Shirley Temple Black, Hollywood’s Biggest Little Star, Dies At 85 – Shirley Temple Black, who as a dimpled, precocious and determined little girl in the 1930s sang and tap-danced her way to a height of Hollywood stardom and worldwide fame that no other child has reached, died on Monday night at her home in Woodside, Calif. She was 85. [nyt]
Zille To Lead DA March ‘For Real Jobs’ – DA leader Helen Zille will lead her party members in a march for “real jobs” but will not be allowed to go directly to Luthuli House. [m&g]
Google’s Market Cap Hits $400 Billion for First Time – Google’s stock hit another all-time high Tuesday of $1,191, pushing the company’s market cap above $400 billion for the first time in its history. [nets247]
Hoffman Wrote Of ‘Demons’ In Diaries Before Overdose – The private diaries of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of a heroin overdose on Feb. 2, reveal a man who was troubled by “demons” and struggled to control them with Narcotics Anonymous meetings, NBC News has learned exclusively. [nbc]
Pistorius Phone Data Not Yet Decoded – Potentially valuable data on Oscar Pistorius’s iPhone has yet to be decoded, just three weeks before his murder trial is due to start. [n24]
eNCA To Air Reeva Steenkamp TV Special – eNCA (DStv 403) will broadcast a special must-see documentary, Reeva: The Model You Thought You Knew, this Wednesday, 12 February, at 20:00 about the model and reality star girlfriend of the Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius who he allegedly gunned down and killed on Valentine’s Day in 2013. [ch24]
Hmm – Not sure why they said ‘allegedly’ there, as he has admitted to shooting her dead – ed
Marijuana May Stop The Spread Of HIV, Study Finds – Marijuana has long been used to effectively treat symptoms associated with HIV, such as chronic pain and weight loss. But a growing body of research suggests the plant may be able to stop the spread of the disease itself. [huff]
FBI And Italian Police Bust Mafia Drug Ring – Dozens of alleged mafiosi were arrested Tuesday in a joint operation between the FBI and Italian police exposing alleged drug trafficking links between New York’s Cosa Nostra and the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Italy, authorities said. [time]
Britain To Ban Smoking In Cars Carrying Children – Smoking will soon be banned in cars carrying children in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, under new laws aimed at reducing the effects of passive smoking on young people. [reuters]
Waterkloof 4 Released On Parole – The Waterkloof Four were released on parole on Tuesday after serving half their sentences, Beeld reported. [n24]
George Soros Got Beat Up By His Ex-Girlfriend During a Deposition – Eighty-three-year-old billionaire George Soros had to literally hide behind his lawyers after his soap opera actress ex-girlfriend started hitting him during a deposition today, knocking his hearing device off his head in the process. [gawker]
Hani Leaves Agang For Cope – Vanessa Hani has defected from Agang SA to the Congress of the People, Cope said on Tuesday. [moneyweb]
PayPal President Gets His Credit Card Hacked – PayPal President David Marcus has been the victim of credit card fraud, he said on Monday. The leader of the online payments company revealed via Twitter that his credit card information had been stolen on a trip to the United Kingdom and he’d racked up a “ton” of fraudulent transactions on his account. [time]
Donald Trump Loses Legal Challenge To Windfarm Near His Scottish Golf Resort – Judge rejects claim by billionaire that Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, had interfered in decision to approve windfarm. [guardian]
Today’s Powerball Draw Is Over R3 Billion – Get tickets to Wednesday’s draw of the US Powerball – it’s rolled over so many times it’s pretty big now at $284 million! [tickets]
China And Taiwan Hold First Direct Talks Since ’49 – Representatives of Taiwan and China held their first official talks on Tuesday since the end of China’s civil war in 1949, a meeting expected to produce few concrete results but one that was a symbolic development in the easing of the two sides’ longtime rivalry. [nyt]
Shane Warne Hints At Reunion Ex Liz Hurley – We all thought Liz and Warnie were out for six, but it the former test cricketer isn’t so sure. Shane Warne has hinted that a reunion with his glamorous ex Liz Hurley could still be on the cards in a radio interview with KIIS 106.5 breakfast hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. [daimai]
Report: Marketing Firm May Buy Klout For $100 Million – The website that provides social media users with a measure of their “influence” is close to being acquired by a social marketing company for $100 million, according to published reports. [pcw]
iPhone With ‘Flappy Bird’ App Hits Nearly $100K Before eBay Shuts It Down – Over the weekend, the creator of the wildly popular “Flappy Bird” app called it quits, yanked the app from Apple’s iTunes and Google Play Store, and unleashed chaos. So badly do some want their “Flappy Bird” fix that more than 70 people seemed ready to pay thousands of dollars for an iPhone loaded with the game on eBay. The auction reached at least $90,200 with more 60 people bidding at our last count, but other accounts said reached nearly $100,000 and 74 bidders, before eBay reportedly pulled the plug. [narkwatch]
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