Russia Is Offering A Hero’s Medal And $16,000 To Women Who Have 10 Kids – The Russian government announced it is reviving the Soviet-era honorary title “Mother Heroine” for women who have 10 or more children, as it confronts a population decline that has accelerated since its invasion of Ukraine. [cnbc]

Kidnapped Cape Town Boy Returns Home – The family of a kidnapped Cape Town boy can breathe a sigh of relief after the young boy was returned home safely. [iol]

Doubts Cast Over Elon Musk’s Twitter Bot Claims – Filings made by Elon Musk’s legal team in his battle with Twitter have been questioned by leading bot researchers. [bbc]

R. Kelly’s Former Goddaughter Testifies He Had Sex With Her ‘Hundreds Of Times’ When She Was A Minor – R. Kelly’s former goddaughter gave damning testimony about the R&B legend in court on Thursday — claiming he had sex with her “hundreds of times” when she was a minor and forced her to pose as prostitute to shut her up. [nyp]

Trump Executive Pleads Guilty In Tax Case, Agrees To Testify – A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes on a free apartment and other perks, striking a deal with prosecutors that could make him a star witness against the company at a trial this fall. [ap]

No Respectable Lawyer Willing To Touch Trump With 10-Foot Pole After Mar-A-Lago Raid – As you’ve probably heard by now, Donald Trump is in a whole bunch of legal trouble. [vanfair]

LeBron James Becomes Highest Paid NBA Player Ever – After signing two-year extension with LA Lakers, according to reports. [cnn]

Prince Buzabazi kaZwelithini’s Name Put Forward As Next Zulu King – Late king’s brothers throw another spanner in the works in vexed Zulu succession issue. [tlive]

Japan Wants Young People To Drink More Alcohol. It’s Just Not Sure How To Convince Them – The Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough. [cnn]

Bookkeeper Who Stole R11m From Covid UIF Ters Fund To Spend 20 Years Behind Bars – Lindelani Gumede, a bookkeeper who stole over R11m through the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) Fund has been sentenced to 135 years, but is likely to spend just 20 years behind bars. [iol]

Braces Are Not The Only Way To Straighten Your Teeth – They may be the method the general public is most familiar with, but for those seeking perfectly aligned and straight teeth, braces are not the only option. [here]

Boat Of The Week – This New 235-Foot Superyacht Has Fold-Down Terraces to Create a Bonkers Beach Club [rr]

Wedding Prep Begins At Ben Affleck’s Georgia Estate Ahead Of Jennifer Lopez Nuptials – Plans are in motion at Ben Affleck’s Georgia estate for the actor’s second wedding to Jennifer Lopez this weekend following their Las Vegas ceremony last month. [p6]

Every Single Thing You Need To Know Going Into ‘House Of The Dragon’ – From who the main players are to a quick ‘Previously On…” recap — your guide to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel. [rollsto]

Full Cast Announced For Ryan Murphy’s New Series About Truman Capote’s Swans – Feud: Capote’s Women will tell the story of how the social observer extraordinaire collected his so-called ‘Swans’ – elegant, wealthy socialites – and then used their lives as fodder for a tell-all book. [tatler]

‘Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ – Thylane Blondeau, 20, flaunts her svelte physique in a blue bandeau bikini for sizzling shoot. [dm]

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