Millions At Risk, As Hurricane Sandy Closes In On US – With Hurricane Sandy lurking offshore Sunday night like a heavyweight boxer winding up a wallop of a punch, New York and more of the East Coast are prepared with airports, subways and schools closed. [cnn]

Western Province Crowned Currie Cup Champions – Western Province ended their 11-year wait for a major trophy when they were crowned Currie Cup champions on Saturday night with a battling 25-18 victory over the Sharks in Durban. [sport24]

Gary Glitter Arrested As Part Of Savile Sex Offenses Enquiry – Former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences by police investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims. [bbc]

Springbok Side Announcement – The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere with five uncapped players, and without their all-time leading try-scorer, Bryan Habana. [mail&guardian]

Jimmy Savile Will Keep His Vatican Knighthood – The Vatican said Saturday it never would have given Jimmy Savile his papal knighthood had it known of allegations the British TV star was a child sex predator, but that it can’t rescind the honor now that he has died. [associated]

Apple’s ‘Samsung Didn’t Copy Us’ Legal Notice Goes Up On UK Site – You may remember that a UK judge ruled in Samsung’s favor in the patent spat between Apple and Samsung companies in that country. The judge went one step farther than most and required Apple to publicly declare that Samsung didn’t copy Apple and to include a post about the matter on Apple’s website. [tuaw]

Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years In Jail For Tax Evasion – A court in Milan convicted former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud on Friday and sentenced him to four years in prison. This term was immediately reduced to one year due to prison overcrowding. He is expected to appeal. [nytimes]

New York Times Endorses Obama For President – “For these and many other reasons, we enthusiastically endorse President Barack Obama for a second term, and express the hope that his victory will be accompanied by a new Congress willing to work for policies that Americans need.” [nytimes]

Sir David Attenborough Picks 10 Animals He Would Take On His Ark - Sir David Attenborough has named the 10 endangered animals he would most like to save from extinction. [telegraph]

Rupert Murdoch, Customer Service Rep? - On the surface, it’s a simple customer service issue: Someone has a problem with your product. They let you know about it. You address the issue and find a solution. But things can get a bit trickier if your customer service rep is also your CEO. [harvard]

Tom Cruise Is Keeping The Faith – Tom Cruise crushed rumors that he is ditching Scientology by making an appearance as a guest of honor at an event for the controversial sect on October 20 and even wore his Freedom Medal of Valor that he was awarded by the religion. [radar]

Chance For Boris Johnson As Tory MP Stands Down – Boris Johnson has been handed a golden opportunity to make a spectacular Commons comeback in 2015 and launch a bid for the Tory leadership. [skynews]

Outspoken Little Girl Hates Princesses, Lets Pippa Middleton Know It – Kids… Pippa Middleton ran into a bunch of them while promoting her new party planning book in London, and one of them was bit too outspoken for the royal-adjacent. [gawker]

France’s President Opens Elysee Garden To Public - Visitors were taking advantage of a new policy inaugurated by President Francois Hollande to open the 18th-century Elysee Palace gardens to the public every last Sunday of the month. In the past, the palace and gardens were only open to the public once a year on France’s Heritage Days weekend in September. [associated]

Kate Middleton’s Topless Photographer Identified – Facing Arrest - The photographer suspected of taking topless pictures of Kate Middleton is to be arrested. rench police have the name of the paparazzo whose intimate photos of the Duchess were published by French Closer magazine last month and then around the world. [newsau]

Justin Timberlake Apologises For Wedding Video Mocking Homeless People – Justin TImberlake has issued an apology over a wedding video which mocked homeless people. The singer, 31, who married Jessica Biel, 30, in a lavish $6.5million ceremony in Italy last week, branded the clip ‘distasteful’ and admitted he was ‘deeply sorry’ about the incident. [dailymail]

Sebastian Vettel Wins F1 Indian Grand Prix To Extend Lead – After Sebastian Vettel had won the Indian Grand Prix, his fourth victory in a row, to extend his lead in the Formula One world championship, Hamilton shook his head slowly and said, simply: “Adrian Newey is a genius.” [guardian]

Emma Roberts Wears THAT Racy Pretty Woman Outfit Her Famous Aunt Julia Wore 22 Years Ago - Her aunt Julia Roberts wore the same iconic outfit 22 years ago when she famously strutted up to Richard Gere in the 1990 movie Pretty Woman after he stalled his snazzy silver Lotus in Beverly Hills. [dailymail]

Video: See Katie Holmes Act Goofy in New Promo Ad For Her Broadway Show ‘Dead Accounts’ - In a new promo video for her upcoming Broadway show Dead Accounts, we see a side of Katie Holmes we don’t encounter that often — silliness! [okmagazine]

Here’s the Aspiring Male Model Allegedly Bragging About Tapping Jessica Simpson’s Dad - Joe Simpson, the father of famous person Jessica Simpson, has joined the ranks of some of America’s greatest celebrity pastors by coming out to his family and having his affair with a much younger man revealed by gossip rags. [gawker]

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Twilight’s Ashley Greene On The Pat & Marco Show – Ashley plays Alice Cullen in The Twilight Saga. As next month’s premiere of the long-awaited Twilight finale draws near, the cast is jetting around the world promoting The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. The Pat and Marco Show caught up with Ashley Greene in South Africa, where she talked about meeting throngs of excited fans, her SA experience so far and life after Twilight. Tune in from 10h00-11h00 to catch the interview! [2ovfm]

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