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Twitter Sues Elon Musk To Force Him To Complete Acquisition – The lawsuit, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday, comes after Musk said in a letter to Twitter’s top lawyer late Friday that he wants to terminate the blockbuster $44 billion acquisition agreement. [cnn]
Trump Says He Could Have Made Musk ‘Drop To His Knees’ – The petty feud between the former president and the world’s richest man reached a new low point on Tuesday, a day after Musk said Trump is too old for a second presidential term. [dbeast]
Sri Lanka’s President Flees The Country – Days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. [npr]
Europe Swelters As Heatwave Spreads – Temperatures are set to peak on Thursday in France and Spain and authorities have cancelled traditional fireworks displays on France’s national day to reduce the risk of fires. [bbc]
Load Shedding: Delays And Resignations At Koeberg Bad News For SA – Work on Unit 2, taken out of service in January, had initially been set for completion by mid-June. [ewn]
Spotify Buys Wordle Spin-Off Heardle – Players hear the opening notes of a song and are tasked with guessing the title. If you don’t guess the right song the first time, you will get a few more seconds to try and answer correctly. [gizmodo]
Uvalde Shooting: CCTV Shows Police In Hallway – And Getting Hand Sanitiser – While Gunman Attacks – Delays in the law enforcement’s response have been the focus of federal, state and local investigations into the massacre and its aftermath. [sky]
Cape Town’s Caracals Are Exposed To Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’ Through Their Diet – These long-lasting, toxic chemicals are largely invisible, travelling through air and water, and ending up even in the most remote environments. [conversation]
Trump’s ‘March To The Capitol’ Was Totally Planned, Unsent Tweet Shows – This draft tweet, obtained by the House Jan. 6 Select Committee from the National Archives, was stamped “president has seen,” indicating that Trump had reviewed it. [vice]
Key Islamic State Figure Killed In Syria Drone Strike, U.S. says – Maher al-Agal, who worked “aggressively” on building the group’s networks outside of Iraq and Syria, according to the U.S. military, was one of two targets of the strike outside Jindires. [washpost]
Heathrow Airport Asks Airlines To Stop Selling Tickets And Caps Passengers Numbers Amid Travel Chaos – It said in a statement that it has introduced a cap of 100,000 passengers flying each day amid mounting chaos at airports and airlines around the world. [businsider]
‘Centaurus’: Virologists Express Concern At New Covid Subvariant – Cases have since risen steeply – and apparently faster than those of the extremely transmissible BA.5 variant, which is also present in India, and is rapidly displacing the previously dominant BA.2 variant in many countries. [guardian]
“Collect, Repair, Return” – The Simplest Way To Get Your Apple Products Fixed – Opting for the cheapest possible fix is enticing but “buy cheap, buy twice” and the same goes for repair work. [here]
With Novak Djokovic Set To Miss U.S. Open, Pursuit Of History Will Wait – After one golden Sunday at Wimbledon came one quirky Monday in tennis, with the forecast calling for one weird balance of the summer. [washpost]
Junior Springboks Overpower Wales To Claim Six Nations Summer Series – A relentless display from Bafana Nhleko’s charges saw them run out 47-27 winners after they led 26-3 at half-time. [sport24]
‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ Author Wanted For Questioning In 1996 Murder: Report – She is believed to have information about a 1996 shooting death of a suspected poacher in Zambia that was captured on video. [huffpost]
David Beckham Felt ‘Helpless’ When Stalker Turned Up At His Daughter’s School – Sharon Bell, 58, banned from contacting former football star or his family for the rest of their lives. [tele]
Britney Spears: ‘Children Are Mystical Little Beings’ – The singer, 40, took to Instagram this weekend to say she had a “day to remember” as she clutched a baby and spoke of her emotions about kids. [iol]
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