Hotness in the News brought to you by SociaLifeChicago is your daily intel for quick news stories to keep you up on what’s going on in Chicago and the world, with sports some celebrity and fashion news and our ‘Look of The Day.’ Skip the small talk and have something substantial to say.
Just yesterday, the final day of the shoot, I felt an electric shock of energy – was it excitement that I was about to turn another year older? Was it nerves? Why did it feel like agony? I like getting older… I think…Does your butt quite suddenly (and painfully) deflate when you turn 27? Because mine hurt like hell… then my neck, back, legs and forehead.
‘And oh my hands… They were shriveling. I felt like the Wicked Witch, melting, melting, burning, melting.-Blake Lively on bee stings and getting older.
CHICAGO NEWS
• A bus headed to O’Hare departures terminal ran into a median, crashed and has injured 14 people. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• When does “yes” actually mean YES in sex? California’s state senate passed a bill that defines this. “he law would require “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement” by each party to engage in sexual activity….One thing the bill doesn’t say is that affirmative consent must be verbal.” [WASHINGTON POST]
• Up in the sky! Google is reportedly developing drones that can fly on their own and deliver goods. Project Wing is aimed at competing with Amazon, “An early version of the drone, which Google showcased in a video on its website, has a 1.5 meter-(yard-)wide wingspan and is capable of flying pre-programmed routes.” “The drone flew about 40 meters above the treeline, Google said, and dropped a package of chocolate bars to a farmer in Queensland, Australia.” [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• NY Times reports that “Ecuador is planning to create the world’s first government-issued digital currency.” The virtual currency will start circulating in December is yet to be named but will NOT be like bit coin. It will eb backed by liquid assets and will complement paper money. It’s interesting that the unnamed new currency was approved, and stateless crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin was banned by Ecuador’s National Assembly last month. [NY TIMES]
SPORTS
• NFL Commisioner Roger Godell was after all listening. They announced a domestic violence policy which would call for six-game suspension for a first domestic violence offense and potential lifetime ban on the second offense. This policy would apply to “everybody who gets an NFL or team paycheck” coaches, owners, players, the. [ABC]
• It’s still considered preseason but college football rankings Top 10 AP poll includes: 1)Florida State, 2) Alabama, 3) Oregon, 4) Oklahoma, 5) Ohio State, 6) Auburn, 7) UCLA, 8) Michigan State 9) South Carolina 10) Baylor. Though valiant effort last season, Stanford didn’t seen to crack the top 10, though it’s only pre-season. [BLEACHER REPORT]
BUSINESS
• Alibaba, ahead of it’s US IPO, has earned more than Amazon and Ebay combined in the last quarter. Net income at Hangzhou-based Alibaba nearly tripled to $1.99 billion. “Alibaba issued stock-based compensation worth $59 a share, which indicates a market value of $138 billion, based on 2.34 billion shares outstanding as of June 30, according to the Aug. 27 filing. The share count includes preferred and unvested restricted shares…Alibaba said the number of customers accessing sites through smartphones, a key plank of its growth strategy, increased sharply” [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Joan Rivers has been placed in a medically induced coma. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital following scare as she underwent “vocal chord” procedure, at her doctors office. This was a day after she had just performed a standup routine on stage. [NY DAILY NEWS]
FASHION
• Mumbai based new on the scene fashion label, Miuniku, who won the special jury award at the inaugural LVMH Young Fashion Designer will debut their spring-summer 2015 collection during Paris Fashion Week. The label is founded by sisters Tina and Nikita Sutradhar and their collection will consist of 20-looks. Their fall collections can currently be found at Opening Ceremony in New York and Los Angeles, and Cement in Japan. This is def a hot label to get your hands on before they reach masses. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Aaron Paul celebrating his birthday in a powder blue suit, it works for him
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