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US Senate Report Goes Beyond Mueller To Lay Bare Trump Campaign’s Russia Links – Bipartisan intelligence panel says that Russian who worked on Trump’s 2016 bid was career spy, amid a stunning range of contacts. [guardian]

Cigarettes Flying Off The Shelves As Tobacco Sales Ban Goes Up In Smoke – Smokers across South Africa have already started journeying to their local stores and fuel stations to buy cigarettes legally for the first time since 27 March. [news24]

Mali President Resigned After Troops Reportedly Arrested Him – Troops arrested the president and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a suspected coup earlier Tuesday, according to the chairman of the African Union. [cnn]

SA Edges Closer To 600,000 Covid-19 Infections – Recoveries stand at 485,468, translating to a recovery rate of 82%. [timeslive]

Ireland At ‘Tipping Point’ As Covid-19 Cases Rise – The Republic of Ireland’s cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures as it attempts to deal with rising Covid-19 case numbers. [bbc]

Golden State Killer: Joseph DeAngelo Faces Victims In Court Ahead Of Sentencing – The 74-year-old former police officer is described as a “sick monster,” a “horrible man” and “subhuman” in a Sacramento court. [sky]

List Of Interest-Free SA Retailers Grows Longer – More and more local brands are adding buy now, pay later options at checkout, making it easier than ever to shop quality products, without breaking the bank. [here]

Elon Musk Gains R140 Billion In A Single Day, Becomes World’s 4th Richest Person, As Tesla Soars – Musk overtook Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire and CEO of luxury brand LVMH, to secure the position on the list. [businsider]

Joe Biden Officially The Democratic Party’s Nominee On Convention’s Second Night – When his nomination became official, cameras flipped to the 77-year-old Biden, who was watching the virtual roll call with his wife, Jill, in a Delaware school. [washpost]

Photos Allegedly Show Bill Clinton Receiving Massage From Jeffrey Epstein Accuser – Alleged Epstein victim Chauntae Davies said that Clinton was a “perfect gentleman” on the trip. [forbes]

Hawks Round Up Bigger Fish In The Estina Scandal, Edge Closer To Ace Magashule – The appearance in court of five Free State government officials has brought the investigation into the Gupta Estina Dairy project one step closer to former premier Ace Magashule. [dmav]

Namibians Warned Not To Use Elephant Dung To Ward Off COVID-19 – The sparsely populated southern African country has seen infections double over the past month, with 4,464 cases and 37 deaths recorded to date. [enca]

Prince Charles To Leave Organic Farm After 35 Years – The Prince of Wales has not sought a new 20-year lease, as he prepares to one day be king. [telegraph]

SA Rugby Responds To The Actions Of Springboks – Some refused to take the knee in support of the BLM movement. [timeslive]

British And Irish Lions Tour To South Africa May Not Take Place Next Year – The host union’s chief executive, Jurie Roux, admitted that having no spectators would not be “commercially viable”. [guardian]

How To Argue With A Narcissist – Blame shifting, gaslighting, stonewalling, and an obsession with winning will make this a particularly challenging conversation; here’s how to avoid getting stuck in an exhausting loop. [vice]

Inside The Long, Strange Trip Of ‘Bill & Ted’ – As the SoCal duo return to the screen one last time, the cast and creators discuss the making of a cult-favorite franchise. [rollingstone]

Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused Of Raping Woman In Hotel Room – The Oscar winner is being accused of raping a woman twice in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday. [variety]

Madonna Sings, Dances, And Enlists Daughter Lola To Help Blow Out The Candles – At her mask-free 62nd birthday bash at GoldenEye in Jamaica. [dmail]

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