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Nxivm Sex Cult Founder Sentenced To The Remainder Of His Life In Prison – Keith Raniere, 60, was convicted in 2019 by a jury in Brooklyn federal court of counts including racketeering, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child and human trafficking. [cnn]

Covid-19: Hard Shutdown Not The Answer, Says Anthony Fauci, Admitting SA Response Better Than US – Fauci said there were probably a complexity of reasons for that and that a unified response by the government was one factor. [news24]

State capture: Witness Breaks Down Explaining How Guptas Captured Denel – Celia Malahlela said she was forced to leave DLS, which is a subsidiary of the state-owned Denel, because her attempts to stop Gupta capture were ignored. [timeslive]

Viral Photo Sparks Concerns About Indonesia’s ‘Jurassic Park’ – A photo of a Komodo dragon facing a truck has raised concerns about a “Jurassic Park” attraction being built on an Indonesian island. [bbc]

Trump Says Plot To Kidnap Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ‘Maybe A Problem, Maybe It Wasn’t’ – After right-wing plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, president’s supporters chant ‘Lock her up!’ [independent]

In Scathing Speech, Obama Embraces His Inner Trump Troll – The former president’s speech Tuesday in Orlando moved the ball even farther. Obama seemed to be making a concerted effort to troll the troller-in-chief president. [washpost]

Tito Mboweni’s Dilemma: Cut Or Pump More Money Into Economy In Medium-Term Budget? – The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, set to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, is said to be the most crucial policy statement in history. [citypress]

Mark Zuckerberg And Jack Dorsey Are Gonna Have A Rotten Day As They Testify Before The Senate – The testimony is expected to be an event short on substance and long on drama. [forbes]

‘This Site Was Seized’: Trump Campaign Website Hacked – Trump’s communications director said there was no exposure to sensitive data and the site has been restored. [sky]

Western Cape Wants To Be The First Province To Ditch Load Shedding – The provincial government says it has assisted 24 local municipalities and the City of Cape Town with their small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects. [bustech]

‘Sleeping Giant’ Arctic Methane Deposits Starting To Release, Scientists Find – Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered. [guardian]

Cape Town’s Premier G&T Experience Is Happening This Weekend – If you’re a fan of G&Ts, sunshine, and fresh air with safe physical distancing measures in place, then you don’t want to miss The Cape Town Gin & Tonic Experience. [here]

SA Justice Delays Extradition Of Paedophile To UK – The failure to extradite a man under arrest in South Africa for his alleged part in a paedophile ring in the United Kingdom could become a political embarrassment for this country. [mg]

World Series Relief For Los Angeles Dodgers After 32-Year Wait – The triumph was sweet relief for the long-suffering Dodgers organization as well as Major League Baseball, whose season once appeared doomed by Covid-19. [iol]

Christian Coleman To Miss Tokyo Olympics After Two-Year Ban – World 100m champion Christian Coleman will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics after being banned for two years for breaching whereabouts rules. [skysports]

TikTok Wellness Influencers Want You To Tape Your Mouth Shut – “Shark Tank” endorsed an “airway health” startup, only to pull out of the deal. But the claims that nasal breathing is a catchall health solution keep going. [vice]

Twitter Users Roast Kim Kardashian For Extravagant 40th Birthday Party Photos – Fans have already turned one of the photo captions into a hilarious meme. [huffpost]

Nicole Scherzinger Showcases Her Incredible Curves In A Striped Bikini – She marks the end of summer with idyllic beach snap. [dmail]

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