While your were sleeping: 22 March 2016

Apple decryption battle reaches third option, and tennis in equal pay argument.

By John Stupart

22 Mar 2016

“Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.”

– Johann Paul Friedrich Richter

Story of the Day

Trainspotter: How The New Age, ANN7 and the Guptas have spun state capture
The New Age and Africa News Network 7, the print and television propaganda wings of the Zupta cabal, have always had an interesting relationship with truthiness. But the unreality has been ramped up significantly over the course of the last several weeks. RICHARD POPLAK falls down the Gupta media rabbit hole and emerges into a multiverse where big is small, wet is dry, and where Zupta Inc. is little more than a benign force for good in a swamp of CIA-engineered evil.

While you were sleeping

Another option in Apple cracking case
United States government officials may have found a new option to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Instead of suing Apple and attempting a legal solution, a third party has demonstrated to the FBI a successful hacking-open of the shooter's style of iPhone.
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Mali gunmen storm hotel
Four gunmen have attempted to attack a hotel hosting a European Union military training mission. Owned by the Azalaï Hotels Group, hotel security were able to shoot and kill one attacker, with the remaining three escaping. No guests, it seems, were injured during the assault.
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Hulk Hogan scores mammoth sex tape victory
A two-minute sex tape involving Hulk Hogan and a friend's wife, hosted by Gawker, has drawn stiff penalties. A Florida court ruled on Monday that Hogan be awarded $140 million. Gawker now faces bankruptcy, and you won't believe why!
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Manatees on the track to non-endangered status
In a major victory for the huge manatee, United States officials may rule the sea cow is 'threatened' in the coming year. This was announced recently after the latest aerial surveys indicated that the giant sea creature's numbers appears to have sextupled since being endangered in the '60s.
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Possible tennis boycott over equal pay
The threat of a possible boycott over equal prize payments for men and women has been raised ahead of the ATP and WTA Miami championships. This follows in the wake of disparaging comments defending the inequality by Novak Djokovic and Indian Wells director, Ray Moore. Tennis, it seems, may well be about as gender-unevolved as cricket.
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In Numbers

The number of years up to which an ant can live.

Facts of the Day

Today is international World Water Day.

Fact of the day: A £200 million research vessel under construction in the United Kingdom has had its name determined by the internet. According to a current poll, Boaty McBoatface was ahead by 13,000 votes.

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