Formula One Chief Bernie Ecclestone Settles Bribery Case for $100 Million – Nothing in a lifetime of cutting fast deals has quite matched what the Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone achieved Tuesday, when a judge in a Munich court agreed to let him pay a $100 million (R1.075 BILLION) penalty in return for quashing a criminal case of bribery that could have sent him to jail for up to 10 years. [nyt]

Putin Orders Retaliatory Measures Against U.S., European Sanctions – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he has ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against U.S. and European economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but added any new moves must avoid harming Russian consumers, domestic news agencies reported. [wsj]

Military Jet Escorts Qatar Airways Plane To Manchester Airport – A man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after RAF jets were alerted to escort a passenger plane to Manchester Airport. [bbc]

1 DEAD: Yesterday’s SA Earthquake Big, But Not Uncommon – The Orkney earthquake with tremors felt as far away as Botswana and Mozambique was the largest magnitude quake in the past decade at an official 5.5. [m&g]

Zuma ‘Thinks’ He Had A ‘Very Serious Meeting’ With Joe Biden – President Jacob Zuma met United States Vice President Joe Biden in Washington on Tuesday, where the two discussed the situation in the Middle East. [tlive]

Obama Announces $33bn In Commitments For Africa – President Barack Obama announced $33bn in commitments on Tuesday aimed at shifting US ties with Africa beyond humanitarian aid and toward more equal economic partnerships. [n24]

New App Can Detect Malaria – team has developed an app and small lens add-on that allows blood-cell analysis via a smartphone. [bbc]

Winnie Challenges Madiba’s Estate For Qunu Home – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is challenging the estate of former president Nelson Mandela, seeking the rights to his home in Qunu, Eastern Cape, according to a report. [tlive]

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Abandons Time Warner Takeover Bid – Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) on Tuesday, abandoning plans to create one of the world’s largest media conglomerates. [reuters]

Here’s The New Just Jinger Single – Bright light – check it out [here]

Wikipedia Link Removed From Google Under ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ – Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has revealed that a Google link to the online encyclopedia will be removed for the first time because of the EU’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’ legislation. [tele]

UberPool Lets US Users Split Uber Fares With Other Passengers Along The Same Route – In the ongoing war between Uber, Lyft, and all of the other me-too ride-sharing services, competitors are looking for any way they can better utilize their supply of drivers and reduce costs for their riders. Today, Uber is announcing UberPool, a new feature that will let you pick up other riders on the way to your destination and split the bill. [tc]

Michael Jackson Allegedly Had Some Creepy Code Names for Sex Stuff – Michael Jackson allegedly had sex with children, this we know. Logically, it follows that Jackson would have had to communicate about sex to his alleged victims in a way that was more, uh, compatible to a developing mind. [defamer]

New Leaker Disclosing U.S. Secrets, Government Concludes – The federal government has concluded there’s a new leaker exposing national security documents in the aftermath of surveillance disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, U.S. officials tell CNN. [cnn]

Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords – A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion user name and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses, security researchers say. [nyt]

‘Selfie’ and ‘Hashtag’ Are Now Eligible Words in Scrabble – Hasbro and Merriam-Webster announced that the fifth edition of The Official Scrabble Player’s Dictionary will include 5,000 new words, including selfie, hashtag, bling, chillax, dubstep, vlog, schmutz and buzzkill.

Kim Kardashian’s Topless Photo Is Not What You’d Expect To Find In A Wedding Album – Generally, when you wish your friends happy birthday, does it in involve the sharing of topless photos? We didn’t think so, but you, gentle reader, are not Kim Kardashian, of the Calabasas Kardashians. [huff]

Victoria’s Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel – Makes heavenly landing at LAX in black crop top and ripped skinny jeans. [dm]

Jerry Hall: I Smoke, I Drink, I Sunbathe… And I Look Pretty Good On It – Jerry Hall says she looks “pretty good” for her age despite doing everything health experts say we must avoid. [tele]

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