7 Key Takeaways From The First Public Impeachment Hearing – Diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent were the first two witnesses to publicly testify in the House’s impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. [huff]

Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Will Stay Loyal To Him But Jokes That He Has ‘Insurance’ – Exclusive: president’s personal lawyer has emerged as a key figure in the impeachment inquiry, with speculation Republicans will seek to paint him as a rogue actor. [guardian]

Amazon Cites “Unmistakable Bias” In Challenge To Pentagon’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract Decision – We all knew Amazon wouldn’t take losing the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract lying down. Now—just weeks after the government awarded the $10 billion project to Microsoft—the company’s taking the first step to push back against what it calls “unmistakable bias” in the Pentagon’s decision process. [giz]

Latest Glowing Review Of Our Winelands Comes Via Canada – A prominent Canadian travel site recently published a wonderful article singing the praises of our very own Cape Winelands. [here]

Social-Media Influencers: Incomes Soar Amid Growing Popularity – The money made by social-media influencers has risen meteorically in the last few years, according to a new report. [bbc]

Elon Musk Said His AI Brain Chips Company Could ‘Solve’ Autism And Schizophrenia – Elon Musk believes his neural technology company Neuralink will be able to “solve” schizophrenia and autism. [busins]

More Former Pupils Come Forward As Sexual Assault Allegations Pile Up Against Ex-Grey Teacher – As allegations of sexual assault against a former teacher at Grey College in Bloemfontein pile up following a co-published podcast series with News24, several former pupils have come forward with similar claims. [n24]

PayPal Will No Longer Support Pornhub Payments – Late Wednesday, Pornhub announced on their blog that PayPal will no longer support payouts. According to the site, this will impact thousands of sex workers. [mash]

There’s Growing Evidence That The Universe Is Connected By Giant Structures – Scientists are finding that galaxies can move with each other across huge distances, and against the predictions of basic cosmological models. The reason why could change everything we think we know about the universe. [vicevice] This is HUGE!

Inside The Beckham Family’s £20m Beverly Hills Rental – Lavish £20,000 a month hilltop mansion boasts indoor cinema, zen garden and infinity pool. [dm]

Prince Harry Wishes Charles A Happy Birthday With Previously Unseen Photo Of The Pair With Archie – Harry posts the image on Instagram , writing: “Happy birthday to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales – Sir, Pa, Grandpa!” [sky] Incredible scenes. 

Cows Swept Away By Floodwaters During Hurricane Were Found Alive Four Miles Away On An Island – Three cows separated from their herd and swept away by Hurricane Dorian have been found miles from home in a national seashore park, a spokesman said. [cnn]

Facebook Is A Cesspool Of Fake Accounts And Hate. Here’s What They’ve Done About It. – The social media giant removed billions of fake accounts this year, but still faces criticism over its role in the 2020 presidential election. [huff]

Disney+ Attaches Warnings Of ‘Cutdated Cultural Depictions’ To Classic Films – The new streaming service has added the disclaimer to some of its best-known movies, including Dumbo and Lady and the Tramp. [guardian]

How The SPF Numbering On Your Sunscreen Actually Works – SPF15, SPF30, SPF50 – we see these numbers all the time, but do you actually know what they denote? [here]

Hugh Jackman Trolls Ryan Reynolds Over John Legend’s “Sexiest Man Alive” Win – The Wolverine actor has previously won the Sexiest Man Alive crown in 2008. [sky]

Marilyn Monroe’s Bizarre Beauty Secret, Revealed – How the Some Like It Hot star used to cover her ‘entire body’ in Vaseline then soak in the tub for three hours to make her skin glow. [dm]

Nicolas Cage Talks Bigfoot, Mythical Jaguars And Coming Back As A Whale – The actor opens up about his new movie “Primal,” the truth about the Loch Ness monster and releasing his inner jaguar. [huff]

Jennifer Lopez: ‘Director Wanted To See My Boobs – A Bit Of The Bronx Came Out’ – The actress says “a little bit of the Bronx came out” when a director asked her to take her top off early in her career. [sky] I think this proves that she really is still Jenny from the block. 

A Pack Of Feral Hogs In Italy Reportedly Destroyed R3 Million Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In The Woods – While feral hogs have proven to be a nuisance to farmers in open rural areas in the US and around the world, the pesky pigs also assisted with a sizable drug bust in Italy. [busins]

Please Enjoy This Satisfying Video Of A Pizza Created From Lego In Stop Motion – YouTube channel Bebop graced the world with this stop motion Lego pizza video, and we may or may not be watching it for the 43rd time. [mash]

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