KONY 2012 Deadline Is Today – It’s the movement that captured the globe’s imagination. And after two films, more than 100 million followers and one very public meltdown, tonight’s the night the KONY 2012 movement is set to explode. But will it? [heraldsun]
Photos Of Secret Service Prostitutes Revealed – The Daily News published the first photos of the Colombian call girl whose encounter with a cheapskate Secret Service agent set off the agency’s worst sex scandal. Dania Suarez, the 24-year-old single mom of a 9-year-old son, has gone into hiding as the scandal mushrooms, according to neighbors. [nydailynews]
Bollywood Actress Kidnapped And Beheaded By Co-Stars – Meenakshi Thapar, 26, who had appeared in the Indian horror film 404 last year, met the two aspiring actors who allegedly later killed her on the set of her latest film, Heroine. [telegraph]
Witness Tells Of Shark’s ‘Relentless’ Attack – “I saw a huge dorsal fin of a shark surface near to the two bodyboarders, and close in on them. My wife answered and I just told her to call the police, call the ambulance, there’s a shark attack happening right now.” [news24]
Djokovic Overcomes Loss And Wins At Monte Carlo – Novak Djokovic is into the Monte Carlo Masters last eight despite suffering the loss of his grandfather just hours before playing Alexandr Dolgopolov. [bbc]
Button And Hamilton Urged To Skip Bahrain Formula 1 GP – Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain should be cancelled because of continuing anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom. She said British F1 stars Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton should not take part in the controversial three-day event. [skynews]
“Internet Radio Listening Is No Longer A Trend, It’s A Behaviour” – From today’s TRI coverage of the RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas: A new TargetSpot study from Parks Associates shows that 42% of the U.S. population is listening to Internet radio. TargetSpot CEO Eyal Goldwerger (pictured) says that represents 8% growth from last year’s study. [radinf]
Malema Meets Midnight Deadline For Appeal – Suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and two other leaders submitted their written heads of argument to the ANC appeals committee on time, party spokesperson Keith Khoza said on Thursday. [mail&guardian]
Malema’s Gardener Has Finally Been Paid – Suspended ANC Youth leader Julius Malema’s gardener said he was finally paid money owed to him by his boss, according to a report on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday Mabuza, who worked for Malema on Sundays, was quoted as saying he had not been paid for February and March and was owed R1200. Shame. [timeslive]
Kim Jong Il’s Final ‘Will’ Called For Peace And Weapons – Think tanks in Seoul have obtained documents that they say are excerpts from the last will and testament of North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong Il, reports said on Thursday. The documents urge heir-to-power Kim Jong Un to renounce war with South Korea and continue to build weapons. [msnbc]
New York Man’s Dating Spreadsheet Goes Viral – A New York man’s meticulous dating spreadsheet has gone viral after he sent it to one of the women he was dating. The Excel spreadsheet chronicles David Merkur’s interaction and relationship with each woman he met on Match.com. [abcnews]
50 Best iPhone Apps 2012 – Whether you’re looking to load up a new iPhone or simply expand your collection, here’s our 2012 list of download-deserving apps. [time]
Spielberg Clearly A Rihanna Fan – Even when he’s not working, Steven Spielberg can’t take his mind off shooting films. Though admittedly, this motion picture was slightly different to his usual efforts. With the party in full swing, and Rihanna whipping the crowd up into a frenzy with one of her high energy performances, the director took out his phone and captured the action. [hellomagazine]
Saturday’s Lottery Hits Magic R1 Billion Number – Saturday’s Powerball Lottery (tickets available online) has just rolled over to $131 million, which in Rands comes to just over R1 billion. That’s a lot of tom. Make sure you get a ticket. We have. [tickets]
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