Find ways to create your piece of sunshine on this gloomy Chicago day. Here are the 7 news stories after 7 to know today to make small talk, better.
HEADLINER–April 4
HEADLINER–April 4Bills. Bills. Bills. The healthcare bill which was DOA two weeks ago before a House vote is being resuscitated with the help of VP Mike Pence and some are speculating it might pass a House vote as soon as this week. The administration is also closely watching the Judge Gorsuch confirmation saga case after the dems’ filibuster threat. A congressional resolution to overturn internet privacy protection was signed by pres. Trump yesterday. The Washington Post is reporting that Blackwater founder Erik Prince (brother of Betsy DeVos) and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin met in a secret meeting procured by the UAE to create a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump. Atty General Sessions has ordered a sweeping review of federal agreements on police conducts with dozens of law enforcement agencies. Lastly #45 will donate his $78k salary from his first few months in office to the National Park Service which faces deep cuts in the president’s proposed budget….Read more
MORE NEWS
• Suburban voters will take to the polls today. In suburban Cook county, the Consolidated General Election has 1,031 contests and 2,541 candidates on the ballot. You can view the candidates from each area here.
• Wanted to take the time to share some sad news received yesterday. After months of battling complications following a stroke, blogger Raijean Stroud (SwaRai) passed away over the weekend.
• Last night’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament national championship game saw North Carolina beat Gonzaga, 71-65, in the final seconds to take the title. UNC won their sixth title and the third under coach Roy Williams.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Mel B, the former Scary spice and AGT judge who recently filed for divorce from her husband Stephen Belafonte (no relation to Harry) has obtained a restraining order against him. She alleges a catalogue of horrific abuse and claims Stephen got their nanny pregnant and forced her to get an abortion and forced Mel B to have threesomes with random women. ATF paid a visit to his home over the weekend.
• $71.2 million was the amount the 59.6-carat “Pink Star” diamond went for at auction in Hong Kong making it the world’s most expensive cut diamond ever sold at auction. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, Chinese jewelry house, beat out two other buyers for the winning bid.
FASHION
• Jena Lyons is leaving her role as J.Crew’s creative director and president after 26 years with the apparel brand. Somsack Sikhounmuong, J.Crew women’s head of design, has been promoted to chief design officer effective immediately and will oversee womenswear, menswear and childrenswear teams. In other fashion news, Kim Kardashian is Pat McGrath’s new muse for her Dark Star 006 which will be released April 11.
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ― Helen Keller
Meet Oath, Verizon’s New Name Brand for AOL and Yahoo
St. Petersburg metro blast suspect likely born in central Asia
Photo of former First Lady wearing hair natural goes viral
Married Mets legend José Reyes headed to court over secret love child
Dozens reportedly killed in gas attack in Syria
LOOK OF THE DAY
Alex Rodriguez & Jennifer Lopez in Balmain
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