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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ― Dalai Lama XIV
CHICAGO NEWS
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle site GOOP will open the doors on Saturday for their Chicago pop up that will go until May 10. They will have items “picked exclusively for Chicago from Pierre Hardy, Stella McCartney, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Heather Taylor Home.” The pop will be inside the Waldorf Astoria(formerly Elysian Hotel) at 11 E. Walton St.
NATIONAL NEWS
Shayna Hubers has been found guilty of murder. The 24-year-old shot her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ryan Poston six times on the night he was to meet Audrey Bolte(Miss Ohio 2012) on a date. [NY DAILY NEWS]
WORLD NEWS
The Apple Watch’s global retail rollout was more low key compared to the fanfare other Apple product retail launches have seen in the past. The product is being positioned more as a fashion item and as such is being rolled out and made available to purchase on site at upscale boutiques and department stores, including The Corner in Berlin, Maxfield in Los Angeles and Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London, Colette in Paris, not at Apple stores. There are 38 variations with prices ranging from $349-$10,000. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
The Chicago Bulls knocked out a win in double overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106, leading the series 3-0. They had the chance to win in regulation but Derrick Rose missed both free throw shots in the final seconds. Rose scored 34 points, Butler had 24 points. Game 4 is set for Saturday in Milwaukee. #SeeRed [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Aye! Chipotle has begun offering food delivery through Postmates, a San Francisco-based delivery start-up. Chipotle delivery is now available in 67 cities in the US, where Postmates operates. The cost of delivery, which is based on distance, will start at $4.99 and go as high as $7.99 per order. [NY TIMES]
•The designer of the Comcast-Time Warner merger plans may have been taking the saying “dream big,” wayyy too far. Comcast is dropping its $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable. Regulators were concerned that the merger would overpower the rapidly evolving television and entertainment industries. Comcast spent $17 million in lobbying last year and had a team of 128 lobbyists. The merger would have combined the two largest cable providers in the country and would have put more than half of all high-speed Internet customers under one company. Maybe next time. [WASHINGTON POST]
CELEBRITIES
McDreamy is now McGone. Patrick Dempsey’s character, Dr. Derek Shepherd, on Grey’s Anatomy was…*spoiler alert* killed off on last night’s episode.
FASHION
Catherine Malanrino has filed a lawsuit containing seven causes of action — such as breach of contract and tortious interference in connection with the sale of her company in 2011 and 2013. The suit, seeking at least $26.9 million in damage, names Elie Tahari and Bluestar Alliance LLC as defendants; If Malandrino were to win all the damages sought for each cause of action, the total would hit $65 million. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
Rose Byrne @ CinemaCon
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