China Pollution: First Ever Red Alert In Effect In Beijing – Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital’s first ever pollution “red alert” came into effect. [bbc]

Oscar Pistorius To Appeal Murder Conviction – Eyewitness News understands Oscar Pistorius’s legal team will reveal in court today that the athlete intends appealing his murder conviction at the Constitutional Court. [ewn]

Rand Takes Another Tumble – The rand fell to a record against the dollar and bonds tumbled, sending yields to their highest levels since February 2014, after Fitch Ratings cut South Africa’s credit rating and Standard & Poor’s lowered its outlook on the country’s debt. [iol]

France Wants To Ban Public Wi-Fi And Tor In Wake Of Paris Attacks – In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, French law enforcement wants to ban the use of public Wi-Fi and the secure web network Tor when a state of emergency is declared, according to leaked documents from the French Ministry of Interior seen by French newspaper La Monde. [mash]

Killers Were Long Radicalized, F.B.I. Investigators Say – The couple who carried out the deadly attack that killed 14 people here last week had long been radicalized and had been practicing at a target range days before their murder spree, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday. [nyt]

Donald Trump Thinks He Can Call Bill Gates To “Close Up” The Internet – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump just said the US should consider “closing up” the internet to curb radical extremism. [verge]

China Suspends Reporters Over Xi ‘Resigns’ Typo – Two reporters and two editors punished for accidentally replacing “zhici” with “cizhi” in article on Xi’s speech. [alja]

Millionaire Becomes SW Nigeria’s Most Powerful Monarch – A 41-year-old multi-millionaire was on Monday officially installed as the new Ooni of Ife — the most powerful and influential traditional monarch among the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria. [enca]

San Bernardino Inspired British Attempted Beheader – A court heard that Muhaydin Mire had materials on the ISIS-inspired attack in California on his phone and more images of the Islamic State when he tried to decapitate a man in the London Tube. [db]

Adele’s ’25’ Adds Another Million Sales In Second Record-Breaking Week – Adele racked up another 1 million U.S. sales of her new album “25,” adding another record to her name and easily topping the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday. [reuters]

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Here’s Why Netflix Investors Are Getting Nervous – It wants to produce more original shows, and networks are putting the squeeze on. [fort]

Amazon Founder Offers To Send Donald Trump To Space – In a tweet, Jeff Bezos indicated Blue Origin will not discriminate against any American, even a xenophobic demagogue. [huff]

Eagles Of Death Metal Return To Paris, Join U2 – Nearly a month after their sold-out show at the Bataclan concert hall was stormed by terrorists and became a scene of carnage, the Eagles of Death Metal returned to Paris, joining U2 for a show at the city’s AccorHotels Arena. [nbc]

Rolling Stones Star To Be A Dad To Twins At 68 – Ronnie Wood, who already has four children, is expecting twins with his 37-year-old wife Sally, who he married in 2012. [sky]

This Is The Most Expensive Material In The World – New hi-tech material costs £100m per gram. [tele]

LeBron James Signs Lifetime Nike Deal – Nike has signed Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James to a lifetime deal in what one source familiar with the negotiations said is the largest single-athlete guarantee in company history. [espn]

Caster Semenya Weds Longtime Love – Star athlete Caster Semenya reportedly got married over the weekend. [enca]

P Diddy Admits That He Cried Watching ‘Downton Abbey’ – P Diddy has revealed that he once got so emotional about an episode of Downton Abbey that he shed a tear. [nme]

Accuser: James Deen Had Help Raping Me – Porn star Nicki Blue opened up about her brutal alleged assault at the hands of James Deen. But that wasn’t close to the whole story. She says Deen’s friend, a female porn executive, held her down while it happened. [db]

Johnny Depp’s Dogs: Amber Heard ‘Looking Forward’ To Fighting Charges – Actor accused of violating Australia’s biosecurity laws says lawyers have told her there has been no need to attend court to date ‘despite my willingness to do so’ [guardian]

Kim And Kanye’s New Baby Name – Kimye welcomed a son to the Kardashian/West clan on Saturday, but waited to share his name with the world. Now, we officially know the name of North’s brother: Saint West. [usat]

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