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“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.”
― Cicely Tyson
CHICAGO NEWS
• Jesus A. Lopez, 41, as been charged with stalking after he used a cellphone to keep track of his estranged wife and made copies of keys to her home to “check on her.” The judge, citing the allegations detailed in court, called him “a danger not only to himself but to society.” [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• The Washington monument, erected in honor of the country’s first president has shrunk by three-eighths of an inch. the height of the monument appears to be only slightly less than 555 feet 5 1/8 inches, the height measured in 1885, the year the monument was dedicated. [WASHINGTON POST]
WORLD NEWS
• Lai Sai-ming, the captain of the ferry Sea Smooth that was involved in Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime accident in more than four decades, was found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter and has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. [NY TIMES]
SPORTS
• Following the NBA Allstar game in Madison Square Garden last night, Russell Westbrook was named MVP scoring 41 points in a 163-158 Western Conference victory. He was one point shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA All-Star Game. Pau and Marc Gasol also made history as they were the first brothers to be All-Star starters in the same season.[USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
• Greece is set to face the euro zone finance ministers later on today. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble took a tough stance in stating “Greece had lived beyond its means for a long time and there was no appetite in Europe for giving it any more money without guarantees.” If Monday’s meeting ends in a breakdown, Greece could be headed for a credit crunch that could force it out of the euro zone. [REUTERS]
CELEBRITIES
• The 40th anniversary special of SNL had some highlights and low lights. Steve Martin, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, Tina Fey and countless other made came appearances. Jabs were taken at Brian Williams and Bill Cosby. [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• I Style Myself, is a new app that helps you solve the age old, I have nothing to wear problem. It works by you uploading pictures of pieces from your own wardrobe, then the app generates looks for you, kinda like Tinder but with fashion. It was co-founded by fashion director Hannah Teare and Diana Tkhamadokova, formerly of Goldman Sachs. [VOGUE UK]
• H&M Loves Coachella, so much so they are releasing a cobranded line of men’s and women’s merchandise ahead of the music festival in Indio, CA in April. WWD got first look at the collection debuts March 19 in 350 stores in North America. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Melissa McCarthy & Kerry Washington
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