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Elizabeth Holmes
personCourt denies Elizabeth Holmes' request to remain free while appealing conviction. A judge will now set a new date for Holmes, 39, to leave her current home. Holmes was convicted at trial in San Jose, California, last year and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.
Victor Wembanyama
personThe San Antonio Spurs have been awarded the top pick in next month's NBA draft. The 19-year-old French prodigy Victor Wembanyama is widely expected to be the No.1 selection. Portland Trail Blazers will receive the third pick in the draft, while the Charlotte Hornets have the second pick.
Anthony Albanese
personUS President Joe Biden's last-minute cancellation leaves Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's showcase summit in tatters. Biden flagged last week that he may have to stay in the US for emergency debt ceiling negotiations, but the official line from Washington and Canberra was the trip was going full-steam ahead.
The San Antonio Spurs
organizationSan Antonio Spurs awarded first pick in next month's NBA draft. Charlotte Hornets will select second, followed by the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. The 2023 NBA draft will be held June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. French teenager Victor Wembanyama expected to be picked by Spurs.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp received a standing ovation at the premiere of "Jeanne Du Barry" Depp was handed a near-total victory by a U.S. jury in his defamation fight with former wife and actor Amber Heard.
Inter Milan
organizationInter Milan beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro to reach Champions League final. Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal of the game in the 74th minute. Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan had put Inter 2-0 up in the first leg. Inter will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid in the final.
Francis Ngannou
personFrancis Ngannou has agreed a deal with the Professional Fighters League. The 36-year-old will head the PFL's new Super Fight division. He has been called the'most valuable athlete signing in MMA history' PFL also signed Kayla Harrison and Jake Paul last week.
Lautaro Martinez
personInter Milan beat AC Milan 1-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Lautaro Martinez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan seal 3-0 aggregate win. Inter will face Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final on June 10 in Istanbul.
Jofra Archer
personEngland bowler Jofra Archer ruled out of the summer's Ashes. Scans have revealed a fresh stress fracture to Archer's right elbow. 28-year-old is also a doubt for this year's Cricket World Cup.
John Durham
personCNN's Jake Tapper slammed the FBI over the 'devastating' Durham Report. The report concluded the agency had no evidence to investigate allegations of Trump-Russia collusion. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has requested Special Counsel John Durham to appear before his committee next week.
FBI
organizationSpecial Counsel John Durham released a scathing report Monday finding the FBI 'failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law' The report was a 300-page demerit for the FBI for not thoroughly vetting information with sufficient "analytical rigor"
Home Depot
organizationMSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.54%. Emerging market stocks rose 0.05%. The S&P 500 lost 0.6% Tuesday, and more than four out of five stocks in the index closed lower.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk has lost an appeal against an SEC agreement that landed him with a "Twitter Sitter" The clause means that Musk's Tesla-related tweets must be reviewed by another company executive. Musk had been fighting back against the clause, saying it violated his freedom of speech. US Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan Chase over sex trafficking by the bank’s late longtime customer Jeffrey Epstein.
The Philadelphia 76ers
organizationThe Philadelphia 76ers have parted ways with head coach Doc Rivers. The team lost 112-88 to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Rivers is the third coach to be fired this postseason.
Sam Altman
personSam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, wants U.S. to consider licensing or registration requirements for AI. Altman has become the global face of AI.
Doc Rivers
personThe 61-year-old was in charge of the team for three seasons. The 76ers were knocked out of the NBA playoffs by the Boston Celtics. Rivers had two years left on his contract and was 236-154 in three years with the Sixers.
Amgen
organizationU.S. is attempting to block a proposed $26 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics by biotech drug developer Amgen on antitrust grounds. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that the deal would give Amgen unfair leverage to block competition for Horizon medications.
FTC
organizationThe FTC believes that the acquisition of Horizon by Amgen is likely to hurt innovation and slow the pace of drug development. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the agency earlier this year expressing her concerns.
Folarin Balogun
personArsenal forward Folarin Balogun will represent the United States on the international stage. FIFA approved USMNT’s request Tuesday to switch his national eligibility from England. The 21-year-old could have played for either the U.S., England, or Nigeria.
Cameron Norrie
personNovak Djokovic beat Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 at the Italian Open. World No 1 says Norrie hit him in the left calf with an overhead smash. He also took issue with how Norrie took a medical time out just before he served out the match.