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CHICAGO NEWS
• Pops for Champagne is bringing Spanish-themed restaurant, Bom Bolla, specializing in sparkling Cava wines to Wicker Park. It will be located at 1501 N. Milwaukee Ave. [DNA INFO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• The 16-year-old son of Michael and Trudi Hardman fell asleep behind the wheel of the SUV en route from Terrell, Texas, to Orlando, Florida while driving the family to Disneyworld. He has been charged with reckless operation of a vehicle. None of those killed wore seat belts but the driver did. [NOLA]
WORLD NEWS
• Plutarco Antonio Ruiz,the boyfriend of Miss Honduras’ sister Sofia Trinidad, testified before a judge Thursday. He is one of 4 people arrested in the killing of the beauty queen and her sister during a heated argument with Sofia after she danced with another man. [NBC NEWS]
SPORTS
• Celebrating before winning is recipe for disaster, or loss. The Oakland Raiders celebrated their first win of the season beating the Kansas City Chiefs 24-20 but their celebration came before the clock ran out. [SF CHRONICLE]
BUSINESS
• Cie. Financiere Richemont SA (CFR) the parent company of online retailer Net-a-Porter Ltd is set to be considering an IPO as early as next year. Richemont, the world’s largest jewelry maker owns 20 brands including Cartier and Montblanc. Net-a-Porter is unprofitable and has been without a chief executive officer since July. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Food Network chef Giada de Laurentiis has a “dump bucket” on hand to spit her own food while filming in order to stay thin. “Sometimes when they are shooting her taking bites out of food like cake, they have an assistant take the bite.” [PAGESIX]
FASHION
• SEPHORA is being accused of racial discrimination for allegedly blocking users of Asian and Chinese origin, following an online marketing event offering 20% discount on November 6 that saw its website crash. The plaintiffs, Xiao Xiao, Man Xu, Jiali Chen and Tiantian Zou, allege that the company’s reason for deactivating their accounts was based on “the ill-founded and discriminatory belief that all Chinese/Asian customers abuse discount sales to engage in bulk purchase for re-sale.” [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
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