B.B. King’s Daughters Say Two Close Aides Poisoned Him – Two of B.B. King’s daughters, Karen Williams and Patty King, are alleging that two of the late musician’s closest aides sped up his death by poisoning him, according to a report from the Associated Press on Monday. [var]
Fighter Jets Scramble To Escort Air France Flight To JFK – The Air Force scrambled fighter jets Monday to escort an Air France plane bound for JFK Airport after anonymous threats were phoned in to authorities warning of “chemical weapons’’ stashed aboard a dozen flights. [nyp]
Charter Near $55B Deal For Time Warner Cable – Charter Communications (CHTR) is nearing agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable (TWC) for $195 a share in a cash and stock deal valued at $55.1 billion, a person familiar with the talks said Monday. [usat]
As Facebook Sweeps Across Europe, Regulators Gird For Battle – One arm of the European Union is looking into whether Facebook and other tech companies unfairly favor their own services over those of rivals. At least five data protection watchdogs across the region are questioning Facebook’s privacy settings. [nyt]
Apple’s Design Guru Just Got A Big Promotion – Jonathan Ive is taking on an even more important role at Apple. The design mastermind behind the look of the iPhone and the iPad will be promoted from senior vice president of design to the newly created position of chief design officer, CEO Tim Cook said in a memo to staff. [time]
Ashley Madison: Is Infidelity A Billion-Dollar Business? – Noel Biderman sounds like your run-of-the-mill technology chief executive: he peppers his speech with words like “disruption” and of course, his start-up is not just a business, but a vehicle for “societal impact”. [bbc]
Search For Cape Town Hiker Called Off – The hunt for a missing Muizenberg man, who was thought to have gone hiking on Table Mountain, has been called off after 11 days, the search coordinator said on Monday. [n24]
Double Blow For MTN In Its Two Biggest Markets – The MTN Group has been hit by a double whammy that has the potential to negatively affect its services in its two biggest markets. [bdl]
Vatican Bank Makes Big Profit – Stronger income from trading securities including bonds and a fall in operating expenses drove a sharp rise in profits last year. [cnn]
Pope Francis Has Not Watched Television Since 1990 – The pontiff reveals he last watched television in 1990 and has to rely on the Swiss Guards to find out whether his beloved Argentinian football team won or lost. [tlg]
Boy Born Without Penis Excited Over Medical Trip To Cape Town – A 5-year-old North-West boy who was born without external genitals is excited to make his first trip to Cape Town next month where he will undergo tests to determine his urinary function so a paediatric urologist can recommend the best way forward. [n24]
How Fast Can A Poop-Powered Bus Go? – Is this bus company full of sh*t, or is this poop-powered vehicle the fastest bus around? A vehicle that runs on cow manure has set a “land speed record” for buses, the BBC reported Wednesday. [huff]
1989 Tour Should Give Taylor Swift Her First $100 Million Year – Earlier this week in Bossier City, Louisiana, Taylor Swift played eighteen songs to a sold-out crowd at the CenturyLink CTL -0.88% Center, kicking off the North American leg of her 1989 tour. But her performance at the 14,000-seat arena is just the beginning of what promises to be the best financial year of her career so far. [forbes]
Omar Sharif has Alzheimer’s – Legendary Lawrence of Arabia actor Omar Sharif is battling Alzheimer’s disease, his agent Steve Kenis confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. [cbc]
‘He Could Be A Good Influence On Her’ – Kendall Jenner is linked to Lewis Hamilton after wearing his gold chain in Monaco… ‘as momager Kris pushes for new romance’ [dm]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Excited To Return For New Conan The Barbarian Sequel – Thirty-three years after Conan the Barbarian and 31 since the sequel Conan the Destroyer came out, Arnold Schwarzenegger is excited to dust off that old loincloth once more. [ppl]
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Justin Bieber Sings Sexy Rendition Of Boyz II Men’s ‘I’ll Make Love to You’ – It seems all Justin Beiber needed to hit the hearts of non-tween music fans was to bring a little ’90s R&B to the party. [mash]
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Share Steamy Tongue Kiss In Old Wedding Pic – Kim has been celebrating her one-year wedding anniversary to Kanye by sharing tons of snaps from her big day, including one PDA pic we can’t get over. Kim posted one passionate (and kind of gross) photo of her tongue kiss with Ye! [hl]
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