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“Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” ― Henry David Thoreau
CHICAGO NEWS
• During rush hour last night, a CTA bus jumped a curb killing one with eight others injured. The accident was caused by a car that blew a red light and the 148 bus headed eastbound on Lake Street just before 6 p.m was turning and somehow tried to avoid the oncoming car. Literally every pedestrian’s worst nightmare. [NBC NEWS]
NATIONAL NEWS
• The bill (the USA Freedom Act) to curb the collection of phone records of millions of Americans was voted upon by members of the Senate and signed by President Obama on Tuesday. So what does it all mean? All that was covered in the Patriot Act except for the bulk collecting of phone-record program will be back on. Phone companies can now provide NSA or FBI those records on a case-by-case basis. With bulk data collection no longer permitted, the government will be forced to go to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with specific requests for customer data. Thanks Edward Snowden? Also since people text/email more now, will that be exempt as well? [WALL STREET JOURNAL]
• Perhaps they are giving a lifetime supply of Stans Donuts when you declare you’re running for President in 2016. It’s being reported that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will make a “major announcement” June 24 and some think it’s to declare his intent to seek the Republican nomination. He established an exploratory committee in May. [USA TODAY]
WORLD NEWS
• This is a test, this is only a test are the usual signs of when people are practicing for the real thing. Last night BBC’s Ahmen Khawaja sent out 2 tweets that Queen Elizabeth had been taken to the hospital and died but it was actually a dry run “to examine its readiness for the queen’s death on Wednesday, a routine event staged by many news organizations.” Technical rehearsals for obituaries are a thing. Khawaja later amended her tweet: “Silly prank, Apologies for upsetting anyone!” [BBC]
• Don’t come for us unless we sent for you is basically the message from South Korea’s recently completed test-fire missiles which can “strike all parts of North Korea swiftly, and with precision, in the event of armed aggression or provocation.” South Korea had backing from the U.S and the missile launch comes a month after North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile. This is akin to the kid bullied on the playground hitting the punching bag open and the football team’s offensive lineman standing beside him making eye gestures to the bully. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• FIFA President Sepp Blatter who defiantly went ahead with his 5th term election proceedings last Friday has now stepped down, this comes on the heels of Interpol issuing “red notice” including six men with ties to FIFA, to its most wanted list
The organization now will undergo extensive change of its “entire culture, a foul ethos of secrecy, corruption and self-enrichment.” It is also being suggested that FIFA put in place overhauls and the findings turned over to independent investigators. The process that awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to Qatar are also being looked at. Argentinians Alejandro Burzaco, Hugo and Mariano Jinkis are accused of paying more than $100 million in bribes for media and commercial rights to soccer tournaments. [NYTIMES]
• Rafael Nadal will face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarterfinal making this an epic must watch match. Andy Murray will face No. 7 David Ferrer. Serena Williams will face on No. 17 Sara Errani. Coverage will be on ESPN2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. [SB NATION]
BUSINESS
• Amancio Ortega, worth $71.5bn, is the second richest behind Bill Gates thanks to his 59% stake in Inditex, the world’s largest clothing retailer and parent of the Zara chain.
• Pinterest, the place to make your dream everything from wedding to home to outfits happen, now wants you to shop from there with ‘buyable’ pins. The 5-year old startup, boasting 70 million monthly active users and 50 billion pins across 1 billion boards, is now looking to build a sustainable business and make money for investors. Instagram is also increasing its advertising efforts by allowing a wider variety of companies to place ads on its photo sharing platform. [LA TIMES]
CELEBRITIES
• Is “A Deadly Adoption” coming to your Lifetime channel soon or a big prank? The top-secret movie produced by Will Ferrell, starring him and Kristen Wiig with the tagline “The birth of a plan gone wrong” will premiere Sunday June 20 according to a billboard. The movie’s plot finds “the duo in the dramatic thriller as a successful couple who house and care for a pregnant woman played by Jessica Lownde in the hopes of adopting her unborn child. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
• Celeb chef Bobby Flay is currently in a nasty divorce with his wife Stephanie March and as he was receiving his Hollywood Walk Of fame a plane circled overhead with the banner reading CHEATER.
FASHION
• Johnny Depp is the newest face of Christian Dior Parfums’ new men’s scent, marking the first time he will front a fragrance. Marc Jacobs’ new fragrance Decadence will be fronted by Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima. [WWD]
• Sarah Jessica Parker is adding line of bridal shoes to her line of SJP shoes collection. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Diane Kruger in Prabal Gurung @ CFDA Awards
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