Duke and Duchess of Sussex Expecting First Child
Come Spring of 2019, there will be a new addition to the royal family. The Duke Harry and Duchess Megan of Sussex issued a statement through the palace that they are expecting a child together. Since marrying in May, the couple just launched their first joint overseas tour in Australia. The couple will also be visiting New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Despite zika concerns in Tonga and Fiji, the couple have made no changes to their scheduled tour since announcing the pregnancy.
Sears Files for Bankruptcy
Once a mall staple, Sears has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. With 142 more locations closing, the chairman, Eddie Lampert, is choosing to keep the remaining 687 Sears and Kmart stores open with the holiday season approaching. If the company fails to come up with a solid restructuring plan, it is possible that all Sears stores would be closed permanently. Lampert, former CEO, purchased Kmart out of bankruptcy and hoped to do the same with Sears since their sales started declining in 2010. Before the rise of Target, Walmart and Amazon, Sears was the largest retailer in the market.
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Split
The whirlwind romance of Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande seems to have come to an end. Since becoming engaged in June, after dating for only a few weeks, the former couple never held back in showing their affection for each other. Grande used to date late rapper Mac Miller, so rumors had been out that she was having a rough time dealing with his death. On top of that, Grande seemed to still be struggling with her 2017 Manchester concert where a suicide bomber took the lives of 23 people.
Hostage Situation in German Train Station
At Cologne’s main train station, a woman was taken hostage by a male attacker. While the woman only suffered minor injuries, the attacker sustained serious injuries. The attacker was successfully taken into custody without injuring any other commuters. The incident did cause a back up in the station however. Witnesses said the man walked into a pharmacy around the end of the train station and just took the woman hostage. Whether or not the man had demands, if the event is terror-related or if the man had a weapon is still unknown.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passes away
At the age of 65, Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist and owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, Paul Allen has died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Ranked 44 on Forbes’ 2018 list of billionaires, Allen had disclosed earlier this month that he had began undergoing treatment for his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for which he also was treated for in 2009. He was first diagnosed in 1998 with the disease but had since gone into remission.
