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HEADLINER
Body parts (foot, head) that were found inside a recycling bin outside a house in the Seattle area on Saturday has been IDed as that of missing mother of three Ingrid Lyne, 40. Lyne went on a date to a Seattle Mariners game with one John Charlton, whom she met online, the night before and when she wasn’t home to receive her kids the next day, her ex-husband became worried. Charlton who has a criminal history of assault, battery, and possession of marijuana, was identified through phone records and has been arrested while the investigation continues. Read more
MORE NEWS
• 60 Minutes’ Australian crew involved in a botched ‘child recovery operation’ in Beirut have been detained in Lebanon. Those arrested, including four members of the crew, are alleged to have been involved in an attempt by Australian Sally Faulkner to recover her two children, Lahela and Noah, from her former husband, Lebanese national Ali al Amin.
• Brazil’s lower house of Congress committee have voted, 38-27, to recommend the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. A vote in the full lower house is expected to take place on Sunday. If two-thirds vote in favor, the impeachment will be sent to the Senate. If the impeachment proceedings go through the proper channels and pass, it will be the first impeachment of a Brazilian president since 1992.
• Equal Pay Day y’al! The approximate day in the year where the average woman working full time gets to catch up to the salary of her male counterpart (or about 79¢ for every one of his dollars) according to Fast Company and this detailed report. *Plays Rihanna’s BBHMM*.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Marie Claire magazine debut their “Fresh Faces” issue which features Zendaya, Ellie Gouding, Hailey Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha -Raw and Kylie Jenner. Jenner also graces the cover of Adweek’s Millennial issue discussing how her celebrity—and increasingly valuable brand—stems merely from the image she presents across social media.
• Ciara, future Mrs. Russell Wilson, took a petty stab at her estranged ex and son’s father, Future, during yesterday’s Billboard awards nomination. While announcing the top rap artists she said “Drake, Fetty Wap … Wiz Khalifa and Silento,” forcing co-announcer Ludacris to say her ex’s name #shade.
FASHION
• Net-a-Porter will be the only online destination, outside of Tiffany’s own channels, to sell Tiffany & Co jewelry in an announcement made today. The exclusive Net-a-porter and Tiffany & Co. e-commerce collaboration begins April 27 with an edit of Tiffany’s iconic Tiffany T collection and run for a limited time.
• The International Woolmark Prize’s 2016 British Isles nominees of four womenswear and four menswear designers were announced today. Nominees Ashley Williams, Craig Green, join 69 other designers from 61 countries competing for the international prize.
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
Party with Cubs standout Kris Bryant tonight
Radio host Doug Banks passed away yesterday at age 57
This Is How Chicago Rides The ‘L’
10-fold increase in a year of child bombers used by Boko Haram
The CW has ordered eight hourlong episodes for a primetime run of MadTV
LOOK OF THE DAY
Olivia Culpo & Olivia Palermo @ Pencils of Promise event
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