Anni’s Dad’s Arm Ripped Off – The father of honeymoon murder victim Anni Hindocha is recovering in hospital after his right arm was ripped off in an elevator accident. [iol]
Apple’s iTunes, App Stores Back Online After Unusually Long Outage – The outage impacted millions of users for nearly 12 hours until service was restored late Wednesday. [fortune]
Facebook Removes ‘Feeling Fat’ From Status Options – Facebook has removed the status option “feeling fat” after an online petition said the option and its double-chinned emoji encouraged “negative body image among girls.” [cbc]
Twitter Bans ‘Revenge Porn’ – The social-media site has come under fire for its lax controls against cyberbullying. [time]
Putin ‘Politically Responsible’ For Boris Nemtsov Murder – Daughter – Zhanna Nemtsova says she has no evidence against the president but reiterates that her father was ‘the most powerful leader of the opposition in Russia’ [guardian]
Ferguson Police Chief Steps Down; Official Calls It ‘Long Overdue’ – Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson, the face of a department engulfed by unrest after last summer’s shooting death of black 18-year-old Michael Brown, had fended off repeated calls to step down, but he agreed Wednesday to do just that. [lat]
Solar Impulse Just Broke A World Record For Solar-Powered Flight – The Solar Impulse plane took off on its mission to fly around the world without using any fuel on Monday morning, and it’s already breaking records. [gizmodo]
Zuma Frustrated Opposition Over Nkandla – President Jacob Zuma frustrated the opposition when he finally returned to the National Assembly on Wednesday to face their questions on the Nkandla saga, flatly denying personal wrongdoing and any obligation to repay state money spent on his home. [n24]
Zuma: Send Teenage Moms To Robben Island – The president has repeated his belief that teenage mothers should be separated from their babies and sent to a “faraway” place to finish school. [m&g]
Kate Middleton’s Pal Hosts The Swankiest Sex Party In NYC – Leggy models in Christian Louboutin heels and Wolford stockings glide from room to candlelit room. A dapper man in a custom suit eyes them while sipping Champagne by the mansion’s fireplace. A DJ plays in a corner. Oysters are slurped at the bar. [nyp]
Mexican Mafia Hitman Executed As Drug Runs Out – Manuel Vasquez is put to death for beating and strangling a drug dealer, as the US faces a shortage of lethal injection supplies. [sky]
Pope to Wash Feet of Male, Female Detainees at Rome Prison – Pope Francis will perform the pre-Easter foot-washing ritual at Rome’s main prison this year. [ap]
Cheapest Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao Tickets Still Over $4,000 – Securing a ticket for the fight this May could be as difficult a feat as what Pacquiao and Mayweather are facing in the ring. At the end of Wednesday’s press conference, it was stated that an announcement would come soon for an on sale date for tickets and prices will range from $1,500 to $7,000 at face value. [forbes]
Gray Whale Crash-Lands On Tourist Boat, Killing Woman – A 45-year-old woman is dead after a jumping whale crash-landed onto a tourist boat Wednesday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to news reports. [mash]
Soyuz Carrying Russian-US Crew From ISS Lands In Kazakhstan (PHOTOS) – The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova (Roscosmos) and US astronaut Barry Wilmore (NASA) successfully landed in Kazakhstan after departing from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday. [rt]
Authorities Investigating Harper Lee Elder Abuse Complaint – Alabama authorities have reportedly launched an elder abuse investigation centered on beloved novelist Harper Lee. [al]
Slipknot Guitarist Stabbed In Head By Brother – Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson and his brother Andrew were rushed to a Des Moines hospital Wednesday morning after engaging in a bloody knife brawl that left both seriously injured. [tmz]
Report: Drunk Secret Service Agents Crashed Car Into White House Barrier – They may not be very good at their jobs, but at least they’re not boring? Yet another pair of Secret Service agents had to be pulled off the rotation this week after they allegedly got drunk and crashed their government vehicle into a White House barricade. [gawk]
Lil Wayne Is A Victim of Swatting – Lil Wayne is the latest celebrity to fall victim to swatting. Miami Beach police investigated a call earlier today from someone who claimed to have shot four people at the 32-year-old rapper’s home there. [abc]
Kim Kar-FLASH-ian! – Star leaves nothing to the imagination as she appears braless in sheer top for dinner with husband Kanye. [dm]
Jeremy Clarkson Is ‘Huge Talent’ Says Cameron – The Top Gear host joked he was “off to the job centre” but said he had regrets following an alleged fracas with a TV producer. [sky]
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