Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty – After a three-week trial, a federal jury has found 30-year-old Ross Ulbricht, creator of underground site Silk Road, guilty on all counts. [cnn]
EFF Burnt Down Municipal Buildings, Protesters Looted Shops In Mohlakeng: MEC – EFF members set fire to municipal buildings during a protest in Mohlakeng, outside Randfontein, Gauteng co-operative governance and human settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo said on Wednesday. [tlive]
Woman Could Be First To Give Birth On Mars – Having a baby is a strenuous enough task on Earth, now one woman hopes to do it on Mars. 24-year-old Maggie Lieu is currently in the running to be one of the 40 people chosen to colonize Mars and hopes to be the first to give birth on the Red Planet. [aol]
Journalists Forced To Delete Pictures Of Mugabe’s Fall – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 90, fell down steps from a podium after speaking to supporters upon his return from Ethiopia, say witnesses. [n24]
Anni Dewani’s Devastated Father Asks Why He Didn’t Stop The Wedding – In an exclusive extract from the book written Vindo Hindocha, the father of murdered bride Anni Dewani, he asks if there was anything else he could have done. [mirror]
Cableguy Kevin Pietersen Joins BBC’s TMS for Cricket World Cup – Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has joined the BBC Test Match Special commentary team for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. [bbc]
SA Stocks Falter As Investors Sell Retail Shares – South African stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Wednesday as profit taking on retailers such as Woolworths and Mr Price who recently hit all-time highs, while ArcelorMittal rose after flagging a narrower full-year loss. [f24]
Bruce Jenner Has Told The Kardashians He Is Transgender – Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner has told family members, including reality TV personalities the Kardashians, that he is becoming a woman and they have pledged their support, People magazine reported on Wednesday. [reuters]
Chinese Teen Chops Off Own Hand To Beat Internet Addiction – Xiao Wang, 19, reportedly sliced off his hand near a bus shelter in Nanton, Jiangsu Province, early Sunday, before calling a cab to get to the hospital. [nydn]
Prank From Grave Gives Dead Woman The Last Laugh – An 83-year-old Connecticut woman who died Jan. 27 pre-wrote her own obituary in which she claimed she had died hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro. [huff]
California Attorney General To Appeal Reversal Of Foie Gras Ban – California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris said Wednesday she would appeal last month’s decision by a federal judge to overturn the state’s ban on foie gras. [lat]
Twitter Sucks At Dealing With Trolls And CEO Says It’s All His Fault – Dick Costolo knows Twitter has a problem with abuse and trolls and says it’s entirely his fault. [mash]
‘Suge’ Knight Charged With Murder; Could Face Life In Prison – Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a fatal hit-and-run that followed an argument in Compton last week, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney. [lat]
Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Are Married – Sounds like Johnny Depp and Amber Heard couldn’t wait another minute before saying “I do”! [eonline]
Man Has Nose Cut Off To Look Like Comic Book’s Captain America Villian – A comic book fan has gone to extreme lengths to make himself look like a super villain – by cutting off his nose. [metro]
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