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“Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.” ― Deepak Chopra
British economist, Angus Deaton was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science…USC Football coach Steve Sarkisian, who apparently favors Patron Silver tequila or Coors Light a little too much, has been placed on indefinite leave of absence…Southwest Airlines is still working to fix a system glitch that delayed about 450 of its flights on Sunday…California’s Gov Jerry Brown signed a bill banning public schools from naming sports teams ‘Redskins’ for school sports but they can continue to name parks or buildings after Confederate heros.
DELL – EMC
The deal is being billed as the largest technology acquisition ever at $67 billion, a transaction that involves a special type of stock and cash. EMC, led by CEO Joe Tucci, is a leader in offering data storage solutions and cloud computing and Dell which went back to being a private company in 2013 is the second largest server maker creating a “a corporate-computing giant.” [BLOOMBERG]
Jason Rezaian
The Washington Post correspondent who has been in a Tehran prison for over 14 months has been convicted of espionage following a behind closed doors trial in August though not much details surrounding the conviction in which he faced four charges, is available. Rezaian was arrested on July 22, 2014 and potentially faces a sentence of 10 to 20 years; Under Iranian law, Rezaian has 20 days to appeal. He is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen. [WASHINGTON POST]
SPORTS
This will be first time in its 123 year rivalry that the St. Louis Cardinals will play a playoff game at Wrigley Field. Both teams are tied at one a piece going into tonight’s game set to start at 5:07 p.m CST. [ESPN]
ENTERTAINMENT
Kanye West fake auditioned for American Idol’s final season at the show’s San Francisco casting this weekend…Speaking of President Obama, attending a Democratic party fundraiser in San Francisco over the weekend had some advice for the aspiring presidential candidate…Amy Schumer hosting SNL this past weekend took on guns, Kardashians as role models.
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Matt Bomer @ Hammer Museum Gala in the Garden
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