Mark Zuckerberg Asks For Forgiveness From ‘Those I Hurt This Year’ In Yom Kippur Message – Just days after the 2016 Presidential Election, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it was “pretty crazy” to think that his company had influenced the election’s outcome in a meaningful way. [verge]
Facebook Plans To Hand Over Russia-Linked Ads To Congress – Facebook Inc said it plans on Monday to turn over to the U.S. Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says were bought on Facebook likely by people in Russia in the months before and after the 2016 U.S. election. [huff]
OJ Simpson Freed From Prison After Nine-Year Term For Armed Robbery – Former American football legend released from Nevada prison on parole in middle of the night, as state authorities attempt to avoid media circus. [guardian]
SARS ‘Rogue Unit’ Boss Ready To Launch Into KPMG – Johann van Loggerenberg is said to have “had enough” of the under-fire auditor’s reluctance to clear his name. [huff]
Trump Dedicates Golf Trophy To Hurricane Victims Amid Controversy Over Response – President Trump dedicated the trophy of the Presidents Cup golf tournament to hurricane victims in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, telling the crowd he wanted the focus on those who “have really suffered.” [abc]
NFL Players Defy Donald Trump For A Second Week By Kneeling During The US National Anthem – American football players defied Donald Trump for a second week running by taking a knee during the national anthem before a game at Wembley Stadium. [tele]
50 Cent Says Donald Trump’s Campaign Offered Him $500,000 To Help Appeal To Black Voters – 50 Cent claims that he passed on an offer of $500,000 from Donald Trump’s team to appear at a campaign event leading up to the 2016 presidential election. [time]
S.I. Newhouse Jr., Who Turned Condé Nast Into A Magazine Powerhouse, Dies At 89 – S.I. Newhouse Jr., who as the owner of The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest and other magazines wielded vast influence over American culture, fashion and social taste, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. [nyt]
Spanish Police Violence In Barcelona Inflames Catalonia And Shocks Europe – The mayor of Barcelona counted at least 460 people injured while trying to vote in the independence referendum that Spain’s supreme court had declared illegal. [beast]
Trial Begins For Two Women Accused Of Murdering Kim Jong Nam – The trial of two women accused of poisoning the estranged half brother of North Korea’s ruler is scheduled to begin Monday in Malaysia’s High Court, nearly eight months after the brazen airport assassination. [time]
Budget Airline Chaos – Monarch Flights Cancelled As Airline Ceases Trading – Around 110,000 customers are currently overseas and the government has asked the CAA to charter aircraft to bring them back to the UK. [bbc]
Chinese Money Dominates Bitcoin – Now its companies are gunning for blockchain tech. [qz]
Under New French Law, Retouched Photos Of Models Must Bear Warning Label – The new rule took effect just days after Getty Images, the world’s largest provider of stock photos, announced a ban on doctored images. [huff]
Property Tycoon Nick Candy Faces The Wrath Of His Chelsea Neighbours – Over giant trees craned in to block view of his wife Holly Valance sunbathing. [dm]
Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win F1’s Malaysian Grand Prix – Fortune finally favoured Max Verstappen in Malaysia as the Red Bull driver who has endured a trying season secured his second grand prix victory at Sepang. [guardian]
Marilyn Manson Injured As Stage Prop Collapses At NYC Concert – Marilyn Manson was hospitalized on Saturday night after he was injured during a set at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, according to Variety. [huff]
Helen Mirren And Jane Fonda Turn As Models At Paris Fashion Week – In what world is supermodel Naomi Campbell sitting front row while Dame Helen Mirren struts on the catwalk? [nyp]
Bob Marley’s Son Wants To Create The Starbucks Of Weed – A day spent hanging out—and smoking weed—with Rohan Marley, the entrepreneur son of reggae legend Bob Marley. [beast]
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