White House Petition To Extradite Lion-Killing Dentist Walter Palmer Reaches Threshold For Response – A White House petition requesting that dentist Walter Palmer, who killed a prized lion in Zimbabwe, should receive a response from the Obama administration. [cnn]
You Actually Won’t Believe Zimbabwe’s Response To The Killing Of Cecil The Lion – Cecil the lion, proving just how much the world loves big cats and hates dentists. If your Facebook news feed hasn’t been clogged up with outpourings of love for the murdered animal then congrats, you must have very few friends. [more]
Cecil Hunter Walter Palmer ‘Wanted To Kill An Elephant After Killing The Lion’ – EXCLUSIVE: The US dentist’s guide gives first detailed account to the Telegraph of the hunt that led to the animal’s death. [tele]
Cecil The Lion Slaying Triggers Probe By U.S. Agency – The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by American dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer is being investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to see if it was part of a conspiracy to violate U.S. laws against illegal wildlife trading. [cbc]
Australian Surfer Punches Shark In ‘Mick Fanning Replay’ – An Australian surfer has punched a shark which attacked him off the north coast of New South Wales, say police. [bbc]
Parents Threaten To Remove Kids If Curro Deal Goes Ahead – It looks like this one is a case of power to the people after a plan to create a R19 billion private school giant on our shores came crashing down, this after parents threatened to pull their children from elite academies that Curro Holdings sought to buy. [2ov]
Jeremy Clarkson And Top Gear Presenters Sign With Amazon For New Car Show – Britain’s former BBC Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon to present a new motoring show for the online retailer’s subscription service alongside co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May. [smh]
Report: BuzzFeed Valued at $1.5 Billion – Reports are saying that Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal plans to invest $250 million in BuzzFeed. According to the report, the deal “will value the booming digital publisher at around $1.5 billion.” [gawk]
EFF Appeals Fall On Deaf Ears As Parliament Passes New Rules – Obey the presiding officers—or else—members of Parliament have been told, with the adoption of new rules to deal with disruptions in the National Assembly. [mg]
Assailant Stabs Six People At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade – An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stabbed and wounded six participants, two of them seriously, in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday, with police saying the suspect was jailed for a similar attack 10 years ago. [nbc]
Obama’s Bid To Build Fastest Computer Ever – President Barack Obama has launched an ambitious technology initiative, a moonshot in the world of supercomputing that could help solve some of the world’s most complex problems. [stuff]
Kris And Caitlyn Meet – Kris’ car was spotted leaving Caitlyn’s Malibu home after their meeting … their first meeting since the transformation. [tmz]
Sandton Streets Shutdown – One of the richest parts of South Africa’s richest city will be in lockdown for October. [tlive]
Alleged Drug Mule Arrested – A 36-year-old woman was arrested at the Cape Town International Airport on Thursday after police found cocaine worth about R300 000 in her luggage. [iol]
Nigeria Rescues 71, Mostly Women And Girls, From Boko Haram – Nigerian soldiers rescued 71 people, almost all girls and women, in firefights that killed many Boko Haram militants in villages near the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the military said Thursday. [ap]
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Review: Hip-Hop Nostalgia Goes Hollywood – Beautifully shot and sharply directed by F. Gary Gray, the biopic walks the line between hip-hop nostalgia flick and coming-of-age drama the biopic walks the line between hip-hop nostalgia flick and coming-of-age drama, heavily punctuated with sex and violence. [mash]
Even Betty White Hates Cecil The Lion’s Killer – Betty White, a passionate animal activist, has harsh words for the Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion while on a hunting trip in Zimbabwe this month. [p6]
James Woods Sues Twitter User For $10 Million Over “Cocaine Addict” Accusation – The actor filed a defamation lawsuit against an individual who replied to Woods’ tweets about Barack Obama and Caitlyn Jenner. [hr]
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