Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial Verdict Is Due – More than 18 months after he shot and killed his glamorous girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius, a onetime track star on a gilded trajectory of triumph and success, is set to face judgment today when the judge in his trial on murder and firearms charges pronounces her verdict. [newyorktimes]

Pistorius: The Charges And Possible Sentences – The athlete awaits verdicts on four charges, and if he is found guilty, the judge has some flexibility with his sentencing. [sky]

Listen To Pistorius Judgement – The Oscar Pistorius judgement will be streaming live online so you can listen in the office or at home. [here]

Obama Vows to “Degrade and Ultimately Destroy” ISIS – In a televised speech Wednesday night, President Obama announced plans to ramp up airstrikes, send additional service members to Iraq, and provide more humanitarian aid in an effort to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the terrorist group ISIS. [gawker]

Top Public Protector Official In The Western Cape Resigns – The public protector provincial representative in the Western Cape has resigned from his position. [m&g]

Opposition Unites To Say Baleka Mbete Must Go – Five opposition parties have come together to submit a motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete. [tlive]

Gates Foundations Pledges $50 Million To Fight Ebola Epidemic – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa’s Ebola epidemic, which has already killed almost 2,300 people in the worst outbreak of the virus in history. [reuters]

5 Million Gmail Passwords Leaked To Russian Bitcoin Forum – Nearly 5 million usernames and passwords appear to have been published on a Russian Bitcoin forum. [dd]

Libyan Parliament Currently Operating from a Floating Ferry – Libya’s elected government has fled escalating violence in the country’s capital, and taken refuge in a Greek ferry in the neighboring port city of Tobruk, according to news reports. [mash]

James Bond Villain Richard Kiel Dies At 74 – Richard Kiel, who most famously played Jaws in two James Bond films starring Roger Moore, “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker,” and also appeared in Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” died Wednesday afternoon in a hospital in Fresno, Calif., three days shy of his 75th birthday. [variety]

Hostel Owner ‘Filmed Himself Abusing Tourists’ – The 56-year-old on New Zealand’s North Island is accused of attacks on 16 men who stayed at his hostel over two-and-a-half years. [sky]

Founder Of Elephant Refuge Crushed To Death – The man who established a sanctuary for retired circus elephants in Maine was found dead Tuesday. The state Medical said the injuries were consistent with an elephant stepping on him. [usat]

Is Everybody Single? More Than Half the U.S. Now, Up From 37% in ’76 – Single Americans make up more than half of the adult population for the first time since the government began compiling such statistics in 1976. [bloom]

Rollover Takes Powerball Lotto To R1.6 BILLION – Oh yes! The Powerball lotto rolled over last night which means it’s now at R1.6 Billion. For those of you who haven’t played this one yet – you’re able to get in without all these rollovers – you lucky thing! Get tickets [here].

Shia LaBeouf Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct Following Broadway Show Arrest – Shia LaBeouf admitted Wednesday to acting up at a Broadway show, pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in one of several episodes of bizarre behavior the former “Transformers” star has displayed in recent years. [huff]

Charlie Sheen Offers $1,000 to Waiter Who Got 20 Cent Tip From NFL Player – An etiquette battle erupted in Philly Monday when a restaurant attempted to shame Eagles running back LeSean McCoy for allegedly leaving a 20 cent tip on his $60 bill. [gawk]

“Son, Men Don’t Get Raped” – Sexual assault is alarmingly common in the U.S. military, and more than half of the victims are men. According to the Pentagon, thirty-eight military men are sexually assaulted every single day. [gq]

Scientists Say The Ozone Layer Is Recovering – Earth’s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece of good news about the health of the planet. [ap]

Lost Franklin Expedition Ship Found In The Arctic – Queen sends congratulations on image believed to be HMS Erebus or HMS Terror. [cbc]

Rob Ford In Hospital With Abdominal Tumour – Ford will undergo a biopsy to determine nature of the tumour. [cbc]

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