‘Exhume Him’: James Brown’s Lawyer Says He Won’t Stop Investigation Into Singer’s Death – James Brown’s attorney apparently won’t stand in the way if a new investigation into the singer’s death calls for his body to be exhumed. [telegraph]

Iran Coronavirus Cases Soar Past 2 300, Country Frees 54 000 Prisoners –  The country now has 77 deaths. Around 8% of Iran’s lawmakers have tested positive for the virus. In the US, confirmed case have passed 125. [cnn]

SA’s Summery Weather May Be Keeping Coronavirus At Bay, Experts Believe – Dr Sibongile Walaza of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says a lot about the virus is still unknown, including whether it will have “winter seasonality”. [businsider]

Dros Rapist Nicholas Ninow To Apply For Leave To Appeal – This despite originally entering a guilty plea on charges of rape, defeating the ends of justice and possession of an illegal substance, which was rejected as his version contradicted the State’s evidence. [news24]

Joe Biden Pulls Ahead In The Race To Take On Trump – Fourteen states and the US territory of American Samoa are voting to decide who will run against Donald Trump in the presidential election in November. [sky]

Refugees Evicted From Cape Town Church Just Want To Leave SA – They sought refuge in October last year and asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to take them to another country, because they no longer feel safe in xenophobic SA. [mg]

Ronan Farrow Condemns His Publisher For Plans To Release Woody Allen Memoir – Writer known for #MeToo investigations – whose sister says Allen abused her – suggests he can no longer work with Hachette. [guardian]

BREAKING: Seth Is Ageing – Last week was an interesting time for me. It seems I was in the process of ‘letting myself go’ to a degree. I wasn’t completely falling apart… I mean, I was staying pretty healthy – exercising and eating well. [here]

New Twist In Noordhoek Wetland Road Controversy – Independence of environmental consultants questioned in appeals against recent approval of the project. [groundup]

Los Angeles Sheriff Admits Deputies Took, Later Deleted Kobe Bryant Crash Photos – “The behavior is inexcusable,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said of the deputies who took and disseminated the photos. [huffpost]

Tattoo Artist Wants To Sue Oil Company For Greta Thunberg Sex Act Design – German Canalla said he’s going after Alberta’s X-Site Energy Services for using his image to create a “horrible” sticker of the teen climate activist. [vice]

Spy Vs Spy: Cloned Phones, Break-Ins And Rogue Agents – All In A Day’s Work At The State Security Central – You can’t believe anything that comes out of ‘The Farm’, as the State Security Agency’s headquarters in Musanda, Pretoria, is known. [dailymaverick]

Three Figures That Show Why Mboweni Couldn’t Raise Taxes – The minister surprised the nation with the announcement that not only were taxes not going up, but that South Africans would actually be paying less tax. [moneyweb]

NJ Teens Charged After Viral TikTok ‘Skull Breaker’ Challenge Goes Predictably Wrong – The injury-prone trend made popular on TikTok has resulted in concussions, at least two arrests, and several warnings from local cops. [dailybeast]

‘Mind-Altering’ And ‘Life-Extending’ – A Simple Spring Clean Can Change Your Life – No matter where you exist on the so-called ‘clutter continuum’, chances are your mental and physical wellbeing would benefit from a good clear-out. [here]

Footage Of Rare Black Leopard Spotted In SA Has Just Been Released – The last time one was seen, was during 2013. In fact, there have only been 30 sightings from 1952 to 2013. [goodthingsguy]

Chelsea Secures Victory Over Liverpool To Reach FA Cup Quarters – Liverpool’s 44-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended in stunning fashion with a 3-0 defeat at Watford on Saturday and they were rocked again at Stamford Bridge. [iol]

James Franco Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations In Court Document – The actor was accused by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, who attended Franco’s now-closed acting school Studio 4 in 2014. [nme]

Kendall Jenner Leaves VERY Little To The Imagination –  Slips into itty bitty vintage swimsuit during Bahamas vacation with sister Kylie. [dmail]

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