D.C. Mayor Greenlights Legal Pot Despite Prison Threat – Despite warnings from congressional Republicans, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser allowed D.C.’s marijuana legalization law to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. [usat]

Apple Faces $533m iTunes Patent Payout – Apple has suffered a patent defeat involving some of the technologies it uses in its iTunes store. [bbc]

First Apple Watch Ads In U.S. Magazines Favor Fashion Lovers Over Techies – Ahead the launch of the Apple Watch in April, the latest iteration of Apple’s fashion-centric smartwatch approach appears in the March issue of Vogue. [mash]

Putin’s Secret Ukraine Plan ‘Leaked’ – Publication of a leaked secret planning document raises questions about when and how Russia’s president might have planned the takeover of eastern Ukraine. [beast]

Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift And More Win At The Brit Awards – The U.K.’s Brit Awards nominees were full of big contenders for British and international artists alike and with performances by the likes of Taylor Swift and Sam Smith, the night promised to be full of great moments. [time]

Tender Advertisements In Newspapers To Be ‘Phased Out’ – All government tender documents are planned to be made available on an e-tender portal by April this year. [f24] Welcome to the future..

This Is Why Standard Bank Are A Bunch Of Pigs – I have said this many times and I still believe it to be true. Every bank can and will let you down at some stage. People who have loyalty to a particular bank are just lucky. [story]

US Sea Levels Along Rose Almost 10cm In Just 2 Years – Sea levels across the Northeast coast of the United States rose nearly 3.9 inches (9.9cm) between 2009 and 2010, according to a new study. [huff]

Bionic Reconstruction Gives Men First Prosthetic Hands Controlled By Mind – Austrians have injured limbs amputated, then nerves and muscles transplanted from leg to arm are used to control prosthetic hands. [guardian]

Sneaky: North Korea Renames Ships To Evade UN Sanctions – North Korea has managed to evade UN sanctions targeting a key shipping company by renaming and reflagging vessels which continue to operate, a UN report said Wednesday. [afp]

Clive Rice Collapses From Brain Tumour – Former Proteas all-rounder Clive Rice has collapsed at his home as a result of a brain tumour. [s24]

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Contestant Found Murdered – A 19-year-old former contestant on America’s Next Top Model was one of three people killed in a drug-related killing in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday. [nbc]

3 Arrested Over Paris Drone; No Known Link To Night Flights – Three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested Wednesday for illegally flying a drone, as police hunt for clues into the mysterious devices seen over famous landmarks in the French capital. [usat]

FBI Charges 3 in Brooklyn With Plot to Join ISIS – Two had allegedly planned to travel to Syria to join the extremist group, and another is accused of running a network of domestic supporters. [time]

‘Spy Cables’ Leak Probe Under Way – An investigation into the leaking of classified security documents by broadcaster Al Jazeera is under way, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said on Wednesday. [iol]

Should Therapists Have to Tell the Cops if Their Clients Are Looking at Child Porn? – While pedophiles might be the lowest people on the totem pole of society, we don’t really know much about how many there are or what makes them tick. One reason is mandatory reporting laws that keep them from seeking psychological help. [vice]

Bobbi Kristina Brown Taken Out of Coma – But Remains on Life Support – In the weeks since Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub, her future has remained uncertain. The 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown continues to be unresponsive, kept in a medically induced coma since Jan. 31. [people]

Brit Awards 2015 – ‘The most awkward presenters award goes to Ellie Goulding and Lewis Hamilton’ [metro]

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