HEADLINER
In Wisconsin’s primary elections, Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz came out victorious. Cruz trumped Trump 48.3% to 35.1% putting a dent in his delegates acquisition ahead of the GOP convention in July. Meanwhile, the Bern was felt in the cheese state as Sanders bested Hillary 56.4% to 43.3% but Bernie is feeling some heat after comments he made defending gun manufacturers saying victims of a crime committed with a gun should not be able to sue the manufacturer and that gun dealers should not get sued for selling legal products that get misused. Kasich is still in the race as he received 14% votes. The Trump campaign is in disarray. Read more
MORE NEWS
• Pfizer’s plan to acquire/merge with botox maker Allergan in a reported “inversion” deal worth $160 billion has been scrapped in what would’ve been the largest-ever health-care acquisition. The announcement came after the unveiling of new U.S. Treasury rules curbing tax-slashing “inversion” deals on Monday.
• We are the champions, four times in a row! UCONN’s Women’s basketball team defended their NCAA championship title with a 82-51 win over Syracuse Tuesday night in Indiana. This was coach Geno Auremmia’s 11th title win and players Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck became the only players in NCAA college basketball history, men or women, to win four titles.
• 225 people have been pronounced dead and 505 cases have been confirmed since December in Africa’s second-biggest oil producer, Angola’s, worst outbreak of Yellow fever in three decades and WHO reports emergency stockpiles of the vaccine are depleted. Yellow fever is transmited by mosquitoes.
• George Mason University excitedly announced the renaming of their law school to the Antonin Scalia School of Law until social media users made the hashtag #ASSLaw trend so now it’s being changed to Antonin Scalia Law School.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Though there is nothing wrong with being Plus Size, don’t call Amy Schumer that. The comedienne responded to a recent Glamour Magazine special issue that included her in roster of plus size ladies including Ashley Graham.
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood debut last night and will have its grand opening to the public Thursday morning. Several actors from the Harry Potter series, The Weasley twins, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy, were on hand for the red carpet event as well as guests including Steven Spielberg,Thandie Newton, Mindy Kaling. Conductor John Williams led the L.A. Philharmonic in a performance under Hogwarts castle.
FASHION
• The Black Tux, a rental garment service for men, is launching their first fashion collaboration with men’s label Ovadia & Sons. They will celebrate the launch of their first Chicago popup tomorrow inside The Tie Bar space in Lincoln Park, just in time for gala/junior board fundraising/wedding season.
• Calvin Klein, bolstered by its recent campaign of musicians and models, is staging its first Coachella event during the Indio, CA music festival’s weekend one. Off___White designer and Chicagoan Virgil Abloh will headline DJ set for their “Desert Rave” party Friday night. Calvin Klein joins festival sponsor H&M, retailer Revolve, Rachel Zoe, Levi’s, Rebecca Minkoff, Jeremy Scott, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Jonathan Simkhai as the latest fashion brand to join the mix.
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