Ep.375 - Lumumba Murder Case & Instagram DMs

In a week where:

1. Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to rape, faces up to 20 years in prison.
2. Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86.
3. Finland is named the world’s happiest country for the ninth consecutive year.
4. UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz.
5. Robert Mueller, special counsel who investigated Trump-Russia ties, dies at 81.

In History: (6:49) It hasn't been long in the Belgian revival of the Patrice Lumumba murder case but they already have their first suspect. 93-year-old ex-diplomat Étienne Davignon. (Article By Jennifer Rankin)

In Tech: (19:12) Instagram are locking off end-to-end DMs in yet another blow to any of us having anything good on the Internet. (Article By Lily Hay Newman)

In Music: (31:18) A report came out this past week hailing UKs Black British Music industry carrying the overall UK Music industry overall. But are we seeing those profits? (Article By Mimi The Music Blogger)

Lastly, in Life: (45:08) A pensive story about working in a liquor store and the inherent contradictions of needing to sell poison to people addicted to it. (Article By Quinn Que) 

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