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“Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do.”
― Ursula Burns-Xerox CEO
NATIONAL NEWS
• The Army’s Sergeant 1st Class Gregory McQueen, a former III Corps sexual assault prevention officer, pimped subordinate cashed strapped female soldiers to higher-ranking officers who attended his sex parties, as reported in a lengthy investigation by the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Command. He was court martialed and has been sentenced to two years in prison and dishonorably discharged in a plea deal, copping to 15 of 21 charges against him. It’s quite the read but whoa! [DAILY BEAST]
WORLD NEWS
• That a girl! A bride to be walked out of her wedding when she realized her bridegroom (Ram Baran) could not complete a simple math problem. She asked the groom to add 15 and six and when he replied 17, she called off the marriage, which was arranged by their families. The bride’s father, Mohar Singh, stated the “groom’s family had kept us in the dark about his poor education.” [BBC]
• Discussion between the five permanent members of the Security Council(Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States) plus Germany and Iran have begun on a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran. a Security Council resolution on a nuclear deal with Iran could be legally binding which could hinder future attempts by senate & congress U.S Republicans to unravel an agreement. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• Will Ferrell took the field in Arizona Thursday, playing in 5 spring training games in one day, every position on the field while suiting up for 10 teams. Though it was being filmed for an HBO Funny Or Die comedy special, its as also to help raise money for college scholarships for cancer survivors. [MLB]
• Cleveland Cavs Kyrie Irving was hot hot hot last night! He scored a career-high and NBA season-high 57 points leading the Cavs to an overtime win, 128-125 over the San Antonio Spurs. Irving made all seven of his 3-point attempts, was 20-of-32 from the field overall and made 10 free throws without a miss. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Luxury sports automaker Porsche AG is considering adding battery powered car to its lineup expanding it to seven models and would probably hit the market by 2020. Porsche plans to sell more than 200,000 vehicles for the first time this year, driven by demand for its $49,900 Macan SUV. Porsche will focus its development efforts on engines and handling rather than push for the latest advances in in-car Internet and automated driving. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Singer Rihanna is set to star in the fourth installment of Dior’s “Secret Garden” video series that was shot by Steven Klein and will run this spring in both print and film. [VOGUE UK]
FASHION
• Reed Krakoff’s namesake brand will suspend all future design and production for an unspecified time period and shut down its store on Madison Avenue within the next three weeks. The company released statement that they meet with potential investors and explore other strategic options, ranging from “production and distribution partnerships” to a full sale of the business. Krakoff was the former executive creative director at Coach. Guessing there weren’t a lot of people buying $900+ handbags. [FASHIONISTA]
•With the success of it’s Armitage Avenue Pop Up shop that will now be permanent location, Chicago based Tiebar will open a pop up shop in New York city next. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
DAVID & VICTORIA BECKHAM
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