Timothy Ray Brown, The First Known Person Cured Of HIV, Dies Of Cancer At 54 – Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as “the Berlin patient,” the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54. [usat]

Jacinda Ardern Admits To Smoking Cannabis During Fiery Debate – Jacinda Ardern has admitted previously smoking cannabis in a fiery leaders debate with Judith Collins, her rival for the New Zealand prime ministership. [7news]

Capitec’s Earnings Tank By 78% Due To R4.2 Billion Hole Created By The Lockdown – Capitec has reported a 78% fall in headline earnings after it lost out on transaction fees and loan sales during the lockdown as its customers borrowed and transacted less. [n24]

No More ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ On Japan Airlines – The carrier pledged to use inclusive language in a country where gender roles are entrenched. [nyt]

How Trump’s Apprentice Earnings Helped Rescue His Failing Empire – Documents show president earned $427m from NBC reality show – which he used to cover vast real estate and casino losses. [guardian]

William Hill Agrees $2.9bn Takeover By Caesars Palace-Owner – Caesars Entertainment, the Las Vegas casino-owner, has struck a £2.9bn deal to take over UK betting firm William Hill. [bbc]

‘Bring Back Trust’: Carlos Ghosn Offers Executive Training In Troubled Lebanon – Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled Japan where he was facing trial, is launching a university business programme in Lebanon, a nation mired in a deep economic crisis blamed on years of misrule, mismanagement and corruption. [reuters]

Apple’s Tim Cook In Line For $114m Bonus In First Share Award Since 2011 – The iPhone maker’s boss will be handsomely rewarded if Apple shares keep rising. [tele]

FW De Klerk Foundation Slams Ramaphosa Over Heritage Day Speech – President Cyril Ramaphosa has come under fire from the FW de Klerk foundation which accuses him and his government of trying to write off Afrikaner and other white people’s history. [iol]

‘The Meaning Of Mariah Carey’ Is Like Her Top Hits – Pop Perfection That Reveals Only What She Wants Us To Know – Between her soaring five-octave voice and her highly memed reputation as a diva, it could easily be forgotten that Mariah Carey is also one of the most prolific songwriters and producers of all time. [time]

Murder Of Top Cop Charl Kinnear Captured In Chilling CCTV Footage – Screenshots of CCTV footage show the chilling moments before Western Cape detective Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear was shot dead as well as the shooting. [n24]

Paris : Le Chef Japonais Taku Sekine Se Suicide à L’âge De 39 Ans – Le chef des restaurants parisiens le Dersou et le Cheval d’Or aurait mis fin à ses jours, selon sa famille, à cause de « ragots mensongers sur les réseaux sociaux» rapportant des accusations d’agressions sexuelles. [lep] Oh, you don’t speak French? Pffft.

Apple iPad 2020 Review: All The iPad You Need, None Of The Tablet You Don’t – 5 / 5 Stars – Cheapest iPad gets faster, offering most of what makes Apple’s top tablets great for half the cost. [guardian] Get the PRO if you can. Bin the laptop. 

Parisians Alarmed By Sonic Boom By Warplane – Players at the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament paused play in astonishment. [bbc]

Instagram And Messenger Users Will Soon Be Able To Chat Across Apps – The update, announced on Wednesday, eliminates the hassle of having to switch between apps to talk with others. [fortune] Sounds positively revolting. 

Depression And Mental Health Issues Skyrocket – Our results show that the prevalence of depressive symptoms seems to have doubled between 2017 and June 2020 (Covid-19 era). [mav]

In An Odd Twist, Cleaner Air In China May Mean A Warmer Earth – Coal plant upgrades led to a dramatic reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions. But those particles also help reflect solar heat away from the planet. [wired]

Why Meghan May Have Adopted Diana’s Cartier Watch – For both Prince Harry and Prince William, too, there is a very special relationship with the Tank. [tele]

Netflix’s ‘American Murder: The Family Next Door’ Forces Viewers To Question Their False Perceptions – In August of 2018, 34-year-old Shannan Watts of Frederick, Colorado, went missing after returning from a work trip. [mash]

Ryanair And Wizz Air Hostess, 27, Is Jailed For 28 Months – After turning to cocaine dealing when she lost her job during the coronavirus crisis. [dm]

Is Melatonin Safe To Take Every Night? – Melatonin is a hormone that plants and animals, including humans, produce naturally. It can, if used properly, help certain problem sleepers get to bed at night. [time]

Mac Davis, Country Singer And Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead At 78 – Singer-songwriter wrote Elvis Presley’s indelible “In the Ghetto” alongside solo hits like “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” and “Stop and Smell the Roses” [rollsto]

Gabrielle Union And NBC Settle Dispute Over Racism Allegation – Gabrielle Union and NBC have settled their dispute after the actress and former “America’s Got Talent” judge alleged she was wrongfully terminated from the show. Union had filed harassment and discrimination complaints against the network last year.  [cbs]

‘The Money Shot:’ How Porn Made Cum So Valuable – A history of the “money shot” and where we’re headed from here. [vice]

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