Gunmen On Motorbikes Kill Marc Batchelor, Former Chiefs, Pirates Striker In ‘Hit’ – He was driving with his gardener when he was attacked at around 18:00 by two men who were on motorbikes. [news24]

Jeffrey Epstein Had ‘Piles Of Cash,’ Diamonds, Saudi Passport In Safe – Prosecutors are arguing he should be held without bail until trial because he’s a flight risk. [dailybeast]

As Army Deployment Is Delayed, 43 Murdered Over Bloody Cape Town Weekend – The looming deployment of a battalion of SANDF troops did not hamper criminals from bringing terror to streets of Cape Town. [timeslive]

Trump Tweet Row: Don’t Take The Bait, Congresswomen Say – The four US congresswomen attacked by US President Donald Trump in a series of racially charged tweets have dismissed his remarks as a distraction. [bbc]

Eskom Unable To Meet Peak Demand Half The Time – Eskom has only managed to meet peak demand with its own fleet on 49 of the 106 days between the most recent instance of load shedding on March 23, and July 7. [moneyweb]

Seth And Diane Keaton’s Secret Red Wine And Ice Club – I was at a wine farm this weekend for a wine tasting, and perused the tasting notes of one of the wines we had in front of us. [here]

Scientists Work Out Way To Make Mars Surface Fit For Farming – Aerogel sheet mimics Earth’s greenhouse effect and could help to create fertile oases. [guardian]

Scientists Just Teleported An Object Into Space For The First Time – A team of researchers in China sent a photon from the ground to an orbiting satellite more than 300 miles above through a process known as quantum entanglement. [time]

Rare Human-Sized Giant Jellyfish Caught On Camera – Just off the coast of Cornwall in the UK, two divers ran into a giant barrel jellyfish that was as big as they were. [vice]

Caffeine, Taurine, Sugar: Not All Energy Drinks Are Created Equal – You might just be snatching the most well-known energy drink brand off the shelf when you need a boost, but there are a few things to consider. [here]

Egypt Is Opening Up Its 4,600-Year-Old ‘Bent’ Pyramid And Letting People Go Deep Inside – The pyramid, built for Pharaoh Sneferu around 2,600 BC, looks different to Egypt’s most famous pyramids, which have straight sides. [businsider]

50 Years After Apollo, Conspiracy Theorists Are Still Howling At The ‘Moon Hoax’ – The moon hoax is a classic conspiracy theory — elaborate, oddly durable, requiring the existence of malevolent actors with a secret agenda. [washpost]

England Incorrectly Awarded Extra Run In Cricket World Cup Final After Umpire ‘Error’ – “They [England] should have been awarded five runs, not six,” former international umpire Simon Taufel said. “It’s a clear mistake… it’s an error of judgment.” [standard]

Is Novak Djokovic The Most Unloved Superstar In Tennis? – A thinker and scholar, Novak Djokovic introduced a word probably never heard before in a media conference at Wimbledon: transmutate. [cnn]

R. Kelly Alleged Sex Slaves Still At His Condo – They even give a glimpse of the view from the high-rise, showing off the Chicago skyline. Azriel says they’re at the “Trump” … and adds it’s the same place they’ve been for years. [tmz]

Scarlett Johansson On Casting Controversies: ‘I Should Be Allowed To Play Any Person’ – “There are a lot of social lines being drawn now, and a lot of political correctness is being reflected in art,” actress says in new interview. [rollingstone]

Nicole Scherzinger, 41, Turns Up The Heat As She Slips Her Incredible Figure Into A White Cut-Out Swimsuit – She set temperatures soaring on Monday as she uploaded a collection of sultry photos from her impromptu poolside photoshoot [dmail]

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