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“No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Department of Homeland Security system that checks airline passengers against terror watch lists briefly went down for about about 90 minutes last night…Tesla unveiled an autopilot system on its Model S sedans which will be able to steer and park themselves under certain conditions
PRES. OBAMA
Today the president will announce plans to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan for most of 2016 and about 5,500 troops in 2017. The decision to keep more than the anticipated 1,000 troops was made on the advice of the national security team. [USA TODAY]
JULIAN ASSANGE
The wikileaks founder who has been holed up at the Ecuadoriam embassy in London since June 2012 may need medical attention and Ecuadorian officials are asking UK to let him leave for a brief medical check to which they said yes but he’ll be arrested. Another option might be to bring a portable MRI to the embassy. [WASHINGTON POST]
WISCONSIN
A wisconsin jury, after deliberating for about nine hours, ruled that milwaukee gun store Badger Guns was negligent in its sale of a gun that was later used to shoot 2 milwaukee police officers leaving them injured and now they have to pay $6 million in damages. This verdict’s long-term impact could be significant because it might open the doors for a surge in new lawsuits aimed at the firearms industry and at the federal law’s exemptions. [LA TIMES]
WALMART
Yesterday stocks went topsy turvy falling by 10% and people lost a lot of money; Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, owns 60.39 million shares of Wal-Mart, lost nearly $390 million. Walton Enterprises LLC controlled by the Walton family, though owns 1.42 billion Wal-Mart shares and they lost about $9.12 billion in one day. To add insult to injury, senior Walmart management execs expects earnings to drop over the next two years and increase just slightly in year three. [BLOOMBERG]
ENTERTAINMENT
Lamar Odom, the former Lakers basketball player continues to fight for his life in a Nevada hospital and more details are emerging. He is still technically married to Khloe Kardashian, he was using cocaine viagra supplements; suffered kidney failure; his kids and ex-partner are now by his side…Grey’s Anatomy star, Jesse Williams and his wife Aryn Drake-Lee welcomed son Maceo, their second child…No more smizing, America’s Next Top model #ANTM will end its run after 12 years and 22 season. The finale of the 22nd season and the last show will air on Dec. 4 on the CW.
FASHION
The 2015 British Fashion Awards (BFA) nominations are out and some of nominees include: Christopher Kane, Tom Ford, Victoria Beckham, Sophia Webster, Roksanda, Erdem, Alexander Mcqueen, Malaika Firth, Thomas Tait, Charlotte Simone,Mary Katrantzou…The Balmain x H&M collaboration is here.
LOOK OF THE DAY
Rachel Bilson
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