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“You have to, in your own life, get people to want to work with you and want to help you.” ― Lloyd Blankfein (CEO Goldman Sachs)
Yesterday, Walker & Company Brands announced they’ve raised $24 million Series B… There might be life on Mars. Scientists have for the first time confirmed liquid water flowing on the surface of present-day Mars.
TORT LAW MUSEUM
Former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader has opened a museum focused on the legal profession *confetti*. The museum, based in his hometown of Winstead, Connecticut, includes galleries dedicated to precedent setting cases like “Brown v Kendall” and a 63′ GM Corvair. [WSJ]
AXEL SPRINGER
The German publishing company now owns 97% stake in Business Insider with Jeff Bezos holding on to his 3% which was an investment from his personal investment company. Axel Springer in an effort to increase holdings in English language properties, agreed to add 88% in the amount of $343 million, adding to their already 9% stake. This values the company founded in 2007 at $442 million. [THE ATLANTIC]
MACARTHUR GRANTS
24 awesome people will each receive $625,000 over 5 years as they become the 2015 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation’s Genius award and now will be referred to as MacArthur fellows. Lin Manuel Miranda, creator of the raved about Broadway musical “Hamilton” along with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, LaToya Ruby Frazier a video artist are among the winners. [LA TIMES]
UN GEN. ASSEMBLY
Did you see the picture of the champagne glass clink between President Obama and President Vladimir Putin after their verbal jousting? awwwkward. At the UN General assembly yesterday President Obama made a case for diplomacy and threw some shade at Putin. Once it was Putin’s turn to address, he made a case to support Syrian President Assad in the continued efforts to fight ISIS. Basically Putin wants Assad in power, US says he’s gotta go, so after it was all said and done yesterday, they are still torn. On a bright side, China’s President Xi Jinping announced $100 million to the African Union and more troops to aid United Nations peacekeeping efforts. [NY TIMES]
TESLA SUV
The first Model X SUV is set to be delivered tonight. The all electric car may get a sales boost following the recent diesel controversy over Audi and VW. This current rollout is a limited edition Founders Series reserved for board members and close friends of the company. It’s speculated the car will start at $80,000. [BLOOMBERG]
ENTERTAINMENT
Paul Walker’s daughter has sued Porchse over the death of the actor which happened back in 2013…Kaley Kuoco (The blonde girl from Big Bang Theory show) sudden divorce from husband Ryan Sweeting will be quick because she had a prenup, now about that finger tattoo though…Kim “Don’t be Tardy” Zolciak Bierman is off Dancing with The Stars because of the mini stroke she suffered.
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Rachel Weisz
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