Ajay Gupta Tackles Jonas Testimony From His Dubai Safe Haven – The Gupta brother who may or may not be a fugitive from justice in South Africa has provided the Zondo State Capture inquiry with a six-page statement in which he categorically denies having met former deputy finance minister, Mcebisi Jonas, in October 2015 – or at any time before or after that. [dm]

Michael Cohen Provided ‘Critical Information’ To Robert Mueller, His Attorney Says – Michael Cohen, the president’s former attorney and fixer, has provided information to special counsel Robert Mueller, Cohen’s attorney confirmed Thursday evening. [usat]

Suge Knight Could Serve Up To 28 Years After Pleading No Contest In 2015 Hit-And-Run Death – Fallen rap impresario Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Thursday, marking the end of a years-long legal saga for a bruising giant in the West Coast rap scene who was once described as the “most feared man in hip-hop.” [lat]

US Hits China With Sanctions For Buying Russian Fighter Jets And Missiles – Russian blacklist also expanded to include many indicted by Mueller for role in 2016 election meddling. [guardian]

Hundreds Feared Dead After Tanzania Ferry Capsizes – At least 44 people are dead after a passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria, a Tanzanian official says, with the death toll expected to rise when rescue efforts resume at daybreak. [smh]

Six Surprising Health Benefits Of A Biltong Diet – If you’re looking for an excuse to munch on some biltong, you’re in luck. It turns out that eating the tasty treat can be pretty damn good for your health. [here]

Water Interruptions Continue To Plague Joburg – Northern Johannesburg residents’ water woes appear to be far from over as Johannesburg Water struggles to restore supply to several suburbs. [n24]

Workers On Spurs’ New White Hart Lane Stadium ‘Off Their Heads On Cocaine’ During Construction – Tottenham Hotspur have been hit with fresh allegations over their delayed new stadium that workers on-site have been drinking and drug-taking and that the problems with the 60,062-capacity project have in part been caused by chaotic management of a workforce that peaked at 4,000. [tele] Football and cocaine! How terribly British!

Google Workers Reportedly Tweaked Algorithm For Stories About Immigration Debate – Google employees wanted to push users to pro-immigration groups in the days after the Trump administration launched its travel ban last year, according to a report posted Thursday night. [nyp]

Tiger Eagles 18 To Post Five-Under 65 At Tour Championship – After struggling in opening rounds for the majority of the year, Tiger Woods has now put himself in contention after Thursday in two straight tournaments. [si]

Miley Cyrus’ Sister Is Selling Her Tears Online For $12,000 – Noah Cyrus is selling a line of merchandise that includes a $12,000 bottle of her tears. Is she monetizing depression, or calling attention to mental health issues? [beast] Well done!

Buying Something From An Overseas Site Like Amazon? Read This First – If you happen to shop on overseas sites quite regularly, you might be in for a nasty surprise from SARS sometime soon. [here]

French Police Seize 20 Tonnes Of Mini Eiffel Towers – Nine questioned over tower trinkets as Paris clamps down on illegal souvenir trade. [guardian]

Karl Lagerfeld, 84, Looks Barely-Recognisable – As he puts a spin on his signature style with quirky silver gloves at Fendi’s show during MFW. [dm]

Octopuses High On Ecstasy Get Touchy-Feely Like Humans, Scientists Discover – The notoriously anti-social octopus acts like humans after taking the drug MDMA, scientists have discovered prompting suggestions of an evolutionary link between the two species. [tele]

Emma Stone And Jonah Hill’s ‘Maniac’ Is At Once Brilliant, Terrible, And Obsession-Worthy – Every second of watching Emma Stone and Jonah Hill was torturous and also a total blast. It’s hard to say if ‘Maniac’ is good. But it’s definitely worth investing your time. [beast]

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Have A ‘Secret Meeting,’ Call A Truce Two Years After Split – Looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are turning over a new leaf when it comes to their tumultuous split. [eto]

Here’s A Sexy ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Halloween Costume That No One Asked For – Halloween is quickly approaching, so naturally that means the time has come to face an onslaught of wildly inappropriate Halloween costumes. We begin with the sexy handmaid. [mash]

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