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TIME Magazine Names Elon Musk Its Person Of The Year – From cars and rockets to crypto and internet services, Musk’s influence over our lives is growing. [aljazeera]

UK’s Red List To Be Scrapped – Reports – The United Kingdom’s much criticised “red list”, which bans visitors from countries it deems to have a high risk associated with Covid-19, could soon become a thing of the past. [businsidersa]

Pathcare Becomes Third Private Lab To Reduce Price Of Covid-19 PCR Tests – It has concluded a settlement with the Competition Commission to reduce its Covid-19 test prices to no more than R500 per test with immediate effect. [timeslive]

Larry Nassar Victims Reach $380 Million Settlement With USA Gymnastics, US Olympic Committee And Insurers – He admitted to using his trusted medical position to assault and molest girls under the guise of medical treatment for about two decades. [cnn]

Gun-Obsessed Teens Plotted Violent ‘Rebellion’ At Pennsylvania High School, Police Say – Authorities say the students were planning a school shooting. Cops found four AR-15-style rifles and a shotgun at one of their homes. [dbeast]

Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘Little Black Book’ Will Not Be Made Public – The infamous book is thought to contain the contact information of a variety of famous faces, including Prince Andrew. [telegraph]

Fox News Hosts, Don Jr. Texted En Masse To Get Trump To Do Something Amid Capitol Riot – “We need an Oval Office address,” Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about his father. “He has to lead now.” [huffpost]

Here Are The Best Gadgets Of 2021 – Whether you were a homebody or aggressively outdoorsy in 2021, technology almost certainly played a role in your lifestyle throughout the year. [mashable]

Jeff Bezos’ Space Joyride Emitted A Lifetime’s Worth Of Carbon Pollution – A new report chronicles the staggeringly unequal distribution of carbon emissions tied to the ultra-wealthy’s lifestyles. [gizmodo]

Bored Ape NFT Accidentally Sells For $3,000 Instead Of $300,000 – The NFT was instantly snapped up by an automated account – and put back on sale at nearly $250,000. [bbc]

Eastern Cape Cabinet Supports Shell’s Wild Coast Seismic Survey – This comes after widespread protests by environmental activists across the country, a failed court case and another interdict on the cards, calling for Shell to halt the survey. [dailymav]

Shell Seismic Survey: New Court Hearing On Friday– Shell is opposing the application but has yet to file its papers, which is also likely to include reports and affidavits from experts. [groundup]

Awards Pour In For Franschhoek Winelands Gem – Not many local winemakers can boast of having a wine portfolio packed with five-star ratings and a Wine of the Year award. [here]

Manchester United Game Off As Premier League Is Hit By Record 42 Covid Cases – The carefully crafted sense of stability around English football began to crumble on Monday night after a record number of positive Covid-19 tests. [guardian]

No F1 Crown For Hamilton, But His Knighthood To Be Bestowed Just Days After Title Heartbreak – Hamilton is due to attend an investiture at Windsor Castle to be honoured for services to motorsports. [news24]

The Big Return – And Decline In Quality – Of MDMA – Pills were largely dreadful this year, but it still helped to propel pingers back to the top of the agenda. [vice]

Kim Kardashian Says Her Father ‘Would Be So Proud’ As She Passes First Law Exam After Failing Three Times – She is following in the footsteps of her late father, lawyer Robert Kardashian, who was best known for defending OJ Simpson in 1995. [sky]

Madonna’s Daughter Lourdes Transforms For Racy Shoot – Lourdes Leon dons a variety of different looks for her latest revealing magazine shoot – and she has a message for her critics. [newsau]

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