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“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ― Albert Einstein
CHICAGO NEWS
• Mumford & Sons were set to perform on Montrose Beach Tuesday but it was postponed due to the rain, now the concerts promoter, Jam USA will pay $65,000 to Park District to reschedule concert to tonight.
NATIONAL NEWS
• They were six women and three men; a high school track and field coach, a studious Dallas Cowboys fan, a dedicated librarian and a state senator and preacher. Reverend Clementa Pinckney, 41,Reverend Sharonda Coleman Singleton, 45, Reverend Daniel Simmons, 74, Tywanza Sanders, 26, Reverend DePayne Middleton Doctor, 49, Cynthia Hurd, a 54-year-old library manager, Susie Jackson, 87; Ethel Lance, 70; and Myra Thompson, 59. The shooting suspect, Dylann Storm Roof, has been arrested and extradited back to Charleston will go before a judge Friday afternoon for a bond hearing; it is being investigated as a hate crime. A roommate noted, Roof occasionally made racist comments, although he had black friends. [NY TIMES]
WORLD NEWS
• A body, believed to be that of a stowaway passenger was found on the roof of a building a few miles from Heathrow Airport while another is in serious condition at the hospital. It’s believed they clung onto the British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow. The death is being currently categorized as “unexplained. [BBC]
SPORTS
• LSU football coach Les Miles has suspended four of his football players for off the field conduct. Quarterback Anthony Jennings, defensive back Dwayne Thomas and defensive tackle Maquedius Bain were arrested for breaking into another student’s apartment. Separately defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao, a redshirt freshman from Texas, was arrested for digging through pockets of a victim that had been “been beaten unconscious… then punched the victim’s girlfriend in the face with a closed fist.” A person named Doodaman was involved. [WASHINGTON POST]
• “Free fallin” is not just a song by Tom Petty, it seems to be the direction Tiger Woods’career is currently taking as his performance at the U.S Open saw him shoot 10-over 80 in his opening round where 15-year-old Cole Hammer beat him by by 3 strokes. As the NY Times noted “the utter feebleness and fundamental inability to execute basic shots that made Woods’s performance so mind-numbing, even alarming. Just two months ago, Woods tied for 17th at the Masters and had two rounds in the 60s. A little more than a year ago, he was the world’s top-ranked golfer.” [NY TIMES]
BUSINESS
• Toyota’s newly appointed communications chief Julie Hamp, their first senior woman executive, was arrested on suspicion of illegally bringing pain killers into Japan. Reports state that 57 “Oxycodone pills were found in a small parcel labeled “necklaces” that was sent from the United States and addressed to Hamp in Japan.” Bringing Oxy into Japan requires prior approval from the government and it must be carried by the individual, and Hamp could be looking at years in prison if indicted. [REUTERS]
ENTERTAINMENT
• Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger who famously landed the plane on the Hudson with all passengers on board surviving and now Tom Hanks is in negotiations to portray him on the big screen. Dubbed Miracle on the Hudson. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
• Michael Douglas was presented with the $1million Genesis Prize known as the ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’ from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem. He attended the event accompanied by his wife Catherine Zeta Jones and children Dylan and Carys.
FASHION
• Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, has collaborated with jewelry designer Calleija n a range of horse-themed designs and they celebrated the launch at the Royal Arcade in London. [HELLO!]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Cindy Crawford
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