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CHICAGO NEWS
• Lollapalooza starts tomorrow, there will be street closures, lots of people downtown but there will be a $140 million dollar economic impact on the city. [NBC5 CHICAGO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Samuel DuBose, an unharmed black man who was stopped by white University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing becomes the latest reported victim in a rash of killings at the arms of cops depicting police brutality against blacks and all of it was captured on a police body camera. The officer, who stopped the car because he did not have a front license plate, lied in his report of the incident that he was being dragged as he has told investigators has been indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter charges. Hamilton County prosecutor Joseph Deters called the July 19 killing of Samuel Dubose, 43, “senseless” and “totally unwarranted.” Tensing will be arraigned this morning in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. [ABC NEWS]
• New York City is monitoring an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed two people and sickened dozens of others in the South Bronx; 31 cases have been reported since July 10. Legionnaires’ disease, which is common and readily treatable, has pneumonia-like symptoms: fever, chills, headache, fatigue and confusion. People with lung diseases, compromised immune systems and smokers, as well as older people, are most at risk.
WORLD NEWS
• Yesterday, it was reported that Malaysia is “almost certain” the debris (a wing flap) that washed up the western Indian Ocean island of Réunion a remote French island off the coast of Madagascar, thousands of miles from the initial search area, may be from the missing Malaysian jet that vanished last year with 239 people. They are currently investigating this lead. [NY TIMES]
• Israel’s parliament authorised on Thursday the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• Well that was awkward for all involved. NY Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores, began crying, on the field, as he was still playing after reports that he along with Zack Wheeler were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for the highly regarded center fielder Carlos Gomez was announced. Turns out, false alarm. The deal collapsed after it had already been confirmed by various people in baseball, including a high-ranking team executive who was sourced by various news organizations. Normally, when a player is about to be traded he is pulled from the game. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Uber Technologies is launching its own auto leasing subsidiary, announced as a pilot project in November 2013, in an effort to sign up more drivers. Uber will be directly leasing the cars, both new and used, to drivers through an Uber subsidiary called Xchange Leasing. [RE/CODE]
ENTERTAINMENT
• Singer Katy Perry is battling, in court, with an archbishop and two nuns over who has the right to sell an 8-acre Los Angeles estate worth about $15 million which used to be a convent for the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. [BLOOMBERG]
FASHION
• Liberty London announced that its plans an IPO in 2018 as a part of massive brand expansion worldwide. The department store known for incorporating its signature Liberty London flower print to multiple collaborations with brands turned 140 in September. In other fashion news, The Couture Council of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology will present the 2015 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion to Manolo Blahnik, the day before New York Fashion Week begins. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Model Chanel Iman @ the opening of the ZIMMERMANN
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