Woman Accuses Roman Polanski Of Raping Her In 1975 When She Was 18 – Film director denies claim by Valentine Monnier about alleged incident at ski resort. [guardian]
Bob Norris, The Original ‘Marlboro Man,’ Dies At 90 – Despite being the face of Philip Morris cigarettes in the ‘60s, Norris was never a smoker, according to multiple sources. [huff]
A Russian Professor Was Pulled From A River. Police Said A Woman’s Arms Were Found In His Rucksack – Russian law enforcement agencies are questioning a prominent historian over the death of a former student in the city of St. Petersburg, in a case that has grabbed headlines across the country. [cnn]
Facebook And YouTube Ban Naming Alleged Trump Impeachment Whistleblower – Republican political figures spread the name on Twitter. [verge]
Berliners Are Trolling Trump By Shipping Him A 2.7-Ton Piece Of The Berlin Wall – US president Donald Trump will be receiving a special gift from Berlin residents on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—a 2.7-ton section of the wall itself. [qz]
‘Baby Trump’ Balloon Knifed And Deflated – The giant orange, nappy-clad, mobile-phone clutching caricature of the president was damaged as the US leader visited the state. [sky]
Alibaba Singles Day Kicked Off With Taylor Swift And A Huge, New Sales Record – Singles Day, the Chinese ecommerce giant’s annual “global shopping festival,” has just begun and it’s already set new records. Shoppers spent more than $13 billion (or 91.2 billion Chinese Yuan) in the first hour alone, Alibaba reported. [mash]
Outrage As Sri Lanka President Pardons Teen’s Killer – Sri Lanka’s outgoing president has caused outrage by pardoning a death row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager in 2005. [bbc]
Michael Bloomberg’s Presidential Bid Is Almost Certainly Doomed – Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor, announced in March he would not enter the Democratic Party’s presidential primary. [smh]
Murderer Who Briefly ‘Died’ In Hospital Goes To Court To Claim He’s Served His Life Sentence – A court denies his request to be released, because if he can make such a plea, then he must still be alive. [sky]
The Small African Kingdom That’s Perfect For Growing Cannabis, But Maybe Not For Regulating It – Dawn breaks in the village of Marakabei, two and a half thousand meters up in the remote highlands of Lesotho, the landlocked kingdom surrounded by South Africa. [qz]
France Ready To Give Financial Support To Eskom – France is weighing providing financial support to South Africa’s indebted utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the Johannesburg-based newspaper Business Times reported. [btech]
Woody Allen Settles $68 Million Lawsuit Against Amazon Studios – Amazon ended a four-picture deal with the director amid increased attention paid to Allen’s sexual assault allegations. [iw]
Japanese Women Demand Right To Wear Glasses At Work – Public outcry after TV show exposes businesses imposing ban on female staff. [guardian] Is this story even real?
WeWork’s Adam Neumann Sued Over $1.7bn Package – A WeWork shareholder has taken the company to court over the near-$1.7bn (£1.3bn) leaving package approved for ousted co-founder Adam Neumann. [bbc]
RFS Raises Sydney Fire Warning To ‘Catastrophic’ – Catastrophic fire danger is forecast for Sydney and its surrounds on Tuesday for the first time, as a statewide total fire ban has been called for Monday to help contain more than 60 fires which continue to burn in NSW. [smh]
Kanye West Talks Changing His Name To ‘Christian Billionaire Genius’ And 2024 Presidential Run – Kanye West was just as outspoken as ever when he made a surprise appearance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York on Thursday. [et]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Dismissed Tinder Cofounder As Irrelevant But Still Let Dating App Get Special Access To Users’ Data – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered entering the online dating business as far back as 2014, but he put the idea on the back burner, instead giving Tinder special access to its users’ data, leaked emails between top executives show. [forbes]
2019 Is The Year Of The ‘Climate Strike’ – “Climate strike” has been crowned word of the year by Collins Dictionary. [verge]
Henry Golding Tells Hilariously Sweet Story About His Attempts To Befriend Matthew McConaughey – Who wouldn’t want to be friends with Matthew McConaughey? Certainly not Henry Golding. When he started filming with the legendary actor on the new Guy Ritchie movie The Gentleman, he already had visions of a blossoming friendship. [mash]
The Black Princess Who ‘Took On A White World’ – The young woman arrived at Southend railway station by third class carriage with her heart set on winning the town’s beauty contest. But her entry would cause a scandal that made headlines around the world. Why? Because the year was 1908 – and she was black. [bbc]
Actor Who Portrayed Killer In Horror Movie Awaits Trial On Murder Charge – Aisling Tucker Moore-Reed, who appeared in the low-budget, yet-to-be released “Before the Dark, is accused of killing her uncle in 2016. [nbc]
Ryan Giggs, 45, Is ‘Dating DJ And Model Helen Stelling Holt, 30 – Footballer Ryan Giggs is reportedly dating DJ and model Helen Stelling Holt after they met during one of her events at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. [dm]
Private Jets, Parties With Khloe Kardashian, And $1 Million Weddings: Inside The Lavish Lives Of A Billionaire Fast-Fashion Dynasty – The rise of the Kamani family is frequently described by the British tabloids as one of the UK’s great “rags to riches” tales. [busins]
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