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CHICAGO NEWS
• Chicago police’s “Stop and Frisk” policy will now be reviewed by an outside agency which came about as a result of negotiations with the American Civil Liberties Union. [DNA INFO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• With a record number of Republican presidential candidates, this years inaugural 2016 GOP primary debate proved though to be the Donald Trump show. The #GOPDebate was moderated by Fox News’s Megyn Kelly whose questions ranged and the Donaldd’s responses included gems like “frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time either. This country is in big trouble. We don’t win anymore. We lose to China. We lose to Mexico — both in trade and at the border. We lose to everybody.” [WASHINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Poland’s new president, Andrzej Duda, was sworn in yesterday. Though the president has limited powers, he is head of the armed forces and can veto new laws. [BBC]
SPORTS
• Details over why Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is being investigated may be due to him being the subject of a rape investigation by the Hamburg Police Department. Police continue to be tight lipped on a strict gag order over the matter though no charges have been filed. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• McDonalds whose CEO Steve Easterbrook, in May, announced a goal to cut $300 million in costs by the end of 2017, has cut 135 employees in July at its US headquarters (Oak Brook, IL) and 90 overseas. [WSJ]
ENTERTAINMENT
• Jennifer Aniston is married, OPA! The actress wed beau Justin Theroux in what was to b a surprise 44th birthday party for Justin and they pulled it off before heading too Bora Bora for honeymoon.
• #JonVoyage Jon Stewart’s long-running Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” said its final goodbye on Thursday with musical sendoff courtesy of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. [ABC NEWS]
FASHION
• Sephora will begin test-marketing Play! By Sephora a beauty box subscription service, in Boston, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio in September. Like industry leader in the beauty box sector Birchbox, the Play box will cost $10 monthly and will be curated each month around a specified theme delivering “the knowledge and all of Sephora in a box.” [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Cristiano Ronaldo in Unretouched CR7 Underwear Campaign Photos
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