Tuesday Morning Spice

Uproar As Chinese Female Swimmer Beats US Male Swimmer’s Time – The boss of China’s Olympic swimming team has hit back furiously at claims that star teenager Ye Shiwen’s impressive performances in London are “suspicious”. The 16-year-old Chinese swimmer, whose final 50m in the 400m medley shocked the world when she swam faster than American superstar Ryan Lochte. [heraldsun]

Batman Killer Suspect Charged With First Degree Murder – One of the mistakes the Batman killer suspect made that day – if he is found guilty – is to choose a state in America that allows the death penalty. His minimum sentence will be life in jail and the maximum – death. [latimes]

US Billboard Compares Obama With Batman Killer - An electronic board in Caldwell juxtaposes photos of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last week, with President Obama. About Holmes, it says: “Kills 12 in a movie theater with assault rifle, everyone freaks out.” About Obama: “Kills thousands with foreign policy, wins Nobel Peace Prize.” [idsta]

Manchester United Sets IPO - English football team Manchester United set the terms for its U.S. initial public offering on Monday saying it will offer 16.67 million shares at between $16 (10.17 pounds) and $20 each, which values the club at $3.3 billion at the top of the range. [reuters]

PIC opts not to support Times Media buyout of Avusa - The Public Investment Corporation says as a ‘concerned shareholder’ it is worried about Avusa’s underperformance. [businessday]

Vogue Writer Claims She Was Duped By Syria’s First Lady – Just before the Arab Spring, Vogue writer Joan Juliet Buck did an infamous interview with Syria’s first lady. For the first time, she tells the story behind the debacle. [dailybeast]

Olympic Organisers Give Tickets To Army And Schools To Fill Seats – Hoping to quell controversy after large swaths of seats appeared unfilled, London Olympic organizers said British troops and schoolchildren had been given free tickets Sunday to fill many of the vacant rows. [washpo]

Twitter Suspends British Journalist Critical Of NBC’s Olympics Coverage - Twitter has brought down a hail of critical tweeting on its own head by suspending the account of a British newspaper’s Los Angeles correspondent following his acerbic reporting of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics. [guardian]

India Blackout Hits 300 Million People – A massive power cut blacked out northern India Monday, leaving more than 300 million people without power, shutting down water plants and stranding hundreds of trains in the worst outage in a decade. [afp]

Tonight’s Euromillions Jackpot Hits R1.5 Billion: Buy Tickets Online - It’s not often that jackpots hit the one and a half billion Rand mark, but it has this time. The Euromillions lottery draw (tonight) has rolled over so many times that it is sitting on EUR 153 million! Buy your tickets online now. [tickets]

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Apple’s New iPhone Is Said to Be Set for September Debut - Apple will hold an event for the new device on Sept. 12, according to a person with knowledge of its plans who didn’t want to be identified talking about products that hadn’t been announced yet. Word of Apple’s event was first reported earlier Monday by the Web site iMore, and several other technology sites have also confirmed the date. [nytimes]

Punk Rockers ‘Pussy Riot’ Go On Trial For Anti-Putin Church Protest - Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a “punk prayer” on the altar of Russia’s main cathedral went on trial Monday in a case seen as a test of the longtime leader’s treatment of dissent during a new presidential term.

Rio Ferdinand Charged By FA For ‘Racist’ Tweet - Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association in relation to comments posted on Twitter. Ferdinand denied he was being racist after responding to a tweet describing Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”. [bbc]

Michael Jackson’s ‘Neverland’ Ranch To Stay In The Family - The Neverland Ranch is one thing that Michael Jackson’s relatives aren’t feuding about. They all agree that the fabled 2,500-acre property must stay in the family so his three children can inherit their birth home. It also might be used as a Graceland type shrine, as Elvis’ family did with his home. [thedaily]

They’re Definitely Making The Hangover Part 3 - The Hangover Part II grossed more than $500 million worldwide, an impressive feat for a movie that basically took the screenplay for Hangover Part I and added “…but this time in Bangkok” to the end of every sentence. A third Hangover film will arrive next May. Here’s proof. [entweek]

America’s Moon Flags Are Still Standing - Images taken by a Nasa spacecraft show that the American flags planted in the Moon’s soil by Apollo astronauts are mostly still standing. The photos from Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) show the flags are still casting shadows – except the one planted during the Apollo 11 mission. [bbc]

New F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Emerges, Published By The New Yorker - Eleven years after the publication of “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald had at least one story rejected by The New Yorker. Now we’re all going to be able to see it for the first time. [huffpo]

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COMING UP TODAY

Cameron Bruce With Bailey Schneider – South African audiences first came to know Cameron Bruce when, at just 17, he wowed the Idols judges during the 2009 auditions. His stand-out performance established Cameron as a firm favorite in the competition and he finished 6th overall. He joins Bailey from 14h00-15h00 today to chat about his album which he has just launched. [baileyschneider]

Mommy Matters - Tune in to Mommy Matters from 19h00-21h00 tonight. They will be talking to SAFE-KIDS about the importance of first aid and the essential skills necessary as a parent, teacher, nanny, au pair – when faced with a kiddie-crisis. From how to manage your confidence in a CPR emergency to basic first aid. They catch up with Jenna Pietersen after the birth of Baby Ruby, and find out how’s she’s coping as a first time mom, her experiences and expectations, and will be giving away tickets to this weekend’s Baba Indaba. Listen out for a our competitions on how to win a spa day with the Mommy Matters team or a romantic overnight for two at one of Cape Town’s luxury boutique hotels. Ts & Cs Apply. [mommymatters]

FRESH PODCASTS

In Studio Acoustic Session With Shotgun Tori - Shotgun Tori, the folk music singer/songwriter, was in studio on the 2 Girls, 1 Mic with Angel and Kamini. She played an amazing acoustic set to welcome in her CT tour. [podcast]

Fashion Designer Thula Sindi On 2 Girls, 1 Mic - Thula Sindi is one of SA’s hot local talents in the world of fashion. You saw him Friday evening at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Cape Town as he showcased his 2013 Spring/Summer collection. He chatted all things MBFWCT! [podcast]

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