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CHICAGO NEWS
•Kurt Summers, former Chief of Staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as the new City Treasurer replacing Stephanie Neely. Most recently he was senior vice president at investment firm GCM (Grosvenor Capital Management). [WGN]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed to redouble the country’s fight against “terrorist organizations” abroad after a reported convert to Islam rampaged through parliament, reports reuters. The killing of the Canadian soldier was the second this week with a possible link to Islamist militants. “This will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts and those of our national security agencies to take all necessary steps to identify and counter threats.” [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• Mexico’s attorney general, Jesus Murillo Karam, has ordered the arrest of Jose Luis Abarca and his wife Maria de los Angeles Pineda-Mayor of the town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing after clashing with police. [BBC]
• In an effort to crack the massive Chinese market, which has blocked Facebook for over five years, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg showed off his nascent Chinese language skills this week in Beijing by participating in a 30-minute Q&A conducted entirely in Mandarin to Tsinghua University students. Zuckerberg opened his remarks by greeting everyone in Mandarin with “Dajia hao,” (“Hello everyone”). [LA TIMES]
SPORTS
• The investigation into academic cheating at the University of North Carolina that has lasted the span of nearly two decades, may involve penalties of fewer scholarships to vacated wins. The scandal reached back to the final years of legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith’s tenure. [WASHINGTON POST]
BUSINESS
• In the past decade, the Wall Street Journal reported, the United States spent more than $200 billion on private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Wednesday a federal jury entered guilty verdicts of murder and manslaughter against four Blackwater Worldwide guards in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians. The company, founded in 1997 by Erik Prince, is one of the most recognized names in military contractors, which is now known as Academi. [WASHINGTON POST]
CELEBRITIES
• That Hunger Games money sure is good. Actress Jennifer Lawrence purchased a Beverly Hills mansion for $7million, which was formerly owned by Jessica Simpson. The 5,550-square-foot, five-bedroom pad boasts a home gym, gourmet kitchen [E!ONLINE]
• First Look at the Upcoming Avengers 2
FASHION
• Designer John Varvatos revealed the location of his next retail store (Detroit) from an unexpected platform: CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” He said he believes the beleaguered metropolis is turning a corner and the future is bright, with more hotels, restaurants and bars opening and more young people moving downtown. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Ryan Reynolds
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