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Chilling Videos, Journal Found As Parents Face Scrutiny In Michigan School Shooting – Detailed descriptions of a wish to massacre classmates on his cellphone and in a journal and at least one social media post pointing to elation at access to a handgun. [dbeast]

Accuser Testifies Jeffrey Epstein Brought Her To Meet Donald Trump When She Was 14 – She also testified that she flew on Epstein’s private plane several times along with Prince Andrew, celebrity chef Adam Perry Lang and Epstein’s mother and brother. [cnn]

Vaccination Rates Have Been Increasing, But More Needed – Health Expert – With news of the new variant, Omicron, spreading fast, more people have been showing up at vaccination sites. [news24]

‘Nothing Short Of Abusive,’ Says Shell On Court Bid To Stop Its Seismic Testing – The company said there had been around 325 seismic surveys conducted globally, without any reports of death or irreversible harm to marine life. [ewn]

What The Shell: Why Wild Coast Seismic Surveys Rattle The Sea’s Great Migrating Whales – A stretch of coast earmarked for seismic surveys – and potentially oil and gas extraction – lies on a long route followed by humpback whales. [dailymav]

Reviews For New MacBook Pro All Say The Same Thing – As with everything Apple makes, the new MacBook Pro laptop is very easy on the eye. It’s what is under the hood that warrants a closer look. [here]

Emmanuel Macron Calls Boris Johnson ‘Un Clown’ In Charge Of A ‘Circus’ – French president reportedly claims that British PM has admitted creating phoney wars against France to placate Brexit-weary public. [tele]

The Biggest Tech Fails Of 2021 – We all thought 2020 was the pinnacle of awfulness, with a pandemic sweeping the globe, race relations boiling over and misinformation spreading unchecked. Then 2021 showed up and said, “Hold my beer.” [cnet]

Omicron Variant Identified In U.S.: First Case Of Covid-19 Linked To New Variant Found In California – The nation’s first case was identified in a San Francisco resident who recently returned from South Africa. [washpost]

Pulling The Plug On Ballito Rage Was ‘Safe Thing To Do’ – The organisers announced the decision to cancel on Wednesday after 36 people — 32 guests and four staffers — tested positive for Covid-19. [timeslive]

Austria: Doctor Fined For Amputating Wrong Leg Of Patient – The mistake was identified during a routine bandage change and the patient was told he would have to have his other leg amputated as well. [bbc]

US Supreme Court Signals Willingness To Curtail Abortion Rights In America – The southern state is attempting to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalised the procedure nationwide. [sky]

South Africa’s Favourite YouTube Videos In 2021 – The country’s top 10 trending videos on YouTube this year indicate growth in the popularity of original content produced by South African creators on the platform. [mybb]

Handre Pollard Looks Set To Join Leicester Tigers In The English Premiership – Pollard became the world’s best-paid player when he joined Montpellier after the 2019 World Cup but his time in France has been plagued by injury and long absences. [iol]

WTA Suspends Tournaments In China Amid Concern For Peng Shuai – “In good conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault.” [guardian]

How To Ensure Your Overseas Purchases Arrive In Time For Christmas – Gone are the days of asking if anybody is going to be flying from abroad to South Africa any time soon. [here]

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Is Screwed If It Doesn’t Allow Sex – Lasting virtual worlds of the last 30 years have included sex, something Facebook has almost entirely banned. [vice]

Adam Levine Debuts FACE TATTOO – Former ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ showcases new rose inking on head with wife Behati Prinsloo at Art Basel party in Miami. [dmail]

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