Putin Invites North Korea’s Kim Jong Un To Visit Russia In September – Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean official Kim Yong Nam at their meeting on Thursday to pass an invitation to visit Russia in September to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [cnbc]

Apple To Close iPhone Security Hole That Law Enforcement Uses To Crack Devices – Apple has long positioned the iPhone as a secure device that only its owner can open. That has led to battles with law enforcement officials who want to get information off them, including a well-publicized showdown with the F.B.I. in 2016 after Apple refused to help open the locked iPhone of a mass killer. [nyt]

‘Have Sex, Make Babies’: Russian MP Tells Nation To Welcome Foreign Fans – Comments come after another MP warned Russian women against sex with fans, especially those ‘of a different race’ [guardian]

New York Sues Donald Trump Foundation For ‘Persistent Illegal Conduct’ – Donald Trump is accused of using his charity illegally as part of his presidential campaign, as well as for personal expenses. [sky]

Sarah Sanders On Immigrant Family Separation: “It Is Very Biblical To Enforce The Law” – Jeff Sessions said separating immigrant children and parents is rooted in the Bible. Sanders agreed. [vox]

Bannon Has A Lot Of Bitcoin – Bannon confirmed to The New York Times in an interview published today that he has a “good stake” in bitcoin. “Control of the currency is control of everything,” he said. [verge]

Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal ‘Shocking’ Xenophobia – Private journals kept by the scientist and humanitarian icon show prejudiced attitudes towards the people he met while travelling in Asia. [guardian]

Thousands Of Vehicles Caught In Mercedes-Benz’s Emissions Scandal – Mercedes-Benz is caught up in an emissions scandal of its own. The German transport Ministry, the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), has ordered the carmaker to recall 238,000 vehicles to rectify unauthorised diesel emissions cheating software. [stuff]

Gauteng Prepares To Expropriate Privately Owned Land Without Compensation –  The Gauteng government wants to “immediately” expropriate without compensation privately owned land lying idle. [n24]

National Shutdown Looms If Eskom Wage Negotiations Remain Deadlocked – Labour unions are returning to work on Friday after their unprotected strike on Thursday‚ but warned that they could kick into “second gear” if wage negotiations with Eskom remain deadlocked. [tlive]

Connecting To The Internet Costs More In Johannesburg And Cape Town Than It Does In New York And Zurich – South Africa may have some of the world’s cheapest cities to live in, but using the internet in Cape Town and Johannesburg is surprisingly expensive by global standards. [qz]

An Interesting Observation For Those Who Think Cape Wine Drinkers Are Snobs – Wine aficionados flock from around the world to sample the Western Cape’s wines, and we have much to boast about. Hold off on the snob comments for now. [here]

Instagram Won’t Alert People If You Screenshot Their Stories – Instagram confirmed to BuzzFeed News today that it’s no longer testing a feature that would have let people see when someone took a screenshot of their story. This is incredibly good news for all creepers, myself included. [verge]

AT&T Finishes Acquiring Time Warner, Becoming Massive Media Conglomerate – The $85 billion deal puts the many massive media properties owned by Time Warner — including HBO, Warner Bros., and CNN — under the ownership of one of America’s largest internet, TV, and phone service providers. [verge]

Hillary Clinton Tweets Three-Word Response To The Inspector General’s Report On James Comey – Hillary Clinton has responded to the Justice Department’s inspector general report that found former FBI Director James Comey occasionally used personal email for work. [time]

Meghan Markle Joins The Queen For Joint Royal Outing – Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stepped out with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday for her first official engagements without her husband Prince Harry by her side. [cnn] This story is off the hook!

Sylvester Stallone Sex-Crime Allegation Under Review By Los Angeles Prosecutors – No details of the alleged crime were provided by authorities. However, in November a woman filed a police report there, accusing Stallone of sexual assault in the 1990s, Lt. Saul Rodriguez, spokesman for the Santa Monica police, told USA TODAY. [usat]

Kim Kardashian West Meets Woman She Helped Free From Prison – The reality TV star championed Alice Marie Johnson’s case and even met with US President Donald Trump to discuss her release. [sky]

‘Jerry Springer’ Future Uncertain As Production Halts After 27 Years – Your chances of being subjected to an on-air paternity test just dwindled. The Jerry Springer Show, the tabloid talker that all but defined “guilty pleasure” at its peak in late 1990s, is currently in limbo, with no new episodes planned for the forseeable future. [hollyrep]

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