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Presidential candidates. Last night, democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gave a speech to his supporters vowing to work with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump but there was nothing said about suspending his campaign though he encouraged his legions of followers to run for local office. Meanwhile on the Republican side, 3 prominent Republicans are not getting on the Trump train as Speaker Ryan at his weekly press conference, issued a stern warning Thursday about the rhetoric coming from Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton who is weighing VP candidates, has already began takeover of the Democratic National Committee…Read more
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• Following the mass shooting in Orlando, hacker group Anonymous, took control of pro-ISIS Twitter accounts to promote gay pride and share gay porn.
• It’s on to Game 7 Sunday night in the fight for the 2016 NBA Championship between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. Last night in Clevelanad, with Beyonce, Jay Z, Dr. J in attendance, the Cavs tied up the series, Stephen Curry was ejected, the James-Irving duo helped the Cavs win 115-101.
• Revlon is set to acquire rival Elizabeth Arden in a $420 million all-cash deal (50% premium to the company’s closing stock price) that will help expand Revlon’s presence in categories such as skin care and perfume and give it a broader geographic footprint, creating a company with combined annual sales of roughly $3 billion.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements Inc., which holds controlling interests in both Viacom and CBS Corp., announced five members of the Viacom board had been removed and replaced by new directors of the company, changes widely believed to signal the imminent dismissal of Viacom chairman-CEO Philippe Dauman, former Redstone adviser. Removed from the 11-member board were Dauman, George S. Abrams, Blythe J. McGarvie, Frederic V. Salerno and William Schwartz. The five replacements are: Kenneth Lerer, co-founder of the Huffington Post and chairman of Buzzfeed; Nicole Seligman, a lawyer and former Sony executive who represented President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial; Judith McHale, former Discovery Communications chief executive; Thomas J. May, the chairman of the Eversource Energy utility and director at Bank of America; and Ronald Nelson, chairman of Avis Budget Group and former co-chief operating officer of DreamWorks SKG.
FASHION
• Stella McCartney confirmed she will debut a menswear line comprised of fur-free and leather-free apparel and accessories, in November in London.
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” ― Umberto Eco
Tory Burch, CFDA CEO Steven Kolb, Oscar de la Renta CEO Alex Bolen Discuss the Future of Fashion
Lin-Manuel Miranda will leave Hamilton July 9, here is his replacement
Orange is The New Black season 4 drops in Netflix today. Cast partied at the Standard
LOOK OF THE DAY
Jacqui Ainsley and Guy Ritchie
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