Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
As France's Notre Dame cathedral burned, President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild and announced an international call for donations. Individuals, countries and businesses from around the globe have responded, pledging hundreds of millions of euros.
#UPDATE Billionaires and private donors have pledged hundreds of millions of euros to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after it was devastated by a huge fire. https://t.co/AdhVNjPSEn #NotreDame
📷 Francois Guillot, @gvanderhasselt, @ludovic_marin pic.twitter.com/YojpKdoq7T— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 16, 2019
Albertans will either re-elect NDP leader Rachel Notley or choose to make Jason Kenny of the United Conservatives the province's new leader on Tuesday. If re-elected, Notley will become the first NDP leader in Alberta to ever do so.
Great job, Alberta! Approximately 696,000 people have voted at the Advance Polls – a new record! Thank you to all our hardworking officers who made voting as easy and accessible as possible. Election Day is April 16. Make your mark! #chooseyouralberta #abvote #ableg #abpoli pic.twitter.com/kcX9Zvu2jo
— Elections Alberta (@ElectionsAB) April 14, 2019
Just weeks after the Green Bay Packer's made Aaron Rodgers the highest paid player in NFL history, the Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson have eclipsed that mark. The Seahawks quarterback has agreed to a four-year $140M contract extension.
Just @DangeRussWilson living his best life:
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) April 16, 2019
• Highest-paid NFL player ($35M AAV)
• $65M signing bonus (Most in NFL history)
• 69 pass TD since 2017 (Most in NFL)
• 75 QB wins in 1st 7 seasons (Most in NFL history)
• 100.3 passer rating (2nd-highest all time)#Seahawks
On Monday, Franklin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture," becoming the first individual woman ever to earn a special citation prize.
Congratulations to @ArethaFranklin and her family and friends. #Pulitzer #QueenOfSoul #Respect pic.twitter.com/SRdwncE5UI
— The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) April 15, 2019
After selling more than 150 million copies of the Fifty Shades series, author E.L. James is back with a new book. Titled The Mister, the novel promises to be another love story by the author.
💗What better way to wake up than with the newest man in town in your sheets hm? The Mister is now AVAILABLE 🌍 in English as of today! #ELJames #TheMister #MaximAndAlessia #EroticRomance #Romance #London #MaximTrevelyan #AlessiaDemachi #AvailableNow #TheMisterIsHere pic.twitter.com/uRD35mN602
— FiftyShadesOfGreyUK🇬🇧 (Fan) (@50ShadesOfGUK) April 16, 2019
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Emma Watson (29), Seth Rogen (37), Chris Stapleton (41)
