Pizza Shop Owner Hoists Obama Into The Air – Florida pizza shop owner Scott Van Duzer lifted President Barack Obama a solid foot off the ground in a bear hug during an unscripted stop at his Fort Pierce, Fla., store. Literally. So what did the Secret Service think about? “He said I was all right as long as I didn’t take him away,” Van Duzer told reporters. [yahoo]

Bheki Cele Rallies To Unseat Zuma At Mangaung – Sunday reports claim former top cop Bheki Cele is rallying opposition to President Jacob Zuma ahead of the ANC’s elective conference in Mangaung. [mail&guardian]

Prince Harry Is A ‘High Value Target’ – The Taliban have described Prince Harry as “a high value target”, saying they will “make their best efforts to arrest or kill” him. The 27-year-old Army captain arrived in Afghanistan for his second tour of duty on Friday. [skynews]

French Alps Murder Clues Suggest Major Animosity Between Brothers – An astonishing letter showing the degree of animosity between two brothers has been revealed today in the baffling murder in France of Briton Saad al-Hilli. As French detectives prepared to question his work colleagues, it emerged that there was a dispute between him and his brother Zaid. [dailymail]

Mitt’s Crew Don’t Think He’s Got It – President Barack Obama heads out of the national political conventions with a much clearer path to winning, top advisers to Mitt Romney privately concede. [politico]

Syria: Hillary Clinton Rejects Russian plan for UN – Despite the smiles at the Apec summit, differences on Syria remain between the US and Russia. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed a Russian proposal for a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria as pointless “without teeth”. [bbc]

Vatican Worried About New Film – A chilling documentary about the Vatican’s sexual-abuse scandal gives voice to its victims. Barbie Latza Nadeau got an early look at the film the Holy See doesn’t want you to see. [dailybeast]

Google Glass Graces Runway At New York Fashion Week – Models walked down the runway at Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection show wearing Glass, the upcoming headset/eyewear device that Google is developing. The augmented reality-enhanced glasses have many smartphone-like functions. [yahoo]

Serena Wins 2012 US Open – Serena Williams won the U.S. Open women’s singles title at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, beating world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5 in a dramatic final to capture her 15th career grand slam title. [reuters]

Ferrer And Djokovic Through To US Open Semis – No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 4 seed David Ferrer both won their matches Thursday, finalizing the men’s singles semifinals. Djokovic, the defending U.S. Open Champion, defeated the No. 7 seed Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-4. [sbnation]

Woolworths Publishes Massive Sunday Times Ad – Amid calls for a boycott of Woolworths, it responded on Sunday with a prominent advertisement in Sunday newspapers, defending its employment policy. [mail&guardian]

Djokovic Face Murray In US Open Final – Andy Murray will face Novak Djokovic in the final of the US Open on Monday after the defending champion defeated David Ferrer in their delayed semi-final in New York. [guardian]

McLaren Dominates Italian GP – Lewis Hamilton revived his bid for the 2012 Formula 1 world title with triumph for McLaren to record his first ever win in the Italian Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, Hamilton led throughout. [wheels24]

Roy McIlroy Does It Again – Golf’s Best Keeps Up Winning Streak – The wins just keeping coming for Rory McIlroy. One week after the 23-year-old held on to win the Deutsche Bank Championship for his third win of the season, he backed it up with another stellar performance to pick up his second straight win and third in his last four events at the BMW Championship with a 5-under 67 to win by two shots. [yahoosports]

The Most Detailed Photos Yet Of The Massive Spaceship-Like Campus Apple Is Building – Apple is currently designing “Campus 2,” a massive mile-long campus for its employees on a stretch of land it acquired for about $300 million. It will break ground later this year. The campus looks like a spaceship and its circumference will be nearly 1 mile. [bizinsider]

Teenager Floats £30 Camera Into Space To Capture Curvature Of Earth – They look like they could be the latest images taken from a multi-million pound NASA satellite but these stunning snaps were actually taken from a £30 camera bought off eBay by a teenager. [telegraph]

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Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively Are Married – It’s been nearly a year since they were first publicly linked – and now Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are husband and wife. A source confirmed that the couple tied the knot Sunday night at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., just outside of Charleston. [people]

Rihanna And Chris Brown Shared A Public Kiss – The 2012 MTV VMAs had some jaw-dropping moments — like Gabby Douglas flipping across the stage, Frank Ocean performing “Thinkin Bout You” or Miley Cyrus showing off a major mohawk. But few viewers caught one of the biggest moments of the night — when Rihanna and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown kissed and hugged right on the VMA stage. [huffers]

Elvis Bible Sells For $91,000 – A Bible which once belonged to Elvis Presley and contains his handwritten notes and thoughts has sold for 59,000 pounds ($91,000) at an auction in England, the auction house said. [abcnews]

Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week – Monday is a time for reflection about important things — like this past week’s funniest viral videos. Maybe you were too busy working or actually, you know, being outside, to watch these clips. But, fear not: Mashable put last week’s greatest hits together for you. [mashable]

The Electric Rolls-Royce is Dead – The all-electric Rolls-Royce 102EX concept, which debuted at last year’s Geneva auto show, won’t reach production. The Phantom-based 102EX was built as a sort of market-research project, and more than 500 potential customers were given the chance to test it. [luxuo]

Kristen Stewart Talks About Cheating Scandal, Stays Classy in First Public Appearance – For all the shit she’s endured following a youthful indiscretion, Kristen Stewart is now handling her cheating scandal like a pro. She made her first public appearance since the incident at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of On the Road. Stewart said she’d never considered missing the event. [gawker]

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M&C Saatchi Able Traditional Agencies vs Digital Agencies – Listen to the podcast where Biz Takeouts talk to Jason Harrison, MD of M&C Saatchi Able about the beginning of M&C Saatchi Abel, the recently launched M&C Saatchi Abel mobile division, traditional agencies vs digital agencies, current advertising trends and special projects the agency is currently working on. [podcast]

Do You Fit Into David Kau’s New “Target Market”? – David Kau has been supplying people with commic relief for 14 years. After an 8 year haitus from the Nando’s Comedy Show Festival he returns this year to entertain the crowd. Angel and Kamini from 2 Girls 1 Mic spoke to David about the Nando’s Comedy Festival and the general demands of comedy. Listen to the podcast and see if you fit into his new “target market” and why he is the Pharrell Of South Africa. [podcast]