We miss you, Ken.

Colony Of World’s Rarest Shore Birds Vanishes Mysteriously – An entire flock of endangered shorebirds, tūturuatu, from New Zealand have mysteriously vanished from their previously allocated predator-free island. [repworld]

How The US Caught Flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘With $40m’ – The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai. [bbc]

Kim Kardashian Is A Rare Pro-Vaccine Celebrity, But Her Husband Kanye West Is Running An Anti-Vaxx Presidential Campaign – Kanye West recently announced he’s running for president on an anti-vaccine and pro-life campaign. [ins]

Facebook And Instagram Boot Close Trump Ally Roger Stone For Network Of Fake Accounts – Facebook  released today its latest report detailing disinformation campaigns operating on its massive social network, and this one came with a few surprises. [tc]

Ex-VBS Treasurer Bought Porsche With Some Of The Loot – After two crashes in succession a young man was dead. [mav]

This Is It, SA. We’ve Reached The Surge And Hospitals Will Be Swamped – SA will need fewer hospital beds for Covid-19 patients than initially expected, but every province is expected to be overwhelmed nonetheless. [tlive]

US Surpasses Three Million Coronavirus Cases – More than three million people in the US have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. [bbc]

Hong Kong Citizens Offered Extended Australian Visas As Extradition Agreement Suspended Amid China Crackdown – Australia will offer a path to permanent residency for thousands of Hong Kong citizens, while suspending its extradition agreement with the city in response to China’s crackdown on personal freedoms and dissent. [abc]

Tax Season 2020 – Here Are The Important Dates – SARS has made some changes, and it’s safe to say that tax season will look a little different this year. [here]

Premier Alan Winde To Self-Isolate After Testing Positive For Covid-19 – The premier said that after he started mildflu-like symptoms on Sunday, and due to his diabetes he realised that he was at a higher risk patient. [iol]

Alarm After Another Attack On An Ambulance In Cape Town – In the latest incident, an ambulance en route to attend to a patient in Parkwood was stoned in Blackbird Avenue on Monday, damaging the van’s sliding door window. [dv] WTF?

WhatsApp And Facebook Messenger To Merge – Facebook appears to be testing a new feature that merges Facebook Messenger with WhatsApp allowing users to chat across both apps. [metro]

You Can Now Deposit Cash Directly Into Your Bank Account At Any Pick N Pay Till – While customers have been able to withdraw money at Pick n Pay outlets for years, deposits at till points is a first for the retailer. [busins]

Why Alonso’s Return To Renault Makes Sense – Once you boil it down, Renault’s decision to sign Fernando Alonso for the next two years was simple: He was the best driver and the biggest name available to the team. [espn]

Melania Trump Sculpture In Slovenia Set On Fire On US Independence Day – A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump is reported to have been set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, prompting its removal. [bbc]

A Pint Of Whisky And Four Lines Of Cocaine For Lunch – Johnny Depp’s libel trial is shown a picture taken by Amber Heard of his skull and crossbones ‘pill box’ and mountain of drugs and alcohol. [dm]

Tracing The Link Between Your Phone And The Next Pandemic – Viruses can jump from animals to humans mining minerals that are used to make smartphones. [verge]

Shops, Homes, And Toilets: Creative Uses For Old Shipping Containers – Shipping containers can be used in a number of imaginative ways, some of which you’ve probably never considered. [here]

To The Distress Of Wordists, A Dictionary Has Confirmed The Lexical Veracity Of ‘Irregardless’ – I use it whenever I can primarily because it gives people the massive pip with ever an outcry and miffled disgruntlement. [guardian]

Ed Sheeran Wants To Buy Out The Owners Of Three Houses That Sit On The Edge Of His £3.7m Suffolk Estate – Ed Sheeran has slowly been accumulating the land around his home in Suffolk, turning it into what has become known as ‘Sheeranville’. [dm]

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