Trump SPAC Skyrockets As Much As 1,657% Since Deal Was Announced – Former President Donald Trump’s planned return to Wall Street is setting off a frenzy. [cnn]

Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Is Captured In Jungle Hideout – Kingpin ‘Otoniel’ is arrested after raid by more than 500 special forces troops ‘in biggest blow to cocaine trafficking since fall of Escobar’. [dm]

James Michael Tyler, Actor Who Played Gunther On ‘Friends,’ Dies At 59 – James Michael Tyler, an actor beloved for his portrayal of Gunther on “Friends,” died of prostate cancer on Sunday morning, his manager confirmed to Variety. He was 59. [variety]

Nando’s Terminates Cliff Central Sponsorship – Nando’s has announced it will be terminating its sponsorship of Gareth Cliff’s show the The Burning Platform. [enca]

Michael Jordan’s Trainers Sell For Record $1.47m At Auction – A pair of trainers worn by the US basketball star Michael Jordan have sold for a record $1.47m (£1.1m) at auction. [bbc]

Elon Musk’s Net Worth Crosses $250 Billion As Tesla Shares Hit Record Highs – World’s richest person Elon Musk’s net worth crossed $250 billion as shares of Tesla hit fresh all-time highs on Friday. [insh]

ANC Unlikely To Win Joburg Majority – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is unlikely to win a majority in Johannesburg, the nation’s largest city, or the capital Pretoria in forthcoming municipal elections, a News24 poll showed. [btech]

Queen’s Late-Night TV Habit Has Left Her ‘Knackered’ – As officials scramble for plan to cut 95-year-old’s punishing schedule after her hospital scare. [dm] Let it be known, the Queen is knackered.

WWII Warships Emerge From The Ocean After A Volcano Erupted In Japan – Recent volcanic eruptions have created some unusual sights. [vice]

‘Needle Spiking’ Of Women In Britain Stirs Alarm Over New Kind Of Assault – Women are reporting being injected with syringes at crowded clubs in a horrifying variation of dropping pill into drinks. “This is a new depth,’’ said a former chief of police. [nyt]

Man Confesses He Was ‘Immature’ After Throwing Wife’s Body Out Of Plane, Into The Ocean – A former plastic surgeon convicted on circumstantial evidence of killing his wife finally gave a confession 20 years later that stunned prosecutors. [usat]

Man United Humiliation At The Hands Of Liverpool -Mohamed Salah hits hat-trick and Paul Pogba sees red in shambolic Man Utd show to pile pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. [sky]

Verstappen Brilliantly Holds Off Hamilton To Seal Victory At COTA And Extend Championship Lead – Max Verstappen won a spectacular duel with title rival Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 United States Grand Prix, with Red Bull gaining ground on Mercedes thanks to Perez’s podium finish – and the championship leader extending his lead to 12 points. [f1]

Vanessa Bryant First Heard About Her Husband’s Death From Social Media Posts – Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, said she learned about the basketball star’s death when social media notifications began showing up on her phone — hours before she got the official confirmation from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. [cnn]

Picasso Masterpieces Fetch Nearly $110m At Las Vegas Auction – Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks that have been on display at a Las Vegas hotel for more than two decades have sold at auction for nearly $110m (£80m). [bbc]

Understanding The Flow Of Money In Crypto – Part Two – Let’s gain a clearer understanding of why Ethereum has grown to be the behemoth that it is, and why investors with ears to the ground expect it to follow in Bitcoin’s bull-sized footprints. [here]

How Airplane Toilets (Mostly) Stopped Dropping Frozen Sewage From The Sky – On a balmy Thursday in February 2012, Artie Hughes and his wife were on the deck of their Long Island home, enjoying a spot of unseasonably warm weather. The early-evening calm had a palpable effect, and they basked in the unexpected mildness. [thrill]

Harrison Ford Reunited With Lost Credit Card In Sicily – Harrison Ford lost his credit card during a stay in a beach town near Palermo, Sicily, but got it back thanks to a German tourist, police in Sicily said Saturday. [ap]

Adrien Brody: ‘Actors Are Attention Seekers. But I’m An Introvert’ – Adrien Brody could have been a magician, and now he’s rediscovering his passion for painting. But with a dizzying array of major roles and a new Wes Anderson film coming out, the Oscar-winner explains why this is very much ‘a special time’ [guardian]

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