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CHICAGO NEWS
• The cat of weather. New app, poncho is the personalized weather service that delivers tailored forecasts via text or email through the voice of a quirky hoodie-clad feline. Click here to download the app.
• Google launched its same day delivery service, Google Express, here in Chicago yesterday. The service allows shoppers to place orders online or via mobile device with partner retailers such as Walgreens, Costco, Staples, Barnes & Noble, and Sports Authority. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned this week at a conference that Google’s biggest rival isn’t Yahoo or Bing but is in fact Amazon.com. [TIME]
NATIONAL NEWS
• In September, Rev Juan McFarland confessed that he has been HIV-positive since 2003. He later said he has AIDS and to having sex with members of the church — in the church, using illegal drugs and mishandling church funds. Now a lawsuit has been filed against him by the church’s board. [WASHINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Nicola Sturgeon is to become the new leader of the SNP, and Scotland’s first female first minister.Ms Sturgeon will be confirmed as leader at the SNP conference in November. She will then be confirmed as first minister by the Scottish Parliament. [BBC]
SPORTS
• The Kansas City Royals are one win from reaching the World Series. They are 7-0 in post season beating the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. [NY TIMES]
BUSINESS
• Hewlett-Packard Co has ended merger talks with storage products maker EMC Corp. HP has temporarily suspended its stock buyback program ahead of its Nov. 25 earnings because the company said it is in possession of material non-public information as it pertains to a possible acquisition. [REUTERS]
CELEBRITIES
• Uma Thurman who is rumorred to be dating Quentin Tarantino, was sued ex-fiance Arpad Busson who’s seeking custody of their two-year-old daughter Luna. [NY DAILY NEWS]
FASHION
• Estee Lauder is purchasing indie fragrance company Le Labo. The transaction is targeted to close in November. [SF GATE]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Constance Jablonski
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