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US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike In Afghanistan – Zawahiri, who just turned 71 years old, had remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed Osama bin Laden. At one point, he acted as bin Laden’s personal physician. [cnn]

From Middle-Class Doctor To World’s Most Wanted: Who Was Ayman Al-Zawahiri? – He is credited with helping to oversee the planning of the 9/11 attacks as well as other al Qaeda atrocities and of trying to acquire biological and nuclear weapons for the group. [sky]

Trump Wanted To Build A Family Mausoleum On His Golf Course Complete With ‘Imposing Obelisks’ – The course is being used as a family gravesite: Trump’s ex-wife was laid to rest there this month. [businsider]

Gauteng Premier David Makhura Condemns Violent Protest In Tembisa – Some roads in the area were barricaded with rocks and burning tyres. Several buildings were set alight and at least four people  were killed. [busday]

How An Angry Mom Took Down The Revenge-Porn King – Charlotte Laws found her daughter’s nude pic on the site Is Anyone Up? After determining she was hacked, she vowed to take down its women-hating owner, Hunter Moore. [dbeast]

259 Rhino Killed This Year As Poachers Shift Focus From Kruger To KZN And Private Game Reserves – KwaZulu-Natal recorded 133 rhino losses in the first six months of the year; more than triple the 33 killed over the same period in the previous year. [dailymav]

Female Journalist Told Skirt Too Short When Reporting On Alabama Execution – Alabama appears to specialize in its extraordinary sense of the ordinary, particularly when it comes to the death penalty. [guardian]

‘Bounty’ Put Out On Russian Soldier After Castration Torture Video Goes Viral – “A bounty has literally been put on this guy’s head, and we are going to try to claim it,” an ex-American soldier said to be fighting in Ukraine is quoted as saying. [vice]

First Jan. 6 Defendant Convicted At Trial Receives Longest Sentence Of 7 Years – Guy Reffitt was a recruiter for the Texas Three Percenters who was found guilty of coming armed to the riot, threatening his children and leading a mob that broke in to the U.S. Capitol. [washpost]

How Much The Average Domestic Worker Is Paid In South Africa – Domestic workers in South Africa are still being severely underpaid – despite being brought up to 100% of the national minimum wage in 2022. [bustech]

The Cambridge Children’s New School – ‘Respectable Yet Not One Of The Posh Ones’ – As the Duke and Duchess move their family from London to Berkshire, what can George, Charlotte and Louis expect come September? [tele]

Want To Escape Poverty? Try Having Rich Friends Growing Up, New Study Says – It’s not what you know, it’s who you know—or at least that’s the conventional wisdom when it comes to business and networking. [fortune]

SA Swimmers Continue To Shine In The Commonwealth Games Pool – South Africa’s swimmers added three more medals to the rapidly increasing Team SA haul at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. [iol]

Tiger Woods Was Offered LIV Golf Contract In $700M-$800M Range, Greg Norman Says – Norman had said in June that the offer made to Woods was “mind-blowingly enormous,” adding, “we’re talking about high nine digits.” [breport]

There’s An Interesting History Behind The PUMA Logo Design – PUMA’s original logo, featuring a puma cat jumping through a capital “D”, was a nod to the founder of the brand, Rudolf Dassler. [here]

Here’s What We Know About Prince Harry’s Memoir, Expected To Hit Shelves By The End Of This Year – Though Harry, having left the firm in 2020, was not expected to obtain permission to pen the book, he did speak with the queen, and the family is aware it is being published. [ch24]

Real Housewives Of Cape Town Reactions: ‘This Show Is A Joke’ – Four episodes in, viewers flocked to Twitter to complain about ‘The Real Housewives of Cape Town’, some calling it the worst franchise. [citizen]

Bikini-Clad Kate Beckinsale Lounges On A Lilo In A Swimming Pool With Her VERY Unamused Cat Clive – Kate looked the picture of relaxation as she lay on the float, wearing her hair up in a bun and sporting a pair of sunglasses. [dmail]

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