Donald Trump Is Running For President – Donald J. Trump, the garrulous real estate developer whose name has adorned apartment buildings, hotels, Trump-brand neckties and Trump-brand steaks, announced on Tuesday his entry into the 2016 presidential race, brandishing his wealth and fame as chief qualifications in an improbable quest for the Republican nomination. [nyt]
Neil Young Calls Out Trump For Using His Song Without Permission – It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to hit the first bump of what’s sure to be a long road to reach the White House. [huff]
Zuma Said He ‘Would Not Allow Police To Arrest Bashir’: Mugabe – South African President Jacob Zuma had vowed to not allow police to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, African Union chairman Robert Mugabe said at a media briefing following the closing of the AU summit in Johannesburg. [enca]
Government Says It Will Look Into Bashir’s Departure – SA will enquire into the controversial circumstances surrounding the departure of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in defiance of a high court order. [mg]
SA Soldiers Held ‘Hostage’ In Sudan As Guarantee For Al-Bashir’s Safe Return – While the fiasco around President Omar Al-Bashir’s possible arrest in Johannesburg escalated, the Sudanese troops held about 1 400 South African soldiers in Darfur “hostage,” according to a report. [tlive]
Bashir, Blair, Bush Must Rot In Jail – Malema – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema wants Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to rot in jail – provided he is subjected to a “credible” judicial system. [cit]
U.S. Set To Provide $5 Million For Anti-Boko Haram Force – The United States plans to provide $5 million to help support a regional military force fighting Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a state department official said on Tuesday. [reuters]
Baby Jordan Killers To Make Bid For Parole – The two men jailed for killing six-month-old baby Jordan-Leigh Norton are expected to apply for parole in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. [n24]
New York Prison Break: Source Says Search Has Gone Cold – A New York state official briefed on the investigation told CNN on Monday that the search has gone cold since last week. [cnn]
White House Intruder Omar Gonzalez Sentenced – Omar Gonzalez, the man who jumped the White House fence and made it into the East Room while carrying a knife, has been sentenced to 17 months, plus 36 months of supervised release. [cbs]
Six People Killed And Seven Injured In Balcony Collapse At Party In California – Dublin’s foreign minister confirmed five of the dead were Irish and had been at a birthday gathering in an area of Berkeley popular with Irish students. [guardian]
Stunned Nadal Crashes Out At Queen’s – Rafael Nadal suffered a shock first-round exit from the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club as the Spanish star was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 by unheralded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Tuesday. [afp]
North Korea Says Hit By Worst Drought In 100 Years – North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages in a country where the United Nations says almost a third of children under five are stunted because of poor nutrition. [reuters]
Saudi Arabia Beheads 100th Person This Year – Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year. [afp]
Pope’s Message On Climate Change Leaked – Days before it was to be published to great fanfare, a leaked draft of Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited letter on the environment was published Monday by an Italian magazine. [cnn]
Foo Fighters Cancel Glastonbury Gig – Rock group Foo Fighters have been forced to cancel their headline slot at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. [bbc]
Holly Madison: I Wanted to Kill Myself At The Playboy Mansion – Holly Madison contemplated drowning herself in the bath at the Playboy Mansion in the depths of her despair as Hugh Hefner’s No. 1 girlfriend, she reveals. [people]
Why 3.5 Times More Apple Users Choose Apple Maps Over Google Maps – It’s not for the bus and subway directions, that’s for sure. At WWDC last week Apple announced that it receives 5 billion requests per week for its mapping services and that Apple Maps is used 3.5 times more frequently than “the next leading maps app” — i.e. Google Maps. [fortune]
Golden State Warriors Bring Home Their First NBA Title In 40 Years – The Cleveland Cavaliers changed tactics again, attacking small-ball Golden State Warriors lineups with size, but got the same result in Game 6 of the NBA Finals as in the previous two games: Within two points at the half, they wore down as the game went on, and lost 105-97. [npr]
Rihanna ‘Is Dating Karim Benzema’ – The 27-year-old beauty – who’s previously dated the likes of Chris Brown and rapper Drake – was spotted enjoying a cosy meal with the Real Madrid ace at the Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica, California on Saturday evening. [washpo]
She Googled Her Symptoms, Doctors Ignored Her, Now She’s Dead – A British teenager was convinced her cancer was back after Googling her symptoms. Doctors told her to quit searching and trust their judgment. When she was finally admitted to the hospital, it was too late to save her. [db]
Billionaire Las Vegas Builder And Philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian Dies At 98 – Billionaire businessman Kirk Kerkorian spent a lifetime outdoing himself, whether it was being the biggest studio boss in Hollywood or one of America’s leading automaker investors or by building spectacular Las Vegas resorts, each one grander than the previous. [lvs]
Amy Schumer Leaves Huge Tip For Student Waiter – Comic Amy Schumer seriously helped out a working college student on Long Island with a whopping tip. [p6]
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