New Cosby Accusers Go Public As Gloria Allred Joins Case – Flanked by three weeping accusers of under-fire Bill Cosby, California celebrity attorney Gloria Allred proposed Wednesday he agree to be sued by any accusers to establish in court the truth of “whether he is a saint or a sexual predator.” [usat]
Protests Erupt After Cop in Eric Garner Chokehold Death Not Indicted – A crowd of protesters briefly took over a section of Manhattan’s West Side Highway and were in a standoff with police Wednesday evening, hours after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island earlier this summer — in a case that was recorded on video and showed the dead man crying “I can’t breathe.” [nbc]
Sony To Officially Name North Korea As Source Of Hack Attack – Sony Pictures will officially name North Korea as the source of a hacking attack that has exposed sensitive files and brought down its corporate network last week, two sources close to the investigation tell Re/code. An announcement could come as soon as today. [recode]
Mugabe: Idiotic To Think I Would Step Down – Zimbabwe’s veteran President Robert Mugabe has slapped down speculation he would step down as “foolish” and “idiotic” as he sought to retain control of his ruling Zanu-PF party. [citpr]
Far-Right Rurn Hits Steve Hofmeyr In The Pocket – Steve Hofmeyr was once a moderate man who believed in the ideals of a rainbow nation. He proudly posed with his kids alongside Nelson Mandela for a magazine cover shoot. [tlive]
47% Of White SA Believe Apartheid Wasn’t A Crime Against Humanity – Whites are less likely to remember the oppressive nature of apartheid than other citizens, according to the 2014 SA Reconciliation Barometer released on Wednesday. [n24]
Jules Bianchi Did Not Slow Enough Before F1 Crash, Says Report – Jules Bianchi did not slow sufficiently under warning flags before crashing into a recovery crane at 78mph at the Japanese Grand Prix, according to a FIA report. [guardian]
World On Course For Warmest Year – This year is in the running to be the hottest globally and for the UK since records began, early estimates show. [bbc]
Court Hears Second Case for a Chimpanzee’s Legal Rights – Judges at an appeals court in Rochester, New York heard arguments yesterday that Kiko, a chimpanzee owned by a couple in Niagara Falls, should be considered a legal person with a right to not be owned or imprisoned. [wired]
U.K. to Levy ‘Google Tax’ In Move To Squeeze Tech Giants – British move is largely symbolic, but is typical of the growing pressure on U.S. tech giants in Europe. [time]
Hitler’s Children And The Sins Of The Fathers – The Hitlers used to live near to me in Highgate, north London. Quiet family, kept themselves to themselves; weren’t terribly keen on the Jews, as far as I remember. [tele]
Inside Elon Musk’s $1.4 Billion Score – The crazy, real-life story of how the CEO of electric-car maker Tesla dazzled, seduced, squeezed, bluffed, manipulated, and prodded his way to epic state incentives to build a massive battery plant in the Nevada desert. [fortune]
Kendall Jenner Flaunts Calvin Klein Bra, Underwear in Sexy Instagram Selfie – Kendall loves her Calvins! Reality star and runway model Kendall Jenner took to Instagram on Wednesday, Dec. 3 to show off her killer body and classic undergarments. [usmag]
Sony Hackers Reveal How Much Rogen And Franco Were Paid For The Interview – The entire budget for the movie was also leaked, along with the salary details of top Sony execs. [time]
I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – The Victoria’s Secret annual fashion show migrated to London for the first time. Were the reserved Brits ready for the razzmatazz and exposed flesh? [beast]
Sean Parker and Elf Wife Named Baby After a Light Breeze – It’s a raw day here in the Big Apple, made all the more bitter by the malignancy of the news cycle. On days like these the Baby Name Critic thinks, how can we focus on baby names at a time like this? But the babies keep being born, and the parents keep naming them. So we soldier on. [gawker]
Starbucks Schools Silicon Valley (Again) With Launch of iPhone Ordering – Starting on Wednesday, if you open up the Starbucks iPhone app in Portland, Oregon, you’ll see a new tab that reads “order.” If you tap it, you can both order a latte and pay for it before walking into the nearest Starbucks to pick it up. You’ll never have to stop at the checkout counter, the company says. [wired]
You Can Now Edit Microsoft Office files From Gmail – Gmail just made it easier to edit Microsoft Office documents from within your inbox. Google updated Gmail with a new feature that allows users to automatically open and edit Office files with Google Drive. [mash]
Target Australia Pulls Grand Theft Auto V From Shelves After Customer Feedback On Violence – Target Australia has pulled R-rated video game Grand Theft Auto V from its shelves and says it will no longer sell it following feedback from customers about the game’s depictions of violence against women. [smh]
New Book On Irish Priests Reveals Struggles With Celibacy, Trips To Gay Clubs – When sociologist and former seminarian Dr. John Weafer started looking for studies on the personal lives of Catholic priests there were only a few. Those that did exist only began to approach what the researcher imagined was a much richer and more complex story beneath the surface. [huff]
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