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“There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.”
― Andrew Young
CHICAGO NEWS
• This guy’s Monday is off to a wining start! Jose Briano,married father of 2 and construction worker from Mexico, won the Lucky Day Lotto to the tune of $250,000. [SUNTIMES]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Students(11) at Wesleyan University in Connecticut are being treated for MDMA (aka Molly) overdose and one, a sophomore, is in critical condition. In high doses, Molly, or MDMA, interferes with the body’s ability to regulate temperature, causing overheating that can lead to liver, kidney and heart failure. Pop a Molly and you just might be doing more than sweatin. [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• Following last week’s announcement that Apple will invest $850 million in a solar farm in California, Apple plans to spend 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion) on two European data centers. The influx of US companies looking to open data centers in the region showed Europe was becoming a safe haven for data, which could also be attributed to concerns over U.S. data protection and NSA’s surveillance operations. [CNBC]
• North Korea, whose borders have remained closed to foreign tourists since last October has banned foreign runners from participating in an international marathon scheduled to be held in the capital-Pyongyang-in April due to fears about the spread of ebola. [TELEGRAPH]
SPORTS
• Tim Miles, the head coach of Nebraska’s basketball team banned his players from their swank locker room following their fifth consecutive loss, this time at home to Iowa 74-46. [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
• Charlie Ergen, the founder and Chairman of Dish Network, Corp will take over from current CEO Joseph Clayton at the end of March, as it was reported the company lost 79,000 pay-TV subscribers last year. Debuting Sling TV, an online TV service for $20 a month to compete with streaming services from Netflix and Amazon; Ergen has contacted Deutsche Telekom AG expressing an interest to buy its T-Mobile US Inc. unit after a deal to merge T-Mobile with Sprint fell apart. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Last night’s live airing of the 87th Annual Academy awards which crowned winners Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Alejandro González Iñárritu, went past the 3 hours alotted and the ceremony had some highs: NPH opening musical number, Common & John Legend’s “Glory” performance and acceptance speech, Lady Gaga performing for the 50th anniversary tribute to Sound of Music , J.K Simmons advice to all those watching. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
FASHION
• Supermodel Karlie Kloss, who got her beginings here in the city of big shoulders, will put down her Victoria’s Secret angel wings once her contract is up at the end of this year. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Lupita Nyong’o
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