The ‘Hotness in the News’ keeps you up on what’s going on in Chicago, the country, the world, some celebrity and fashion news and our ‘Look of The Day’ skip the small talk.
CHICAGO NEWS
› A metra BNSF train hit and killed 2 people, a man and a woman, at 21st and Homan. It is believed they were looking for scrap metal. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
› Nicolle Wallace and October Gonzalez. Who? These are the 2 rumored names that will be joining the cast of ABC’s “The View” next season. 42 year-old Wallace is a novelist and political commentator and October is the wife of NFL’s Tony Gonzalez.
› Facebook is stealthily builiding an e-commerce, or so it seems. The company announced the purchase of web security firm PrivateCore. Private core offers what is known as vCage, which allows PrivateCore to simultaneously validate remote servers and protect data-in-use. [TECHCRUNCH]
WORLD NEWS
› He will become Turkey’s first popularly-elected president. According to reports from Reuters, Tayyip Erdogan, who had served as prime minister has risen to the presidency and could rule until 2023. “Until now, Turkish presidents have been chosen by parliament.” [REUTERS]
SPORTS
› More like Dan LeDouchebag. Dan Le Batard of ESPN TV and radio, has been suspended for two days after it was revealed that he paid for billboards in Cleveland taunting Lebron James’ decision to return to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Le Batard said to Greg Cote: “It’s just fun anarchy. All meant in fun — which, of course, will turn into Cleveland people getting filled with rage, poison and irrational hostility and want to use those billboards as a guillotine. Sports are so great, the more irrational the better. This is a publicity stunt disguised as a movement. Please don’t tell anyone there is no actual movement.” [USA TODAY]
› Physical and emotional exhaustion were the reasons cited by Kevin Durant why he will not participate with team USA for the rest of FIBA Cup. [SB Nation]
CELEBRITIES
› #Linstead! Work bae! Chicago P.D star Sophia Bush is taking a page from her character on the show. It is being reported that she is secretly dating her onscreen partner Jesse Lee Soffer. Fans of the show have always advocated for an Officer Linsdey & Halsted connection.
Things are really getting wild! Bear Grylls convinced actor Channing Tatum to take his pants off after a chopper ride on the latest episode of his show “Running Wild.”
FASHION
› Moda Operandi co-founder Áslaug Magnúsdóttir pens an op-Ed for Business of Fashion on her new venture Tinker Tailor as well as where she sees fashion headed. [BOF]
› Lululemon’s controversial founder Dennis “Chip” Wilson is selling half his stake(13.85%) in the company to Advent, the Wall Street Journal reports. The sale to private-equity firm Advent International for $845 million is an attempt to resolve a dispute with the company’s board. [WSJ]
LOOK OF THE DAY
Nina DObrev at the “Let’s Be Cops” premiere
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