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“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Every one has bad breaks, but every one also has opportunities.” ― Samuel Goldwyn
CHICAGO NEWS
• 116 minutes, 12 seconds was the time it took for the epic Game 2 of the Western Conference finals matchup between the Ducks & Hawks with the Blackhawks wining 3-2 in third overtime, tying the series 1-1. [USATODAY]
NATIONAL NEWS
• The stage has been set making Los Angeles the largest city in the nation to adopt a major minimum-wage hike as it was announced L.A’s city council’s preliminary approval to increase the minimum wage to $15 which will impact about 800,000 workers. L.A’s City Council voted, 14-1, to the increase from the current $9 by 2020. Companies with 25 or fewer workers would follow a slightly slower stepped-up increase in minimum wage pay. Mayor Eric Garcetti plans to sign the council’s measure. [L.A TIMES]
WORLD NEWS
• Following a landslide on Wednesday in Guiyang city, southwest China, a nine-story residential building collapse and 16 people are missing. [NY TIMES]
SPORTS
• The 2015 NBA draft isn’t until June 25 but last night the draft lottery which essentially determines what team with a terrible season gets their pick of a really good incoming player. The Minnesota Timberwolves, who lost 66 games finishing last in league standings this past season won the #1 lottery pick. The Los Angeles Lakers landed the second pick. The Knicks have not had a lottery pick who turned into an All-Star since Patrick Ewing was drafted in 1985. Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, Emmanuel Mudiay are some of the projected top draft picks. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• UBS Group AG’s main unit, UBS AG, has agreed to plead guilty to fraud for manipulating benchmark interest rates and will pay $545 million to settle U.S. investigations(daaaaaang!). The Libor(London interbank offered rate) settlement will be $342 million to the Federal Reserve and $203 million in fines. Four other global banks, Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, are expected to announce U.S. settlements Wednesday over manipulating foreign exchange rates. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• David Letterman will soon sign off as host of the Late Show and last Bill Murray made an appearance by jumping out of a cake. “After clawing his way out of a fake “Goodbye Dave” cake, he gives Dave a bear hug (covering him in icing) and proceeds to roam around the set, smearing cake on the band and a few lucky audience members.” [USATODAY]
•Jimmy Kimmel’s “Lie Witness News” is probably one of the best unofficial sociology experiments ever. To commemorate the finale of Dancing with the Stars, camera crew asked passersby what they thought of North Korean leader and dictator Kim Jong Un’s controversial season finale of “Dancing With the Stars.” The responses are cry-laughing emoji worthy. [WASHINGTON POST]
FASHION
• The Warby Parker for Bikinis? Its happening and it’s looking to shakeup the swimwear industry. Bikyni is being launched by former e-commerce site Reformation’s COO Jude Al-Khalil selling for $95 with free shipping both ways. [HARPER’S BAZAAR]
• Flat shoes ban is all the talk at Cannes. Some are denied access and some with pull are let in. Discuss.
LOOK OF THE DAY
• Natalie Portman @ The De Grisogono Dinner
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