Zuma Squabbles Have Everyone Asking: Who’s Running South Africa? – It’s hard to know who’s leading South Africa. Last week the presidency repudiated the mines minister when he caused a storm of protest from business leaders by saying the Cabinet authorised a judicial inquiry into banking oversight bodies after lenders cut ties to the Gupta family, who are friends of President Jacob Zuma. That came as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is being investigated on allegations of contravening intelligence laws. [mg]

Fox Settles Gretchen Carlson’s Sexual Harassment Case For $20 Million – Television news presenter Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment case against Fox News and its now deposed chief Roger Ailes has been settled for a reported $US20 million. [smh]

Taylor Swift, Tom Hiddleston Split After Three Months Of Dating – “She was the one to put the brakes on the relationship,” a source close to the couple tells Us. “Tom wanted the relationship to be more public than she was comfortable with. Taylor knew the backlash that comes with public displays of affection but Tom didn’t listen to her concerns when she brought them up.” [usm]

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Radical Preacher Anjem Choudary Jailed For Five Years – Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for inviting support for the so-called Islamic State group. [bbc]

South African Economy Grows By 3.3% In Second Quarter Of 2016 – South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.3% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2016, after contracting by 1.2% in the previous quarter, Statistics SA announced on Tuesday.The year-on-year growth was 0.6%. [mg]

Criminals Down Police Helicopter In Mexico, Four Dead – A gang brought down a helicopter during a police operation in Mexico’s troubled western state of Michoacan, killing the pilot and three officers, the governor said. [chilled]

Donald Trump Edges Ahead Of Hillary Clinton In CNN Poll – A new CNN/ORC national poll shows Republican Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton by a narrow two points, the first time the businessman has had the top spot in this poll in several months. [wsj]

Donald Trump Is Endorsed By Nearly 90 Military Figures – Donald J. Trump’s campaign will release an open letter on Tuesday from about 90 retired generals and military officials endorsing his presidential campaign, urging a “long overdue course correction in our national security posture.” [nyt]

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A Republican Candidate Said He Hoped I Got Raped – ‘I. Hope. Somebody. Rapes. You. Today. :)’ is the last thing Republican candidate Mike Krawitz told me. In Trump’s GOP, harassment isn’t hate speech—it’s ‘telling it like it is.’ [charming]

Microsoft Is Reportedly Working On A Slack Competitor – Microsoft is taking Slack head on, and reportedly doing it under the Skype umbrella.[verge]

D.A. Seeks To Have 13 Women Testify Against Bill Cosby In Courtroom Showdown – In a move that would set up a dramatic courtroom showdown between Bill Cosby and his accusers, 13 women who say the entertainer sexually assaulted them could be allowed to take the stand against him in a criminal trial. [lat]

Frenchwoman Who Received First Face Transplant Dies – The world’s first face transplant recipient, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April “after a long illness”, a hospital said Tuesday. [yah]

World’s Third Poorest Nation, Guyana Finds Oil – Sleepy Guyana has long been one of the hemisphere’s poorest places, a sparsely populated nation on South America’s northern shoulder that relies heavily on exports of sugar, rice and gold. [abc]

Brad Pitt To Build New Luxury Resort On The Adriatic Coast – Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is planning to build a new resort with a luxury hotel, villas, a golf course, shops and restaurants in the small resort town of Zablace, just outside Sibenik of the central Dalmatian region, local media report. [tele]

The Hottest App For Your Home Is Now Available In Cape Town And Jozi [PTA And DBN Coming Soon] – There’s pretty much an app for everything these days, but sometimes we stumble across a new one and wonder how we survived without it. [here]

Obama Becomes First Sitting President To Visit Laos – This capital city, with its wide, tree-lined French colonial boulevards and old-fashioned tuk-tuk three-wheeled taxis, takes its turn in the international spotlight, as Barack Obama arrived late Monday to become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. [usat]

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Costa Rica Hasn’t Burned Any Fossil Fuels For Electricity In Two Months – Costa Rica’s electric grid ran exclusively on renewable energy for 150 days so far this year, the country’s power operator said late last week. [mash]

Body Of German Woman Missing For 40 Years Found By Man Renovating Father’s Attic – A German man has made a startling discovery after finding the body of a woman in his father’s attic – 40 years after she was reported missing. [ind]

How The Tracksuit Got So Hip – The humble tracksuit, once what you wore while you waited to do something important, like compete in a game, has now become the pricey darling of the fashion world. [db]

When Artificial Intelligence Judges A Beauty Contest, White People Win – As humans cede more and more control to algorithms, whether in the courtroom or on social media, the way they are built becomes increasingly important. The foundation of machine learning is data gathered by humans, and without careful consideration, the machines learn the same biases of their creators. [qz]

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You Totally Missed The Strangest Thing About ‘Stranger Things’ – “Stranger Things” tells the story of some kids in the ‘80s taking on a government conspiracy and a monster from another dimension with the help of their telekinetic friend. To us, it seems strange. But, remember, this is the ‘80s! [huff]

More Reports Of Creepy Clowns Trying To Lure Kids Into The Woods – Communities in North and South Carolina are on edge following more reports of creepy clowns trying to lure children into the woods. [fox] And here’s more on that.

Hypocrite? Malia Obama Parties In ‘Smoking Kills’ Tee -After She Was Caught Smoking! [radar]

Hot Wheels Are Now AI-Powered, Making Us Feel Even Older – A few years ago, the startup Anki impressed the crowd at an Apple event by showing off some toy race cars with AI capability baked in. One wouldn’t expect the toy-car giant Hot Wheels to sit back and let a little startup do donuts all over its turf, right? [wired]

Kim Kardashian Flashes Her Nipple – In sheer bra and totally see-through thigh-high boots. [shame]

‘Why Are You Covering Your Nipples?’ Swimsuit clad Miranda Kerr pokes fun at comedian in VERY awkward interview conducted in her pool. [dm]

Katie Holmes Forced To Hide Jamie Foxx Romance For 5 Years After Tom Cruise Split? — Report – Whoa, we may have finally figured out why Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx have kept their rumored romance hush-hush for so long. [hollylif]

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