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“I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there’s nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.
”― Cicely Tyson
CHICAGO NEWS
• Grab your popcorn, the nasty divorce continues to get nastier. Billionaire Ken Griffin in divorce proceedings with estranged wife Anne Dias, who thinks Chicago is unsophisticated, submitted itemized list of her monthly expenses. $2,000 for stationery, $60,000 for office space and professional staff and more. He also refuted her claims of shutting down her hedge fund firm to raise the kids, it was because the firm was losing money four consecutive years,according to filings. [PAGE SIX]
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NATIONAL NEWS
• 19 manatees who were stuck in a storm drain in central Florida have been freed by rescuers. They are alive and were returned to the Indian River Lagoon System. [UT SANDIEGO]
• Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has apologized for making false claims about having served in the the U.S. military’s elite special operations force. [USA TODAY]
WORLD NEWS
• Rakhat Aliyev,former son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayevon, who was arrested on suspicion of murdering two bankers in June 2014 was found dead in a Vienna cell where he was awaiting trial. Though Aliyev was discovered hanging from gauze bandages in his cell Tuesday morning, cause of death has not been officially ruled. [BLOOMBERG]
SPORTS
• “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” was one of the gems of Super Bowl press week from Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and he may be looking to capitalize on it. Lynch filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the trademark, this in addition to his trademarked “Beast Mode” and a pending application to register “About that action boss.” The phrase will appear on shirts and sweatshirts on the Beast Mode website within the next month and the label will also debut a new shoe line in partnership with high-end shoe designer Jon Buscemi retailing for about $180 [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• The US dollar is up compared to its 10 major developed-nation counterparts and being up may be thanks to Fed Chief Janet Yellen. The dollar climbed 0.6 percent to 119.53 yen and was little changed at $1.1326 per euro. The euro dropped 6 percent and the yen declined 1.9 percent.[BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello will have to wait until their schedules calm down. The engaged hot duo, set to marry sometime this summer will do so later this year. Page Six reports Sofía said at the Vanity Fair party, “We wanted to get married this summer, but Joe will be busy working and promoting ‘Magic Mike 2.’” [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• Comptoir des Cotonniers, the affordable luxury french brand, will officially announce Anne-Valérie Hash as its creative director. Prior to this post, Hash closed her eponymous label last year, after 13 years, due to the challenging economy. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• The Best Dressed Men At the Oscars
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