How Seriously Should We Take The Idea That The ANC Might Axe Ramaphosa Shortly After The Elections? – Two opposition parties have this week made public statements claiming that dissident factions in the ANC are planning to remove Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president and state president shortly after the May elections. [dm]

Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Crashes On Moon – The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. [bbc]

Trump Claims To Know ‘Nothing’ About WikiLeaks—Years After Saying ‘I Love’ It – Hours after Julian Assange was arrested in London, President Trump said that “I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It’s not my thing”—but he took a different tone two years ago at a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. “WikiLeaks, I love WikiLeaks,” Trump said at the time. [beast]

The Congolese Ruling Family Allegedly Laundered Millions Through A Trump Condo In NY – The daughter of the president of the Republic of Congo reportedly used stolen government funds to buy a $7 million condo in the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York, raising new questions about the Trump Organization’s ties to international money laundering. [qz]

Netflix Wants To Buy A Landmark Hollywood Movie Theater – Netflix has its sights set on buying its first movie theater. It’s in the early stages of talks to acquire the famed Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. [eng]

X-Pope Benedict XVI Blames Sexual Abuse On Swinging Sixties – Retired pope Benedict XVI has ventured out of retirement to publish an essay blaming the Catholic church’s sexual abuse scandals on the sexual revolution of the 1960s and “homosexual cliques” among priests. [guardian]

Michael Avenatti Indicted On Charges He Defrauded Paraplegic Client, Others Out Of Millions – Michael Avenatti, who is best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her suit against President Donald Trump, has been indicted on 36 federal charges in California related to his legal practice. [time]

This Is Not A Drill: Uber Finally Files To Go Public – Finally, after years of IPO chatter and expanding into food delivery, bikes, and self-driving cars, Uber has filed to go public. [mash]

Harry And Meghan Will Keep Royal Baby Birth Private – Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex will keep details surrounding the arrival of their first child private, in a break with royal tradition of the past 40 years. [cnn] Oh. I see.

Dalai Lama Nears Full Recovery From Chest Infection – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has “more or less fully recovered” from a chest infection, his press secretary told Reuters on Thursday, but added it was not clear when he would be discharged from hospital. [iol]

Rugby Australia ‘Intends’ To Sack Full-Back After Social Media Post – Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Rugby Union say they intend to terminate Israel Folau’s contract after a social media post by the full-back in which he said “hell awaits” gay people. [bbc] Whoah!

Thousands Of Amazon Workers Listen To Alexa Users’ Conversations – Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening. [time]

Lewis Hamilton Blocks Out F1 Party To Focus On Chinese GP Success – Lewis Hamilton is in no mood for any distractions from the defence of his title, even as Formula One prepares to celebrate the 1,000th world championship race at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. [guardian]

Singapore Gets Its First ‘Zero Energy’ New Building – An inventive new building designed to consume only as much energy as it produces has opened its doors in Singapore. [cnn]

Bavarian Court Blocks Noise Pollution Case Against Cow Bells – Is the sound of cowbells just a part of life in Bavaria? A Munich court has ruled against a couple living in a Bavarian village, who complained about dung, insects, and noise caused by a herd of cows near their house. [dw] This is huge.

Cape Town Start-Up Launches World’s First Biodegradable Cigarette – Besides having zero artificial additives and being 100% natural, these ciggies also happen to have biodegradable filters made from wooden sponge. [read]

‘Game of Thrones’ Haters Explain Why They’re Glad the Show Is Ending – The final season of Game of Thrones is finally coming. April 14 marks the start of season eight, which will give fans 432 minutes of political intrigue, dragons, and bloodthirsty brutality. (The finale will be 2 hours, and luckily you can record it if you need to pee in the middle.) [vice]

Chrissy Teigen Had A Lot To Say About Ivanka Trump’s ‘Lack Of Empathy’ – Speaking at House Democrats’ annual retreat, Chrissy Teigen called the Trump administration’s family separation policy “a painful thing to see.” [glam]

A Couple Has Defended A ‘Terrifying’ Instagram Stunt Which Involved Hanging Off The Edge Of An Infinity Pool – A travel influencer couple has defended an Instagram stunt which involved hanging off the edge of an infinity pool. [busins]

Pamela Anderson Melts Down On Twitter Over Julian Assange’s Arrest – Pamela Anderson lashed out Thursday following the arrest of her close friend, Julian Assange on what his lawyer said was an extradition request from the United States. [usat]

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