Bezos Launches Investigation Into Leaked Texts With Lauren Sanchez That Killed His Marriage – The Amazon chief’s security consultants suspect the leak to the National Enquirer may have been politically motivated. [beast]
Roger Stone Warns Trump’s Presidency Is In Peril – The political trickster said Tuesday, a day he pleaded not guilty to seven charges laid by special counsel Robert Mueller, that Trump’s presidency is in mortal peril because the Russia investigation amounts to a “speeding bullet heading for his head.” [cnn]
Sarah Sanders Says God ‘Wanted Donald Trump To Become President’ – White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday said that she believes a higher power wanted her boss, Donald Trump, to be elected president. [fox]
Emiliano Sala: Cushions ‘From Missing Plane’ Found – An underwater search for footballer Emiliano Sala’s plane will take place after cushions were found on a beach. [bbc]
Lawmakers Are Furious With Facebook: ‘Wiretapping Teens Is Not Research’ – “Wiretapping teens is not research, and it should never be permissible.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a statement. “Instead of learning its lesson when it was caught spying on consumers using the supposedly ‘private’ Onavo VPN app, Facebook rebranded the intrusive app and circumvented Apple’s attempts to protect iPhone users.” [verge]
Facebook Broke Apple’s Rules And Now Its Employee-Only iOS Apps Are Busted – Apple has pulled Facebook’s Enterprise Certificate. As a result, Facebook can no longer access its internal iOS apps, such as pre-release versions of Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, “as well as the employee apps for coordinating commutes or seeing the day’s lunch schedule”. [giz]
Facebook’s Terrible Year Of PR Hasn’t Stopped Its Growth, Says CIO – Ed Lee of the New York Times and Kevin Landis from Firsthand Capital Management discuss Facebook and Microsoft earnings. [cnbc]
China Slowdown Weighs On Revenue Growth At Internet Giant Alibaba – Internet giant Alibaba saw its revenue growth slow in the final three months of last year, in quarterly results likely to stir up concerns over the weaker China market, recently signalled to by US tech giants. [tele]
Hardcore Prawn: How Bosasa Made Fishy Money – Details of the farm were made known at the state capture commission on Wednesday when former Bosasa chief financial officer Andries van Tonder detailed how the company cooked its books to derail investigations by Sars and launder cash for bribes. [tlive]
Veganuary Ends On Record High With 250,000 Participants – Pledges for 2019 plant-based campaign exceeded those in previous four years combined. [guardian]
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Steve Bannon Takes Credit For Trump’s Presidential Win In New Sundance Documentary – In ‘The Brink,’ Trump’s ex-senior advisor, who was fired after the neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, is seen bragging about his contribution to the Trump campaign… and more. [beast]
Lauryn Hill On Her Upcoming To SA Shows With Nas: ‘We’re Coming To Establish An Important Precedent’ – The tour is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her ever popular album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. [ch24]
The Lord Of The Ringos? Peter Jackson To Direct A Beatles Film – It’s a little-known fact that in the 1960s, The Beatles tried to obtain the film rights to The Lord of the Rings. [bbc]
Celine Dion Hits Back At Thin-Shamers: ‘Leave Me Alone’ – Céline Dion has no patience for criticism of her recent weight loss, telling haters to back off. [aol]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Rep Says ‘Hit-And-Run’ Ski Lawsuit is ‘Completely Without Merit’ – Gwyneth‘s rep addressed the lawsuit to People saying, “This lawsuit is completely without merit. Anyone who reads the facts will realize that.” [jj]
Ariana Grande’s Brother Frankie Reveals Split From Married Couple – The talented singer’s brother Frankie recently revealed that he has broken up with the married couple had had been dating over five months. [dm]
CNN Travel’s 19 Places To Visit In 2019 – Whether you want to rest on a beach in the Caribbean, hike the world’s most famous canyon, explore ancient ruins, eat world-famous cuisine or learn more at historically significant sites this year, CNN Travel has the right spot for you. [cnn]
Kylie Stalker Hell – Singer calls police after being left ‘very shaken’ by man who refused to leave her London home and launched ‘sustained campaign’ of harassment. [dm]
Ronnie Wood’s Horse Has Shot At British Grand National Run – Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood might have a shot at winning the world’s most grueling steeplechase for the first time with a not so wild horse. [usat]
The Blowjob Guy From Fyre Fest Doc Is Totally Cool With Your Blowjob Memes – If you’ve watched Netflix’s Fyre Fest documentary, than you definitely know Andy King, the festival producer that Billy McFarland asked to perform oral sex with a customs agent in return for getting water to the festival site. [mash]
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