| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: China virus deaths top 100, GOP pressed by Bolton bombshell, and an oasis grows in Rio's concrete jungle. Kobe Bryant the businessman Long before news of Kobe Bryant's tragic death from a helicopter crash in California on Sunday jolted the world, the basketball icon was busy making a name for himself off the court. Part of his complex legacy that spanned 20 years in pro-sports also included a growing second career as an investor. Among his most successful bets was a $6-million investment on sports-drink maker BodyArmor in 2014 that was worth about $200 million after Coca-Cola took a majority stake. In 2013, Bryant co-founded Bryant Stibel, a VC firm that invested in more than two dozen companies, a feat he likened to his attitude in basketball in 2018: "You win one championship, you can go on vacation all summer long or be in the gym the next day working on winning the next one. That same mentality carries through to what we are doing today, to me being here now." More on the crash: - The pilot's final transmission said he was climbing to avoid cloud layer, the NTSB said. The helicopter didn't have black box recorders.
- In addition to Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, authorities identified the seven other victims: John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, Ara Zobayan.
- The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday "out of respect for those deeply grieving."
$ignificant figures 106. At least that many people in China have died from the new strain of coronavirus that's infected more than 4,515, prompting officials to extend the Lunar New Year holiday to halt the spread of the virus. 1.1 million. How many people died or were killed at Auschwitz between 1940-1945, historians said, as world leaders and Holocaust survivors marked 75 years since the camp's liberation and warned of rising anti-Semitism around the world. 45. The number of survivors who've been pulled from the rubble in Turkey's Elazig province after Friday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the region, killing at least 41 people and injuring 1,600 others. Highly quotable "Increasingly likely." Mitt Romney said more Republicans may seek testimony from John Bolton after he wrote in his upcoming book that Trump explicitly said the U.S. should block aid to Ukraine until it investigated his political rivals. "Zero cooperation." U.S. investigators in a bid to "set the record straight" criticized Prince Andrew's involvement in the sex trafficking inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in prison last year. "It sucks." After winning a Grammy for Best rap album, Tyler the Creator slammed the Recording Academy's "backhanded compliment" of consistently placing "guys that look like me" in the "urban" categories. This is not normal Thawing out. 200 years after the discovery of Antarctica, the melting mass is facing new threats from fishing, mining and more tourism, which have given rise to a geopolitical battle of nations seeking to lay claim. The future is now Sleep inside a game. A series of Atari-themed hotels are coming to eight U.S. cities and will offer a fully immersive gaming stay with live esports studios, VR and AR installations and an "Atari gaming playground." What's good Green infusion. A wave of sustainable projects is taking over Rio de Janeiro's tree-starved, steamy urban landscape and giving residents the opportunity to garden, grow free produce and bask in the cooler shade. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week. Follow QuickTake on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: This U.S. state is home to seven of the 10 most racially diverse cities in the country. Can you guess what it is? Thanks for reading! - Andrew Mach |
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