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“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln
CHICAGO NEWS
• The next mayor of Chicago will be determined after today’s first event Chicago mayoral runoff election and all eyes will be on Chicago. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., with hundreds of suburban races also on the ballot ranging from village president to school board to tax hike referendum questions. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• A father, Rodney Todd Sr., 36, and his seven kids, aged 6 to 16, were found dead of possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator, which had run out of fuel, they were using because their electricity was cut off. [NBC NEWS]
WORLD NEWS
• A lot is going on in Yemen right now and civilians are caught up in the melee. The fighting has killed hundreds of people in less than two weeks; electricity has gone out on 16 million Yemenis living in Houthi-held areas. “Yemen has descended into chaos in the weeks since Houthi rebels, who complain of being marginalized in the majority Sunni country, forced President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi from power.” [CNN]
SPORTS
• Wisconsin played a tough game but Duke played tougher and won the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship 68-63. Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow and their teammates accomplished the goal they had set out for themselves all year: to win the national championship. Now the question is will they declare for the NBA? [USA TODAY]
BUSINESS
• Dutch parcel-delivery company TNT Express has been bought by FedEX for $4.8 billion(€4.4 billion), two years after UPS was blocked by regulators citing antitrust concerns. Adding TNT will bolster the European ground network for FedEx. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Dermatologist to the stars, Dr. Frederic Brandt who died over the weekend when he committed suicide by hanging himself, had battled depression. Rumors are swirling that a character portrayed in the Netflix Original ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ may have been based on Dr. Brandt and he was “devastated” by the portrayal. [WASHINGTON POST]
FASHION
• Marigay Mckee, who arrived with pomp and circumstance late 2013 as Saks Fifth Avenue President and has been helping to build a strong designer cache has left by “mutual agreement”, a bit of a surprising move from the Hudson Group. The fashion world is now asking, what’s next for the former fashion and beauty director at Harrods. [VOGUE UK]
LOOK OF THE DAY
•SCOTT EASTWOOD @ Longest Ride Premiere
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