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NASA
organizationThe first image of rock and dust from Bennu was shown during a live stream at 11 am ET. The landing of the return capsule capped a seven-year joint mission of the U.S. space agency.
Jim Jordan
personJordan lost a secret ballot vote to Scalise 113-99 earlier Wednesday, but it was unknown if Scalise could get the 217 votes needed to become speaker. Scalise beat out Rep. Jim Jordan in a vote that signals continuity with the current House GOP leadership team.
George Santos
personA group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel George Santos. The move comes a day after federal prosecutors filed 23 fresh criminal counts against the first-term representative. Santos denies the charges and says he will fight the indictments "until the bitter end"
Wayne Rooney
personWayne Rooney has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at St Andrew's. The former England captain, 37, said he's 'absolutely delighted' to be joining the West Midlands club. He will be joined by Ashley Cole and John O'Shea as part of his backroom staff.
Mary Lou Retton
personMary Lou Retton was the first American female gymnast to win the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The 55-year-old has been diagnosed with 'a very rare form of pneumonia' A SpotFund account has been set up, attracting over $138,000 (£106,000) in donations.
Caroline Ellison
personCaroline Ellison was the CEO of Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund, Alameda Research. She was head of Alameda's sister company FTX, which was allegedly used as a $10billion slush fund paid for by customers' money. Ellison admitted that the spreadsheet she sent to Genesis was 'dishonest' because it'made us look much safer than we actually were.
Holly Willoughby
personSource claims she 'hasn't been the same' since she and Phil stopped talking. Pair's friendship came to an end when he left the show back in May. ITV bosses are now facing crisis meetings to save the brand. Alison Hammond and Rochelle Humes rumored to be frontrunners to replace her.
Hamas
organization'Every Hamas member is a dead man,' says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel is reeling from the deadliest attack in its 75-year history. More than 1,500 militants stormed through the Gaza security barrier.
Jada Pinkett Smith
personThe Hollywood power couple separated in 2016. Jada said she considered a legal divorce but could never go through with it. Comes just days before she is due to release a tell-all memoir that will presumably document the split in great detail.
Will Smith
personWill Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022. Rock was presenting an award that night when he made a joke about Pinkett Smith.
Anthony Albanese
personCheng Lei, the Australian journalist detained on national security charges by China, has returned to Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Cheng, a Melbourne mother of two, was elated to be home after years of negotiations with Chinese officials. Commercial airlines have cancelled flights in and out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.
IMF
organizationIMF downgrades UK growth forecast from 1pc in 2024 to just 0.6pc. Warns UK inflation will remain the highest in the G7 this year and next. US, Germany and France expected to grow by 1.5pc, 0.9pc and 1.3pc respectively.
George Santos
personFederal prosecutors hit Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., with 23 additional charges Tuesday. Prosecutors allege the disgraced congressman engaged in two schemes that involved the stealing of donors’ identities and financial information. In May, Santos pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges, including wire fraud.
Keir Starmer
personYaz Ashmawi, 28, was seen tipping glitter over Sir Keir just before he prepared to give the speech of his career to his supporters. Extinction Rebellion confirmed he was one of their activists, but said the stunt was not on behalf of them.
Holly Willoughby
personTV star, 42, took to Instagram to confirm she 'will not be returning' It comes after a former Pizza Hut was remanded in custody last week charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder Ms Willoughby. She was forced to pull out of a show last week as she was targeted by an alleged kidnap plot.
Amazon Prime
organizationLavazza, Nespresso and Breville machines are cut in price. Xiaomi is virtually giving away phones with 8% to 37% off prized masterpieces. The Fire 7, a seven inch tablet that comes with a year of Amazon Kids+ content, is currently just £59.99.
UEFA
organizationUEFA confirmed the UK and Ireland as hosts for the 2028 European Championship. Rival bidders Turkey pulled out of the running to host the tournament. Matches at Euro 2028 are set to be held at 10 different grounds, including Everton’s new stadium.
Caroline Ellison
personCaroline Ellison, 29, is the daughter of two MIT professors. She has already pleaded guilty to fraud charges and is testifying as part of her plea deal.
Hamas
organizationPentagon providing air power defenses and ammunition to Israel. US military's massive'strike group' that has been deployed to the Middle East. USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's latest and most advanced aircraft carrier, to the region.
Amazon Prime Day
organizationAmazon’s third sale of the year launched at midnight (Tuesday 10 October) Deals will continue to drop until the end of Wednesday 11 October. You can find deals on Amazon devices, smartwatches, sneakers and more. The Google Pixel Watch 2 launches on Thursday October 12.