Turkey Says It Deported Ibrahim El Bakraoui And Warned Belgium In 2015 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that last summer, Belgian authorities had the chance to detain Ibrahim el Bakraoui, now identified as one of the suspected suicide bombers who struck Brussels on Tuesday. [npr]
Brothers Among 3 Brussels Suicide Attackers; Another Assailant Is Sought – The Brussels suicide bombers included two Belgium-born brothers with a violent criminal past and suspected links to plotters of the Islamic State’s Paris attacks last November, the authorities said on Wednesday, raising new alarms about Europe’s leaky defenses against a militant organization that has terrorized two European capitals with seeming impunity. [nyt]
Brussels Suicide Bomber Also Suspected Of Making Paris Explosives – His DNA was found on the suicide belts used in the Paris attack. [time]
Sydney Schoolgirl ‘Wired Cash To IS’ – A Sydney girl, 16, has appeared in court on terror financing charges which carry a maximum term of 25 years’ jail. [bbc]
Hawks To Investigate Guptas, Duduzane Zuma – The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday that its charge of corruption against Atul Gupta, Ajay Gupta and Duduzane Zuma has been referred to the Hawks for investigation. [enca]
Debris Found In Mozambique ‘Almost Certainly’ From Missing MH370 – Two plane parts discovered on the island of Mozambique are highly likely to have come from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Australian government confirmed. [huff]
Pornhub Adds Free Virtual Reality Section For Oculus, Google Cardboard – The porn industry is investing heavily in virtual reality, which is increasingly the case when new technology enters the market. The latest move to inspire more early adopters is to give away 360-degree adult entertainment—for free. [fort]
Navinder Sarao Faces U.S. Extradition – Navinder Sarao, the British trader who allegedly contributed to the 2010 stock market “flash crash,” lost a court battle Wednesday to avoid extradition to the U.S. [wsj]
Local Dogs Maul Suspected Housebreaker To Death – A suspected criminal trying to gain entry to a house in Lotus River, Cape Town died after he was mauled by two dogs, police said on Wednesday. [n24]
Atlanta Airport Evacuated Over Suspicious Package, Reports Of Shooting- Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was evacuated after a suspicious package was found, the airport announced on Twitter. Unconfirmed reports on social media said there was a shooting on the premises. [rt]
Naspers Profit ‘Held Back’ By Weak Local Currencies – Naspers, Africa’s largest company by market value, said fiscal full-year profit growth will be held back by depressed sub-Saharan economies and weaker local currencies. [f24]
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Watch A US-Led Precision Airstrike Annihilate One Of ISIS’s Concealed Positions – The US military has released footage showing the US-led anti-ISIS coalition annihilating a concealed ISIS position near Sinjar, Iraq. [busins]
Starbucks Will Start Donating 100% Of Its Unused Food To Those In Need – If you’ve ever wondered where all those Starbucks bagels and bistro boxes go after closing time, here’s an answer you can get behind. [mash]
Hilary Swank Gets Engaged To Her Tennis Coach Beau, Ruben Torres – Hilary Swank is engaged to Ruben Torres, a financial advisor and tennis coach at a California country club. The actress, who starred in the weapy romantic drama “P.S. I Love You,” announced the happy news via an Instagram post Tuesday afternoon. [nydn]
A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg Dead At 45 – Malik Taylor, the rapper known as Phife Dawg whose nimble, clever rhymes helped launch A Tribe Called Quest to both commercial and critical success, died Tuesday at the age of 45 from complications resulting from diabetes. Rolling Stone has confirmed the rapper’s death. [rs]
Justin Bieber Cancels Meet And Greet Sessions – In a length Instagram post, Justin Bieber announced he will no longer take part in meet-and-greet sessions with fans during his Purpose world tour, saying they leave him “drained.” [nw]
Armani Goes Fur Free After Years Of Lobbying By Animal Rights Groups – Campaigners hail designer’s agreement to stop using fur for all products from autumn/winter 2016 collection. [guardian]
Aston Martin And Red Bull To Collaborate On New Hypercar – Aston Martin hasn’t been short of news recently, what with the unveiling of the DB11 and the announcement it is to open a new factory in Wales. But the British sports-car maker has trumped all of that with the announcement it will be developing a new hypercar alongside Formula 1 team Red Bull. [cad]
Elton John To Collaborate With Red Hot Chili Peppers – Elton John is set to team up with the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their new album. The band’s frontman, Anthony Kiedis, reportedly arranged the collaboration while the two singers were both in Los Angeles. [gt]
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The 30 Most Influential People On The Internet – For our second annual roundup of the most influential people on the Internet, TIME sized up contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news. Here’s who made this year’s unranked list. [time]
Watch President Obama Try Dancing The Tango – According to a White House pool report, the president and first lady Michelle Obama were quite enamored by a pair of dancers’ performance at the state dinner held in their honor on Wednesday evening, with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri describing the dance as they watched. [huff]
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