Trump Captures Republican Nomination – Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn. [reuters]
Turkey Coup: Crackdown Toll Passes 45,000 – At least 45,000 people have been rounded up, sacked or suspended from their jobs by Turkey’s government in the wake of last week’s failed coup. [bbc]
Gawker Founder Nick Denton Faces Personal Bankruptcy – The British former journalist lost a bid for protection from damages over the Hulk Hogan privacy case, but vowed to fight on. [guardian]
Outrage In India After Woman Allegedly Raped Twice By Same Men – A passer-by found the Indian student unconscious in the bushes of a park outside Rohtak and took her to a hospital. The 21-year-old later told police that she was not only drugged and gang-raped, but that two of her attackers drugged and raped her three years earlier. [cnn]
Eskom Foresees No Load Shedding During And Beyond Winter – ESKOM has been able to meet demand this financial year even during the weeks where demand was higher than last year‚ and has used open cycle gas turbines sparingly this year‚ Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Tuesday. [bdl]
Landmark Microsoft Ruling Clarifies Government’s Access To Overseas-Stored Data – By now most of us know there’s a treasure trove of information regarding our online activities stored somewhere, but just who has access to it? [here]
Megyn Kelly Told Fox Investigators Ailes Sexually Harassed Her, Too – Fox News broadcaster Megyn Kelly has told investigators hired by 21st Century Fox that her boss, Roger Ailes, has sexually harassed her in the past, and Ailes has now been asked to resign. [usat]
Chris Froome: Why I Punched A Spectator – The Tour de France leader tells Sky News about fans getting too close for comfort, ahead of four mountainous stages. [sky]
The Instant Jihadist: Bastille Day Killer ‘Radicalised In Days’ – The Bastille Day killer may have been a new brand of instant jihadist, radicalised in a matter of days or weeks, the French authorities suggested. [times]
Trump Campaign Lies About Melania Trump’s Nonexistent College Degree – First Lady hopeful Melania Trump has been under fire ever since she just so happened to repeat (nearly word for word) parts of Michelle Obama’s convention speech from 2008 last night. Now, Melania is left with the task of proving her credibility. And the Trump campaign isn’t making her job any easier. [gawk]
Donald Trump Used Model Parties To Seal Deals – “Marla is a good girl, and I had a good marriage with her, but it’s just that I get f*ckin’ bored,” Trump told me. “One of those little things.” [beast]
Plagiarized Portions of Melania Trump’s Speech Added After Speechwriter’s Draft – Donald Trump’s campaign hired well-known professional Republican speechwriter Matthew Scully to pen Melania Trump’s speech to the Republican National Convention, but a draft copy submitted by Scully to the campaign shows none of the passages that match Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech nearly word-for-word. [nbc]
WhatsApp Blocked In Brazil Again – A Brazilian judge ordered telephone companies to cut off access to WhatsApp in the country after Facebook declined to provide chat logs related to a criminal investigation, Globo reports. Because WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, Facebook cannot access users’ messages and therefore cannot provide the court with the requested data. [tc]
Hottest Ever June Marks 14th Month Of Record-Breaking Temperatures – US agencies Nasa and Noaa say last month was 0.9C hotter than the 20th century average and the hottest June since records began in 1880. [guardian]
Two Allegedly Drunk Pilots Arrested Prior to Trans-Atlantic Flight – Both pilots assigned to fly an Air Transat flight from Scotland to Toronto on Monday were arrested for allegedly being drunk. [abc]
Macaulay Culkin’s Tribute Band Are A Very Odd Bunch – Booed Off Stage [Videos] – The world thought the former child star’s tribute band was a joke, but now they have an album coming out and people are hungry for more. [here]
The Tourists Are Coming – A Word Of Advice To All Capetonians – No matter what time of year, we tend to entertain our fair share of visitors. May we suggest a few things that might make your life easier? [here]
Lady Gaga, Taylor Kinney Split After 5 Years – While the couple may have seemed like soul mates, it seems that their relationship is at an end. [usat]
Couple Hid Winning Lottery Ticket For Two Weeks Before Claiming £15m – A couple who scooped nearly £15 million on the Lottery hid the winning ticket while they jetted off on holiday for two weeks before cashing it in. [tele]
California Couple Claims $528.8 Million Share Of Record Powerball Jackpot – The couple is committing nearly all the winnings to charities and a trust. [time]
Who Wants To Be A Billionaire? Here’s The Latest R1Billion+ Lottery Jackpots You Can Play Online – The Powerball rolled over so Wednesday’s draw is sitting on $361 million (R5.4 billion). That should keep the wolf from the door. Good luck! Get tickets [here]
Bryan Cranston Apologizes For Offending Gay Power Rangers Actor – Bryan Cranston has apologized for derogatory comments he allegedly made about gay actor David Yost’s role as the original blue ranger in “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” [wrap]
Mila Kunis Says Romance With Ashton Kutcher Started Out As Friends With Benefits – Starring roles in “Friends with Benefits” and “No Strings Attached” turned to reality for Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. [nydn]
Rosberg-Hamilton Rift Shows No Sign Of Healing – It’s been some time since Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton saw eye to eye, so it’s no surprise that the German has conceded that he and Hamilton are “not best friends at the moment”. [pf1]
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Tennis Star Marcus Willis Engaged – To girlfriend of five months Jenny Bates. [hello]
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