Sheryl Crow Knew About Armstrong’s Doping – Armstrong received an illicit blood transfusion in 2004 and Crow later told federal investigators about it, according to ‘Wheelmen,’ which is due out next Tuesday. [nydn]

China Warns US To ‘Stop Manufacturing Crises’ And Raise Debt Ceiling – China criticises “mind-boggling political infighting” over issue of raising America’s $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. [telegraph]

Barack Obama To GOP: ‘What’s It Going To Take?’ – President Barack Obama and House Republicans clashed in a meeting Thursday afternoon over how soon the government can be reopened, even as the GOP offered to lift the debt limit for six weeks, according to sources familiar with the session. [politico]

Wierd: Zuma Was Hanging With The Earl Of Wessex Yesterday – South Africa’s youth should make the National Development Plan (NDP) their own as it is designed to make South Africa a better place for them, according to President Jacob Zuma. [fin24]

Gunmen Free Kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister – Libya’s state news agency says Prime Minister Ali Zidan, abducted by gunmen at dawn, has now been freed. Government Spokesman Mohammed Kaabar told the agency, LANA, that Zidan has been “set free” and was on his way to his office on Thursday. [npr]

iPads Have Crippled The Growth Of PC Sales – Sales of PCs were on the rise in 2010 — that is, until the iPad’s release on April 3 of that year. Since the launch of the signature Apple tablet, the quarterly growth of PC sales has fallen drastically. By 2012, PC sales have been in decline. In fact, there has not been an increase in sales in any quarter over the last year and a half. [mashable]

Malawi Cabinet Dissolved Over Fraud Scandal – Malawi’s president Joyce Banda has dissolved her cabinet after officials in her government were arrested on suspicion of misappropriating state funds. [aljazeera]

Miley Cyrus Offered $1 Million Porn Deal To Direct Adult Flick – An adult film company is offering Miley Cyrus a million-dollar porn deal to get behind the camera and direct a XXX flick. [huffpo]

Jailed US Mans Mother In North Korea Visit – The mother of a US citizen imprisoned in North Korea is being allowed to visit him, his family says. Terri Chung, the sister of Kenneth Bae, said their mother was in Pyongyang and due to meet him on Friday morning. [bbc]

More Dreamliner Drama – A fresh series of troubles has hit Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliners, with two Tokyo-bound flights forced to turn around and another plane experiencing a minor glitch, the company said Friday. [chanew]

Our Sports Predictions For The Weekend – The weekend before last the 2oceansvibe multiple came through (not the first time) and people who bet money on it were celebrating their good fortune with wine and song. Check out our sports predictions for this week [here]

Cabinet: Be A Good Citizen And Buy An E-Tag – Cabinet says it has faith that the public will abide by the law and buy e-tags, calling on Gauteng’s inhabitants to “demonstrate good citizenship”. [mail&guardian]

Tomorrow’s Powerball Is sitting On A Quiet R1.3 Billion – We’ve bought online tickets to tomorrow’s US Powerball lottery draw. For $133 million which equates to a very mellow R1.3 billion. Have you? Get your tickets from the world’s most trusted source [here]

Alzheimer’s Treatment Breakthrough: British Scientists Pave Way For Simple Pill To Cure Disease – Historic ‘turning point’ hailed as UK researchers discover how to halt death of brain cells, opening new pathway for future drug treatments. [independent]

ANC Pushes Through Limited Info Bill Changes – The ANC signed off on Thursday on limited changes to the protection of state information bill, pushing aside objections that the process had been thwarted by procedural error on the part of the president. [news24]

You Go Girl: More Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban – Saudi women are increasingly getting behind the wheel in defiance of a driving ban ahead of a nationwide campaign planned by female activists for later this month, witnesses say. [msn]

Shorts And Tattoos Got This Guy Booted From Parliament – A South African National Defence Union organiser has demanded an apology from parliament after MPs kicked him out of a defence portfolio committee meeting yesterday for wearing shorts, revealing his tattooed legs. [timeslive]

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