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Mark Rowley
personPrime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley. He had vowed to hold him 'accountable' for decision to greenlight protest. Sir Mark had resisted calls to try and block a march taking place.
The European Union
organizationThe EU's executive branch recommended that war-ravaged Ukraine should be permitted to open membership talks. Moldova was delivered a similar message. Georgia was told that it should officially be named as a candidate to join.
Daniel Cameron
personDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear beat back Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday. Cameron was once considered a "rising star" in the GOP. Former Gov. Chris Christie said Cameron's association with Donald Trump was the reason for his loss.
Rashida Tlaib
personHouse votes 234-188 to reprimand Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress. Only 22 Democrats joined with 212 Republicans, while only four Republicans voted against the measure.
Optus
organizationOptus says a "technical network fault" was to blame for a nationwide outage on Wednesday. The outage affected more than 10 million customers and 400,000 businesses nationwide. At 1pm AEDT, some Optus customers reported receiving signal again.
Andy Beshear
personIn Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was reelected by a 5% margin. In Ohio, 56.6% of voters decided Tuesday to enshrine abortion and reproductive rights into the state constitution.
Glenn Maxwell
personGlenn Maxwell becomes first Australian batter to hit a double-hundred in a World Cup game. His inning came off 128 balls, and comprised 21 fours and 10 sixes. Australia will play South Africa in the World Cup semifinals.
Mark Zahra
personWithout A Fight wins this year's Melbourne Cup, giving jockey Mark Zahra consecutive wins. Six-year-old hit the front with 300 meters to go and held on for a famous victory. Soulcombe placed second, with Sheraz third in the A$8 million handicap.
Destiny Udogie
personTottenham lost 4-1 to Chelsea at White Hart Lane on Monday night. Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off for Spurs. Richarlison will have surgery on his pubis to address a long-term issue.
Tottenham
organizationChelsea beat Tottenham 4-1 in the Premier League on Monday night. Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Dejan Kulusevski were all sent off. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison limped off with injuries.
Spurs
organizationTottenham Hotspur lost 4-1 to Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday night. Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off for Mauricio Pochettino's side. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison limped off with injuries.
Cristian Romero
personChelsea beat Tottenham 4-1 in north London derby on Monday night. Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off in the first half. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison limped off with injuries. Nicolas Jackson scored a hat-trick in the second half.
WeWork
organizationWeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US on Monday. Firm reported liabilities of up to $50bn, according to bankruptcy filing. WeWork joins a crowded list of high-profile companies to go under recently.
Jerry Boylan
personCalifornia boat captain guilty of'seaman's manslaughter' in fire deaths of 34 people. Jerry Boylan, 69, was found guilty Monday of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer. He faces up to 10 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced on Feb. 8.
Hannah Ingram-Moore
personHannah Ingram-Moore and husband Colin lost planning appeal against pool. Couple were told they would have to tear down the facility for good. The U-shaped block was erected on their land in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.
Donald Trump Jr.
personTrump is accused of being the primary beneficiary of a fraud scheme to portray his wealth as far more valuable than it is. The judge in the case has already found Trump, his two adult sons and their company liable for fraud. The trial concerns claims that Trump inflated the value of his real-estate holdings in order to obtain commercial loans and insurance policies.
Angelo Mathews
personSri Lanka star Angelo Mathews was given out without facing a ball. The 35-year-old replaced the fallen Sadeera Samarawickrama during the 25th over of Sri Lanka’s innings against Bangladesh. Mathews appeared to have issues with the strapping on his helmet. Under the tournament's playing conditions, a new batter should be ready to face the ball within two minutes.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Tahith Chong scored the opening goal for the home side on 80 minutes. Substitute Luis Diaz scored a headed equaliser in stoppage time.
Luis Diaz
personLuis Diaz scored in stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Luton. It was the winger's first appearance since his parents were kidnapped in Colombia. Jurgen Klopp admits that it is still a 'pretty emotional' situation for Diaz.
Virat Kohli
personVirat Kohli scores record-equalling 49th ODI century to help India smash South Africa by 243 runs. Kohli scored 101 not out off 121 balls – to move level in the all-time ODI ton table with another India batting great Sachin Tendulkar. India have now won all eight of their pool play matches so far at the World Cup.