Instagram Reels Is TikTok Video For Insta. Here’s How To Use It – Reels is the latest feature to hit Instagram, letting you make 15-second videos with AR filters and other special effects. [cnet]

Twitter Temporarily Restricted Trump Campaign’s Ability To Tweet Over False Covid-19 Claims – Twitter said on Wednesday it had restricted President Donald Trump’s campaign from tweeting after its account shared a video containing false claims about the coronavirus. [cnn]

Facebook Deletes A Trump Post For First Time Ever – Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. [fort]

Lebanon Had 2,750 Tons Of Ammonium Nitrate, Destined For Mozambique, In Storage Since 2014 – For six years, 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate that had been seized from an abandoned ship was held in Beirut’s port, Lebanon’s state media reported on Tuesday. [busins]

Lebanon Orders House Arrest Of Officials Over Beirut Blast – Investigators probe alleged negligence in storing explosive chemicals at the port; damage estimated between $10-$15bn. [alja]

Trump Proposes Attack Theory To Explain Beirut Blast – The president seemed to contradict Lebanese officials’ explanations that it was caused by confiscated explosives. [pol]

Australian Locals Worried About Ammonium Nitrate Stockpile Four Times Bigger Than Beirut’s – The explosion in Lebanon has reignited fears among residents of Newcastle, NSW, where a huge chemical plant sits within three kilometres of the CBD. [vice]

Constitutional Court Ruling Signals End Of The Road For Wife Killer Rob Packham – The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal the murder conviction of Rob Packham, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Wednesday. [n24]

Twitter Hack Teen’s Court Date ‘Zoombombed’ With Porn – A court hearing for the Florida teenager accused of being behind last month’s major Twitter hack was interrupted with pornography. [bbc]

PUMA’s New Unity Collection Is Helping In The Fight Against COVID-19 – You can treat yourself to some new kicks and do your bit in the fight against the global pandemic with PUMA’s new ‘Unity Collection’. [here]

Forever 21 Shuts Down SA Stores Three Of The Country’s Top Malls Are Affected – Fast-fashion US retail brand Forever 21 has shut down its stores in South Africa, cutting dozens of jobs and creating more headaches for JSE-listed property groups Liberty Two Degrees (L2D), Hyprop and Attacq. [mw]

Nick Kyrgios ‘Unbelievably Rude And Vicious’ – Commentator Annabel Croft – Tennis commentator Annabel Croft has expressed her disdain at an “unbelievably rude and vicious” Nick Kyrgios after the Australian again traded barbs with a fellow player on social media. [s24]

Coups, Lies, Dirty Tricks: The Police’s Stewart Copeland On His CIA Agent Father – The drummer was brought up in the Middle East – not realising that his father Miles was a spy sent to destabilise the region. But, he says, it was Miles’s claim that the Police were a psy-ops outfit that upset Sting. [guardian]

Meghan Allowed To Keep Friends’ Identities Secret – The Duchess of Sussex has been allowed to keep the names of five friends who gave an interview about her secret in her case against the Mail on Sunday. [bbc] Thank God. 

Ellen DeGeneres’ Brother Vance Defends The Host After She’s ‘Viciously Attacked’: ‘It Is All Bulls–t’ – Ellen DeGeneres’ brother is coming to her defense amid reports about the alleged toxic work environment that staffers have had to deal with on her eponymous show. [fox]

Ridiculous Eating Contest To Finish World’s Largest Slice Of Pizza – In one corner, we have the world hot-dog-eating champion, Joey Chestnut. In the other, we have three normal humans battling to keep up. [here]

Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano To Star In Upcoming ‘Who’s The Boss?’ Revival – The new show will reportedly take place 30 years after the events of the original series and Samantha, played by Milano, will be a single mother. [huff]

Selena Gomez Prepares An Octopus & Has An Oven Fire – In ‘Selena + Chef’ Cooking Show Trailer: Watch. [billb]

Tea In A Microwave? New Research Says It Could Be The Perfect Cuppa – Chinese scientists reckon they have found the way to make a proper brew without a kettle. Heresy or scientific fact? [guardian]

Emily Ratajkowski Leaves Little To The Imagination – As she puts her killer bikini body on display during sun-soaked beach day. [dm]

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