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“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” ― Albert Einstein
OVER THE WEEKEND NEWS
• Matt Barnes who? That was Rihanna’s response to his claim they are just friends, but it could lead to something #defamationofcharacter | Donald Trump, Hilary all came swinging in Iowa this weekend | Army Golden Knights parachutist Corey Hood, who was injured during a midair collision died Sunday | Former NAACP Chairman and Civil rights activist Julian Bond passed away at the age of 75 | Operation Fox Hunt is the name of the efforts by Chinese officials who are in the US covertly hunting down Chinese fugitives and prominent expatriates | AT&T provided extensive assistance to the NSA to carry out secret court order to wiretap all internet communication at the UN | Morgan Freeman’s Step-Granddaughter was stabbed to death and a suspect, her boyfriend has been arrested | The passenger plane that crashed in Indonesia’s Papua with 54 people was also carrying around $470,000 of cash.
CHICAGO NEWS
• 2016 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in town campaigning Monday for his “Chicago Meet and Greet Fundraising reception” at Park West with cost ranging from $50-$1k. [SUNTIMES]
NATIONAL NEWS
•Three people were shot at Tampa nightclub,Club Viva, at about 2 a.m. Monday and now police are searching for the gunman and trying to figure out how someone was able to get a gun inside even with armed and unarmed security guards inside. [USA TODAY]
WORLD NEWS
• A confidence vote from the Greek government will be called after Friday’s rebellion among lawmakers. The ruling Syriza party are not happy with the terms of the conditions Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had to accept for its bailout loans and it’s not looking to good for him at the moment. Support from within his own coalition fell below 120 votes, the minimum need to survive a confidence vote. Speaking of unfavorable , Oscar Pistorious, the olympian who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reva Steenkamp and given 5-year sentence will be released to house arrest at a 3 story mansion in Pretoria after spending 10 months behind bars. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• The PGA Champion is Jason Day. At the tournament in Whistling Straits (WI), The 27-year-old Australian won with a record breaking score of 20 under par which broke Tiger Woods’ major record of 19 under at the 2000 Open Championship.
BUSINESS
• Following the article published by the NY Times over the weekend, on the cut throat HR policies and culture for white collar workers at Amazon, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is defending it via memo sent to his staff urging them to escalate to HR or email him directly. [CNBC]
ENTERTAINMENT
• Straight Out Of Compton, the F. Gary Gray directed film about 80 rap group N.W.A projected a $56.1 box office haul over its premiere weekend and it’s already garnering Oscar buzz. Meanwhile the Teen Choice Awards, hosted by Josh Peck, Gina Rodriguez and Ludacris, took place last night, and aside from Ellen Degeneres’ speech and Fast & Furious cast honoring Paul Walker, it was a teen award show. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
FASHION
• Stella McCartney will stop using Patagonian farms wool in her collections following a presentation from PETA of how the sheeps were being treated. Stella McCartney’s brand does not use leather, fur or animal skins in its designs. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Lucy Hale @ Teen Choice Awards
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