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Boris Johnson’s Aides Joked About Christmas Party In Downing Street While London Was In Lockdown – Boris Johnson has faced many scandals in his more than two years as UK Prime Minister. But the latest one is the gravest yet. [cnn]

Ghislaine Maxwell: Ex-Boyfriend Of Maxwell Accuser Backs Up Statement – He would often drive Carolyn and other underage female friends to Epstein’s mansion, he said. They would return with hundred dollar bills in hand. [bbc]

Ghislaine Maxwell And The Ecstasy Of The Feet – When the feds raided Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion in 2019, they unearthed a trove of evidence including binders of CDs containing tens of thousands of photographs. [dbeast]

Number Of New Covid-19 Cases Climbs Towards 20,000 In 24 Hours: NICD – the majority of the new cases were in Gauteng (11,703), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (1,989) and the Western Cape (1,899). [timeslive]

New Zealand To Ban Smoking For Next Generation In Bid To Outlaw Habit By 2025 – Legislation will mean people currently aged 14 and under will never be able to legally purchase tobacco. [guardian]

2oceansvibe Declares Summer Open – Here at 2oceansvibe, we take the business of declaring summer open very seriously. It is both an honour and a burden at times. [here]

NASA’s Deep Space Satellite Captures The Dark Shadow Of An Eclipse On Earth – At 1 million miles from Earth, the distant DSCOVR satellite, aka the Deep Space Climate Observatory, recently captured the moon’s eerie shadow over Antarctica. [mashable]

Finland’s Prime Minister Very Sorry For Going Clubbing Until 4am After Covid-19 Exposure – Finnish PM Sanna Marin says that she didn’t get a text message advising her to isolate due to a phone mix-up. [gizmodo]

South African Health Authority Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot – The approval came hours after Pfizer issued a statement saying preliminary laboratory studies demonstrate that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine neutralise the Omicron variant. [dailymav]

Man Charged With Arson For Setting Fire To 50ft Christmas Tree Outside Fox News Manhattan HQ – Photos and videos showed the fully decorated tree going up in flames and firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze. [sky]

Elon Musk Sold A San Francisco Mansion, Which Was His Last Remaining Home, For $30 million – Musk bought the house in 2017 for just over $23 million from Christian de Guigne IV, whose family had owned the property for 150 years. [businsider]

Tiger Woods To Make Comeback From Injury Next Week – The former world number one, who has not played since suffering career-threatening leg injuries in a car crash 10 months ago, will play in the December 16-19 tournament alongside his son Charlie. [iol]

There’s A Global Maple Syrup Shortage, And Canada Has Tapped Into Its Emergency Reserves – The great maple syrup shortage of 2021 is upon us, and Canada is taking serious measures. [fortune]

I Want To Eat This 850-Pound Weed Brownie – The brownie is 3 feet long, 3 feet tall, and 15 inches wide. According to a press release, it’s infused with 20,000 mg of THC. [vice]

Why Everyone’s Obsessed With These Russians On Instagram – It’s a country that has long been shrouded in secrecy. But now an Instagram account is showing the hilarious side of Russian culture … and it’s utterly addictive. [newsau]

Britney Spears Doesn’t Plan To Invite Any Family Members To Her And Sam Asghari’s Wedding — As Of Now – The insider added, “As of now, there will be none of her family who is invited to wedding” following Spears’ conservatorship battle. [usmag]

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