Shuttleworth Loses R250m Exit Charge Case In ConCourt – The Constitutional Court has handed down judgment against South African billionaire entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth over a R250-million exit charge. [mg]
Church Massacre Suspect Held As Charleston Grieves – The mass murder of nine people who gathered Wednesday night for Bible study at a landmark black church has shaken a city whose history from slavery to the Civil War to the present is inseparable from the nation’s anguished struggle with race. [nyt]
Reddit’s Racists ‘Celebrate’ Charleston Terror—and Worry About The Blowback – While most humans with hearts mourned the church massacre, the trolls of a racist subreddit worried about how the killings would make them look in the ‘Jew owned media.’ [db]
Escaped New York Killers Added To Most Wanted List – Two convicted killers still on the loose after staging a dramatic prison escape in upstate New York almost two weeks ago on Thursday were added to the U.S. Marshals’ “15 Most Wanted” list of fugitives. [nbc]
World’s Oldest Person Jeralean Talley Dies At 116 – Jeralean Talley, the world’s oldest-known person, has died in Michigan 26 days after her 116th birthday, a family spokesperson said. [abc]
Meet the New World’s Oldest Person – She eats four strips of bacon at every breakfast and has a soft spot for high-end lace lingerie. [time]
ANC, DA Slam EFF Outbursts In Parliament – The EFF’s chants in Parliament that President Jacob Zuma should “pay back the money” were no more than a publicity stunt, said the office of the chief whip of the ruling ANC after rowdy exchanges shut the house down again on Thursday. [n24]
Vavi Apologises To Thabo Mbeki For Backing Zuma – In a dramatic turnaround‚ trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi has apologised to former president Thabo Mbeki for siding with Jacob Zuma in a leadership struggle that divided the ruling party a decade ago. [tlive]
Twitter Acquires Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Startup Whetlab – Twitter announced today that it has acquired Cambridge-based machine learning startup Whetlab in an effort to accelerate the company’s own in-house efforts on the matter. [tc]
iPhone 6S Will Have Force Touch, Stronger Aluminum – Apple’s next iPhone could have the Force Touch feature — and be ever so slightly thicker as a result. [mash]
Apple Pay, Google Wallet At Mercy Of SA Banks – Banks in South Africa hold the key to whether mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay could be widely adopted in the country, says an expert. [f24]
Pope Francis: ‘Revolution’ Needed To Combat Climate Change – While slamming a slew of modern trends — the heedless worship of technology, our addiction to fossil fuels and compulsive consumerism — the Pope said humanity’s “reckless” behavior has pushed the planet to a perilous “breaking point.” [cnn]
New Fifty Shades Of Grey Novel Puts Christian Grey Centre Stage – Grey, the fourth book in EL James’s erotic series, is released on the birthday of her fictional male anti-hero. [guardian]
Apple Watch 2 Coming Next Year: Report – Two months after its online-only launch, rumours are already circulating that Apple intends to release a more functional version of its watch as soon as next year. [smh]
US Open 2015: Tiger Woods Implodes At Chambers Bay – Tiger Woods’s 10-over shambles in the first round of the US Open was the 14-time major winner’s most humiliating round ever – it was hard to watch. [tele]
UK Taxpayer Could Face £7 Billion Bill For Palace Of Westminster Repairs – The British taxpayer could face a bill of up to £7 billion to stop the Palace of Westminster “falling down” unless MPs and peers agree to move out, a new report by independent consultants has found. [itv]
Are Your ‘Friends’ Turning Into Monsters On Instagram? There’s A Whatsapp Group For That.. – Real friendship is being able to reveal your deepest, darkest secrets to someone. But true friendship is being able to while away the time bitching about your half-friends without fear of them finding out. [story]
Justin Bieber, Usher Ordered To Face Copyright Lawsuit – Justin Bieber and Usher were ordered by a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to face a $10 million lawsuit claiming the singers illegally copied parts of a song composed by two Virginia songwriters. [reuters]
Michael Douglas Awarded $1 Million Prize In Israel – When actor Michael Douglas learned that he had been chosen to receive the “Jewish Nobel Prize,” he pointed out a small problem: Under strict religious law, the Oscar-winning actor isn’t Jewish. [fox]
Rob Kardashian Makes Rare Appearance Since Weight Issue to Grab Burger – The usually secluded Rob Kardashian was pictured having a late-night burger run in Woodland Hills on Wednesday night, June 17. Sporting a dark-colored ensemble, he couldn’t hide his body which has been ballooning since he gained 100lbs amid a deep depression. [ace]
‘Sweet Baby Jesus’ Beer Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves – Apparently there are some things beer doesn’t pair so well with — like religious figures. A chocolate-peanut butter porter from DuClaw Brewing Co. has been removed from a local Cleveland grocery store because of complaints about its controversial name: “Sweet Baby Jesus.” [mash]
Tyra Banks Posts Dramatic Makeup-Free Selfie – ”You Deserve to See the Real Me’ [sw]
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