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“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”
― Robert Frost
OVER THE WEEKEND
• Hilary Clinton pressed the reset button, relaunching her presidential bid at Roosevelt Island in New York… John Stamos was arrested for a DUI…Zoo animals in the city of Tibilsi Georgia escaped after flood…Elie Tahari is being sued for $6mil by a former model for sexual harassment.
CHICAGO NEWS
• Tonight continues the quest for the cup as the Chicago Blackhawks are one win away from clinching the title of 2015 Stanley Cup Champions.
NATIONAL NEWS
• 2 separate shark attacks in North Carolina has left two teenagers limbless. A 13-year-old girl who was mauled lost a part of her left arm and and may lose her left leg. 16-year-old boy may have lost his arm. [ABC NEWS]
WORLD NEWS
• The Magna Carta, the document not the Lil Wayne album, celebrates its 800th anniversary today. The medieval political truce document signed on June 15, 1215 will be celebrated by Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister David Cameron at an official commemoration. [NY TIMES]
• Jozef Wesolowski, a former Vatican papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic who was found guilty by a Church tribunal last year is the first person to be arrested inside the Vatican on paedophilia charges. He will be tried by a Vatican criminal court for child sex abuse and child pornography charges starting July 11. Meanwhile in Minnesota, Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Anthony Piche have resigned after the archdiocese was charged with having failed to protect children from a pedophile priest. [BBC]
BUSINESS
• In a bid to grow its pharmacy business, CVS Health has agreed to pay Target $1.9 billion for its pharmacy and clinic business. The deal will include nearly 80 clinics and more than 1,660 pharmacies which will be rebrand as CVS/pharmacy and operate through a store-within-a-store. After a long stretch of weak traffic and sales, Target has refocused itself on profitable categories like apparel and home goods and bringing back a sense of uniqueness to its stores. [WALL STREET JOURNAL]
ENTERTAINMENT
• Prince, performing at the White House for the President and First lady along with 500 special guests including Tyler Perry, Connie Britton, Angela Bassett, Gayle King, Tracee Ellis Ross, fashion designer Naeem Khan and J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons, American Express CEO Ken Chenault for African-American Music Appreciation Month, brought Stevie Wonder onstage for a surprise duet. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson with his new girlfriend Ciara shared instagram snaps on way to and after the event. [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• Dsquared2, founded by Dan and Dean Caten, celebrated their 20th anniversary at the Canadian Embassy, Canada House during London Collections Men and guests included Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Piven, David Gandy, Bryan Adams, David Furnish, Johannes Huebl, Robert Konjic, Jack Guinness, Ellie Goulding, Paul Sculfor, Ellen von Unwerth, Lottie Moss, and Sam Rollinson. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Taraji P. Henson @ The Opening Ceremony Of The 55th Monte Carlo TV Festival
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