Germany Shooting: 2,200 People Watched On Twitch – About 2,200 people watched a gunman’s video of his attack outside a synagogue in Germany before it was removed from video-streaming site Twitch. [bbc]

James Murdoch Reportedly Bought A Stake In Vice, As His New Company Begins To Make Media Investments – James Murdoch’s holding company agreed to buy a small stake in Vice Media Group. [busins]

How Is Rudy Giuliani *Still* The President’s Personal Lawyer? – On Wednesday, two Ukrainian men — Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — were arrested at Dulles International Airport as they tried to board an international flight. [cnn]

Tempers Flare As Millions In California Endure Power Outages – Classes were canceled. Frozen foods melted. Hospitals switched to emergency generators. Blooms withered in florists’ coolers. Unused food was jettisoned at shuttered restaurants. Lines formed at gas stations. Cellphones faded out. [lat]

Biden Will ‘Withhold’ Foreign Aid If Countries Discriminate Against LGBTQ People – Biden, the front-runner in the Democratic race, struggled to articulate his positions during the previous forum. [ewn]

Four Of The Biggest Threats To Your Retirement Plan – Even if you’re doing everything right to save for retirement, these four things could seriously mess with your future and your funds. [here]

Ramaphosa Pours Cold Water On South African Power-Plant Sale – “South Africa is not inherently in the business of selling power stations,” Ramaphosa told lawmakers in Cape Town on Thursday. Eskom’s new plants were its “crown jewels” and should be retained, while the old ones were unlikely to find buyers, he said. [bloom]

Gates-Backed Vir Biotechnology Raises $143 Million In IPO – Vir Biotechnology Inc., which develop treatments for infectious diseases, raised $143 million after pricing its U.S. initial public offering at the low end of a marketed range. [yah]

Cuba Gooding Jr. Indicted For ‘Additional Incident’ In Groping Case – The groping case against Cuba Gooding Jr. has just gotten more serious, with Manhattan prosecutors revealing in court this morning that he was indicted and that the allegations now include an “additional incident.” [vulture]

Uganda Plans Bill Imposing Death Penalty For Gay Sex – Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex in the east African nation. [mav]

WATCH | Mercedes And Lamborghinis: Luxury Home, Cars Seized In Zandile Gumede’s Tender Scandal Case – The Amaoti home of former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and luxury cars from her co-accused in the Durban Solid Waste tender scandal were among the assets seized by authorities on Thursday. [n24]

West Africa’s Cocoa Farmers Are Trapped By The Global Chocolate Industry – The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the 1970s or 1980s. [qz]

Ed Sheeran Thinks Prince Harry Wants To Team Up For ‘Gingers Unite’ Project And Things Get Awkward – Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran have one thing in common: their red hair. Which is perhaps why the “Shape of You” singer got the wrong end of the stick when the Duke of Sussex invited him round to his place for a chat. [mash]

Dyson Sucks The Air Out Of Its Electric-Car Dreams – The British household-products maker had promised to invest $2.5 billion in EVs. Now, it says it can’t produce one that’s “commercially viable.” [wired]

Formula 1: Saturday Running Cancelled In Japan – Full Revised Timetable For Sunday – Weather has been the number one talking point heading into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, and on Friday morning it was confirmed that Saturday’s track action at Suzuka will be cancelled due to Typhoon Hagabis, which is set to pass by the circuit. [f1]

Peek Inside AD At 100: A Century of Style, A New Book Celebrating 100 Years Of Architectural Digest – Break out the bubbly! Architectural Digest is 100—and we’re celebrating with a stunning monograph that spotlights a century of the world’s most alluring homes and gardens. [ad]

Listen To A New, Raw Version Of REM’s ‘Elegy And Eulogy’ For Kurt Cobain – While REM were recording their ninth album, Monster, in 1994, Michael Stipe received a phone call he’d been dreading: Kurt Cobain was dead. [bbc]

Mega Climate Shocks For SA Biodiversity — Government Report – Ninety scientific institutions led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute have released a shock report that unveils waves of unprecedented climate impacts tearing across South Africa’s globally important wild assets. [mav]

Students – Read This If You Need Somewhere To Store Your Stuff These Holidays – I get that you’re probably stressing about those upcoming exams, but you should also be thinking about where you’re going to keep your stuff when you vacate your res room. [here]

Outrage Over ‘Sickening’ Burger Ad Where Woman Is Punched In The Face – Belgium’s advertising regulator said on Wednesday it has clocked up hundreds of complaints over a viral hamburger ad showing a comic-book version of a man punching a woman for handing him the wrong sandwich. [n24]

Umami-Driven Farm-To-Plane Food Has Arrived On Singapore Airlines – Farm-to-table dining may now be a ubiquitous food concept, but farm-to-plane cuisine is just taking off. [cnn]

Snapped In Secret, The Phone-Mad Stars – From a very glamorous Geri Halliwell to rocker Ronnie Wood and actress Naomie Harris, photographer reveals celebrities’ mania for mobiles in stunning new book. [dm]

Breath Of Fresh Heir: How Succession Became The Must-Watch TV Of The Year – With revenge raccoons and boardroom satans, the drama about media tycoons is casually masterful, absolutely hilarious – and has anarchy in its DNA. [guardian]

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