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Shootings At Three Atlanta Massage Parlours Leave Eight Dead – At least eight people have been killed in a series of shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlours, with a number of the victims described by authorities as women of Asian descent. [guardian]

Robert Aaron Long Identified As Suspect In Georgia Shooting – Long has been described as a quiet, religious person who loved guns and hunting. [heavy]

Mkhwebane Is First Chapter 9 Head To Be Impeached, After National Assembly Vote – The National Assembly voted 275 to 40 in favour of going ahead with an inquiry into Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office. [news24]

US Has Assessed North Korea Could Be Preparing To Carry Out First Weapons Test Since Biden Took Office – The US officials are on alert as the US and South Korea conduct scaled-down, simulated military exercises. [cnn]

SA Records 139 Deaths And 933 Covid-19 Cases In 24 Hours – This means there have been 51,560 confirmed deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic in SA and 1,530,966 confirmed infections. [timeslive]

Trump Tells Republican Supporters To Get Vaccinated – In a TV interview, he said the vaccine was “safe” and “something that works”. Mr Trump’s conservative fan base has been one of the main groups resistant to the vaccine programme. [bbc]

When Will You Get A Vaccine? – In 18 years and 16 days on current rates, according to a new vaccine calculator. But the government’s vaccine czar says the schedule is running on time, and the jab rate should pick up. [dailymav]

Harry ‘Has Spoken To Charles And William Since Oprah Programme’ – But Talks ‘Not Productive’ – The conversation was revealed by a US television host, who said she had spoken to the couple on the phone recently. [sky]

US Intelligence Finds Putin Authorised Pro-Trump ‘Influence’ Campaign – Assessment of 2020 election interference absolves China of attempting to sway vote. [ft]

W Cape Invests R70m To ‘Free’ Six Municipalities From Eskom And Load Shedding – The project is aimed at helping the Western Cape beat load shedding, which is costing the province R75 million a day. [businsider]

Mars Has Much More Water Than Previously Known—But There’s A Catch – To look at Mars today is to see a desert world, stamped with the dry riverbeds, delicate deltas and deep ocean basins hinting at the water that is no more. [time]

Michelle Obama: Barack Plays Golf Just To ‘Avoid’ Me – The former First Lady of the United States has confessed the one thing of her husband’s that she would get rid of is his golf clubs because it “takes too long” for him to play the game. [iol]

Male Grooming Tips From The Experts – More and more men are getting on board with skincare and other grooming rituals. If you’re not one of them, here are some tips to get you started. [here]

Tiger Woods Returns Home After Three Weeks In Hospital, will be ‘working on getting stronger every day’ – “I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks.” [cbs]

Tiger Woods’ 2K Video Game Deal Helps Tee Up A Lucrative Retirement From Golf – Tiger Woods scored a fresh win Tuesday when he announced a partnership that will bring his likeness to the PGA Tour 2K video game franchise. [forbes]

LeBron James Joins Liverpool Owners Fenway Sports Group As A Partner – Liverpool fan LeBron James already has a two per cent shareholding in the Premier League champions, but effectively increases stake in the club. [skysports]

The Mystery Of ‘Lost’ Rock Genius Lee Mavers – Just over 30 years ago, band The La’s released their sole LP – a masterpiece that shaped guitar music. But its brilliant frontman has been elusive ever since. [bbc]

Duke Of Edinburgh Leaves Hospital After Longest Ever Stay – Prince Philip has thanked medical staff who looked after him and everyone who sent good wishes during his four-week stay in hospital. [telegraph]

Princess Diana DID Send Burt Reynolds A Thank You Note – For keeping her name out of the headlines with his split from ex Loni Anderson – as the rumour is finally confirmed by the actress. [dmail]

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