Australia-Bound Plane Crashes After Being Weighed Down By Cocaine

Police seized 28 bags of drugs along with Australian currency.

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An overloaded plane crashed shortly after take-off in Papua New Guinea after being overloaded with cocaine headed to Australia.

Police believe the Cessna plane was carrying over one thousand pounds of cocaine which is worth about $57 million. Five men have been arrested.

"The AFP (Australian Federal Police) alleges greed played a significant part in the syndicate's activities and cannot rule out that the weight of the cocaine had an impact on the plane's ability to take off,", police said in a statement.

If convicted the men could face life in prison,

"These arrests prove no matter how sophisticated or opportunistic organised crime's attempts are, or the methods they use, law enforcement is keeping pace and causing maximum damage to these criminal ventures," AFP Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney said.

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Shoprite To Leave Nigeria After 15 Years

Shoprite has been in Nigeria for 15 Years.

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The South African retail grocery store, Shoprite, has decided to leave Nigeria after running operations in the country since 2005.

Monday morning at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Shoprite filed an update saying it plans to terminate business in Nigeria.

“Following approaches from various potential investors, and in line with our re-evaluation of the Group’s operating model in Nigeria, the Board has decided to initiate a formal process to consider the potential sale of all, or a majority stake, in Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Shoprite International Limited.", the update said.

In April, Shoprite announced the loss of 8.1 percent of its sales in constant currency terms due to the September attack on its stores after a xenophobic attack occured in South Africa, targeting Nigerians.

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Ryan Breaux, Frank Ocean's Younger Brother Killed In Car Crash

Breaux here with big brother, Frank Ocean, was only 18 years old.

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Frank Ocean's younger Brother, Ryan Breaux and Breaux's friend, Zeek Bishop was tragically killed in single-vehicle car crash in the early morning of Sunday, August 2nd in Thousand Oaks, California.⁣ ⁣⁣

As the authorities are continuing to investigate the accident, artists that know Frank Ocean have taken to social media to send their condolences. Rapper MadeinTYO said on Twitter, " Ryan Breaux, you was a good kid and always showed me love. See you up top & pray for Frank family".

Producer and DJ, Sango said "Rest In Peace Ryan Breaux". 

Ocean's 2016 album Blonde featured his younger Brother, Ryan on the song "Futura Free" as the track ended with a conversation between the two and also dedicated a 2011 song to his Brother called "Orion".

May he rest in perfect peace. 

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August 3rd Birthdays

Bennett has won 20 Grammy Awards

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Tony Bennett - 94 | Singer

George M. Whitesides - 81 | Chemist

Martin Sheen - 80 | Actor

Martha Stewart - 79 | Businesswoman

Jo Marie Payton - 70 | Actress

Isiah Washington - 57 | Actor

Michael Ealy - 47 | Actor

Bassey Ikpi - 44 | Poet & Writer

Tom Brady - 43 | NFL Quarterback

Brady has won the most Super Bowl MVP Award ever with 4.

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The Holy Word

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119v105

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August 2nd Birthdays

Lance Ito presided over the OJ Simpson case in 1994.

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Lance Ito - 70 | Judge & Lawyer

Ken Kutaragi - 70 | Technologist & Businessman

Charlie Strong - 60 | College Football Coach

Chrystia Freeland - 52 | Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

Mary-Louise Parker - 56 | Actress & Writer

Sam Worthington - 44 | Actor & Writer

Skylar Diggins-Smith - 30 | WNBA Player

Ray BLK - 27 | Singer-Songwriter

Kristaps Porzingis - 25 | NBA Player

Porzingis is a key figure on the Dallas Mavericks.

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The Holy Word

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: 

old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2 Corinthians 5v17

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On This Day In 1907: Bank of America Was Founded By Amadeo Giannini

Giannini was the only banked named to the Time 100 list.

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Italian-American banker Amadeo Giannini founded 'Bank of Italy' in 3433 Mission Street, San Fransisco in 1907.

Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking practices such as offering bank services to middle-class Americans rather than only the upper-class.

He also pioneered the holding company structure and established one of the first modern trans-national institutions. 

It was later renamed to 'Bank of America' in 1930 with his headquarters now in Charlotte, North Carolina as of 2018 the bank revenues $91.24 billion.

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Apple Is Now Officially The Most Valuable Company On Earth

Apple Headquarters in California.

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NBC News has reported that Apple Inc. is now the most publicly traded company in the world after being valued at $1.84 Trillion. 

During the Coronavirus, Apple has put emphasis on working-from-home for its employees, customers and services which has proven to boost online sales.

Apple's revenue for the 3rd quarter hit $59.7 million, which was up 11 percent from last year.

Saudi Arabia's state owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, now sits second at $1.76 Trillion.

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Fox Discovered With A SHOE COLLECTION!!

German Fox loves his shoes.

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The residents of Zehlendorf, a surburb in Berlin, Germany were perplexed as to why someone was stealing their sandles, flip flops and shoes from their yards in the middle of the night.

Local Resident Christian Meyer recently lost a pair of running shoes and took to a social-community online forum to find them. After doing so, it became apparent that he was not alone.

Meyer then saw the culprit, a fashion-loving Fox with two blue flip-flops in its mouth on a piece of wasteland.

The fox has 100 pairs of shoes stocked away. Meyer's running sneakers were not among them.

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James Harden Drops 49 In 153-149 Thriller Win Against Dallas Mavericks

James Harden was in peak form against the Mavericks.

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In a resilient comeback led by James Harden's 49 points, the Houston Rockets outscored the Dallas Mavericks, 31-20 in the fourth quarter after trailing for most of the game. Overtime was forced when Rockets Forward Robert Covington tipped in a Harden missed three pointer with 3.3 seconds left.

"We wanted to stay with it and give ourselves a chance at the end of the game. We did that. Our confidence defensively was building, especially in that fourth quarter. We kept pushing the tempo, kept fighting.", Harden said. The current leading scorer in the NBA scored 7 points in OT to help Houston capture the win.

Luka Doncic, young Mavs sensation put up a 28 point triple double but shot one for nine from 3. Kristaps Porzingis followed up with a 39 point, 16 rebound performance while Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. combined for 55 points. 

Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said "This is a tough loss. This is as tough as it gets, and it just comes down to basic execution.

Rockets guard Russell Westbrook kept his team going by adding 31 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.

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August 1st Birthdays

Douglas D. Osheroff shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Physics.

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Douglas D. Osheroff - 75 | Physicist  

Ray Dalio - 71 | Investor

Chuck D - 60 | Rapper

Coolio - 57 | Rapper, Actor, Chef & Record Producer

Tempestt Bledsoe - 47 | Actress

Oluchi Onweagba - 40 | Model

Bastian Schweinsteiger - 36 | Retired Footballer

Elijah Kelley - 34 | Actor & Singer

Tomi Adeyemi - 27 | Novelist

Tomi Adeyemi was named to Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2019.

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The Holy Word

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, 

and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1v22 

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