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Ghislaine Maxwell Said Jeffrey Epstein Needed To Have Sex Three Times A Day, Woman Testifies – Kate testified she first met Maxwell when she was 17 through her older boyfriend while on a trip to Paris. [cnn]

Covid-19: Early Analysis Suggests Omicron Variant Spreading Twice As Fast As Delta – Scientists are still learning more about the variant and have said that their studies will take some time, but that results can be expected this month. [health24]

‘Fewer Severe Covid-19 Cases’ In Omicron Epicentre Hospitals – According to the report, the positive cases of Covid-19 have mostly been “incidental findings” in patients, meaning they were admitted to the hospital for reasons other than Covid-19. [timeslive]

Bishops Quite Affordable For 2022, Compared To Kearsney – Whenever I look at the cost of school fees these days I shudder. As bad as they are now, they’ll be much, much worse when your toddler makes it to high school. [here]

Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines For Domestic Workers And Gardeners In South Africa – What You Should Know – Domestic workers and gardeners also have a legal obligation to ensure safety where they work. [bustech]

Is Your Cat A Psychopath? Probably, Researchers Say – A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool and John Moores University in the UK devised a survey for cat owners to find out if the hellions living with them fit the bill for cat psychopathy. [vice]

Artist Tied To School Gunman Ethan Crumbley’s Parents Grilled by Police – Investigators spent two hours Monday grilling an artist who owns the studio where the parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley holed up. [dbeast]

Jussie Smollett Testifies At His Trial: ‘There Was No Hoax’ – The former “Empire” actor claimed that he and Abimbola Osundairo previousy did drugs together and once went to a bathhouse, where they “made out.” [huffpost]

Chinese Rover To Investigate ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted On Far Side Of Moon – It’s probably a displaced boulder, but the Yutu 2 rover will now investigate this “obtrusive cube” from up-close to make sure. [gizmodo]

Amalia: The Heir To The Dutch Throne Keeps It Normal At 18 – Princess Amalia turns 18 on Tuesday. She’s on a gap year, has spoken candidly about her struggles with mental health and says she won’t claim her income until she becomes a fully working royal. [bbc]

Viagra Could Be Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds – US scientists say users of sildenafil – the generic name for Viagra – are 69% less likely to develop the form of dementia than non-users. [guardian]

You Don’t Want To Miss Digicape’s 20-Year Sale – To crack 20 years as a South African business, with all the trials and tribulations that this country throws at us, is a heck of an achievement. Digicape is celebrating with a landmark sale. [here]

Verstappen Predominantly At Fault In Hamilton Collision, Gets 10-Second Penalty – FIA – In their verdict, the stewards acknowledged that Hamilton could have driven past when he saw Verstappen slowing. [sport24]

India’s South Africa Cricket Tour Fixtures Announced Despite COVID-19 Cloud – India will play Test matches in Centurion, Johannesburg and Cape Town on their tour of South Africa which starts later this month. [ewn]

Generation Coke – How Britain Got Hooked – Today, 2.6 per cent of British adults admit to using cocaine, an increase of more than 30 per cent since 2013. [tele]

Alec Baldwin And Wife Hilaria Delete Twitter Accounts Following First Interview Since On-Set Shooting– Baldwin’s account, which he used to issue his first statement since the fatal accident, was first noticed to have disappeared fellow users on Sunday night. [sky]

Evan Rachel Wood Claims Marilyn Manson Threatened ‘To F**k’ Her Eight-Year-Old Son – The docs state that Manson’s alleged threats forced Wood, 34, to beef up security at her home – including the installation of bulletproof glass windows. [newsau]

Britney Spears Puffs On A Cigarette Before Taking A Jacuzzi Dip In A Tiny Red Bikini –  She continues her 40th birthday celebrations with fiance Sam Asghari in Cabo San Lucas. [dmail]

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