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Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Says He’d ‘Take A Bullet’ For Vladimir Putin, Calling Him A ‘First-Class Person’ – “What he’s doing is something that he believed was the right thing,” Ecclestone said of the war. [cnn]

Enyobeni Tavern Was ‘Built Illegally’ – And Had Violated Trading Hours, Municipality Says – The metro’s spokesperson, Samkelo Ngwenya, said that, based on the findings of the investigation, it would decide what action to take against the tavern owners. [news24]

Supreme Court Limits Biden’s Power To Cut Emissions – In a 6-3 ruling, the court sided with the conservative states and fossil-fuel companies, agreeing that the EPA did not have the authority to impose such sweeping measures. [bbc]

SA Is 2,000 Megawatts Away From Stage 8 Load Shedding – Eskom – Stage 8 means consumers would be plunged into darkness for 48 hours over a four-day period or 96 hours over eight days. [ewn]

The Last Days Of Lysychansk: Inside The City Being Smashed By The Russian Military Sledgehammer – The people of Lysychansk are facing a barrage of Russian strikes, the like of which they’ve not seen before. [sky]

Even Russian Army Bosses Shocked By Putin’s ‘Fucking Imbecile’ Troops – “They have already shot several people who raped, murdered, and buried people,” one fighter was recorded saying, according to Ukrainian intelligence. [dbeast]

How Trump World Pressures Witnesses To Deny His Possible Wrongdoing – Trump and his allies shower potential witnesses with flattery privately while publicly blasting those who dare cross him. [washpost]

Alleged Threesome Led To 60-Person Brawl On Carnival Cruise, Passenger Says – A huge fight that took place among a crowd of passengers aboard the Carnival Magic was allegedly ignited by allegations of cheating, according to a passenger. [huffpost]

The Loneliness Of The Junior College Esports Coach – He tried to save his wife through the video game they loved—and nearly lost himself. Then he signed up to lead a fledgling team of gamers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [wired]

Level 2 Warning: Strong Winds To Usher In Another Cold Front In Western Cape – Another yellow level 2 warning for wind and waves was issued in the Northern Cape and Western Cape from Saturday. [citizen]

Sandton Cybercrime Kingpin Arrested For $12m Scamming – Alleged cybercrime kingpin James Aliyu was arrested in a luxury Sandton estate on Wednesday in connection with almost R196m in alleged romance scamming and business email compromise fraud. [timeslive]

Meta Warns Employees Of ‘Serious Times’ In Internal Memo Listing Key Product Bets – The biggest revenue challenge comes from privacy changes affecting Meta’s ad business and macroeconomic pressures. [verge]

Verstappen Claims Piquet Is Not Racist As Hamilton Tells F1 To Do More On Diversity – Piquet is the father of Verstappen’s partner, Kelly, and has been roundly condemned for his use of a racist epithet earlier this week. [guardian]

FNB Will Give You Another R2 Per Litre Back On Fuel – But You Need A Virtual Card – The offer is on top of the existing eBucks rewards its customers can already claim on fuel purchases, which can range from 60c to R8, depending on account and reward level. [businsidersa]

We Should Be Banking Our Poop For Future Use, Scientists Argue – Harvard researchers make the case for people storing their poop when young, in order to restore their gut microbiomes later in life. [gizmodo]

Mick, Rod, Ike And Me: The Brutally Honest Confessions Of PP Arnold – The Sixties soul singer’s new memoir details her life as the ‘plaything’ of rock’s biggest stars. [tele]

Taylor Swift And Joe Alwyn Have Been Secretly Engaged For Months, Friends Say – A pal of Conversations With Friends actor Joe, 31, says he bought the superstar singer, 32, a ring which she wears “behind closed doors”. [newsau]

Queen Bey Returns! Beyonce Almost Bares All In VERY Revealing Metallic Bikini – She rides a holographic horse on artwork for new album Renaissance. [dmail]

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