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BRIT vs EGYPT
British officials plan to evacuate thousands of British tourists stranded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh has been been suspended by the Egyptian authorities according to EasyJet officials. With about 20,000 British tourists in the area, many had waited in long security lines to board their flights only to receive text messages that their returns to the U.K. had been placed on hold. Last weekend a Russian jet exploded mid-air and then crashed into the desert in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Britain announced that it would suspend all flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh due to concerns about security at the airport and speculation that a bomb planted by Islamic State militants may have caused the Russian passenger jet to crash.
BULLS
Though unconfirmed reports that the Bulls are looking to trade former NBA MVP Derrick Rose have surfaced, during last night’s matchup against Oklahoma City Thunder he scored 29 points, 12-25 form the field, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, as the Bulls defeated the Thunder 104–98.
SQUARE
The mobile payments company is seeking to raise up to $403.7 million in initial stock sale in an initial public offering with about 27 million shares will be sold at $11 to $13 each; Square will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol “SQ.” Square was founded and led by Twitter Inc. CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey, this may get interesting as Dorsey currently has about a quarter of Square’s stock and will have a 22% equity stake after the IPO. [WSJ]
SNIPPETS
The lawyer fees are too damn high, says Dov Charney founder and former CEO of American Apparel, who lives in an eight bedroom mansion, representing himself in a lawsuit filed against him by the hedge fund Standard General to a Delaware judge…18-year-old University of California Merced Merced freshman who stabbed four people yesterday had greater intentions following an autopsy that was performed found a manifesto on his body…Details from deceased fox lake officer Glieniewicz is still coming out and boy, what a tangled web. After revelations he embezzeled money from the explorers program, he tried to hire a hit on village administrator and reports state his personnel file in the past few years included reprimands and suspensions. Also they are investigating whether his son Donald, with help from Lt. Gliniewicz and his mistress conducted a sham marriage…A developing story, as many as six people have died when a charter bus crashed along Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas…Patrick Kane will not face rape charges citing lack of credible evidence by Prosecutors…United CEO Oscar Munoz will be back in the first quarter of 2016 after suffering a heart attack last month.
FASHION
Dior, whose creative director designer Raf Simons left his post last month seems to be on good terms as he attended the Guggenheim International Gala Dinner that included guests Dakota Johnon, Kiernan Shipka, Emily Blunt, Riley Keough. The benefit dinner honored the late artist On Kawara and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, both the subjects of recent career-spanning exhibitions at the Guggenheim and Colombian artist Doris Salcedo…Christopher Bailey of Burberry the only figure in international fashion to hold the CEO and chief creative officer roles at a house simultaneously and Romeo Beckham become the first ever patrons of Graduate Fashion Week… Stella McCartney, in collaboration with Kering, will design a limited-edition brooch to promote the White Ribbon for Women campaign Launching on Saturday, the initiative will run through Nov. 25 to coincide with International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, #BeHerVoice.
LOOK OF THE DAY
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