U.S. Government Releases Outline Of Plan To Get Self-Driving Cars On The Road – The federal government, rather than states, should be in charge of regulating self-driving cars since the vehicles are essentially controlled by software, not people, Obama administration officials said Monday as they laid out the outlines of their plans to help get the technology safely onto the nation’s roadways. [time]
Zuma Makes Himself Useful – Declares December 27 A Public Holiday – President Jacob Zuma has declared December 27 this year a public holiday after an appeal by the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa). [n24]
NEW YORK BOMB
Chelsea Bomb Suspect Caught After Shootout With Cops – A 28-year-old man hunted in connection with bomb blasts in Manhattan and New Jersey was caught Monday after shooting two cops in New Jersey, where he had been found snoozing in a bar vestibule, authorities said. [nyp]
Accused NYC Bomber, Traveled To Pakistan Undetected By U.S. – Ahmad Khan Rahami was not on terror watch lists that would’ve alerted authorities to his travel outside the United States. [beast]
Ahmad Rahami: Fixture In Family’s Business And, Lately, A ‘Completely Different Person’ – His other known obsession was souped-up Honda Civics that he liked to race. In recent years, though, some friends noticed a marked change in his personality and religious devotion after what they believed was a trip to Afghanistan, where he and his relatives are from. [nyt]
London’s Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan Invites Donald Trump To Spend Time With His Family – London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he’d introduce Donald Trump to his wife and teenage kids to allay concerns the US Republican presidential nominee has expressed about Muslims. [stuff]
Unilever Buys ‘Green’ Products Maker Seventh Generation – Unilever PLC is getting into the market for “natural” cleaning products with a deal to buy Seventh Generation Inc., a maker of plant-based detergents and household cleaners.. Expected to pay roughly $700 million. [wsj]
Kenya And Somalia Are Facing Off In Court Over An Oil-Rich Triangle Of The Indian Ocean – Kenya and Somalia are in dispute over a potentially lucrative, triangular stretch of 100,000 square kilometers of offshore territory believed to contain large oil and gas deposits. [qz]
Twitter Lifts Its 140 Character Limit — Sort Of – Twitter has officially loosened the reins on its 140-character limit. Well, kind of. [cnn]
New ‘Super-Fast’ LTE Network For SA – Veteran banker and chair of Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), Paul Harris, has announced a multi-billion rand investment in a new national ‘high-speed LTE-A’ network. [f24]
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Eastern Cape Mother Of Two Arrested After Son Found Tied Up With Chains – The 24-year-old – whose children are 8 and 6 – was arrested after the eldest was allegedly assaulted and tied with chains and a lock on Friday afternoon. [tlive]
Outrage At Restaurant’s Homage To ‘Stylish Days’ Of British Empire – Brisbane’s British Colonial Co marketed itself as celebrating ‘the empirical push into the developing cultures of the world’. [guardian]
You Guys Are Going To Love The Winning Entry For Our Weber Braai Competition – It normally takes a pretty special effort to nail the hotly contested Weber competitions, and this time around we weren’t disappointed. [here]
Cape Town Foodies Are Bored With The Same Old Menus – We’re talking bacon jam, seared duck and a chocolate surprise – but the folks serving this tasting menu in Cape Town also have some epic views. [here]
France Bans Plastic Cups, Plates And Cutlery – France has passed a new law to ensure all plastic cups, cutlery and plates can be composted and are made of biologically-sourced materials. [ind]
Nico Rosberg ‘The Fastest I Have Ever Seen Him’, Says Mercedes F1 Chief – Nico Rosberg is in the best form of his life, according to Mercedes’ executive director, Toto Wolff, after taking the lead in the Formula One world championship from Lewis Hamilton at the Singapore Grand Prix. [guardian]
Google Trips Is A Killer Travel App For The Modern Tourist – Google today announced Trips, a new app that serves as a trip planner and travel guide for anyone who is exploring a new place. [verge]
Kate Moss Is Launching Her Own Talent Agency – We finally know what Kate Moss has been up to since announcing her split from longtime agency Storm last spring (aside from, you know, landing numerous Vogue covers). In a move of keen business acumen, Kate Moss is launching her own talent agency, aptly named the Kate Moss Agency. [nym]
Here’s What Tom Hiddleston Had To Say About Taylor Swift On The Emmys Red Carpet – Maybe some couples really can still be friends. [time]
Man Kicked Off Plane After Passenger Complains About His Weight – A 385-pound (175kg) man says he was kicked off a recent United Airlines flight because a passenger complained about his size. Errol Narvaez was set to fly home to New Jersey from Las Vegas on Tuesday when he was asked to leave the flight just before take off. [tandl]
Anthony Bourdain And Wife Ottavia Busia Separating After Nine Years Of Marriage – Anthony Bourdain and his wife, Ottavia Busia, have separated after nine years of marriage. [usm]
Watch ‘Stranger Things’ Stars Jam To ‘Uptown Funk’ At Emmys – Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) performed Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars track at pre-Emmy event. [rs]
Justin Bieber And Sofia Richie Broke Up So Now Love Is Dead – If we have learned anything in the cruel summer of 2016, it is that you can’t build your life around a two month-long celebrity romance, however photogenic they may seem together. [mash]
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