race storm. [metro] + [video]
E! To End Chelsea Handler Late-Night Show In August – It is officially the end for Chelsea Handler‘s late-night run on E!. [deadline]
Gwyneth Paltrow Calls Internet Trolls ‘Test of Our Emotional Evolution’ – Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t who you’d expect to speak at a big tech conference featuring Microsoft and Google honchos. But on Tuesday, she gave a short and impassioned speech about the dark side of the Internet. [nbc]
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