Taiwan TransAsia Pilot Shut Wrong Engine, Data Confirms – Taiwan’s aviation regulator has released data showing the pilot of a TransAsia plane which crashed in Taipei had switched off the working engine after the other lost power. [bbc]
Russell Brand Describes One-Minute’s Silence For Tunisia Victims As ‘Absolute Bullshit’ – The comedian and actor blamed the British government for the Tunisia beach massacre during which 38 people were killed. [tele]
At R1,000 / m2 – This Is The Most Expensive Commercial Office Space In Cape Town – Sometimes when you want to enjoy the finer things in life, you have to pay. Anyone who has ever woken up with a throbbing headache after a night on the cheap stuff should be able to attest to that. [2ov]
Bob Arum Sues Floyd Mayweather Adviser Al Haymon – Two of boxing’s biggest heavyweights might square off against each other with more than any world title or prize money at stake. [washpo]
Rafael Nadal Upset By German Dustin Brown At Wimbledon – Undone by an opponent who fired cannons and off-pace junk balls at will on Centre Court Thursday, Rafael Nadal was shocked in the second round of Wimbledon. [usat]
Mummy’s Boy’s Alleged Hitman Chatting Away On Facebook – I don’t think anyone is under the impression that a South African prison is a pleasant place to sit whilst you await trial, especially when your case has been in the national spotlight and your name dragged through the mud. [2ov]
Serta Will Stop Selling Donald Trump Mattress Line in Latest Defection – The move comes after the presidential candidate made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants. [bloom]
BP Agrees to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims – BP PLC agreed to pay $18.7 billion to settle all federal and state claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including the biggest pollution penalty in U.S. history. [wsj]
David Sweat Says He Never Had Sex With Prison Worker And She Wanted Inmates To Kill Husband – Captured cop killer David Sweat insists he didn’t work up a sweat with prison worker Joyce Mitchell — and that it was her idea to bump off her husband. [nydn]
French Woman Jailed For Nine Years For Killing Eight Of Her Newborn Babies – Dominique Cottrez suffocated babies shortly after secret births, and falsely claimed in court to have had incestuous relationship with her father. [guardian]
Boko Haram Guns Down 97 People Praying In Mosques In Nigeria – Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the holy month of Ramadan, a government official and a self-defense fighter said Thursday. [washpo]
You Could Be A Billionaire This Weekend – The chances are slim, but they’re zero without a ticket. Drop some spare change and dream a little.. [tickets]
Robin Thicke Says He’s Embarrassed By Attempts To Get Paula Patton Back – After Robin Thicke’s very public attempts to win back his ex-wife Paula Patton, the 38-year-old singer now admits he’s embarrassed by his grand overtures. [eto]
Solar Impulse 2 Breaks The World Record For The Longest Solo Flight – André Borschberg, the pilot at the controls of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft, has broken the world record for the longest solo flight. [verge]
Plus-Size Vlogger Doesn’t Care If Her Bikini Body Makes You ‘Uncomfortable’ – “Why is it that someone else can dictate that you are not allowed to put something on your body that makes them uncomfortable?” [huff]
Did Poker Help Kill Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Marriage? – Bennifer II is no more, and some gossip outlets are claiming Affleck’s consuming passion for Hollywood’s favorite game is partly to blame. So was Garner really fed up with the tables? [db]
Matt Damon Has A Ponytail Now And The Internet Is Freaking Out – Matt Damon has gone viral after appearing at a press conference in China this week to promote his performance in upcoming thriller “The Great Wall.” [mofo]
Honeymoon is over for Greek couple who went penniless in NYC – Newlyweds Valasia Limnioti and Konstantinos Patronis’ long-planned “dream trip” to the U.S. ended in New York City, where their three-week honeymoon quickly turned into a nightmare: Their Greek-issued credit and debit cards were suddenly declined and they were left penniless. [ap]
Hot Dog Eating Showdown Between Legends Could Be In The Works – Rumors and stomachs are swirling after eight-time world hot dog eating champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut revealed that there may be a face-off against disgraced gustatory legend Takeru Kobayashi in the works.
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