Bill Cosby Bust Removed From Disney Theme Park – A statue of Bill Cosby has been removed from a Disney theme park in the wake of revelations the comedian admitted in court he gave a woman drugs before sex. [bbc]
Group Demands President Obama Revoke Bill Cosby Medal – A sexual violence awareness group is demanding that the White House revoke Bill Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, in light of the sexual assault allegations against him. [time]
Bill Cosby Dropped by Talent Agency CAA – Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has been dropped by talent agency CAA, who offered little comment, saying only, “We do not represent [Cosby] at this time.” Cosby had been with the agency since 2012. [nw]
Greece Debt Crisis: Banks Stay Shut As Endgame Looms – The Greek government has extended bank closures and a €60 (£43; $66) daily limit on ATM withdrawals until Monday. [bbc]
SA, Russia Sign Energy Pacts – South Africa and Russia signed two memoranda of understanding on nuclear power co-operation on Wednesday, part of efforts by Africa’s most advanced economy to lessen its reliance on coal and overcome power shortages that threaten economic growth. [iol]
Senzo Meyiwa’s Dad May Be Left Out In The Cold – Daily Sun is reporting that Senzo’s grieving father may be left out in the cold if the soccer star did not have a will in place. It’s believed that there is about R5 million in a PSL account, which will automatically go to the mothers of his children. [ch24]
SA Lottery Tender Declared Invalid – The High Court in Pretoria has declared the decision to award the lottery licence to Ithuba Holdings invalid. [ewn]
Silvio Berlusconi Found Guilty In Political Bribery Case – Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has been found guilty of bribing a senator and sentenced to three years in prison. [ft]
Andy Murray, Roger Federer To Meet In Wimbledon Semifinal – Wimbledon’s two favorite sons – Roger Federer and Andy Murray – have lined up their long-awaited battle in the semifinals here. [usat]
Trading Resumes On NYSE After Nearly 4-Hour Outage – The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading at 11:32 a.m ET Wednesday and stayed down for nearly four hours. [cnn]
ISIS: Over 200 Americans Have Tried To Join Militant Islamist Groups In Syria – More than 200 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to fight with Islamic State militant groups in the country, FBI Director James Comey Said Wednesday. [ibt]
‘Stampede’ On China’s Stock Market – China’s tumbling stock market showed signs of seizing up on Wednesday, as companies scrambled to escape the rout. [mg]
Emerging Black Farmers Net R204 Million From Government – Multi-million rand funding for emerging black farmers has been approved by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. [tlive]
Heathrow Flight To Houston, Texas Diverted As Manchester Man ‘Assaults Wife’ – A Manchester man is in custody in Boston, US after allegedly assaulting his wife aboard a British Airways flight between London Heathrow and Houston Bush IAH, Texas, causing the flight to be diverted to Massachusetts. [ibt]
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Hits 5 Million in U.S. Sales, Making It the Fastest-Selling Album In Over 10 Years – Taylor Swift’s mega-selling 1989 album continues to be unstoppable. The set has now surpassed 5 million in U.S. sales, according to Nielsen Music, making it the fastest seller to reach that plateau in more than 10 years. [billb]
Swiss Post To Start Testing Delivery Drones This Month – The Swiss Post might be one of the most advanced postal services in the world within a few years, if its plan to use delivery drones pans out. [eng]
You Can Meet Any Rich, Powerful Person You Want – Here’s How – Author Gillian Zoe Segal interviewed Warren Buffett, artist Jeff Koons, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, among others. Here she offers 15 tips to meeting anyone you want. [fort]
Traffic Officers Make R800 000 Abalone Bust In Grabouw – Western Cape provincial traffic officers apprehended a man on Wednesday as he was transporting 35 bags containing 5 213 abalones‚ valued at R800 000‚ on the N2 outside Grabouw. [tlive]
Miami Vice Ferrari Testarossa Headed To Auction – One of the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa hero cars from the hit ’80s show Miami Vice is heading across the auction block there on Aug. 15. Even if you have no interest looking like Sonny Crockett, this is still a beautiful Prancing Horse. [ab]
L’Oréal’s Helen Mirren Ads Cleared Over Airbrushing Claim – Viewer claimed ‘post-production techniques’ had been used to alter the star’s appearance and the effects of the moisturising cream were exaggerated. [guardian]
Tom Selleck Accused Of Stealing Water – A water district has sued Tom Selleck, claiming the star of the crime shows Magnum, P.I. and Blue Bloods stole truckloads of water from a public hydrant and took it to his ranch in drought-stricken California. [usat]
Here’s A Picture Of John Legend’s Butt, Courtesy Of Chrissy Teigen – Supermodel Chrissy Teigen is tired of Instagram’s arbitrary nudity policy. So tired, in fact, that she’s taken to posting partially nude photos in protest. [mash]
Ben Affleck’s Tramp Stamp Is a Lesson To Us All – The recently single Batman actor has appeared with an inky design sprouting across his lower back. Temporary or permanent, what does getting a tramp stamp tell the world? [db]
Terrapin Farm Manager ‘Executed’ After Angering North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un – The North Korean dictator was angry after baby terrapins died and dismissed explanations that it was because of electricity outages. [tele]
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