The third annual Wade’s World Weekend, the benefit hosted by Miami Heat superstar and Haute 100 Miami member Dwyane Wade, has been confirmed to take place in Chicago from August 25 to 27. The event benefits the Wade’s World Foundation, which provides support to community-based organizations that promote education, health, and social skills for children in at-risk situations throughout the Chicago and South Florida areas.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken a step in countering New York’s “thriving local sex trade” by signing a bill to ban the distribution of cards that depict sexually suggestive pictures of women to promote prostitution. These cards, called “Chica Chica” cards, advertise “hookers that make house calls” and are now illegal to distribute.

Looks like Haute 100 San Francisco member Clint Eastwood has been hard at work. After news of his upcoming take on A Star is Born starring Haute 100 New York member Beyonce, Warner Bros. has set a release date for his newest film, J. Edgar, a biopic to begin a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on November 9 and general release on the 11th.

50,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the U.S. How many do you think make it into a home? An estimated 3.7 million animals a year are euthanized in animal shelters in our country alone. Is it adding up now? Pet overpopulation due to a lack of spaying and neutering by owners is a huge problem and Dr. Gary Michelson is hoping to change that.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s investment group, Innovation Endeavors, has invested a $400K seed fund in Quixey, a startup that specializes in finding that one app – you know, the one that you know does this one particular thing, but can’t find it because you don’t know its exact name.

Just after promoting peace in Israel, Shakira spoke at a press conference on Monday, August 1, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables. Accompanied by her boyfriend, Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, the 34-year-old singer unveiled a new partnership between her charity, the Barefoot Foundation (Fundación Pies Descalzos), and the FC Barcelona team – the team for which Pique plays – to create a center for poor children in Miami.

Haute 100 New York member Tory Burch launched her eponymous label in 2004 and has seen nothing but skyrocketing popularity and success since. The business has been rapidly expanding and now rumors are floating around that the stylish Burch will be hosting a full runway show at next month’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been making headlines right and left, most recently because of his eco-resort private island, super-exclusive luxury hybrid, and the respect he’s earned for his environmentalism. Now, we’re thinking he can do even more good with his green as he has topped the annual Forbes list of Hollywood’s highest paid actors.

Haute 100 San Francisco member, founder of The GAP, and revered art collector Doris Fisher has recently loaned a 235-ton sheet metal sculpture called “Sequence” to the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, of which Fisher is an alumna and still keeps close connections to.