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HEADLINER
An EgyptAir plane en route from Alexandria to Cairo was diverted to Cyprus after being hijacked by a man in a bomb vest. After landing, all on board were released except three passengers and four crew following negotiations. Seif Eldin Mustafa, the alleged hijacker, has asked negotiators at Larnaca airport for political asylum – and demanded to see his Cypriot ex-wife. He was also demanding the release of women prisoners in Egypt. The latest developments, according to Reuters, contradict earlier statements by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and other Cypriot security sources suggesting the hijacker’s motives were personal and linked to an ex-wife who lived in Cyprus. As of 6:30am CST, its being reported the hijacker has been arrested. Read more
MORE NEWS
• A 3-year-old girl was decapitated in an apparent random knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan yesterday and today a transit police officer was stabbed in the head. The 33-year-old suspect in the decapitation was identified as Wang Ching-yu, who had past arrests for drug offenses and had sought treatment for mental illness, according to media reports.
• Interior design startup Havenly raises $5.8 million, bringing its Series A funding, led by Binary Capital with participation from Foundry Group and Chicago Ventures, to $13.3 million. Havenly helps those looking to furnish their new home or spruce up their apartment, starting at $79 per room, a fraction of having to pay hundreds or thousands to hire an interior designer.
• Yesterday it was reported that China’s Anbang raised the offer for Starwood to $14 billion, around $82.75 per share in cash, challenging Marriot’s latest bid of around $78 per share in cash-and-stock offer.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Woody Allen’s new film Café Society will open the Cannes Film Festival which opens May 11. The film, the story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, stars include Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Steve Carell and Corey Stoll.
• No actress Jessica Lowndes is not dating nor engaged to actor Jon Lovitz as it was rumored yesterday morning. He is actually in her new music video Deja Vu (Remix).
FASHION
• April’s cover of Maxim magazine features model Ashley Graham. The racy shoots features the “plus size” models husband cupping her bare breasts.
“The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.” ― Josephine Baker
Parts of Oklahoma are now as seismic as parts of California and Alaska
Commander, You are SUCH a tease!!!!
The Chicago Teachers Union set for April 1 walkout
LOOK OF THE DAY
Empire star Kaitlin Doubleday @ her bridal shower
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