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Boeremag Bomb Plotter And Father On Parole After Serving Minimum Time – One of the Boeremag bomb manufacturers, Kobus Pretorius, and his father, Dr Lets Pretorius, were released on parole last year. [timeslive]
At Least 35 Killed In Gaza As Israel Ramps Up Airstrikes In Response To Rocket Attacks – Israeli bombing raids across Gaza have killed at least 35 people, including 12 children, according to Palestinian health officials, who also said 220 people have been injured. [cnn]
NRA Bankruptcy: US Judge Dismisses Case – A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved. [bbc]
Russia To Revise Gun Laws After School Rampage Kills Nine – The attacker was identified as Ilnaz Galyaviyev (19), who is thought to have bought a semi-automatic shotgun legally after obtaining a licence last month. [irishtimes]
Ever Given Insurers Say Egypt’s $600 Million Claim Still Too Much, As Ship Remains Impounded – The massive ship had spent 44 days idle as of Tuesday. It is impounded in the Great Bitter Lake, a body of water roughly 30 miles from where it got stuck. [businsider]
Plumbers, Electricians And Builders Are In Huge Demand In South Africa – Here’s How Much They Earn – Learning a trade is one of the easiest entry points to self-employment and can provide a stable income and decent livelihood with the right support. [bustech]
Private Company Is About To Send The First Paying Crew To The International Space Station – Axiom will fly the first purely commercial crew to the International Space Station (ISS)—and pay NASA handsomely for the privilege. [time]
‘We Must Speak The Truth’: Liz Cheney Defiant Ahead Of Ouster From Top Republican Job – The Wyoming representative stands by her opposition to Trump’s election lies as she prepares to be removed from No 3 House role. [guardian]
Mark Zuckerberg Has A Goat Named Bitcoin And We’re A Little Worried For It – Crypto enthusiasts are taking it to mean the Facebook founder supports Bitcoin. Get it? Like Max…Bitcoin, or a Bitcoin maximalist? [mashable]
How SAPS Protects The Killers Within Its Ranks – Killings and brutality are enabled by police management’s reluctance to discipline officers accused of wrongdoing in these cases. [dailymav]
You Can Now Go Truffle Hunting In The Western Cape – Truffle season kicks off in mid-May, and runs through to the end of July each year, and now you can get in on the action. [here]
Trump Revives His War On Windmills With Crazy Old Man Statement – Several years after first declaring war on windmills, Donald Trump waded back into the wind farm fray on Tuesday with a bitter statement mocking Joe Biden’s administration. [dbeast]
Sleeping Pills Do Not Work In Long Term, Scientists Find – People struggling with insomnia should receive cognitive behavioural therapy rather than medication, say researchers. [telegraph]
Manchester City Clinch Premier League Title After United Lose To Leicester – Pep Guardiola’s side are 10 points clear of second placed United and have wrapped up the title with three games to spare. [iol]
Caster Semenya Gets 50 Hours Of Community Service After Pleading Guilty To Reckless Driving – Semenya appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court last week for allegedly driving recklessly in her SUV on the N14 highway, the NPA said. [news24]
Lego Unveils 2,048-Piece Friends Apartments Set Full Of Inside Jokes – It includes the two main New York apartments from the show along with a connecting hallway. But it’s not the homes themselves that are the stars. It’s what’s inside. [cnet]
Brit Awards 2021 Highlights – Dua Lipa’s NHS pay rise call, a Taylor Swift surprise, and live music returns. [sky]
Seth Rogen Reveals Strange Encounter With Tom Cruise – Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow once had a bizarre encounter with Tom Cruise, in which the actor blamed “the pharmaceutical industry” for his nutty public image and offered a lecture on Scientology. [newsau]
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