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Gunman At A Texas Elementary School Kills 19 Students And Two Adults Before Being Fatally Shot, Officials Say – The gunman had body armor, the rifle and a backpack, Estrada said. The shooter made it into several classrooms. [cnn]
How Hero Officer In Texas School Shooting Stopped 18-Year-Old Gunman Salvador Ramos – In footage shared by an Uvalde woman, a man believed to be Ramos was filmed wearing an all black, hooded outfit as he entered a school building. [newsau]
Gunman Was Bullied As A Child, Grew Increasingly Violent, Friends Say – Relatives, classmates describe fraught relationship with mother and a troubling pattern of acting out. [washpost]
FBI Foiled ISIS Plot To Kill George W. Bush, DOJ Says – Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, an Iraqi citizen living in Columbus, Ohio, allegedly looked to smuggle four people from Iraq into the U.S. via the Mexican border to kill Bush. [axios]
Free State Mayor Apologises After Calling Residents ‘K-Word’ – The mayor of Moqhaka municipality in the Free State, Motloheloa Mokatsane, can be seen addressing a crowd of residents who gathered outside the Viljoenskroon Magistrate’s Court. [news24]
Monkeypox: Cases Detected In Three More Countries For First Time – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Czech Republic and Slovenia reported their first cases on Tuesday, joining 18 other countries to detect the virus. [bbc]
Depp V Heard: Actress’s $45m Loss Of Earnings Disputed As Court Told About ‘Lack Of Chemistry’ In Aquaman – As their ongoing libel battle ends its 21st day, industry experts weighed in on the actress’s reported loss of earnings. [sky]
Winter Dining Doesn’t Get Better Than This Truffle-Inspired Menu – For the cold months of June and July, you can cosy up for one of the four hosted dining experiences that will showcase the extraordinary Black Perigord truffles. [here]
‘My House, The Barns, I Lost Everything’: The Ukrainian Farmers Devastated By War – “They were shooting so hard, as if it was some kind of computer game.” [guardian]
Judgment Reserved In Cape Town Underworld Figure Nafiz Modack’s Bail Bid – The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment after a two-day hearing in an attempt by murder accused and alleged underworld figure Modack to appeal against a magistrate’s decision to deny him bail. [dmaverick]
How South Africans Can Take Advantage Of Next Week’s US Memorial Day Deals – Tech goodies, gadgets, homeware, appliances, fashion – when US retailers do discounts, they do them properly. [here]
Premier League Approve Todd Boehly’s Takeover Of Chelsea – “The purchase remains subject to the (British) Government issuing the required sale licence and the satisfactory completion of the final stages of the transaction.” [iol]
Klopp Named Premier League Manager Of The Year – The Reds won both the English League Cup and FA Cup, beating Chelsea in penalty shoot-outs at Wembley on both occasions. [ewn]
Canal Boat Stag Party Ends In Disaster – The group had rented three barges for their drink-fuelled weekend but by the end of the first day, one lay partially submerged and another had been abandoned. [tele]
How Pornhub Changed The World – It was the eighth most trafficked website in the world in December 2021 according to Semrush, sandwiched between Reddit at #7 and Walmart at #9. [mashable]
A Local UK Politician Resigned Because He Couldn’t Stand People Spreading Rumors That He’s Banksy – William Gannon announced on Facebook that he was stepping down because the “allegation” that he is Banksy were “undermining” his ability to work. [businsider]
Piers Morgan Praises Ricky Gervais’ ‘Fabulously Offensive’ Netflix Special As Viewers Condemn ‘Toxic’ Jokes – organ also used the opportunity to insult comedian Nish Kumar, who previously criticised Gervais’ jokes about the trans community. [independent]
EXCLUSIVE: Meghan’s Father Thomas Markle Has Suffered A Major Stroke – Is receiving emergency treatment in an American hospital. [dmail]
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