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“Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they’re all a projection of you.”
― Dr. Deepak Chopra
CHICAGO NEWS
• Communities in northern Illinois bore most of the wrath of deadly tornadoes that touched down with one person killed and seven were injured in Fairdale. In nearby Rochelle, they were also hit with one of the areas biggest tornadoes. The storm moved across DeKalb, Boone and McHenry counties, sporadically touching down and causing damage. [WSJ]
NATIONAL NEWS
• BMPEA, a stimulant that was originally synthesized in the 1930s as a replacement for amphetamines, has been found in dietary supplements labeled to contain a shrub called Acacia rigidly and Vitamin Shoppe announced that it will no longer sell products that contain Acacia rigidly. [ABC NEWS]
WORLD NEWS
• President Obama was in Jamaica yesterday and during a town hall with students at the University of the West Indie he received a rousing applause when he used the Patois saying to greet them saying “Wah gwan Jamaica.” The President will head to Panama next and attend a summit of Latin American leaders and it was also indicated that he plans to announce Cuba’s removal from the U.S. State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. [ABC]
SPORTS
• He just doesn’t have it as he used to but miracles could happen! Tiger Woods is currently 1-over and nine strokes behind and this year’s Masters favorite 21-year-old Jordan Spieth is leading after Round 1 and making nine birdies. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is still trying to figure out this place and trying to get on a roll at Augusta. Lots of golf aead this weekend. [USA TODAY]
• Mount St. Joseph’s basketball player Lauren Hill has lost her fight against an inoperable and rare brain tumor cancer on Friday. During her battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma , the 19-year-old had helped raise more than $1.5 million for cancer research. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• General Electric is exiting its lending business and will sell of most of its real estate holdings to refocus the company, retaining only GE Capital Aviation Services, Energy Financial Services and Healthcare Equipment Finance. The company’s U.S real estate holdings mainly office buildings, will be acquired by the Blackstone Group-the new owners of Sears Tower. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• #bloop! Scott Eastwood revealed that it was his girlfriend at the time that Ashton Kutcher cheated on with while married to Demi Moore, during a visit to Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” last night. The rumor at the time was Ashton Kutcher had cheated on then wife Demi Moore with two girls in a hot tub, on his sixth wedding anniversary at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. Escandalo! [US WEEKLY]
• Singer Taylor Swift yesterday revealed her mum, Andrea Finlay Swift, was diagnosed with cancer and the topics #PrayForMamaSwift began to trend online
She wrote to her fans on tublr “She wanted you to know because your parents may be too busy juggling everything they’ve got going on to go to the doctor, and maybe you reminding them to go get checked for cancer could possibly lead to an early diagnosis and an easier battle.” [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• Chanel, one of the last few fashion brands that has not made the full digital e-commerce leap will run a shop-in-shop at Net-a-porter.com for a capsule collection of fine jewelry of five rings and one cuff crafted from 18-karat white and yellow gold called Coco Crush, to test the e-commerce waters. It will be the first time anything Chanel, besides makeup, is available for purchase online. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• J.K Rowling
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