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“We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something. ” ― Marie Curie
OVER THE WEEKEND
•Video showing the shooting and arrest of Eric Harris by 73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Bates [NY DAILY NEWS]
•Hilary Clinton is back! She formally announced her candidacy to run for US President on Sunday. [BLOOMBERG]
•Yeezus Walks! Kanye West, while in Armenia with wife Kim Kardashian West, during an impromptu concert for his fans, jumped into Armenia’s Swan Lake but then the whole concert was shut down. [US WEEKLY]
CHICAGO NEWS
Earlier this morning, a Megabus headed to Atlanta from Chicago crashed into three other vehicles, including a semi truck, in south-central Indiana near Edinburgh and at least 10 people are injured. [WGN]
NATIONAL NEWS
Jodi Arias, who was convicted in May 2013 of killing her ex-boyfriend, will find out today if she will spend the rest of her life in prison or be eligible for parole after 25 years. Maricopa County (AZ) Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens will announce the decision because a second jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be executed for the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander. [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
Giving the Duggars run for their money. Annegret Raunigk, a 65-year-old German mother of 13 announced that she is pregnant with not 1 but quadruplets and so far, doctors said, the pregnancy is proceeding without major complications, with delivery expected in the summer. She gave birth at age 55 to her 13th child, 10 years ago. [NBC NEWS]
SPORTS
There’s a reigning Jordan in sports and that would be 21-year-old golfer Jordan Spieth who won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club over the weekend. He became the second youngest tournament winner and equaled Tiger Woods’ record and now moves to No. 2 in the world golf rankings behind Rory McIlroy. [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent letters to several retailers including Gap Inc seeking information on their on-call shifts practice, that requires hourly retail workers to make themselves available on short notice. Retailers, seeking to maximize efficiency, have been increasingly using software to help forecast staffing needs on a short-term basis. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
He wasn’t ready! To close out weekend one of Coachella, Drake performed Sunday night and brought surprise guest Madonna on stage with him, during the set she french kissed the raper whose reaction subsequently after could be best described by the meme above.
Weekend one of Coachella saw a plethora of celebs rocking “festival wear” including Beyonce, Jourdna Dunn, Kendall Jenner(who had a mini run in with Amber Rose), Brooklyn Beckham, Katy Perry and more.
FASHION
• Goodbye Lincoln Center, hello Moynihan Station, TriBeCa or SoHo? Although Mercedes Benz has pulled out as the title sponsor of New York Fashion Week, new beginnings are being charted by WME/IMG as they are considering 3 options for the fashion production in September. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Scarlett Johnasson
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