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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies Aged 96 – Death draws to a close Britain’s second Elizabethan era and heralds the reign of her son, King Charles III. [guardian]
Rainbow Appeared Over Buckingham Palace Shortly Before Queen Elizabeth’s Death Was Announced – Buckingham Palace announced the Queen “died peacefully” at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday. [people]
These Brands Are Very Sad About The Passing Of The Queen – From pizza companies to sex toy makers, brands reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, each in their own way. [vice]
Prince William, Kate Middleton Take Over Cornwall Title On Social Media – Prince William and Kate Middleton are already embracing their new titles. [p6]
Queen Elizabeth II’s Death Sparks Twitter Outages In US, Several Countries, Users Report – The death of Queen Elizabeth II led to a frenzy on social media Thursday, so much so that Twitter experienced outages in several countries, including the U.S. [usat]
Steve Bannon Charged With Money Laundering, Conspiracy – The former White House adviser faces state charges in a charity fraud case after a Trump pardon let him evade federal counts. [pol]
Shrooms Are Now Officially Legal In San Francisco – The resolution’s language also states that no city resources will be used to investigate matters concerning the use and distribution of the aforementioned psychedelics. [now]
Plight And Poverty — ‘I Earned More As A Farmworker In South Africa Than As A Maths Teacher In Zimbabwe’ – The Zimbabwe Teachers Association says teachers have to leave classrooms immediately to exchange their salaries. [mav]
Trump Told White House Team He Needed To Protect ‘Russiagate’ Documents – The former president, who left the White House with a trove of sensitive material, believes there are documents that would expose a Deep State plot against him — and told confidants he needed to protect them from the next administration. [rollsto]
Cash, Stamps And Flags: How Royal Symbols Will Now Change – Unpicking Queen Elizabeth’s name, image and iconography from public life will take some time. [guardian]
Viral Vietnam Noodle Seller Arrested Over Salt Bae Parody – A noodle seller who parodied Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe, known as Salt Bae, has been arrested for anti-state propaganda in Vietnam. [bbc]
Snapchat Removes Māori Tattoo Filter After Backlash – The filter resembled tattoos that are sacred in the New Zealand indigenous culture. [giz]
Biggest Announcements From The iPhone 14 Event – During yesterday’s Far Out event, Apple revealed its iPhone 14 lineup and three new Apple Watches, including the much-anticipated Apple Watch Ultra. [here]
Elon Musk Says He Talked To Apple About iPhone 14’s Satellite Features – He also said the iPhone team is ‘super smart’. [mash]
This Is The Powers That The British Monarchy Still Retain – The British monarch is mainly a ceremonial figurehead and is generally expected not to intervene in political matters. But as head of state, they have retained some constitutional powers. [iol]
Ex-Hawks Officer Gets 15-Year Sentence For Stealing Firearms From Police Stations For 17 Years – A former Hawks officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for charges ranging from firearm theft to illegal possession of explosives. [n24]
New Online Gambling Laws Proposed For South Africa – The draft Remote Gambling Bill has been published for public comment in South Africa, aiming to legalise and regulate online gambling in the country. [btech]
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