KPMG Top Exec Suspended As New Scandal Threatens To Engulf The Audit Firm – KPMG has suspended the head of its largest business unit, who was the lead audit partner on VBS Mutual Bank. [busins]
US-Russia Tensions Build As Moscow Hits Back At Trump’s Twitter Threat – The US and Russia came significantly closer to a direct clash over Syria on Wednesday when Donald Trump fired off an incendiary tweet that told Moscow to “get ready” for incoming US missiles, which the Russian military has vowed to shoot down. [guardian]
FBI Sought Donald Trump ‘Grab ‘Em By The —–‘ Records In Monday Raids Of His Lawyer’s Offices – Donald Trump’s lawyer’s offices were raided on Monday by the FBI seeking all records related to the Access Hollywood tape, in which he is heard saying of women that he likes to “grab ‘em by the —–“, it was reported last night. [tele]
LA Prosecutors Reviewing Sex Crimes Case Against Kevin Spacey – A man alleges that Spacey sexually assaulted him in West Hollywood in October of 1992, the sheriff’s statement said. [nbc]
Snapshot Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress Notes Answers Questions He Wasn’t Asked – Mark Zuckerberg was last night grilled for five hours by US senators, although their questions failed to elicit many new revealing answers about the data controversy that has gripped the company. [tele]
Body Parts From Threatened Wildlife Widely Sold On Facebook – Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations on group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals, including elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger teeth. [ap]
Russia-Linked Account Pushed Fake Hillary Clinton Sex Video – A pornographic video that falsely claimed to show Hillary Clinton engaged in a sex act has been traced back to an account that Reddit acknowledged on Tuesday is linked to Russia’ Internet Research Agency. [nbc]
Reddit CEO Says Racism Is Permitted On The Platform, And Users Are Up In Arms – Reddit’s Steve Huffman clarifies his more radical approach to free speech on the internet [verge]
Quality Content Writer Wanted For 2oceansvibe – Apply Now – Think you have what it takes to join the 2OV team? We’re now hiring, so if you tick the boxes we’re after then throw your name into the ring. [here]
Netflix Pulls Out Of Cannes Film Festival Following Competition Ban – Cannes wants its films to be shown in theaters first, and Netflix refused,. [verge]
Why Zuck’s 14-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook – Facebook’s CEO’s constant apologies aren’t a promise to do better. They’re a symptom of a profound crisis of accountability. [wired]
Pick N Pay Hits Back At Report That It Stored Food In The Same Building As Morgue – Pick n Pay have been forced to respond to reports of dodgy food storage going on in Pretoria, but the reporter who made the scoop isn’t backing down. [here]
Woz Quits Facebook – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has left Facebook over concerns about how the social network is using his personal data. [ind]
Free Range Duck Fat Is Now Far Cheaper Than Butter In SA – You’ll find speciality restaurants in the United States and in the United Kingdom that brag about frying their chips in duck fat. A couple of years ago it was recommended as a “twice a year” treat because of its cost. [busins]
Former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg To Drive New Formula E Car – Former Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg announced he’ll be back behind the wheel of a race car for the first time in nearly two years, demonstrating the new Gen2 Formula E car in Berlin next month. [cnbc]
South Korean Man Kills Neighbour’s Dog And Invites Owner To Eat It – Farmer says he was so irritated by corgi’s barking that he threw a stone at it and cooked it. [guardian]
Thrilling: The Untold Story Behind One Of The Most Iconic Michael Jackson Images Of All Time – Michael Jackson on the cover of the Thriller album, wearing a Hugo Boss white suit. [tele]
Mariah Carey Reveals Bipolar Disorder – Mariah Carey says that for years she didn’t want to believe her diagnosis, but now the superstar singer is proud to share. [cnn]
Justin Bieber’s Rumored New Squeeze Baskin Champion Flashes Midriff As She Arrives At Singer’s Home – She was first linked romantically with Justin Bieber last month following his split from Selena Gomez. [dm]
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