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It would be a sad day for this country if an impression was created that there is one law for the poor and disadvantaged and another for the rich and famous.” – Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa
CHICAGO NEWS
• The Damen L stop for the blue line in Wicker Park (1558 N. Damen Ave.) will be closed until Dec. 22. [DNA INFO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• The Supreme Court will consider whether police in Los Angeles and other localities may demand to see a hotel’s registry without obtaining a search warrant. The law requires hotel owners to keep detailed records of guests(ID, method of payment, license plate numbers and how much they paid); for guests who pay in cash or stay for less than 12 hours, it requires even more details. [WASHINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London, carried out a treatment that has now allowed a paralyzed man to walk. Darek Fidyka, paralyzed from the chest down, received the first of its kind treatment that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. [BBC]
• The CEO of one of the world’s biggest listed oil firms French Oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed when his Dassault Falcon private jet collided with a snow plough as it was taking off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport en route to Paris on Monday night. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• Disgraced Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The law under which he was punished calls for him to serve only one-sixth of the prison term — 10 months — before he can be placed on house arrest. He was also given a suspended three-year term on separate firearms charges. He was found guilty of culpable homicide — equivalent to manslaughter, last month. [NY TIMES]
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 107-98 at the sold-out game in Value City Arena at Ohio State. [CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER]
BUSINESS
• Though their proposed takeover was not completed due to AbbVie’s board withdrawal of support from the proposed acquisition, AbbVie has agreed to pay its rival Shire, a $1.64 billion breakup fee. [SUNTIMES]
• L’Oreal USA announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Carol’s Daughter, a premier American multi-cultural beauty brand. The acquisition “will enable L’Oreal USA to build a new dedicated multi-cultural beauty division. [NEWSWIRE]
CELEBRITIES
• The ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards was held last night at the Four Season. Jennifer Garner, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Shirley MacLaine, Kerry Washington, Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Garner,Bellamy Young, Bella Thorne, Kaley Cuoco, Tony Goldwyn, Doutzen Kroes, Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks were some of the guests in attendance. [ELLE]
FASHION
• Legendary fashion designer Oscar De La Renta passed away at the age of 82 last night. The celebrated designer dressed everyone from Royalty, Hollywood’s elite and socialites. He most recently designed the wedding gown of Amal Alamuddin who wed George Clooney last month. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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