Harvey Weinstein Accusers Reportedly Agree To $44 Million Settlement – Attorneys in the Weinstein Co. bankruptcy case say they are getting close to reaching a settlement that would compensate Harvey Weinstein’s accusers. [nbc]

#MeToo – Geoffrey Rush Wins Biggest Ever Australian Compensation Payout – Hollywood star Geoffrey Rush won an Australian record multi-million-dollar payout Thursday after a court found that a Sydney newspaper defamed him. [ewn]

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Charged With 17 New Criminal Counts, Including Violating Espionage Act – Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was hit Thursday with new federal criminal charges alleging he conspired with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to obtain and publish secret documents, some of which included the disclosure of identities of foreigners who were aiding the U.S. military abroad. [cnbc]

Trump Rants About ‘Crazy’ Nancy Pelosi: ‘She’s Lost It’ – President Trump—during a Thursday press conference at the White House that was intended to announce a new $16 billion bailout for farmers—attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling her “crazy.” “Look, she’s a mess,” he said. [beast]

Manipulated Videos Of Nancy Pelosi Edited To Falsely Depict Her As Drunk Spread On Social Media – Numerous doctored video clips of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, are spreading on social media, deceptively portraying her as if she were intoxicated. [fox]

Austria Scandal: Mystery Of The Honey-Trap Video – For dinner, there was sea bass carpaccio and tuna tartare, with champagne, vodka and lots of Red Bull, one of the favourite drinks of far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache. [bbc]

After Years Of Fierce Debate, Taiwan Celebrates The First Same-Sex Weddings In Asia – Beaming in the bright sunshine, Amber Wang took the hand of her new wife, Kristin Huang, on the steps of the Xinyi District office in Taipei, Friday, making history as one of the first same-sex couples to marry in Asia.

Alleged Pedophilia “Dark Web” Site Bust Brings 9 Arrests In U.S. And Other Countries, Rescue Of 50 Kids – International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the U.S. and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online pedophilia ring. More arrests were expected as police in nearly 60 countries pursue investigations stemming from an Interpol operation launched two years ago into a hidden “dark web” site with 63,000 users worldwide. [cbs]

How Cyril Ramaphosa Is Reshaping His Cabinet – As he works day and night to make his new Cabinet, here’s the top line: Most deputy positions face the axe, there’s a super-Presidency in the works and a ‘big bang’ announcement of departmental mergers is likely at the weekend. [mav]

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‘Sad Rather Than Worrying.’ Here’s Why Netcare’s CEO Had To Dump R200 Million In Shares – This week, Netcare CEO Richard Friedland sold an eyewatering R200 million of his shares in the hospital group. [busins]

Prada To Stop Using Fur From Next Year – Joh Vinding, chairman of the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), said: “The Prada group with its brands now joins a growing list of fur-free brands that are responding to consumers’ changing attitudes towards animals.” [bbc] Wow, I was not aware they were still selling fur.

SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites On Thrice-Flown Rocket, Sticks Landing – SpaceX just took a giant leap toward making global internet coverage a reality as its fifth Falcon 9 rocket of the year took flight on Thursday evening (May 23), sending 60 internet-beaming satellites into space. [space]

Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access To Spy On Users – Multiple sources and emails also describe SnapLion, an internal tool used by various departments to access Snapchat user data. [vice]

CBD Oil Flavours Get Creative – SA’s popular online CBD oil shop, Superb CBD, has added granadilla flavour to its high quality CBD oil range. The new flavour joins, kiwi, mint and plain flavours on offer. [website]

Everest Traffic Jam Blamed For The Death Of Two Climbers – Waiting patiently in single file, exhausted and within touching distance of their goal, hundreds of climbers this week became stuck for hours in a traffic jam on the summit of the world’s highest peak. [tele]

Nadal, Federer On French Open Collision Course – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were placed in the same half of the draw for the French Open on Thursday meaning the two longtime rivals could meet in the semi-finals. [s24] French Open, Monaco GP then Wimbledon. Bliss…

Monaco Grand Prix Practice: Lewis Hamilton Pips Valtteri Bottas – Lewis Hamilton prevailed in a battle with Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas to top the second free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix. [auto]

Kanye West Fires Back At David Letterman: Liberals ‘Bully’ Trump Supporters Like Me – In the fascinating new interview, Kanye West also opens up about his mental health issues, addresses his beef with Drake, and accuses liberals of ‘bullying’ him. [beast]

Bittersweet No More: Rolling Stones Pass Verve Royalties To Richard Ashcroft – An acrimonious copyright dispute meant Ashcroft was forced to give up royalties to Bitter Sweet Symphony, but a ‘kind and magnanimous gesture from Mick and Keith’ passes rights to him. [guardian]

Kendall Jenner And Ben Simmons, A.K.A Bendall, Have Broken Up – Supermodel Kendall Jenner and Philadelphia 76ers basketball player Ben Simmons have broken up. According to Yahoo!, the pair called it quits after they began dating last summer. [jez]

A Dirty Paper Plate Once Used By Kurt Cobain Sold At An Auction For $22,400 – A dirty paper plate that Kurt Cobain ate pizza off of before writing a Nirvana set list on it sold at an auction for $22,400. [busins]

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