A Catholic Yells ‘Shame On You!’ At Cardinal – As the embattled Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, addressed the Catholic Church’s clergy sexual abuse scandal, one Catholic yelled ‘Shame on you!’ while another turner her back on Wuerl in protest. [cnn]
Google’s ‘Secret Deal’ With Mastercard Allows It To Track User Shopping Habits Offline – Google has a “secret deal” with Mastercard that allows it to track users’ shopping habits offline and link that data with adverts they see online. [tele]
Omarosa Taped Nearly Every White House Conversation On Her Phone: Report – Omarosa Manigault-Newman recorded almost every conversation she was part of, including conversations with “all of the Trumps” while she was a White House aide, a source told Axios. [beast]
It’s Not Just Robert Mueller. President Donald Trump Faces Six Separate Investigations And Lawsuits – There’s hardly been a day this summer in which President Donald Trump didn’t turn to Twitter to vent his frustration with what the president calls the “RIGGED WITCH HUNT” ― the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. But as the president’s animosity for the special counsel ramps up, the Mueller probe is hardly the only investigation the president has to worry about. [huff]
CIA Alerted SA About Guptas In 2009 – The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2009 alerted South African state intelligence structures to the potential threat of the Gupta family, a Sunday newspaper has reported. [n24]
‘We Will Resolve It Like We Did With Apartheid’ – Ramaphosa Talks Land In Beijing – President Cyril Ramaphosa revved up South Africa’s charm offensive on the land policy debate on the eve of the Forum for Africa-China Cooperation (Focac) summit in Beijing in China on Sunday, as the government seeks to reverse the damage caused by US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the proposed policy on land expropriation without compensation. [cp]
Real Diamond Jewelry For 50 Percent Less! Just Don’t Call It Natural – The centuries-old diamond industry is getting shaken up by small producers and industry giants alike. [bloom]
At Least 100 Pink Cadillacs Showed Up For Aretha Franklin’s Funeral – At least 100 pink Cadillacs lined up to pay respect to Aretha Franklin on Friday in Detroit outside her funeral service — and the pictures are striking. [mash]
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Inside The Cold War Between Prince Charles And William And Harry – ‘They are very different people and just don’t get on. They rarely see each other outside of official business,’ a palace source told The Daily Beast of Charles and his two sons. [beast]
Apple Self-Driving Test Car Gets Rear-Ended By A Nissan Leaf In First Ever Crash – One of Apple’s autonomous cars, which are currently driving around Sunnyvale, California and other nearby Silicon Valley cities, got into its very first crash one week ago, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Like many self-driving car crashes, this one was not the software’s fault. [verge]
This Is Our Favourite SA Booze Delivery App – Ever arrived empty handed to a dinner party? Ever wanted to throw or attend that last minute braai, but the shops are closed? There’s an app for that. [here]
Who Will Be King? Three-Way Battle For Control Rocks International Chess – Accusations of corruption, lies and Russian meddling fly as the World Chess Federation’s presidential elections approach. [guardian]
Sephora Will Start Selling Entry-Level Witch Kits In October – In some good news for area witches, Sephora will soon emerge as a mainstream purveyor of witchy accouterments. Representatives for the cosmetics giant confirmed a report in the Glossy that the trendy perfume brand Pinrose will launch a “Starter Witch Kit” in stores and online on Oct. 9, in plenty of time for Halloween. [qz]
John Malone: ‘I Told Warren Buffett Not To Invest In Bill Gates Before Microsoft Went Public’ – The veteran cable entrepreneur John Malone has told how he wrongly warned Warren Buffett against what would have been a highly lucrative investment in Microsoft before it went public. [tele]
Sebastian Vettel Blames Lewis Hamilton For Italian GP Collision – “He didn’t leave me any space,” complains Vettel; But Rosberg blames Vettel and Hill says Ferrari driver ‘cracked under pressure’ [sky]
Kevin Anderson Crashes Out Of US Open – South Africa’s Kevin Anderson crashed out of the US Open on Sunday after losing to Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the round of 16. [s24]
The Real Story Behind The Most Famous Nazi Hunt In History – The truth behind the Israelis’ 1960 kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann, “the architect of the Holocaust,” is stranger that the fiction in the new film “Operation Finale.” [beast]
Asia Argento Episodes Of ‘Parts Unknown’ Pulled From CNN’s Streaming Service – The actress, facing sexual assault allegations, appeared in two of the show’s episodes and directed another. [huff]
Paul McCartney ‘Saw God’ After Taking Drugs During Beatles Heyday – Singer-songwriter speaks of spiritual beliefs, drug-taking, and helping out Stormzy [guardian]
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So These Guys Are Apparently The Top SA Winery Of The Past 10 Years – You’ve tasted Chocolate Block, right? Of course you have, so make sure you arrive at every dinner party with a bottle of the best. [boekenhout]
How Can You Leave Your Dog At Home While You Go To Work? – You say he’s part of the family – yet you’d never leave your human child at home, alone, for the whole day. Drop that little rascal off at Proud Hounds and see the joy in his eyes! [proudhounds]
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