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“We cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention. ”
― Zadie Smith
CHICAGO NEWS
Gordon McLean who was a prominent evangelist ministering to gang members and youths in Chicago and across the United States has been named along with five others in a lawsuit, alleging sexual abuse. In 2008 McLean was arrested in west-suburban River Forest, accused of soliciting sex from someone he had previously counseled through the ministry. [NBC NEWS]
NATIONAL NEWS
• A report in the death of Freddie Gray will not be issued according to Baltimore police, they will instead turn over the department’s findings to prosecutors. Meanwhile, protesters in other parts of the country, New York, Boston, Minneapolis and even Chicago, marched in rallies calling for justice. New York City Police made more than 100 arrests by midnight. [ABC NEWS]
• Should a convicted serial rapist, “who admitted to assaulting at least 40 women in the 1970s and ’80s,” stay released or should that be revoked and send him back to a mental hospital? A Santa Clara Judge is reviewing evidence at a hearing Wednesday on Christopher “Pillowcase Rapist” Hubbart’s conditional release from a mental health hospital in July 2014 to his new home in Lake Los Angeles, after 2 incidents with his ankle monitoring device. [LA TIMES]
WORLD NEWS
• Five days and almost 120 hours post the earthquake in Nepal, a teenage boy was rescued alive from the rubbles at Kathmandu’s Hilton Hotel. heavy rains has made it hard for helicopters to reach hardest hit areas. There will be at least two million in need of tents, water, food and medicines over the next three months. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
Draft day is here!! Taking place later tonight in Chicago’s Auditorium theater, several top draft picks are already being projected to which teams will land them, in mock drafts. Tampa Bay Buccaneers might pick FSU’s Jameis Winston, Tennessee Titans will draft Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, and the Bears with the #8 pick, may draft Alabama WR Amari Cooper. [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
• Lyst, the e-commerce aggregator announced it has raised $40 million from a Series C round from investors including Group Arnault, Accel Partners, DFJ, 14W and Balderton Capital. Lyst’s offers a universal shopping cart that allows users to check out from multiple retailers in one unified checkout. In the last 12 months, the website’s sales have grown from $40 million to an estimated $150 million. [VOGUE UK]
CELEBRITIES
• Saying you tried to keep things private and then write a New York Times op-ed is like insulting someone and finishing with an lol, just shady! Nick Loeb, aka Sofía Vergara’s ex-fiance, took to writing an op-ed to clarify why he wanted to keep the embryos they froze together and bring them to term even after they split. [NY TIMES]
FASHION
MyTheresa.com and Christopher Kane hosted dinner party at the Chateau Marmot rooftop in LA Tuesday night with guests Atlanta de Cadenet, Agyness Deyn, Nora Zehetner, China Chow, Jaime King and Hailee Steinfeld. When asked about his date for fashion’s biggest night, The Met Ball? A singer he said. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Salma Hayek accepting the gong at the 17th annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Gala
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