Army Deployed As Gang Violence Escalates To Unprecedented Levels And Residents Cry Out For Help – Bloodshed on the Cape Flats has reached crisis proportions. It’s being called ‘the worst year in history’ — and not by grieving communities, but by the Western Cape government itself. Mortuary statistics suggest that 900 people were murdered in gang violence between January and June 2019, figures which are almost double the previous year’s. Residents say enough is enough — while the army is being deployed in a desperate attempt to seize control. [dmav]

Trump Says He’s ‘So Great Looking And Smart, A True Stable Genius’ In Tweet Bashing 2020 Dems – President Donald Trump again referred to himself as a “stable genius” while also touting himself as “great looking” in a tweet Thursday mocking some of the leading Democratic candidates hoping to unseat him. [usat]

Trump Says Kidneys Have ‘Special Place In The Heart’ – In what may prove a shock to doctors, Donald Trump has claimed kidneys have “a very special place in the heart”. [ind]

Jeffrey Epstein’s Attorneys Submit $77M Bail Proposal Secured By NY Mansion, Private Jet – Attorneys for accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein Opens a New Window. on Thursday proposed that the wealthy financier be released Opens a New Window. into home detention on a bail package valued at $77 million, according to court filings. [fox]

What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Jet, The ‘Lolita Express’ – According to this week’s indictment, Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of dozens of minors mostly occurred at his residences in Manhattan and Palm Beach, but another critical setting for his predatory activities was on his private Boeing 727 plane, a midsize, three-engine commercial jet airliner nicknamed the “Lolita Express.” [cut]

Jeffrey Epstein Violated Sex Offender Check-In Order 34 Times: Report – The billionaire now charged with child sex trafficking reportedly never once checked in with the NYPD — and cops were fine with it. [huff]

Epstein Tells Judge He Wants Mysterious Finances Kept Secret – The attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein, the alleged child sex trafficker and global jet-setter of unknown wealth, told the court Thursday that they wanted to keep Epstein’s mysterious finances under seal, and the Justice Department declined to take a position on Epstein’s request. [wash]

More Than A Dozen New Accusers Come Forward After Jeffrey Epstein’s Arrest – More than a dozen new accusers have come forward alleging that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused them after the wealthy sex offender was arrested. [beast]

Weinstein’s Legal Team Falls Apart Again: ‘He’s Impossible To Work With’ – Lawyer Jose Baez, who once represented Casey Anthony, was granted permission to withdraw from the disgraced movie mogul’s sexual-assault case. [beast]

R. Kelly Arrested On Federal Sex Trafficking Charges – The 52-year-old was arrested by NYPD detectives and Homeland Security Investigators on sex trafficking charges. [nbc]

South Africans Can Score Huge Discounts On Amazon Prime Day – Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, and you can bet there will be some massive discounts. Fear not, South Africa, we don’t have to miss out. [here]

‘State Capture’: The Corruption Investigation That Has Shaken South Africa – Gavin Watson was a hero of the struggle against apartheid. But this once-powerful businessman is now caught up in a sweeping inquiry that goes to the heart of how a nation is run. [guardian]

Another Gupta Wedding Brings Shadowy In-Laws Into The Fold – The infamous family’s latest mega-wedding has cemented ties with another clan already implicated in one of the Guptas’ more memorable ventures in South Africa. Now the two families are branching out in a big way. [dmav]

More Foreigners Are Now Buying SA Properties; These Are Their Favourite Areas – Residential property sales attributed to foreigners in South Africa increased by more than 20% since the end of 2018, a new report by FNB shows. [busins]

At Least 35 People Injured On Air Canada Flight Headed To Australia – At least 35 passengers were wounded when an Air Canada flight on its way to Sydney encountered severe turbulence, the airline said. [cnn]

France Passes Tax On Tech Giants Despite US Threats – France has approved a digital services tax despite threats of retaliation by the US, which argues that it unfairly targets American tech giants. [bbc]

Behold, The Millennial Nuns – More and more young women are being called to the religious life, after 50 straight years of decline. What on earth is going on? [huff]

‘They Said We Used Cheddar!’: Chef Demands Removal From Michelin Guide – Marc Veyrat of La Maison des Bois said he had been depressed for months after losing a coveted star following ‘amateur’ inspection. [guardian]

Eight Climbers Died In The Himalayas. This GoPro Footage Shows The Last Video Of Them Still Alive – A newly released video shot by one of the eight hikers who died while trying to scale India’s second highest mountain in May depicts the grueling conditions the climbers faced before they apparently perished in an avalanche. [washpo]

Tupac’s Love Letter To Madonna Goes Up For Auction Following Legal Battle – A letter between former lovers Tupac Shakur and Madonna could soon be yours. If you have thousands of dollars to spend, that is. [fox]

David Beckham Looks Dapper – As he shares a joke with Richard and Holly Branson in the Royal Box while watching the women’s semifinals. [dm]

Can Lewis Hamilton Overtake Michael Schumacher In Formula 1’s Record Books? – Formula 1 is a numbers game where margins measured in thousandths of a second and millimeters can be the difference between winning and losing. [cnn]

Why Blind Beer Tasting Tests Make Us Look Like Fools – Unless you possess a mightily refined palate, chances are that you’re going to look a little foolish after a blind taste testing. [here]

“Go F*ck Yourself” – Noel Gallagher has explained why he wouldn’t let his estranged brother Liam include any Oasis songs in his recent documentary As It Was. [nme]

Taylor Swift Throws Subtle Dig At Scooter Braun And Then Shakes It Right Off – The singer’s Amazon Prime Day performance was her first public appearance since she called out her former label last month. [huff]

Lewis Hamilton Swaps His Formula One Racing Car For A Scooter – As he attends a Grand Prix preview day at Silverstone. [dm]

‘Killer Affair’: The Heiress, The Private Investigator, And A Love Triangle Turned Deadly – An oilman, an heiress, and a deadly love triangle get the true-crime treatment in Oxygen’s new series ‘Killer Affair.’ Warning: spoilers ahead. [beast]

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