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    12 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone in Morning Headlines
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    Trial Of Picasso’s Handyman Begins – French court starts assessing case of Pierre Le Guennec and his wife, who claim artist gave them 271 of his works. [guardian]

    Obama ISIS Fight Request Sent To Congress – President Barack Obama on Wednesday made the case for Congress to formally authorize the use of military force in the war against ISIS, declaring that congressional passage of the measure makes the U.S. “strongest” in the fight, and that “ISIL is going to lose.” [cnn]

    Costa Concordia Captain Convicted on 32 Counts of Manslaughter – Capt. Schettino was sentenced to 16 years for crashing his ship. He escaped much heavier penalties. Has he learned his lesson? Probably. Has the cruise industry? Maybe. [beast]

    TransAsia Forced To Ground Ten Pilots Who Couldn’t Pass A Flight Test – In the wake of a fatal crash last week that killed more than 40 people, TransAsia Airways had to ground at least ten pilots flying the same aircraft who failed an oral flight test. [gawk]

    Durban University SRC Calls For Expulsion Of Jews – The Durban University of Technology’s student representative council has called for the expulsion of all Jewish students who do not support the Palestinian cause, according to a report. [tlive]

    Durban Cop Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In China – A Durban police officer has been arrested in China for alleged drug trafficking. [citypr]

    Durban Last City Standing To Host 2022 Commonwealth Games – Canada’s Edmonton withdrawal leaves Durban as the only other city contending to host the multi-sports event in 2022. [m&g]

    Bob Hewitt Rape Trial: 3rd Woman Accuses Former Tennis Star – A third woman testified Wednesday that she was sexually abused while a minor by former tennis star Bob Hewitt, and that he once said to her at a coaching session “rape is enjoyable.” [associated]

    Stellenbosch University Reacts To Student Rape – Stellenbosch University has kicked a male student out of his residence after he was accused of and criminally charged with an on-campus rape. [n24]

    Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tells Pimping Trial He Is ‘Rougher’ Than Normal Men After Prostitute Tells Court He Had Forced Anal Sex With Her – Dominique Strauss-Kahn told the Lille pimping trial today that he accepted that he had a “rougher” form of sexuality than most men. [ind]

    Zuma To Deliver #SONA2015 Amid Tight Security, Disruption Threats – President Jacob Zuma delivers his eighth state-of-the-nation address on Thursday amid tight security following threats of disruptions. [tlive]

    Parliament Staff Boycott SONA – Hundreds of parliamentary workers are set to stay away from Parliament today, protesting the institution’s alleged failure to accede to demands for improved work conditions. [citpr]

    Corrie Sanders’ Killers Jailed – Three Zimbabweans who killed former world heavyweight boxing champion Corrie Sanders during an armed robbery were jailed for 43 years each on Wednesday, of which they have to serve 30. [iol]

    Man Freed After 30 Years In Jail – Citing DNA evidence, Cook County authorities on Wednesday freed a man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in the south suburbs, tacitly acknowledging that the true perpetrator has so far escaped punishment for a particularly vicious crime. [chic]

    Apple Investing $850 Million In California Solar Farm – Apple AAPL 2.34% Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday the technology company is investing $850 million to help build a solar farm in California with solar panel maker First Solar. [fortune]

    With No Trademark, Sriracha Name Is Showing Up Everywhere – Wander down almost any supermarket aisle and it’s easy to spot one of the food industry’s hottest fads. Sriracha, the fiery red Asian chili sauce, has catapulted from a cult hit to flavor du jour, infusing burgers, potato chips, candy, vodka and even lip balm. [latimes]

    Tesla’s Loss Widens as Deliveries Fall Short – Elon Musk said all is well with Tesla Motors Inc. and predicted brighter days in 2015, even as the company reported that its fourth-quarter loss widened to $108 million, missing analysts’ forecasts, as deliveries of its $71,000-and-up luxury electric cars fell short of an already lowered forecast because of weather and customers unable to accept deliveries. [wsj]

    Tiger Woods Takes Indefinite Break With His Game ‘Unacceptable’ – Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite break from golf, saying his game is “unacceptable for tournament play”. [bbc]

    Kill Switches ‘Cut Thefts’ In London, New York And San Francisco – The addition of “kill switch” anti-theft tools to iPhones and Android handsets appears to be acting as a major deterrent to criminals. [bbc]

    SpaceX launches Observatory On 3rd Try, Nixes Landing Test – SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday. [yahoo]

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