Schumacher Medical Files: Theft Suspect Found Hanged In Jail – A man arrested on suspicion of leaking Michael Schumacher’s medical files has been found hanged in his cell, Swiss police say. [bbc]
Boko Haram Kills 100 As It Sets Fire to And Seizes Another Major Town – Extremist group Boko Haram has reportedly seized yet another major Nigerian town, killing at least 100 civilians in the process. [gawk]
Oscar Pistorius Back In Court – Final arguments in paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial will be heard in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. [n24]
Carl Pistorius Still In ICU – Carl Pistorius, brother of murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius, is still in an intensive care unit after sustaining serious injuries during an accident which took place outside Modimolle, Limpopo, last week, his family said. [iol]
Obama On Net Neutrality: My Administration Is Against Internet Fast Lanes – The last time President Obama weighed in on net neutrality, it was to offer a vague, tepid response — claiming to support the idea without really defining how he understood it. It was a big contrast from what he’d previously said on the campaign trail in 2008. [washpo]
Putin Hits Tipping Point as Ukraine Tightens Rebel Noose – As the military endgame in Ukraine approaches, President Vladimir Putin must decide just how far he’s prepared to go to defend the pro-Russian insurgency. [bloom]
The ISIS Online Campaign Luring Western Girls To Jihad – Some of the European women already in the ranks of the Islamic State are trying to lure their ‘sisters’ to the marriage beds of the caliphate’s holy warriors. [beast]
Twitter Just Dropped A Huge Hint That It Will Introduce Shopping Services – The evidence that Twitter is planning a move into e-commerce is stacking up, after a handful of users noticed a new (and seemingly dormant) setting for “payment and shipping” inside the company’s Android app. [nextweb]
Woolies Will Not Boycott Israeli Products – Retail stores will not remove Israeli imported products from their shelves, the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) said on Wednesday. [tlive]
Emperor Boss Albert Yeung Allowed to Sue Google For Defamatory Auto-Complete – A Hong Kong court has given prominent film mogul Albert Yeung Sau-shing leave to sue Google for defamation. [variety]
The End of New York: How One Blog Tracks the Disappearance of a Vibrant City – As city rents skyrocket and small businesses close to be replaced by chain cafes and glass condos, Jeremiah Moss’s blog, Vanishing New York, keeps a rueful eye on the ‘progress.’ [beast]
Miley Cyrus Poses In Ninja Turtle Undies, Continues To Document Her Hygiene Habits – We’re betting it’s not a part of the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” marketing campaign, but odds are the producers probably wouldn’t turn down a series of photos of Miley Cyrus posing in just her ninja turtle undies. [huff]
Man Buys 23 Burger King Apple Pies to Spite a Small Child – Apparently, after waiting in line in front of a careless mother and her screaming small child, a man who was having a bad day (and had a headache) decided to ruin that family’s day. [eater]
Here’s Barbra Streisand’s First Instagram Post – The world welcomed the one and only Barbra Streisand to Instagram on Wednesday. [time]
Timex Smartwatch Goes Phone-Free – Watch brand Timex introduced a phone-free smartwatch Wednesday, the company announced in a statement. [mash]
Kanye West in Deposition: ‘I’m Not Britney Spears’ – West told a lawyer he lives on “Earth” [time]
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