Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Approval – Virgin Galactic is one step closer to taking tourists to space, after signing an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday. [mash]
Google Sets Up ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Form After EU Ruling – Google is launching a service through which Europeans can ask for web pages relating to their personal life to be removed from search results, the Financial Times reports. [bbc]
IPID To Probe Cape Town Airport Shooting – The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is to investigate the shooting at Cape Town International Airport, IPID said on Thursday. [n24]
Elliot Rodger’s Parents ‘Are Mourning The Victims’ Of UCSB Shooting – Elliot Rodger’s parents have not brought themselves to read the rage-filled, 137-page manifesto left by their son after he allegedly killed six people nearly a week ago, said a family friend. [today]
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Wins Clippers Bidding War For $2 Billion – Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has won a frenetic bidding war for ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, with a $2-billion offer that would set a record price for an NBA team. [lat]
Adult World Warns ANC Of Apartheid-Era Censorship – Adult World is unhappy with the ANC’s objection to the opening of a store opposite Parliament in Cape Town, accusing it of censorship. [m&g]
Jailed Italian Crime Boss Says Mafia Helped Berlusconi Government – Antonio Iovine’s court testimony, obtained by The Daily Beast, could shake the country’s political establishment and send a good deal of it to jail. [beast]
MH370 Search Becomes Most Expensive Aviation Hunt In History, Yet Still No Clues – Experts estimate the three-month search has cost hundreds of millions of pounds as authorities admit they are no closer to finding missing plane. [telegraph]
India Gang Rapes: Arrests Over Hanged Girls In Uttar Pradesh – At least three men, including one police officer, have been arrested after two teenage girls were gang raped and hanged from a tree in India. [bbc]
Scientists Say E-Cigarettes Could Save Millions Of Lives, Warn Against Strong Regulation – The World Health Organization is interested in regulating e-cigarettes like all other tobacco products, but an international group of over 50 researchers is hoping to change its mind. [verge]
NSA Says Snowden Is Lying – In response to claims by Edward Snowden that he raised concerns about NSA spying in emails sent to the spy agency’s legal office, the NSA released a statement and a copy of the only email it says it found from Snowden. [wired]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Make First Public Appearance As Married Couple On Honeymoon – After one of the most extravagant celebrity weddings we’ve ever seen, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are apparently keeping things rather low-key on their honeymoon in Ireland. [huff]
Charlize Theron: Press Intrusion ‘Like Rape’ – Speaking to Sky News, the actress Charlize Theron draws a parallel between intrusive press coverage and rape. [sky]
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