First U.S. Ebola Patient ‘Critically Ill’ – A patient flying from Liberia to the United States was hospitalized this week in Dallas with Ebola, marking America’s first diagnosis. CDC Director Tom Frieden says the patient is ‘critically ill’ but is confident the disease will not spread. [beast]

Michael Phelps Arrested, Charged With Second DUI – Decorated Olympian Michael Phelps has been arrested and charged with a DUI in Baltimore after police pulled him over for speeding early Tuesday morning. [huff]

SA Laptop Prices Plummeting – Proof that laptop prices are plummeting has never been more evident. Laptops with internet, email and Skype capabilities are now selling for as low as R2,299 [here]

Julius Malema: EFF Not In Bed With DA – Julius Malema has refuted suggestions that the Economic Freedom Fighters is in bed with the Democratic Alliance. He said the DA was following the EFF. [citpr] 

Girl Dies On Night Out Celebrating 16th Birthday – A 16-year-old Eastern Cape girl’s birthday festivities ended in tragedy when she died from apparent drug-related complications last weekend. [n24]

Barn Owls To Take Front Line In War On Johannesburg’s Baby-Eating Rats – The City of Johannesburg has included barn owls in a R2.5 million plan to fight a rat infestation, the municipality said on Tuesday. [tlive]

Student Union Takes Mugabe To Court – Zimbabwe students union takes President Robert Mugabe to court over the awarding of a controversial doctorate of philosophy degree to Grace Mugabe. [m&g]

Good luck with that..

Mozambique President Gives Benz Back – Mozambique’s president has returned a luxury Mercedes-Benz given to him by a business association, admitting on Tuesday that the gift was a violation of the country’s public probity laws. [n24]

Apple iPhone 6 Finally Cleared For Launch In China – Apple has finally been granted regulatory approval by the Chinese government to sell the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. [cnn]

Microsoft To Set Up 3 Data Centres In India By 2015 – Microsoft plans to offer its commercial and cloud services – Azure and Office 365 – from three local data centres by the end of 2015, making it the first technology company to set up cloud data centres in India. [ecotim]

This Is How You Get A Job – This Freelancer Did It In Cape Town In One Day – Here’s how. [click]

Science Explains Why Men Get Wasted Together – A new study may shed light on why men seem to like getting drunk together more than women do. [time]

Anne Hathaway: Fame “Fucked Me Up for a Really Long Time” – Don’t hate the player, hate the (fame) game. Anne Hathaway may seem like she has the whole A-list thing mastered, but as she revealed in an interview with Elle UK recently, she struggled for a long time to come to terms with the magnitude of her own celebrity. [usmag]

Tracy Morgan Hits Back At Walmart – “I can’t believe Walmart is blaming me for an accident that they caused” [time]

Wife Shoots California Mayor Dead – Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo died Tuesday after his wife, Levette, shot him several times during a domestic dispute, Sheriff’s Department officials told The Times. [lat]

Keanu Reeves Has Second Home Intruder – This Time She Was Naked – Just days after a female intruder was found in Reeves’ library, ET confirms a second woman broke into the actors home, and this time, clothing was optional. [cbs]

Paramilitaries Are Eradicating California’s Illegal Marijuana Grows – In the world-renowned California marijuana growing region known as the Emerald Triangle, the telltale “whoop-whoop-whoop” sound from helicopters combing the sparsely populated mountains during pot harvest season typically sends paranoia through the roof. [vice]

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