Stock Markets Fall As Investors Sell Off Tech Stock Amid US Job Fears – Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq down after weeks of gains while Europe’s markets end day lower. [guardian]

Trump Suggests Supporters Illegally Vote Twice To Test Mail-In Voting – President Trump encouraged supporters in North Carolina on Wednesday to vote twice, once by mail and once in person — which is illegal — in order to “test” mail-in voting systems that he has spent months  discrediting. [cbs]

Melania Trump Dismisses ‘Malicious Gossip’ After Ex-Adviser Releases Memoir – Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the first lady’s longtime confidant, has written a book full of allegations about the president’s wife. [huff]

Netflix’s Bad Boy Billionaires On Hold Following Court Order – The show looks at greed, fraud and corruption and centres around four of India’s richest businessmen. [sky]

Facebook To Freeze Political Ads Before US Presidential Election – Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election on 3 November. [bbc]

New ‘Carbon-Capture’ Shipping Tech Could Change The Game – Container ships are one of the safest ways to move cargo, so it’s great that the industry is looking at greener ways to get the job done. [here]

Today In SA Business – Telkom soars 4% after denial, more Spur directors resign. [busins]

Islamic State: Giant Library Of Group’s Online Propaganda Discovered – One of the largest collections of online material belonging to the group calling itself Islamic State has been discovered by researchers at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD). [bbc]

Name Changes Planned For East London And Other Eastern Cape Towns – The Eastern Cape government is considering an official name change for several towns in the province as part of a programme aimed at transforming the country’s geographic landscape to be more representative of its people. [btech]

Citizen Owner Caxton Expects Nearly 80% Drop In Earnings Because Of Covid-19 – Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers said Covid-19 has had an “unprecedented negative effect” on its financial results. [n24] Yes, and maybe you should have got into digital a century ago. 

Robert Pattinson ‘Tests Positive For COVID-19’ As UK Filming On The Batman Halted – Warner Bros said a member of production had coronavirus and was isolating but has not confirmed the name of the individual. [sky]

A Rich Anti-Masker Is Starting A Mask-Free Private School System For His Followers’ Kids – Chris Saccoccia, who has been leading anti-mask protests all summer, says the schools will “save the children” from “masks and social distancing and indoctrination.” [vice]

Cape Town Considers Tariff Options As Dams Fill Up For First Time In 5 Years – The city of Cape Town is weighing its options on lowering water tariffs as dam levels rose to 91.3% on Tuesday after a wet end to August. [tlive]

Portrait Plant Photographer Captures Cape Town’s ‘Weird And Wonderful’ Flora – Warm, soft morning light streams across the leafy seaside suburb of Noordhoek in Cape Town, illuminating the garden of Filipa Domingues. Plants of the most fascinating shapes and sizes grow here, ready for their close-up. [cnn]

Got A Tennis Court? A Slinger Bag Is The Best Toy You Can Buy Yourself – Even if you don’t intend to go pro, using the Slinger Bag is a surefire way to get a competitive edge over friends and family. [here]

Elon Musk Would Need 300 ‘Ready To Die’ Persons A Day As Soon As 1,000 Starship Flights Are Launched – SpaceX CEO Elon Musk vowed to bring a million humans to Mars by 2050, which means he would need to bring 300 people daily to build his Martian colony. [ttim]

Mokonyane ‘Gifted’ R3m Aston Martin On Her 50th Birthday, State Capture Inquiry Hears – Former environmental affairs minister Nomvula Mokonyane was allegedly gifted an Aston Martin worth R3 million on her 50th birthday. [n24] Vintage!

Pascha: One Of Europe’s Biggest Brothels Goes Bust – One of Europe’s largest brothels has filed for bankruptcy, after being hit by Germany’s anti-coronavirus measures. [bbc]

Johnny Depp Is ‘Romantically Linked With Made In Chelsea Star Sophie Hermann’ – As actor moves on after legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard. [dm] 

Jane Fonda: Not Having Sex With Marvin Gaye Is ‘A Great Regret’ – Jane Fonda regrets turning down a little “sexual healing” from late R&B icon Marvin Gaye. [p6] I feel you, Jane.

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