Woman’s Molestation Suit Against Bill Cosby Can Proceed, Judge Rules – A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman who accuses Bill Cosby of molesting her at the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s when she was 15. [time]
Retired Bishop Peter Ball Jailed For Sex Assaults – A retired Church of England bishop has been jailed for a string of offences against teenagers and young men. [bbc]
Russian Cruise Missiles Help Syrians Go On The Offensive – Russia and Syria unleashed a coordinated assault by land, air and sea on Wednesday, seeking to reverse recent gains by rebel groups that were beginning to encroach on the Syrian coast, a critical bastion of power for President Bashar al-Assad. [nyt]
FIFA’s Blatter ‘To Be Provisionally Suspended’ – A friend of Sepp Blatter tells Sky the measure will be in place as he is investigated over a £1.3m payment to the UEFA president. [sky]
Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Think Obama Is A ‘Real Black President’ – The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real black president.” [cbc]
Rugby World Cup: Habana Equals Lomu Record As Springboks Thrash USA – Bryan Habana equaled the Rugby World Cup try-scoring record as South Africa clinched top spot in Pool B by thrashing the United States 64-0 at London’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. [cnn]
SpaceX Booked Its First Moon Mission—And It Uses Ridesharing – An Israeli group seeking to win a $30 million prize will fly their spacecraft to the moon in 2017, with the help of a SpaceX rideshare. [qz]
Head Of VW In US Will Tell Congress He Knew Of Emissions Rigging In Early 2014 – Michael Horn, president and CEO of Volkswagen (VW) Group of America, will confirm he knew of the company’s emission rigging issues as early as spring 2014, according to a statement released ahead of a congressional inquiry on Thursday. [guardian]
Vatican Uses Venturini Monastery To ‘Cure Gay Priests’ – Priests who ‘show inappropriate sexual tendencies’ are removed to the Venturini monastery in Trento for ‘a period of training, personal reflection and enlightenment’, according to the Italian press. [ind]
World Bank To Investigate Loan To SA Government – The fallout from the deal between technology firm Hitachi and the ANC’s investment arm continues. [enca]
Why SABMiller Is Not Falling For Takeover Bid – SABMiller [JSE:SAB] has officially rejected Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev’s £42.15 (R863.83) per share takeover. [f24]
ANC Dives Into Digital With New App – The ruling party will be launching an app dedicated to covering its upcoming National General Council. [mg]
Love to know what they paid for that..
Gauteng Heatwave To Worsen – Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 38 °C in Tshwane and 36 °C in Johannesburg by Friday. [ewn]
All The Pics From Yesterday’s Cosatu March – Check it here [here]
How Apple Helped Boost Samsung’s Profits By 80% – Samsung Electronics says its operating profits for the third quarter will hit $6.29 billion, up 80% year-over-year and smashing Wall Street expectations. [fort]
How Social Media, Including Instagram And Facebook, ‘Cause Anorexia’ – Experts say the self-bragging pictures of shiny, perfect lives on social media encourage other users to feel negative about their own lives and bodies. [db]
Nespresso, Clooney Promote Coffee In War-Torn South Sudan – Nespresso, the world’s biggest single-serve coffee brand, will start selling coffee from South Sudan, in an effort proposed by George Clooney to help rebuild an industry that nearly disappeared during decades of civil war. [bloom]
Keanu Reeves Selling Motorbike Trip – Keanu Reeves is giving fans the chance to take a two-day motorcycle trip with him as part of a Christmas charity drive. The Hollywood actor is selling off the adventure, as well as a custom bike he co-designed, for $150,000 as part of a holiday initiative by luxury U.S. department store Neiman Marcus. [philly]
Daniel Craig Is So Done With James Bond – I cannot imagine a better media campaign for an upcoming film than having the star repeatedly talk about how tired he is, how little he cares about the next film, and how he’ll only do it again for the money. Daniel Craig is the best possible salesman for Spectre. [io9]
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French Startup Launches An ‘Uber’ For People Who Use Wheelchairs – Wheeliz launched last year and already has 900 registered users. [huff]
Selena Gomez Reveals She Underwent Chemotherapy After Lupus Diagnosis – Selena Gomez has broken her silence over spending time away from the spotlight. [people]
Indiana University Frat Suspended After Video of Possible Sexual Assault Initiation Surfaces – The Alpha Tau Omega chapter at Indiana University is suspended tonight, after a video depicting what looks like a horrific initiation ceremony surfaced on Twitter. In it, a student appears to be forced to perform oral sex on a woman—it’s unclear if either is consenting. [gawk]
Steve-O Of ‘Jackass’ Gets 30 Days In Jail For SeaWorld Stunt – “Jackass” star Steve-O was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail for climbing at least 100 feet up a crane in Hollywood in a protest against SeaWorld that drew dozens of emergency responders. [washpo]
Little Girl Runs To Hug Her Soldier Dad During Homecoming Ceremony [Video] – Little Karis Oglesby couldn’t contain herself when she saw her solider dad standing in the homecoming lineup at a ceremony held Tuesday. [mash]
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