Twitter Finally Silences Abusive Gupta Bots – Twitter has clamped down on some of the abusive bots that promoted the Guptas‚ talked about white monopoly capital and linked to defamatory sites. [busday]
Lawyer For Jacques Pauw, News24 Journalist Demands Full Disclosure On Probe – The legal team for investigative journalists Jacques Pauw and Pieter-Louis Myburgh has demanded full disclosure from the police on the nature of their investigation against the pair. [news24]
Bomber Strikes Near Times Square, Disrupting City But Killing None – Law enforcement officials said the attacker, identified by the police as Akayed Ullah, 27, chose the location because of its Christmas-themed posters. [nyt]
New York Attack: What Do We Know About Akayed Ullah? – The bomber suffered burns and other wounds and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. [bbc]
Steinhoff Faces Possible Fire Sale Of Global Retail Holdings In Battle To Survive – To raise liquidity it may have to part with assets it built up in a two-decade acquisition drive. [buslive]
White House Says Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump ‘Took Place Long Before’ 2016 Election – Comments came after three of the 19 women who accused Trump spoke on the “Today” show about their experiences. [time]
France To Ban Mobile Phones From Schools – Emmanuel Macron’s education minister thinks a ban could help combat cyber-bullying and encourage children to spend break outdoors. [sky]
Johannesburg Gets Its Own Arch For ‘The Arch’ Desmond Tutu – The structure commemorates the work and life of the struggle archbishop. [huffpostsa]
New York Times Reckons This Is 2017’s Hottest Toy (And It’s Only $15) – As shipment after shipment gets sold out as soon as they go up for sale, 2017’s hottest toy is also one of the hardest to come by. [here]
12 South African Restaurants Ranked Among The Global 1000 – That’s in the latest La Liste for 2018 – the worldwide restaurant review aggregator endorsed by the French Foreign Ministry. [bustech]
If You’ve Road Tripped With Your Family Before You’ll Understand This Problem – We are approaching that time of the year when you load up the car and head off on your family holiday. Just getting everyone in the car can be a disaster. [here]
Former Facebook Executive: Social Media Is Ripping Society Apart – Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice-president of user growth, expressed regret for his part in building tools that destroy ‘the social fabric of how society works’. [guardian]
Mohamed Salah Named BBC African Footballer Of The Year – Salah, the Premier League’s top scorer with 13 goals, has enjoyed a stellar year for both club and country. [bbcsport]
United And City Dispute The Blame For Manchester Derby Tunnel Bust-Up – Both clubs have until 6pm on Wednesday to provide an account of the fracas. [guardian]
Heartbreaking Video Of Bullied Boy Gets Global Response – Chris Evans, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Arquette, Dr Phil and Donald Trump Jr among the celebrities who have tweeted their support for Keaton Jones. [citizen]
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Mother Of Bullied Boy Who Went Viral Accused Of Racism After ‘Posing Next To Confederate Flag’ – The situation grew murky when several people claimed to have found evidence of offensive, possibly racist behaviour on Ms Jones’s Facebook account. [independent]
Golden Globes Snubs And Surprises – No Greta Gerwig or Patty Jenkins in Best Director? In the year of some badass wonder women, why aren’t there any in the big category? (Plus, 17 more grievances…) [dailybeast]
How Long You Might Have to Wait For The Next Season Of Stranger Things – Sounds like Stranger Things fans are going to have plenty of time to revisit the Hawkins’ kids first two seasons of encounters with the monsters of the Upside Down. [time]
Jimmy Kimmel Holds Back Tears As He Returns To Live! With Baby Son Billy In His Arms – The 7-month-old baby boy co-starred in his famous dad’s opening monologue on Monday, one week after he underwent his second heart surgery. [people]
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