Prince William Named In World Cup Corruption Scandal Report – Prince William was present at a meeting in which the British were asked to enter into an illegal reciprocal voting pact. Should he have blown the whistle? [beast]
Facebook Now Has 2 Billion Monthly Users… And Responsibility – “We’re getting to a size where it’s worth really taking a careful look at what are all the things that we can do to make social media the most positive force for good possible,” [tc]
US Issues New Visa Criteria For 6 Muslim Nations – The Trump administration has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a “close” family or business tie to the United States. [ap]
Time Asks Donald Trump’s Golf Clubs To Remove Phony Magazine Cover – Although Donald Trump has repeatedly appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in the last year, the company is asking that a framed cover image of Trump be taken down from the walls of several golf clubs. [nbc]
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Trump Threatens To Tax The Internet Because He’s Mad At Jeff Bezos – Hours after The Washington Post published a story revealing that a Time magazine cover featuring Donald Trump, which hangs in several of his golf clubs, is actually fake, the president lashed out at the Post and its owner, Amazon C.E.O. Jeff Bezos, in a bizarre, borderline incoherent tweet. [vanfair]
Cable News Ratings: MSNBC, CNN, Fox News Post Double-Digit Growth In Q2 – The viewership spike for cable news shows no signs of slowing down. Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC all saw double-digit ratings growth across the board for the second quarter of 2017, according to Nielsen data. [var]
Welcome to the new reality show…
Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses – Australian police charged a top Vatican cardinal on Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain to rock the highest levels of the Holy See. [ap]
SA Court Rules Against Single-Religion Schools – Public schools may no longer promote themselves as subscribing to a particular religion, the High Court in Johannesburg ruled yesterday. [tlive]
Lack Of Affordable Housing A Risk To Cape Town’s Future – The lack of affordable housing in central Cape Town poses a risk to the city’s future, a property industry leader warned yesterday. [tlive]
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German Police Officers Expelled After Public Sex, Group Urination, And A Strip Tease Involving A Service Weapon Ahead Of G20 Summit – More than 200 police officers in Germany have been sent home for bad behaviour, after throwing a wild party that included a couple having sex in public, men urinating in the open, and an officer performing a striptease and dancing with her gun. [tele]
A Suspicious Hollywood Is Finally Auditing Box-Office Sales In China – Hollywood has long suspected it’s getting cheated in Chinese movie theaters. Now it’s doing something about it. [qz]
Three Of The World’s Most Powerful Billionaires Agree—There’s One Trait You Need To Succeed – Considered one of the “100 most influential people in the world” by Time magazine, Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world, with $122 billion under management. [qz]
Queen Elizabeth II Is Getting A 78% Raise From The Government – Queen Elizabeth II is getting a huge pay boost this year to help refurbish Buckingham Palace. [cnn]
Thank God..
If You’re Struggling With This Year’s Durban July Theme, We Got You – If you’re thinking of attending the Vodacom Durban July this weekend, but have no idea what to wear, we figure we should lend a hand. [here]
A Million Bottles A Minute: World’s Plastic Binge ‘As Dangerous As Climate Change’ – Exclusive: Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardising oceans, coastlines and other environments. [guardian]
Money For Jam: Crack India And You’ll Be A Billionaire – There’s money to be made in different markets around the world, but there’s a reason many refer to cracking India as the golden ticket. [here]
Los Angeles Approves Long-Awaited George Lucas Art Museum – After three years of talks — and proposals in three different cities — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas has finally secured a green light for his art museum. [cnn]
‘It Really Pisses Me Off.’ Britney Spears Thinks Those Lip-Sync Rumors Are Toxic – Britney Spears is well aware of all the lip-sync claims slung her way over the years, and she’s over it. [time]
When Love Takes Over! – David Guetta, 49, shares a steamy kiss with his bikini-clad girlfriend Jessica Ledon, 24, as they cosy up on luxury yacht during Spanish getaway. [dm]
Here’s John Mayer’s Response to Katy Perry Calling Him Her Favorite Sexual Partner – There’s Diplo’s way of reacting to an ex-girlfriend airing your dirty laundry, and then there’s John Mayer’s way. [eol]
Steve Carell – Sex Symbol – Yes, it’s true. In 2017, a year when Donald Trump became president, Bill Cosby announced plans to go on a tour to speak about avoiding sexual assault allegations and Katy Perry sought to end her feud with Taylor Swift, the former Office star has emerged as a full-fledged hunk, managing to deliver one of the year’s most surprising developments. [pc]
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