Closing Arguments Due In Oscar Case – Closing arguments for sentencing in the culpable homicide case against Oscar Pistorius are set to be delivered in the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. [iol]
Oscar: Disability Would Be Catered For In Prison, Court Hears – Acting national commissioner for correctional services, Zach Modise, was called as the second witness for the state in the aggravation of sentencing. [m&g]
Roux Slapped On Wrist For Remark To Nel – Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday reproached Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer Barry Roux for a sarcastic comment to prosecutor Gerry Nel. [n24]
Ebola: Obama Not Ruling Out Travel Bans As Experts Watch For More Cases – President considers further interventions and appointing crisis leader, while concern grows over infected woman’s air travel. [guardian]
Turkey OK’s American Drones To Fight ISIS – Turkey is now allowing the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft to fly over Syria. But so far, traditional warplanes are out of the question. [beast]
Starbucks To Roll Out ‘Pay Ahead’ Option Next Year – Starbucks says it will start letting customers across the country place orders ahead of time on their smartphones by next year. [abc]
Waterkloof 4: Christoff Becker Loses Parole Bid – Christoff Becker, one of the “Waterkloof Four” convicted of killing a homeless man, has lost his latest court bid to get parole. [citpr]
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John Grisham Apologizes For Remarks On Child Porn – John Grisham is taking back statements he made about child pornography and sex offenders. [cnn]
Mozambique Opposition Renamo Rejects Election Results – Mozambique’s main opposition party has rejected the results of presidential and parliamentary elections, saying they were riddled with irregularities. [bbc]
Christian Bale to Play Steve Jobs in New Movie – Oscar-winner Christian Bale, who has played Batman and Moses, is about to take on another iconic figure: Steve Jobs. [variety]
Donald Trump Questions Barack Obama’s Mental Health, Calls Him ‘Psycho’ – Donald Trump is at it again, taking to Twitter to question President Barack Obama’s mental health over his handling of the Ebola crisis. [huff]
Charlie Sheen Splits With Porn Star Fiancée Brett Rossi – It’s over! RadarOnline.com has learned that Charlie Sheen has split with his porn star fiancée, Brett Rossi, just weeks before their planned November wedding. Sheen confirmed the breakup exclusively to Radar. [radar]
More Than 40 Percent Of Top Techies Think We’re In A Bubble – The Atlantic has embarked on a new quest, dubbed the Silicon Valley Insiders Poll, in which they survey 50 of tech’s foremost “executives, innovators, and thinkers.” Their findings proved something we already knew: many believe the tech industry is in a bubble. [valley]
Al Pacino Is Returning To Broadway To Star In David Mamet’s New Play – In 2012, Pacino wowed audiences as the star of Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross. [time]
Biden’s Son Hunter Discharged From Navy Reserve After Failing Cocaine Test – Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was discharged from the Navy Reserve this year after testing positive for cocaine, according to people familiar with the matter. [wsj]
Google Glass User Treated For Internet Addiction Caused By The Device – Patient appeared to suffer withdrawal symptoms when prevented from using Google Glass and dreamed he was wearing it. [guardian]
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