EU Clears Apple’s Purchase Of Shazam – The European Union approved Apple’s planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday, saying an EU antitrust investigation showed it would not harm competition in the bloc. [reuters]

Vincent Maleka Slam Dunks Guptas’ Request To Cross-Examine Witnesses From Their Dubai Safe House Via Video – The Gupta brothers this week tried again to treat South Africa like a banana republic playground – until they collided with Vincent Maleka, evidence leader at the Zondo commission of inquiry. [dailymav]

Burt Reynolds, “Smokey And The Bandit” Star, Dead At 82 – Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed megastar who first strutted on screen more than half a century ago, died Thursday, according to his agent, Todd Eisner. [cnn]

Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones And Infowars Accounts – Twitter has permanently banned the accounts of right-wing conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones and InfoWars for violating the company’s abusive behavior policies, the company said Thursday. [cnbc]

‘We See Ourselves As Rebels’: Trump’s Internal Resistance Celebrates – Either Wednesday’s explosive New York Times op-ed becomes the start of a bigger, public resistance to President Trump from inside his own administration, senior officials who agree Trump threatens the country tell The Daily Beast, or it will be nothing more than an exercise in moral vanity while America burns. [beast]

First Lady Melania Trump Condemns Anonymous NYT Op-Ed Writer As ‘Cowardly’ – First lady Melania Trump stepped into the White House’s war on its anonymous critics, condemning the unnamed writer of a New York Times op-ed on President Donald Trump’s fitness for office as “cowardly” [usat]

Giuliani: Trump Will Not Answer Obstruction Questions – President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators’ questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president’s attorneys told The Associated Press on Thursday. [ap]

Seoul To Inspect Thousands Of Toilets For Spy Cams, But Women Say Not Enough Being Done – It was late at night when the police knocked on Choi’s door and showed her a video which turned her life upside down. [cnn]

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British Airways Hacked, Details Of 380,000 Bank Cards Stolen – British Airways said on Thursday (Sept 6) that the personal and financial details of customers who made bookings between Aug 21 and Sept 5 were stolen in a data breach involving 380,000 bank cards. [straits] Do people still fly on British Airways?

Australian Instagram Influencer ‘Called Family In Tears Before Death’ – An Australian Instagram influencer who was found unconscious on a superyacht in Greece had phoned her mother and brother in tears before her death, a lawyer acting for her family said Thursday. [cnn]

Ashwin Willemse Won’t Be Back On SuperSport – SuperSport have confirmed that Ashwin Willemse will not be back on television now that his contract with the company has expired. [s24]

High-Speed Car Chase In Green Point Cape Town Leads To The Arrest Of Three People – Police arrested three people on Thursday for the alleged possession of a stolen vehicle, after a high-speed car chase in Green Point, Cape Town. [n24]

Almost $40bn Wiped Off Cryptocurrency Market As Bitcoin Rout Intensifies – Bitcoin prices have tanked after Goldman Sachs reportedly pushed back plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk, wiping nearly $40bn off the value of digital currencies in just two days. [tele] Are people still talking about Bitcoin? 

Meghan Dazzles In Blue! – Duchess and Harry are greeted at concert to mark the end of WWI by ex-Army head Lord Dannatt who was personally responsible for the Prince in Afghanistan. [dm]

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Has Agreed To Pay $145,000 Over Vaginal Eggs Claim – The lifestyle website made unfounded claims that vaginal eggs could balance hormones. [hb]

Hong Kong Now Has More Super-Rich People Than Any Other City – Hong Kong overtook the Big Apple to become the top destination for the planet’s wealthiest people last year, according to a study published Thursday by research firm Wealth-X. [cnn]

Pineapple Has Been Replaced As The Most Controversial Pizza Topping – The argument around the merits of pineapple on pizza may never die down. That’s nothing compared to this abomination, though. [here]

Kourtney Kardashian Showcases Her Gym-Honed Figure – As she dons sexy black bikini in revealing mirror selfie. [dm] Wow – congrats!

The Joy Of A £4m Jackpot – Melissa Ede won £4m last Christmas thanks to a National Lottery scratchcard. The money has transformed her life, writes the BBC’s Mike Thomson, and even seems to be bringing her happiness. [bbc]

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