Chilcot Report: How Tony Blair Sold The War – Wednesday saw the publication, years overdue, of the official report into Britain’s conduct of the 2003 Iraq war. The inquiry, led by a former senior civil servant, John Chilcot, reviewed thousands of documents and interviewed more than 100 witnesses, and the final report runs to more than two million words. [nyt]
Deutsche Bank Says the U.S. Is Likely Headed For A Recession – The U.S. has a 60% of entering a recession in the next 12 months—the highest probability since the Great Recession. [fort]
Google Just Bought A Startup That Specializes In ‘Instant Object Recognition’ – Google is expanding its pool of machine learning talent with the purchase of a startup that specializes in ‘instant’ smartphone image recognition. [busins]
Hillary Clinton Trashes Donald Trump’s Business Record In Atlantic City, Chris Christie – Hillary Clinton used the backdrop of Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday to slam Donald Trump and one of his most high-profile surrogates, the state’s governor, Chris Christie. [cnn]
Bernie Sanders Booed By House Democrats For Refusal To Endorse Hillary Clinton – Members want a timeline for when he will endorse Clinton. Sanders isn’t ready to give them one. [huff]
Zimbabwe Government Blocks WhatsApp As Workers Stay Away – The Zimbabwe government on Wednesday blocked the WhatsApp service to its citizens as the country’s workers heeded calls for a stayaway dubbed the “national shutdown” to put pressure on the regime in power. [mg]
Another Major Drug Bust At OR Tambo Airport – Sars officials seized heroin and cocaine worth over R1 million concealed in wedding cards. [ewn]
‘Panic’ Withdrawals Halt Four More U.K. Property Funds – Four more U.K. property funds froze withdrawals as investors sought to dump real estate holdings in the aftermath of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. [bloom]
Apple’s Market Share Erodes Further In China – China’s local smartphone brands are taking away Apple’s market share, causing the company to slip to fifth place in terms of sales volume, according to Counterpoint Technology Market Research. [forbes]
Cosby Wants Andrea Constand To Refund Settlement – Even before the criminal sexual assault charges against him are resolved, Bill Cosby is trying to make his accuser pay financially. [usat]
What Winter? It’s Summer Again In Cape Town On Sunday – Has anyone actually checked the weather for this weekend? Maybe you should take a look, because we are in for a treat. [here]
SA Jumps In Global ICT Ranking – South Africa has jumped 10 places in the World Economic Forum (WEF) global information and communication technology rankings from 75th to 65th. [f24]
Italy’s Gruesome Migrant Organ Transplant Murders – A human trafficker turned informant exposes a sinister ring where migrants and refugees who can’t pay their bills are sold to an Egyptian crime ring for their body parts. [beast]
US Sanctions North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un For The First Time – The US has sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the first time, accusing him of human rights abuses. [bbc]
Margot Robbie Profile In Vanity Fair Calls Australians ‘Throwback People’ – Rich Cohen writes that actor ‘can be sexy and composed even while naked’ and grew up where ‘a dingo really will eat your baby’ [guardian]
Here’s R100 Off Your Next Booze Purchase – Delivered To Your Door, Nogal – There are three things you can count on – death, taxes and the need for a drink at the end of the work week. Stop drinking that plonk though, really now. We only have 500 vouchers to give away – offer expires 14 July. Go go go! [here]
Andy Murray Got The Crowd To Help Him Beat Tsonga At Wimbledon – His lead slipping away, Andy Murray needed a little something extra to keep him going in the fifth set. He found it in the fans. And in himself. [stuff]
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Cristiano Ronaldo Ends Wales Fairytale To Put Portugal In Euro 2016 Final – Gareth Bale had made the point that Wales’s historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-final had somehow not felt real. “In a way it doesn’t,” he said earlier in the week. As the madness swirled on the outside and the national fervour pulsed back at home, they had gone game by game, living inside their bubble. [guardian]
Why Taylor Swift’s Parties Look Like Utter Hell – That Independence Day getaway looked like Mean Girls Gone Wild. Did anyone save Ryan Reynolds? What about the poor official photographer? [beast]
Got The Winter Blues? Do This For A Legal Dopamine Hit At Your Desk – Even us non-scientists know that dopamine makes you feel goooood, so how about we start knocking back the good stuff and cure those office blues? [here]
Ashley Madison Is Finally Being Investigated For Something Even Worse Than Their Hack – It was nearly a year ago when the Ashley Madison saga hit the big time, and now its parent company is under investigation once more. [here]
Leo Messi Given 21 Months In Prison For Tax Fraud – He may be incredibly good at football, but that doesn’t mean poor Leo can handle his taxes. Much like the Copa America this didn’t go his way. [here]
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Inside The Hollywood Frenzy Around Jennifer Lawrence’s Theranos Movie – Legendary Pictures picked up the package, but only after outlasting plenty of other bidders—and ponying up a reported $3 million. [vanfair]
Selena Gomez Kissed a Girl (and She Liked It) – The 23-year-old pop star hosted a holiday bash for friends and during the festivities, she kissed a girl and she liked it! In a video posted on all-female Bahari trio member Ruby Carr’s Snapchat, the two women can be seen sharing a peck on the lips while dancing and smiling. The group has been opening for Gomez during her Revival tour. [eol]
Duchess Of Cambridge Dazzles In A Sexy £1,500 Bardot Dress – As she attends a glitzy award ceremony in London. [dm]
Paris Hilton Flashes Derriere In Gold Gown At Louis Vuitton ball In Paris – She certainly knows how to make an entrance. And Paris Hilton ensured she was the best dressed at the Louis Vuitton Art Of Giving Love Ball in Paris, France, making jaws drop thanks to her sheer dress as she arrived at the star-studded fashion bash on Wednesday night. [angle]
Kanye West Spent An Insane Amount Of Money On The ‘Famous’ Wax Figures – Look, we all know Kanye West is a true baller in every sense of the term (except for playing actual basketball). Earlier this year, the rapper purchased a brand new Mercedes Maybach for over $250,000. [elite]
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