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Liverpool
organizationLiverpool came from behind to beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux on Saturday. Hwang Hee-Chan and Cody Gakpo put Wolves ahead in the first half. Andy Robertson and Harvey Elliott scored late goals to seal victory. Liverpool is unbeaten after five games this season and moved to the top.
Russell Brand
personTalent agency 'Tavistock Wood' have cut all ties with Russell Brand. Comes hours after comedian and actor was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse at the height of his fame. Channel 4 runners and TV researchers alleged Russell would get staff to find female audience members so he could allegedly meet them after filming.
Andy Murray
personAndy Murray beats Swiss debutant Leandro Riedi in straight sets. Cameron Norrie beaten 7-5 6-4 by Stan Wawrinka. Dan Evans and Neal Skupski win deciding doubles rubber. Great Britain will face France in the final rubber on Sunday.
General Motors
organizationFord Motor Co. and General Motors fell 2% before the bell on Friday after a strike by unionized workers at three plants. Chrysler-owner Stellantis also edged down 0.5% premarket after a walkout by hourly workers.
The United Auto Workers
organizationMore than 13,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off the job on Friday. The union failed to reach a deal with the "Big 3" car companies – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. It is the first time in history that there has been a simultaneous work stoppage at all three companies.
Ford
organizationFord, Stellantis and GM are seeing 13,000 workers go on strike. The union wants a 40% pay rise, but the Detroit Three have only offered half that. A full strike would hit earnings by about $400 million to $500 million per week.
Stellantis
organizationU.S.-listed shares of Chrysler-owner Stellantis also edged down 0.5% premarket after a walkout by hourly workers. The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) said the firms had not put forward acceptable offers.
United Auto Workers
organizationNearly 13,000 workers walked off the job at all three Detroit automakers Friday. The UAW is seeking close to a 40% raise, while the Big Three are offering about half that. GM and Ford have each lost about $10 billion of market value since negotiations opened. President Joe Biden dispatched aides to Detroit to help resolve the impasse.
UAW
organization13,000 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union walked off the job at all three Detroit automakers Friday. This is the first time in history that all three automakers have been hit by strikes. The UAW sought a 46% pay raise, a 32 hour work week, and a restoration of traditional pensions.
TikTok
organizationVideo-sharing app hit with $368-million fine for failing to protect children's privacy. Fine, equivalent to $369 million, is culmination of a two-year inquiry by Ireland's Data Protection Commission. Irish watchdog gave TikTok three months "to bring its processing into compliance"
777 Partners
organizationBritish-Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri will sell his 94.1% stake in the club. The deal is reportedly worth more than £550m. Everton narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League in each of last two seasons.
Hugh Jackman
personHugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness have called it quits after more than two decades of marriage. The couple, who met in 1995, have two children together, a 23-year-old son and a daughter, 18.
Li Shangfu
personGeneral Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for some weeks now. Reports in the US media say General Li is being investigated for corruption. This comes just months after China’s foreign minister Qin Gang disappeared mysteriously.
Arm Holdings
organizationShares in the firm, majority-owned by SoftBank Group, are scheduled to start trading today on the Nasdaq. Firm's stock jumped by almost 25% on its first day of trading in New York, ending the day on $63.59 (£51.24)
Mitt Romney
personRomney was elected to the Senate in 2018 after serving as the governor of Massachusetts and running for president in 2012. He has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and was the only Republican senator to vote to convict him in his first impeachment trial.
Hunter Biden
personHunter Biden, 53, is accused of buying a firearm while addicted to crack cocaine. Indictment stems from his possession of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in October 2018. A plea deal to resolve the matter without charges collapsed over the summer.
Harry Maguire
personEngland beat Scotland 3-1 in a friendly at Hampden Park on Tuesday. Harry Maguire came on at half-time and scored an own goal. The Manchester United defender was jeered by Scotland fans. Gareth Southgate has defended the 30-year-old.
Keir Starmer
personRishi Sunak blasts 'flip-flopping' Keir Starmer for chasing a 'cheap political hit' House of Lords set to vote on scrapping EU-era rules that force housebuilders to mitigate impact on river health.
Ben Stokes
personEngland beat New Zealand by 181 runs to go 2-1 up in their one-day series. Ben Stokes hit nine sixes and 15 fours during a devastating 124-ball innings. Dawid Malan fell just four runs short of a century.
Kim Jong Un
personVladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un met in eastern Russia. Kim implied to the Russian president he supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its coast.