Cop Shot Dead, Two Guards, Bystanders Wounded In Hillbrow Cash-In-Transit Heist – One police officer was shot dead, while two Fidelity guards and two bystanders were wounded during a cash-in-transit robbery in Hillbrow, Johannesburg earlier on Thursday. [n24]

South Africa Plans Sweeping Changes To Health-Care System – South Africa’s health-care system may face a major overhaul as the government moves ahead with plans to implement mandatory national insurance and reduce the cost of private care. [bloom]

American Media Keeps Falling For Russian Trolls – Russian trolls posing as an American college student tweeted about divisive social, political and cultural issues using an account that amassed thousands of followers — and appeared in dozens of news stories published by major media outlets — as recently as March. [cnn]

World Cup Results: Mbapp, They’re Gone! France Win Knocks Peru Out – France secured their spot in the World Cup knockout stage after beating Peru on Thursday. [dm]

Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication – “The Gorilla Foundation is sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko,” the research center says, informing the world about the death of a gorilla who fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language. [npr]

Drivers Could Replace Car Keys With iPhones After Standards For ‘Virtual Keys’ Agreed – The days of motorists scouring the house for lost car keys may be over after a group of companies including Apple unveiled standards for wireless car keys that can be downloaded onto a smartphone. [tele]

Intel Shares Down After CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns Over Relationship With Employee – The surprise move comes after a board investigation found he violated the company’s nonfraternization policy for managers. [cnet]

‘Time’ Slams Trump’s Family Separation Policy In A Cover For The Ages – The debate over the Trump administration’s immigration policy is still simmering, and the blowback continues to hit Trump — this time in the form of yet another Time magazine cover. [mash]

Kim Kardashian: I Don’t Take Selfies Anymore – Fans of Kim Kardashian’s book of selfies, Selfish, published in 2015, can abandon all hope of a sequel. [beast]

Johnny Depp Wants You To Know He Spent Even More On Wine Than You Thought – He and his lawyer are ready to tell their side of his lawsuit-worthy spending habits. [vanfair]

Steinhoff Africa, Brait Put Investors On Hook For Manager Loans – Wiese-linked companies say loans-for-shares guaranteed. [mweb]

Finally, A Craft Brew Revolution We Aren’t Tired Of Hearing About – It seems like a new beer is born every day, with names like The Slippery Pig and The Iron Goat, but ales aren’t the only drink in the midst of a revolution. [here]

An Organic Second Skin Could Keep Your Avocados From Going Bad So Quickly – The only thing that could make avocados better is if they could just wait on your shelf—not turning brown—until you were ready to eat them. [qz]

Apple Cleaned Up At Cannes With Two Brilliant Ads – Yesterday was a good day for Apple and their marketing team, who racked up two Grand Prix awards in Cannes. Here’s how they did it. [here]

Nick Cave ‘Larger Than Life’ Statue To Be Erected In Victorian Town – Bronze statue will depict the Australian singer clad in a loincloth and riding a rearing horse. [guardian].

WATCH | Python Selfie Nearly Turns Fatal For Ranger – An India forestry ranger found himself in a bind after a python briefly strangled him while he posed for pictures with the giant snake. [tlive] Dearie me. 

People Told Us About Their Best Date Ever – Stories of chance meetings, immediate vibes, sweaty palms, and broken bones. [vice]

The Onion vs. Facebook: With Traffic Falling, Editor Begs Readers To “Click The F—ing Link” – Amid declining pageviews, the satirical paper launches an all-out campaign against the dominant social media network, hoping to avoid the same fates of sites like College Humor and Funny or Die. Says the editor in chief: “It’s hard to swallow that some other company is slowing us down.” [hrep]

JAY-Z Admits He Purposely Skipped Kanye And Kim’s Wedding In A Revealing New Song – JAY-Z and Beyoncé shocked the world with the release of their joint album, Everything Is Love, on Saturday. [psugar]

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