House Of Alleged Horrors In Cape Town – ‘Rehab Centre’ Condemned After Murder And Torture Inquisition – An inquisition brought to light the alleged terrors happening at a ‘rehabilitation centre’ in Ruyterwacht, Cape Town. [ctownetc]
Fresh Look At Pandemic Origins Points Straight To Food Market In Wuhan, Scientist Says – The researcher, Michael Worobey of the University of Arizona, has put together a painstaking timeline of all the known cases of SARS-Cov-2 before it was known a pandemic was starting. [cnn]
Julius Jones: Oklahoma Prisoner’s Execution Halted At Last Minute – Jones was sentenced to death in 2002 for killing Paul Howell during a carjacking three years earlier. He maintains his innocence. [bbc]
SA Reserve Bank Hikes Rates – The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to raise the repo rate to 3.75% per annum. [bustech]
SA Recorded 585 New Covid-19 Cases, 40 Deaths In 24 Hours – Data also showed that there were 33 new hospital admissions in the past day, meaning that 3,504 people are in hospital for Covid-19 related treatment. [timeslive]
Ghislaine Maxwell Chuckles With Attorneys At Jury Selection For Her Sex-Trafficking Trial – The British socialite was in high spirits and blew air-kisses to her sister, a marked difference from her last dishevelled appearance in court. [dbeast]
Horse Gains Restraining Order Against Pensioner Who Kept Feeding It Carrots – Woman ordered to rein in her habit of feeding Nelson as she is found guilty of harassment after ignoring pleas to leave the animal alone. [tele]
Amazon’s Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data – Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages. [wired]
Murder Of Wine Farmer Was Staged By His Wife, State Alleges – The wife of a wealthy Stellenbosch farmer allegedly hired two men to kill him and forged his will to get her hands on his assets. [dailymav]
Mike Tyson Says He ‘Died’ During First Trip On Psychedelic Toad Venom, Continues To Use It – The toad venom, which Tyson says he has used 53 times, gives the user a psychoactive trip. [businsider]
Dissent, Threats And Fury: Mood Darkens In New Zealand As Covid Restrictions Bite – The country has seen a rapid uptick in protests and online disinformation, tinged with far-right undertones. [guardian]
Tim Paine Quits As Australia Captain After Sending Explicit Messages To Female Co-Worker – The messages date back to 2017, months before Paine was recalled to the Test team after a seven-year absence. [cricinfo]
Racism Target Cricketer Azeem Rafiq Apologises For Anti-Semitic Messages – The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to make disparaging comments about an unnamed Jewish person. [iol]
The Apple Car Is Coming, And It’s Reportedly A Fully Autonomous EV – Apple’s long-rumoured but not officially announced electric vehicle has hit a number of bumps and detours during the course of its development. [gizmodo]
Tiger King Star Carole Baskin Is ‘Glad To Hear’ Ex-Husband Is Apparently Alive And Well In Costa Rica – ‘I don’t know how it is that Homeland Security says he’s alive and well in Costa Rica but I’m glad to hear it,’ Baskin told ITV’s This Morning. [sky]
Kim Kardashian And Pete Davidson Are Officially Dating: Reports – The reality superstar and “Saturday Night Live” cast member have been sparking relationship rumors for weeks. [huffpost]
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