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AZIZ ANSARI
• Comedian Aziz Ansari announced he will perform three surprise shows at comedy club Zanies. The shows scheduled for 7 p.m, 9 p.m, 11 p.m may be a preview of material from the upcoming Oddball Comedy Festival which he is headlining along with Amy Schumer.[CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
WILDFIRES
• Three US Forest Service firefighters have lost their lives and four others injured as theY battled the more than 100 wildfires. Residents in the towns of Twisp and Winthrop were ordered to evacuate immediately. The area has been plagued with hot dry weather with 100+ temps and low humidity. [NBC NEWS]
SOPHIA WEBSTER
• London Shoe designer Sophia Webster has collaborated with Barbie for a shoe line. The Barbie by Sophia Webster which includes six styles for adults and three mini versions for children will be available nationwide starting August. 27. [VOGUE UK]
DEFLATEGATE
• What was a sure thing in the beginning for Roger Goddell and the NFL may just be losing air like the balls that were at the center of the case. It seems that the judge presiding over the case, Judge Richard Berman, is leaning in favor of the NFLPA/Tom Brady and if the NFL & Tom Brady do not reach a settlement soon, he may have to make the final call which may look at Tom Brady having his suspension vacated. [USA TODAY]
KEN GRIFFIN
• The Chicago based billionaire founder of Citadel is rumored to be buying a property in NYC at a building dubbed “billionaire’s bunker.” The 220 Central Park South has prices ranging from $30-$160 million+ and won’t be completed for another two or so years, hopefully his nasty and contentious divorce has been settled by then. [PAGE SIX]
ADDYI
• After the announcement earlier this week that the “female viagra” the new libido drug for premenopausal women received its FDA approval, the maker of addyi Sprout Pharmaceutical is being acquired by Valeant Pharmaceutical for a reported $1 billion. This comes as many other pharmaceutical companies have brokered big sum M&A over the past three quarters of 2015. [NY TIMES]
ST. LOUIS
• Nine people were arrested protesting a shooting that happened early on Wednesday after a suspect was killed by police while they were executing a search warrant. 18-year-old Mansur Ball-Bey who was armed with a firearm with an extended magazine was shot after he pointed his gun at officers. [USA TODAY]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Kristen Stewart
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