‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin Joins Dancing With The Star Cast – Two major breakout stars of 2020 Netflix docuseries have joined this year’s cast of “Dancing With the Stars.” [lat]

MacKenzie Scott Is Now The Wealthiest Woman In The World – The rise in Amazon’s stock—which has spiked from $2,000 to $3,500 per share since the beginning of 2020—has propelled Scott up the billionaires’ list. [forbes]

Most Democrats Fear Trump Could Reject Election Defeat, Poll Shows – As many as 75% of Biden voters worry that if Trump loses election he will refuse to concede defeat, triggering a constitutional crisis. [guardian]

Nerve Agent Novichok Found In Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany – Novichok, a Soviet-era chemical weapon, was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. [alja] Another day goes by without the mainstream press acknowledging his uncanny resemblance to Jude Law. 

Former Aide To Melania Trump Describes Relationship Between Melania And Ivanka – Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, former friend and aide to first lady Melania Trump, speaks to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota about the relationship between Melania and her stepdaughter Ivanka Trump. [cnn]

Silvio Berlusconi Tests Positive For Covid-19 After Sardinia Visit – Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for coronavirus and is isolating at home. [guardian] By the way, we highly recommend the ‘Bungalow Bunga’ podcast about Silvio from Wondery here. 

Only The Western Cape Is Still In Real Lockdown, New Data Suggests – In every other province people were flocking to shops, or parks, or both, in bigger numbers than before the coronavirus hit. [busins]

How SA’s Internet Speed Compares To The Rest Of The World – According to the results of the annual Worldwide Broadband Speed League report, released by Cable UK, we’re actually not doing all that badly. [here]

South Africa Ready To Help Insurgency-Hit Mozambique, If Asked – South Africa is ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique with support from its intelligence services or military, but its neighbour would first need to request that help, South Africa’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. [mav]

Why The French Love To Complain – Many a conversation in France begins with a sigh and a lament: the weather is bad; the grape harvest is worse; politicians are inept and stupid to boot. [bbc]

Erick Morillo: DJ Famous For 1993 Hit I Like To Move It Found Dead In Florida – The successful musician had recently been charged with sexual battery against a female DJ. [sky]

Leonardo Da Vinci And The Mystery Of The World’s Most Expensive Painting – A long lost painting authenticated as the work of Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a world record price of $450m in a dramatic auction in New York in 2017. The price stunned the art world and created a storm of attention for a painting that had only been rediscovered in 2005. [guardian]

Prince Harry And Meghan Sign Megawatt Netflix Deal – Six months after ceasing to be working members of the British royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are Hollywood producers. [nyt]

Sleep Experts Officially Come Out Against Daylight Saving Time – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine officially calls for the elimination of daylight saving time, citing a wealth of data that says it’s literally killing us. [vice]

Michael Jordan Takes Up Equity Stakes In Draftkings – Jordan is taking an equity stake in DraftKings in exchange for becoming a special adviser to the sports betting and fantasy sports company. [source]

What You Eat Can Seriously Affect Your Mental Health – Here’s Why – The brain and the gut are connected biochemically by the “gut-brain axis”. That bond is so strong that the gut is often referred to as the “second brain”. [here]

Paris Hilton Reveals Five Ex Boyfriends Were Abusive – As she reflects on her private struggles: ‘I was strangled, I was hit’. [dm]

‘The Rock,’ Family Test Positive For Coronavirus – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he and his family tested positive for the coronavirus. [wsls]

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