The 13 Biggest Bombshells In The Mini-Budget – The medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) contained a number of surprises, mostly unpleasant. [busins]

Homemade Bombs Sent To Obama, Clinton, CNN Offices – The discovery of five pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, CNN and a liberal billionaire put the country on edge Wednesday and sent law enforcement officials scrambling to prevent any more packages from reaching their targets. [washpo]

Trump Blasts Media ‘Hostility’ After Bomb Sent To Newsroom – The president tried to be magnanimous on Wednesday night. But even he recognized it was forced. [beast]

Saudi Crown Prince Calls Khashoggi Killing ‘A Heinous Crime’ – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “a heinous crime” committed by people who must be brought to justice. The prince, who has fallen under suspicion for possibly ordering the killing, discussed the case Wednesday at the “Davos in the Desert” investment forum. [npr]

China And Russia Listen In On Trump’s Personal Phone Calls – U.S. spy agencies have determined that Russia and China are eavesdropping on President Trump’s personal phone calls in order to gain information that they can use to influence American policy. [hill]

Stocks Take Yet Another Plunge In Dismal Month For The Market – Stocks clawed back much of the ground they lost in an early plunge but still ended lower, continuing a dismal month for the stock market. [time]

UK Court Bars Newspaper From Naming Man In Harassment Claim – A British court has barred a newspaper from revealing the name of a leading businessman accused of sexual harassment and racial abuse by employees. [washpo]

The R140 Million Bet That Americans Will Switch From Jerky To Biltong – If you could convert Americans from jerky to biltong, you would be rolling in the Benjamins. This US company is pretty sure they can do just that. [here]

South Africa, A Country In Urgent Need Of Direction – Right now, as the country’s future appears still to be rather delicately poised, the direction in which country will go looks not well defined, at best. [dm]

Eskom Plans First Major Battery Storage Project – The state-run power firm, Eskom, said on Tuesday it is planning its first major battery storage project as President Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to boost renewable energy usage and reduce the country’s reliance on coal. [ewn]

Bought Mega Millions Tickets? Here’s What You Could Have Made If You Invested That Money Instead – A lucky ticket-holder won the record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot of about $1.6 billion in Tuesday night’s drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers — 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5 — matched a ticket bought in South Carolina, according to Mega Millions official. [time]

Tim Cook: Personal Data Collection Is Being ‘Weaponized Against Us With Military Efficiency’ – Apple and its CEO have long touted personal privacy, distancing themselves from recent, growing scandals among tech companies — but the comments from Cook are some of the strongest to date. [cnbc]

Google Drops Plans For Berlin Campus After Protests – Google has dropped plans to open a large campus in a trendy district of Berlin that were strongly opposed by local campaigners. [bbc]

Cathay Pacific Says Up To 9.4 Million Passengers Had Their Data Stolen – Major international airline Cathay Pacific revealed today that as many as 9.4 million passengers had their records stolen in a data breach that occurred in March. Passport information, including identity card numbers, names, dates of birth, and postal addresses may all have been compromised. [verge]

American ‘Hardcore Huntress’ Sparks Outrage After Posing With Her Kills In Scotland – A professional American “huntress” has prompted a furious reaction from animal lovers around Britain by posing with a dead goat, a ram and a stag during a trip to the Highlands and Islands. [tele]

One Of SA’s Favourite Festivals Is Turning Six In Style – It’s almost time to welcome the summer parties back in style, so dust off the floating unicorns and get ready to soak up the sun in style. [here]

Scarlett Johansson Reportedly Turned Down Film Funding From Saudi Prince – Actor vetoed money from Mohammed bin Salman for a biopic in which she will play photojournalist Lynsey Addario. [guardian]

‘Twisted’ Fibre Optic Cables Could Make The Internet 100 Times Faster – A breakthrough in fibre optics could make the internet 100 times faster, researchers say. [evestan]

Bohemian Rhapsody Film Accused Of ‘Airbrushing’ Freddie Mercury’s Porn Actress Partner From His Life – The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been accused of ignoring the part played by a close friend in the singer’s life. [tele]

Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese Team On ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ – Imperative Entertainment will produce the feature adaptation of the book by David Grann. [hollyrep]

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