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CHICAGO NEWS
•The husband of the Chicago stage actress Molly Glynn who died in September when a tree fell on her while she rode her bike through Erickson Woods is suing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Claims of negligece in keeping “diseased, defective, weakened” trees, which “presented a risk of harm to persons using the bike path.” [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Was Robert O’Neill the actual shooter of Osama Bin Laden? ‘The Shooter’ will be interviewed next week publicly on Fox News, discussing the death of bin Laden but other SEALs are claiming that his account of the killing is not truthful. [DAILY MAIL]
• An FBI agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility. The agent “portrayed himself as an employee of The Associated Press” to help catch a 15-year-old suspect accused of making bomb threats at a high school near Olympia, Washington. [HUFFINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Princess Cristina de Borbón, a sister of King Felipe VI of Spain, is under investigation on two counts of tax fraud but no longer under suspicion of money laundering. [WALL STREET JOURNAL]
SPORTS
• The Cleveland Browns trumped Cincinnati Bengals to a 24-3 blowout win in Thursday night football. [NFL]
BUSINESS
• Internet TV start-up Aereo, which recently lost a Supreme Court case over copyright violation, ceased its operations in June is closing its largest office in Boston and all 43 employees at that office would lose their jobs, effective from November 12. The firm launched in 2012 with an initial US$20.5m investment led by former Fox CEO Barry Diller’s IAC, which was involved in two subsequent rounds of US$38m and US$34m.
CELEBRITIES
• A second teaser for Fifty Shades of Grey has been released. The 15-second clip begins with a look inside Grey’s immaculate closet. Followed by a scene that shows Grey holding out his hand from behind a wine glass. [US WEEKLY]
FASHION
• Estee Lauder company is going on a shopping spree and after snapping up 2 successful indie labels, they have acquired Frédéric Malle. This marks the company’s third luxurious and somewhat idiosyncratic acquisition in less than a month. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Zoe Kravitz
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