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CHICAGO NEWS
• CTA will freeze fares for the second straight year in 2015 and offer a slight increase in Blue and Orange line service. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• officers allegedly shared revealing photos stolen from women’s cell phones the officer had encountered while out on patrol.. Bikini photos of a 19-year-old woman were allegedly stolen by CHP Officer Sean Harrington, 35, of Martinez as she was undergoing X-rays after being involved in a DUI crash in Livermore in August. [SF GATE]
WORLD NEWS
• The captain of the South African national soccer team, Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, was fatally shot at his girlfriend’s house during an attempted robbery, as he tried to apprehend the intruders. The house belonged to Meyiwa’s girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, a South African singer [USA TODAY]
SPORTS
• Ted Bishop has been fired as PGA President over a sexist tweet in a tweet to English golfer Ian Poulter by calling him a “little girl,” after his criticism of Nick Faldo, at the Ryder Cup. [NY TIMES]
BUSINESS
• Swedish aerospace firm Saab finalized a $5.4 billion order to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil, after beating Dassault Aviation SA and Chicago based Boeing Co. for the contract considered one of the most valuable defence contracts up for grabs in an emerging market. [REUTERS]
CELEBRITIES
• A crack pipe was found in actress Ashely Greene’s apartment that burned down last year, alleges a law suit by the building’s manager Adrian Mayorga. [NY DAILY NEWS]
FASHION
• One of TopShop’s most famous customers is now their newest collaborator. Beyoncé Knowles and Topshop have formed a 50-50 joint venture company, Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd. to produce an athletic streetwear brand. Beyoncé becomes Topshop’s vehicle to enter activewear, which is currently one of retailing’s hottest categories. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Sarah Hyland
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