Barbados Is Ready To Ditch Britain’s Queen – Queen Elizabeth will have one less realm after this week, when Barbados severs its final imperial links to Britain by removing the 95-year-old as its head of state and declaring itself a republic. [cnn]
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex-Trafficking Trial To Begin In New York City – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is due to go on trial in New York City on sex trafficking and other charges. [bbc]
Cardiff Rugby Team Unable To Leave South Africa After Suspected Omicron Case – The players and those travelling with them had hoped to leave Cape Town on the afternoon of 28 November after securing a charter plane, but two of the PCR tests they took came back as positive. [sky]
El Salvador’s President Responds To Bank Of England’s Bitcoin Adoption Criticism – The Bank of England is not a fan of bitcoin nor its growing adoption in countries like El Salvador. The Governor – Andrew Bailey – has repeatedly expressed his “concerns,” but this time, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele issued a response. [crypot]
‘Visionary’ Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies Aged 41 – Tributes pour in for designer who brought streetwear aesthetic to luxury fashion and championed a more diverse and inclusive industry. [alja]
Crypto Goes On Special – If you bought Bitcoin with the money that you would have spent on a new iPhone 8 in 2017, you’d be able to buy 92 new iPhone 13s today. [here]
Book: Queen Elizabeth Snub Prompted Harry And Meghan To Quit Royal Family – Queen Elizabeth’s choice to eliminate a photo of grandson Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and baby Archie led to the couple quitting the royal family, according to a new book. [p6]
Trump Challenges Media And Democrats To Debate His Electoral Fraud Lie – Donald Trump has challenged leading editors and politicians to debate him in public over his lie that Joe Biden beat him in 2020 through electoral fraud. [guardian]
Instagram Sucks Because It’s Becoming A Super App – Instagram is becoming a one-stop-shop for all of your social media needs. And it sucks. [mash]
‘More Money Than God’ – Chinese titan lavished Hunter Biden with 3-carat gem, offer of $30 million. [nyp]
Couple Who Traveled To South Africa Arrested For ‘Fleeing’ Amsterdam Quarantine Hotel – Dutch police said on Sunday, November 28 that they arrested a married couple who had “fled” from a mandatory government-ordered quarantine. [cnn]
Emma Raducanu Gets Advice On How To Handle The Spotlight From Lewis Hamilton – Raducanu called Hamilton a “role model” and said she hopes he would win Sports Personality of the Year. [ind]
‘Pull Your Finger Out’: McLaren’s Blunt Message For Australian Driver Daniel Ricciardo – Daniel Ricciardo has spilt on his relationship with the McLaren engineers, who have told the Aussie driver to “pull your finger out”. [newsau]
Legendary F1 Team Boss Sir Frank Williams Dies, Aged 79 – Sir Frank Williams – the longest-serving Team Principal Formula 1 has ever seen – has died at the age of 79. [f1]
This Unique Landmark Mansion On The Other Side Of The Mountain In Cape Town Is On The Market – With prime-located, upmarket seafront property a prized commodity globally, especially in major cities – where space is at a premium, for the affluent, privacy is now the new luxury, says Sam Nel, a Western Cape area manager for Pam Golding Properties. [btech]
Read This If Your Home WiFi Signal Is Terrible – A stronger signal equals faster internet speed so sorting out your home WiFi signal is serious business. [here]
Rod Stewart Details His Turbulent Friendship With His ‘Old Mucker’ Elton John – As he claims the pair have fallen out again. [dm]
Lindsay Lohan Engaged To Boyfriend Of Two Years Bader Shammas – On Sunday, actress Lindsay Lohan announced she was engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Bader Shammas, posting a series of photos of the two of them smiling and laughing together that emphasized the ring on her left hand. [elle]
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