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Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates To Become World’s 2nd-Richest Person  – Tesla’s skyrocketing share prices have made Elon Musk the world’s second-richest person, with a net worth of nearly $128 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. [npr]

Up In Smoke: UK Businessman Cries Foul After SA Firm Offloads His Product To Dagga Growers – A British businessman is suing an SA for allegedly cheating him out of R1.3m worth of agricultural product and then selling it off to dagga growers. [timeslive]

Biden Becomes First Presidential Candidate To Win More Than 80 Million Votes – His record-breaking number of popular votes is still likely to increase in the coming days as ballots continue to be counted across the nation. [cnn]

Private Investigator Roped In To Bolster Search For Former SA Schools Captain – The 20-year-old former SA Schools captain, who until recently had been contracted at the Lions, has been reported missing since 10 November. [news24]

US Election 2020: ‘America Is Back’, Says Biden As He Unveils Team – As well as getting the Presidential Daily Brief- an update on international threats and developments – Mr Biden can now access key government officials and millions of dollars in funds. [bbc]

Harvey Weinstein: Aspiring Filmmaker Set To Allege ‘Horrendous Sex Abuse’ By Disgraced Producer At England Tribunal – The woman says the convicted rapist sexually assaulted and harassed her when she worked as his assistant. [sky]

The Most Important COVID-19 Stats In South Africa – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has raised concern over the increasing COVID-19 positivity rate in South Africa, which now sits at 14%. [mybb]

Russian Warship ‘Threatens To Ram’ US Destroyer – Russia says Admiral Vinogradov threatened the USS John S McCain in the Pacific for ‘operating illegally’. [guardian]

Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Second Detected ‘Minimoon’ – Spotted earlier this year, asteroid 2020 CD3 is only the second temporary natural satellite, or minimoon, ever detected around Earth. [gizmodo]

Criminals Target Cape Town Cyclists – They’ve recently become targets for criminals who are attacking them and stealing their expensive bicycles and cellphones. [enca]

Four Caffeine-Free Ways To Tackle The Morning – Studies have shown that it’s worth waiting a while after waking up to smash that first coffee, but most of us still need a boost to get going. Here are some options to consider. [here]

Deep South Vibes: Kataza’s ‘Homecoming’ – Can We All Get Along? – The chacma baboon troop was relocated in the Deep South of Cape Town to Slangkop mountain above Kommetjie earlier this year. [dailymav]

Ivanka Trump Knows Nothing About How Greenhouse Gases Work – In a tweet about greenhouse gases, Ivanka Trump has redefined ignorance. [mashable]

Fox News Ratings Plummet After Election – Fox’s daytime viewership dropped 32 percent from the two weeks prior to Election Day to the two weeks after, the Nielsen company said. [time]

Former French Rugby Wing Christophe Dominici Dies At Age 48 – Former France and Stade Francais player Christophe Dominici, whose dazzling runs made him one of the country’s best wingers, has died aged 48, his former rugby club said on Tuesday. [espn]

Beyoncé Leads The 2021 Grammy Nominations – Did you expect anything less? [here]

Trevor Noah To Host 2021 Grammy Awards – The TV personality is a previous Grammy nominee himself, having been nominated for best comedy album for “Son of Patricia” in 2020. [capetownetc]

Jennifer Lopez, 51, Looks Sensational In Naked Photos – Days after her risque performance at the AMAs, Jennifer Lopez has posed completely naked in jawdropping shots. [newsau]

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