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CHICAGO NEWS
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NATIONAL NEWS
• The largest earthquake to hit California in two decades may also be one of it’s most expensive. The 6.0 magnitude earthqukae rocked northern Californa and surrounding Napa damaging $1billion worth of wines. [WASHINGTON POST]
• Merck & Co’s highly anticipated immuno-oncology drug, pembrolizumab a treatment for Melanoma, is expected to be approved by the FDA very soon, reuters reports. The “first in a promising new class designed to help the body’s own immune system fend off cancer by blocking a protein known as Programmed Death receptor (PD-1), or a related target known as PD-L1, used by tumors to evade disease-fighting cells.” [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• The ISIS militant that killed American photojournalist James Foley on video, is believe to be British rapper turned militant who goes by the name Jihadi John. The British authorities working with American counter tererrosim officials are close to identifying the killer. [NY TIMES]
SPORTS
• The US Open begins today in Flushing Meadows. Though #2 ranked men’s player Rafael Nadal will not be participating, the top ranked players on the men’s and women’s side will battle for the
• St. Louis Rams’ Sam Bradford is out for the season with a torn ACL [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• It’s being reported that Burger King is in talks to buy Canada based Tim Hortons in an effort to expand and move its headquarters to Canada,a country with lower tax.
CELEBRITIES
• The MTV Video Music Awards took place last night at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
The whole show itself was a snoozefest but some of the highlights included Miley Cyrus helping to shed a light on homelessness by having , Chicago’s own Common led a tribute to Mike Brown, Nicki Minaj suffered a wardrobe malfunction and then… Queen Beyonce performed a 20 minute medley off her album “Beyonce” then was presented the Michael Jackson Vanguard award by her husband Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy #crown
Chicago PD star Sophia Bush was honored at the 3rd annual Women Making History brunchheld Sunday August 24. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
FASHION
• Macys is headed to China. WWD reports that Macy’s senior executives are said to have flown out to China last week amidst speculation they are about to close a deal there.
LOOK OF THE DAY
• The Carter family
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