Banksy Funds Refugee Rescue Boat Operating In Mediterranean – UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities. [guardian]

John Lennon’s Killer Mark David Chapman Denied Parole For 11th Time – Mark David Chapman, the man who gunned down John Lennon outside of his Manhattan apartment in 1980, was denied parole for an 11th time, New York state corrections officers announced on Wednesday. [rollsto] Give it up, fool.

Trump Warns Biden Will ‘Demolish’ American Dream – US President Donald Trump has warned his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will “demolish” the American dream if he wins the White House in November. [cnn]

White House Says It Is Creating ‘Very Large’ Dossier On Washington Post Journalist And Others – The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” dossier on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and others who it said are a “disgrace to journalism and the American people.” [cnn] ‘Very large’ – classic!

Richard Branson’s Virgin Money Is Shutting Down Its SA Credit Card – Richard Branson’s Virgin Money this week told its South African credit cardholders it is ditching the card after 12 years in the local market. [busins]

Business Is Booming For The Italian Mafia During COVID – Italy is releasing some of its most brutal mafiosi from prison. Their families are also seizing on the opportunity to hand out loans, sell fake PPE, and extort money from vulnerable Italians. [vice]

Melania Trump Launched ‘Operation Block Ivanka’ To Minimize Ivanka’s Inauguration Presence – According to a new book based on secret tapes recorded by the first lady’s former friend. [busins]

SA Records 2,500 New Cases Of Covid-19 And 126 Fatalities – SA recorded another 2,585 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday. [tlive]

Government To Review Rules Around Hiring Foreign Workers In South Africa – President Cyril Ramaphosa says that government is working on a number of reforms to tackle the country’s growing unemployment rate. [btech]

SA To Hit Fiscal Cliff Within Months Big Showdown Expected When Mboweni Tables Mid-Term Budget In October – SA has run out of time and a financial crisis looms within months. [mweb] Chilled..

Arnold Spielberg, Father Of Steven Spielberg, Dies At 103 – Arnold Spielberg, the father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg, died on Tuesday of natural causes, Variety has learned. He was 103. [variety]

Facebook Is Handing Out Grants To Small Businesses In South Africa – Facebook has launched a R8.5 million grant scheme to support small businesses in South Africa. [btech]

Djokovic Plays Down Nadal And Federer Absence At U.S. Open – World number one Novak Djokovic heads into the U.S. Open as red-hot favourite to win his 18th Grand Slam and has played down the absence of perennial rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. [mav]

SA May Be First In Region To Produce Covid-19 Vaccine – Potentially boosting access to immunisation on a continent with limited manufacturing capacity. [mweb]

Treble Dutch: £13m Old Master Painting Stolen For A Third Time – Two Laughing Boys by Frans Hals seized in overnight raid at museum. [guardian] Ja, who’s laughing now?

‘Stop Hiding Behind Your Platform:’ Sweden Welcomes Amazon With Scathing Letter – “And so, you eventually made it to Sweden,” begins the open letter to Amazon published August 26 by  the Swedish Consumers’ Association (SCA), a nonprofit watchdog. The letter doesn’t get any more enthusiastic from there. [vice]

SA’s Biggest House Is For Sale – Take A Look Inside The Opulent ‘Vaal Castle’ – According to the Financial Mail, the so-called Vaal Castle, which spans 6,240m², is believed to be the biggest house in South Africa. [busins]

Five Bizarre Things You’ll Find For Sale On Amazon – The internet can be an extremely weird place, especially if you go down the online shopping rabbit hole. [here]

R Kelly ‘Attacked In Jail’ After Prison Bans All Visits Thanks To His Rowdy Fans Outside – Although he did not suffer serious injuries, the singer was moved to solitary confinement apparently for his own protection. [sky]

Snoop Dogg Launches Wine Label Saying ‘You Are What You Drink’ – As the rapper nears his 50th birthday, the multiplatinum artist has developed a more subdued drinking habit. [cnn]

Kim Kardashian Gets Back To Work Parading Her Bombshell Body During Malibu Bikini Shoot – As husband Kanye West persists with his presidential campaign amid marriage woes. [dm]

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