Sir Alex Ferguson Considering Retiring As Manchester United Manager Before End Of The Week – Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United future was shrouded in doubt on Tuesday night with the Scot understood to be giving serious consideration to ending his 26-year reign as manager. [telegraph]
Documents Reveal Gupta Plane Was Cleared By SANDF After All – Papers seen by the M&G have shown that, contrary to the SANDF’s claims, the Gupta plane’s landing at Waterkloof Air Force Base was authorised by it. [mail&guardian]
Deborah Patta Quits 3rd Degree – Deborah Patta has quit as anchor of 3rd Degree, according to a report on Tuesday, leaving the show’s future up in the air. [channel24]
Helen Zille Intern Killed In Delft – An 18-year-old intern in Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s office and his girlfriend have been shot dead. [mail&guardian]
Nine Years Before Rescue, Cops Visited Cleveland Home Where Women Were Held – The nightmare could have been over nine years ago. In 2004, Cleveland police showed up at Ariel Castro’s home on Seymour Avenue after Castro, a school bus driver, left behind one of his young passengers. [msnbc]
Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro’s Daughter Was Best Friends With Victim Gina DeJesus – The last person to see Gina DeJesus before she disappeared nearly 10 years ago was her best friend, Arlene Castro, the daughter of alleged Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. [mamalat]
Suspect’s Son Wrote About Missing Gina DeJesus – Ariel Castro, 52, was arrested Monday in Cleveland after three woman were found in his home on Seymour Avenue. Castro’s son brings another strange twist to already bizarre story that has spanned more than a decade and shook Cleveland’s west side residents to their core. [wkyc]
Son Of ‘Abductor’ Reveals How Father Padlocked Doors To Basement, Attic And Garage Because ‘We Weren’t Allowed To Go There’ [Photos] – Ariel Castro padlocked the doors leading to his basement, his attic and his garage and never allowed his family inside. [dailymail]
‘Batman Gunman’ James Holmes Pleads Insanity – The man accused of a murderous rampage inside a crowded Aurora, Colo., movie theater last summer has signaled he will pursue an insanity defense. “Mr. Holmes intends to tender a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity,” said attorneys for James Holmes in a court document filed today. [abc]
Met Gala 2013: Stars Embrace Punk Theme On The Red Carpet – Stars and fashion’s elite went punk for the evening at Monday night’s Met gala, the fundraiser at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art that’s affectionately known as “the party of the year.” [cbsnews]
Adobe Starts Subscription For Photoshop And Dreamweaver – Adobe is introducing a subscription model for many of its most popular programs, including Photoshop and Dreamweaver. [bbc]
Africa’s Richest Warns SA On ‘Forced Marriage’ BEE – Nigerian billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has sharply criticised South Africa’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws, calling them an obstacle to investment from other African states and a brake on intracontinental trade. [bdlive]
Facebook Comes to Google Glass – Facebook has made its way to Google Glass. Sharing to Facebook, that is, in the form of a third-party app appropriately named “Glass to Facebook.” [mashable]
Anna Kournikova And Enrique Iglesias Set To Marry – Anna Kournikova has waited 12 years for fiancé Enrique Iglesias to bring their match to its rightful finale. The crooner has finally committed and set a date for their wedding. [thesun]
Djokovic Ousted By Dimitrov In Madrid – Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Madrid Open in the second round on Tuesday when he went over on his ankle and incurred the wrath of the locals on the way to a shock 7-6 6-7 6-3 reverse to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. [reuters]
The Queen’s Era Is Drawing To An End As Prince Charles Assumes New Royal Duties – At tomorrow’s State Opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth II will read out her government’s agenda for the coming session. For the first time, the Queen will be accompanied to this annual ceremonial fixture by her son, Prince Charles. [time]
Tesla CEO Talking With Google About ‘Autopilot’ Systems – Elon Musk, the South-African born California billionaire who leads Tesla Motors Inc., said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc. [bloomberg]
‘Girls Gone Wild’ Creator Guilty Of False Imprisonment, Assault – “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis faces up to five years in Los Angeles County jail after a jury convicted him Monday of nearly half a dozen misdemeanor counts in connection with assaults on three women. [latimes]
How 10 Porn Stars Lost Their Virginity – Basement bedrooms. 18th birthdays. Sex in a cave! From Ron Jeremy to Courtney Cummz, porn’s biggest names tell adult-film star Aurora Snow about the night they lost their virginity. [dailybeast]
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