Yassss it’s finally Friday. Here’s some news you can use and get ready for a sunshine filled weekend. Forecasts calls for 83 Saturday and 86 Sunday.
♦ Few details are starting to emerge from the ilfated Malaysian airplane that killed all on board. It was indeed shot down by rebels, about 100 AIDS researchers, activists and health workers who were traveling to a conference in Australia may have been on board. It is also reported that 80 children were aboard the flight.
CHICAGO NEWS
♦ Cheesecake is good business. Chicago Tribune reports that the mayor has been gifiting Eli’s cheesecakes to donors and supporters racking up more than $51,000 since running for mayor of Chicago in 2010. The love affair with Elis actually began during the time Rahm Emanuel represented the North Side’s 5th Congressional District.
♦ The Black Harvest Film Festival is breaking out of the Gene Siskel Film Center to show films across the city at four libraries this year. DNAinfo reports that “the Chicago Bee, South Chicago, North Austin and Blackstone branches will all host four showings of films from the fest from Monday through Aug. 13.”
NATIONAL NEWS
♦ For the first time, Marvel Comics has revealed its new Captain America, and this time he’s African-American.
SPORTS
♦ Newly divorced Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was seen “canoodling” with track and bobsled star Lolo Jones at the ESPYS.
♦ Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Co will tee off at the British Open but joining them will be 30 year old amateur golfer John Singleton who won a shot to play.
♦ Bye Boozer! Los Angeles Lakers acquired Carlos Boozer on amnesty waivers for $3.25 million. The deal involved nine teams with cap space who were able to make a blind bid to pick up the remaining portion of Boozer’s $16.8 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. “The Bulls must pay Boozer the remaining $13.6 million that he is owed in 2014-15 on the final year of his current contract. Releasing Boozer via the amnesty clause removes that $13.6 million from Chicago’s books for salary-cap and luxury-tax purposes, but the Bulls still must pay him the money he’s owed.”
CELEBS/FASHION
♦ Golden man. Though he didn’t play in the world cup, David Beckham got a golden shower when he was awarded the Legend award by his sons at the inaugural Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards.
♦ Mommie dearest! Soccer superstar Christiano Ronaldo may not have graced the world with his sexiness and talent if his mom had her way. His mother Dolores Aveiro, revealed in an autobiography how she tried to terminate her pregancy herself after doctors refused to help her.
♦ Rent the Runway, he go-to online rental destination for customers seeking designer outfits for weddings, interviews, galas, dates will will introduce an accessories category reports WWD. Offerings will include contemporary and designer brands Eddie Borgo, Pamela Love to Balenciaga and Oscar de la Renta.
♦ The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund 10 finalists are: Wes Gordon; Tanya Taylor; Paul Andrew; Daniel Corrigan and Jake Sargent of Simon Miller; Brett Heyman of Edie Parker; Natalie Levy and Grant Krajecki of Grey Ant; Eva Zuckerman of Eva Fehren; Gigi Burris of Gigi Burris Millinery; Ryan Roche, and Orley’s Matt Orley, Alex Orley and Samantha Florence.
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