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Tobacco Companies In SA May Have Aided, Abetted Illicit Cigarette Sales, Report Says – A Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime report has revealed that at least 66% of cigarettes earmarked as “exports” did not make it out of the country or did not reach their intended destination during the lockdown. [iol]

Boris Johnson ‘To Order Pubs In Northern England To Close From Monday’ – Boris Johnson is reportedly drawing up plans to order pubs and restaurants across northern England to close. [metro] Morning!

George Floyd Death: Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Posts $1M Bail, Released From Jail – Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, manslaughter. [fox]

Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns, Judges Rule – The dispute will now probably head to the Supreme Court for a second time. [nyt]

Do Donald Trump’s Abysmal Numbers Matter? – Every national poll shows Joe Biden in the lead. Which begs the question: Have we learned nothing from 2016? “With Trump, if there’s one thing I’ve learned about him,” says a strategist, “it’s that you can never, never say he is completely dead.” [vanfair]

Golden Dawn Leader And Ex-MPs Found Guilty In Landmark Trial – Thousands welcome verdict in Athens after biggest trial of fascists since Nuremberg. [guardian]

Coffee Pairing Is A Real Thing Now – Turns out its not just wine and beer that can be paired with food. All meals can be significantly improved with the right caffeinated companion. [here]

1,500 Cannabis Plants Worth £1.5m Found After Police Officers Investigate Suspicious Electricity Use – The farm was spread over four large rooms – each with their own power supply, air ducts and filtration systems. [sky]

The Biggest Risks To South Africa Right Now: Reserve Bank – Over the medium-term, the pace of South Africa’s recovery will be affected not only by weak demand, but also by more structural problems, says the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). [btech]

Stolen Mao Zedong Calligraphy Said To Be Worth Billions Torn In Half By Unwitting Hong Kong Buyer – A police insider said the buyer of the stolen artwork paid just HK$500 for the piece and believed it was a counterfeit Meanwhile, one of three burglars involved in the heist has been arrested along with a friend after a raid on a Yau Ma Tei residence. [scp]

Cuties: Netflix Faces Texas Legal Battle Over Film’s ‘Lewd’ Dancing – Netflix is facing criminal proceedings in Texas over the allegedly “lewd” depiction of girls in a controversial French film that is on the platform. [bbc]

I Was Prescribed Trump’s Steroid. It Made Me Feel Invincible – Nashville songwriter Andrew Leahey was given dexamethasone to prepare for major brain surgery. It made him feel great — but he also lost his grip on reality. [rollsto]

‘The Batman’ Pushed Back To 2022 While ‘Matrix’ Sequel Moved Up – In light of the pandemic, studios are continuing to shift movie release dates. Here’s a bunch. [cnn]

Kristen Stewart Says Playing Princess Diana Is Hard Because The Accent Is ‘Intimidating’ – Kristen Stewart is playing Princess Diana in Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín’s upcoming film, Spencer. [hello]

Counting The Species: How DNA Barcoding Is Rewriting The Book Of Life – We do not know how many species live on Earth. Barcoding could change that – and open the way for incredible discoveries. [guardian]

Round 4 Of The Cage Match Goes To … The Lakers – As the longest, craziest and most challenging season in league history shifts toward a merciful conclusion, the bubble at Walt Disney World has morphed into a cage match for the N.B.A. finals. The Lakers and the Heat are wearing one another down until a champion emerges. [nyt]

Ace Spring Cleaning This Year With Some Simple Tips – Chances are you’ll be doing some spring cleaning over the next month or so, which can be daunting if you don’t know where to start. [here]

Even Instagram Employees Aren’t Sure Facebook’s Monopoly Is Legal – A massive new report on big tech’s monopoly power makes it clear Facebook bought Instagram to hamstring competition. [vice]

Pierce Brosnan On Staying Sane In Quarantine And Trading Bond’s Martinis For Añejo Tequila – The former 007 speaks with us about his latest venture and how he’s spending quarantine. [robbreport]

New York Window Cleaners Left Dangling 200ft In The Air After Platform Collapses – Footage shows the platform dangling from the building with the two workers being pulled to safety into the high-rise. [sky]

Thrill Seeker Jared Isaacman Made A Small Fortune Training Fighter Pilots – But his wealth soared this summer when he took his payments processing business public amid the pandemic. [forbes]

Kate Moss’ Daughter Is All Grown Up As She Makes Runway Debut At Paris Fashion Week – The model shares Lila Grace Moss with co-founder of Dazed Media, Jefferson Hack, who she dated in the early 2000s. [ch24]

Our Favorite ’90s Supermodels Are Reuniting For An Apple TV+ Docuseries About Their Careers – Officially announced on Oct. 6 and now in the works at the streaming service, the project will delve into the iconic modeling careers of the ’90s fashion scene’s indisputable dream team: Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington. [popsugar] Umm… Claudia?

Britney Spears’ Lawyer Likened Her Mental Capacity To Comatose Patient – The way the issue of Britney’s declaration came up … her lawyer, Sam Ingham, told the judge Britney does not want to perform again … while Ingham said Jamie is intent on Britney resuming her career. [tmz] Harsh.

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