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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”― Toni Morrison
CHICAGO NEWS
Food delivery must be the new business model dujour as Uber revealed it is getting into the food delivery business starting Tuesday for the Loop & River North area. UberEATS, From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. every weekday, will have Uber drivers who traditionally use their cars to take people from one part of Chicago to another, deliver one of two meal choices at select locations, priced $9 to $13 each plus a $3 delivery charge. [DNA INFO]
NATIONAL NEWS
• A state of emergency was declared by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan yesterday amidst protests, some of which turn violent for justice in the death of 25-year old Freddie Gray. Though full details of why he was arrested on April 12, how he suffered severe spinal injury that left him in a coma and dead a week later, have not been released Firefighters battled numerous blazes through Monday night. Six officers have been suspended, and the U.S. Justice Department is investigating the incident for possible civil rights violations. In the midst of this, Baltimore Orioles COO’s John Angelos’ comments revealed its more than just riots and one day of inconvenience. [REUTERS]
WORLD NEWS
• The death toll in Nepal continues to rise and villages outside the main city Katmandu await help and aid. “Many of the worst-hit villages in the ridges around Katmandu remain a black hole, surrounded by landslides that make them inaccessible even to the country’s armed forces.” Katmandu’s airport had been so overloaded by aid and passenger planes that incoming flights sat for hours on the runway. [NY TIMES]
• After exhausting all possible appeal attempts and failed pleas for clemency from Australian government, the 2 leaders of the Bali 9 drug smuggling ring-Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, caught with 18lbs of heroin, will most likely be executed next tonight or in a few days in Indonesia as their families said their last goodbyes. This execution has put a strain on government relations between both countries. Each of the 9 drug traffickers will be assigned twelve marksmen, lined up in front of an Indonesian firing squad, given the choice to stand, kneel or sit, blindfolded and shot. *deep sigh* [THE AUSTRALIAN]
SPORTS
• Shane Ray a pass-rushing outside linebacker projected as a 1st round possible #17 pick in ESPN’s scout report may have just saw his draft stock drop as he was cited for “possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and failure to drive in the right lane of a highway with two or more lanes. Monday in Missouri.”Infractions like that are usually red flags for NFL executives. [SI.COM]
BUSINESS
• Tyson Foods announced “today that it plans to eliminate use of human antibiotics with its U.S. broiler chicken flocks by fall of 2017.” This is major news because Tyson is nation’s biggest chicken processor, which may coincide with McDonalds’ recent announcement that within two years it would stop using chicken treated with antibiotics commonly used for humans. McDonalds is one of Tyson’s biggest customers. The use of antibiotics in the food supply is of increasing concern to consumers — particularly Millennials. [USA TODAY]
Refinery29, the 11 year website, just raised $50 million from Scripps Networks Interactive and WPP Ventures in efforts to evolve beyond its fashion roots and is investing heavily in video and global expansion, reports WWD. The site publishes about 80 articles a day, receives 25 million unique visitors monthly and reaches 65 million people through social channels each month. [WWD]
CELEBRITIES
• Academy award nominee Viola Davis has been cast to play Harriet Tubman in an upcoming HBO biopic about the famous abolitionist, produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV; screenplay based on on Kate Clifford Larson’s book Bound for the Promise Land. [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
• During an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, actor Jake Gyllenhaal revealed that he always “bring my dates to my mother’s house for the first date.” My mother thinks arranged marriages actually might be able to work … in a good way. She thinks that if she picked for me that I’d do a lot better.” Isn’t that the case with every mother of a single child of marriage age, oy! [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• Goodbye to Style.com. Yesterday it was announced the fashion website, which had some print issues before closing that arm, will be home of Condé Nast’s new e-commerce business, replacing the website’s news and show reports content. It will be launched first in the UK. Current users of Style.com will be redirected to Voguerunway.com(which for now directs you to Style.com). [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• James Marsden @ LA premiere of The D Train
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