Trump Impeachment: Memo Confirms President Urged Biden Inquiry – Trump asked the Ukrainian leader to look into corruption claims involving the son of Joe Biden, Mr Trump’s possible rival in next year’s presidential election. [bbc]
The Rough Transcript Is Devastating. How Could Trump Not Know That? – At least Richard Nixon had the good sense to resist releasing the “smoking gun” tape until finally forced to do so by the Supreme Court. [washpost]
White House Accidentally Emails Trump-Ukraine Talking Points To Democrats – It then sent another email requesting to ‘recall’ original message, but evidence suggests it may be too late. [guardian]
Zanu-PF Slams ‘Puppet Of The West’ Malema For Cheap Point Scoring Over Mugabe – Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi led an EFF delegation to the Mugabe residence – nicknamed “Blue Roof’ – in Borrowdale, Harare, on Monday to pay their respects. [timeslive]
Juul CEO Steps Down, Vaping Company Suspends All U.S. Advertising Amid Backlash – Juul, which makes the top-selling e-cigarette device in the U.S., has found itself at the centre of an increasing controversy over vaping. [time]
SA Warned To Withdraw Enough Money Ahead Of Friday Banking Strike – The country’s biggest financial union Sasbo said it would bring the industry to a standstill when it protests retrenchments. [ewn]
Woman Behind French #MeToo Ordered To Pay Defamation Damages To Man She Named And Shamed – The Paris court ruled against Sandra Muller and ordered her to pay €15,000 in damages over her post about French TV executive Eric Brion. [telegraph]
SA Businesswoman Shares Her Top Five Tips For Female Entrepreneurs – Natasha Fagri, who founded a company that “has taken South Africa by storm”, shares her five top tips for succeeding as a woman in business. [here]
Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is Writing Its Own Facial Recognition Laws To Pitch To Lawmakers – The tech giant’s hope is that federal lawmakers will adopt much of its draft legislation. [vox]
Influencers Prepare For An Instagram Without Likes – In recent months, Instagram has been testing hiding likes in several countries. [cnn]
Beyond Betrayal: Is Redemption Possible For A Journalist Who Faked Cancer? – Roxanne Joseph, a journalist who trained at the Wits and then went on to work at non-governmental organisation Section 27, lied about having cancer for nine months in 2015-16. [mg]
Blinking White Guy: The Story Behind The Meme That’s Gone Viral – Drew Scanlon has one of the most recognisable faces on the internet thanks to a reaction GIF that went viral on social media. [skynews]
South African Teenager Wins International Photographic Award – Powerful image sheds light on desperate measures to save rhinos. [groundup]
Top Rugby Scribe Says All Blacks’ Haka Should Be Scrapped – Ewan MacKenna, writing for the Pundit Arena website, said the haka gives New Zealand “an unfair advantage” and “needs to stop”. [sport24]
The $63 Billion ‘Phoenix’: Beijing Officially Opens The World’s Largest Airport – After almost five years of construction, the $63 billion facility features a 7.5 million square foot terminal and sits on 18 square miles of land. [fortune]
Three Very Popular Anti-Ageing Treatments For Men – Back in the day, if a man started feeling his age, he grew his hair out a little longer and bought a sportscar. Thankfully, times have changed. [here]
The Unsolved Case Of The Most Mysterious Song On The Internet – Twelve years ago, a catchy New Wave anthem appeared on the internet with no information about who wrote or recorded it. [rollingstone]
Fatboy Slim Reposts The Kiffness’ Mash-Up Video – The video, which mashes up Greta Thunberg’s address at the United Nations with Fatboy Slim’s beloved “Right Here, Right Now” anthem, is a reminder of the dangers of climate change. [texxandthecity]
Demi Moore Blasts Ex-Husband Ashton Kutcher For ‘Shaming’ Her By Sharing Underwear Snap – He urged fans to ‘text him for the truth’ over her scathing marriage revelations. [dmail]
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