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Amy Pope
personFormer White House advisor Amy Pope wins vote to head U.N. migration agency. Pope defeated incumbent António Vitorino, who has been in the position since 2018. Pope served as Senior Advisor on Migration to U.S. President Joe Biden.
Jason Day
personJason Day wins Byron Nelson tournament in Texas. First PGA Tour win in over five years for 35-year-old Australian. Australian carded a nine-under final round of 62 to finish on 23 under overall. Kim Si-woo and Austin Eckroat finish second and third.
Martha Stewart
personThe 81-year-old entrepreneur is one of four cover models for this year's Swimsuit Issue. Martha called posing for the magazine at her age 'historic'
Vice Media
organizationGreece’s Antenna Group had been engaged for months in talks to buy the struggling Brooklyn-based media company. Vice hopes to emerge from the bankruptcy process in two or three months.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk must still have his tweets approved by a Tesla lawyer, federal appeals court rules. Musk reached a settlement with the SEC in 2018 after the regulator claimed that he lied when he said he had "funding secured" for taking Tesla private. The deal also had Musk step down as Tesla chairman.
Ja Morant
personMemphis Grizzlies suspend guard Ja Morant from all team activities. Social media video emerged showing the two-time All-Star holding what appeared to be a gun. In March, the NBA suspended him for eight games without pay.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
personLiverpool beat Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Monday night. Curtis Jones scored a quick-fire brace and Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a stunning free-kick to seal the win. Leicester are 19th on 30 points, two behind Everton in 17th spot with two games to go.
Microsoft
organizationEuropean authorities say the Microsoft-Activision merger is pro-competitive. UK competition watchdog took the opposite view and blocked the tech giants’ tie-up last month.
La Liga
organizationBarcelona win La Liga for the first time since 2019 by thrashing Espanyol 4-2. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, with goals from Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde. Javi Puado and Joselu pulled two back late on for the hosts.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrance promises Ukraine dozens more light tanks and armoured vehicles. France plans to train Ukrainian battalions and equip them with AMX-10RC armored fighting vehicles.
Activision Blizzard
organizationMicrosoft's $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been approved by EU regulators. The European Commission concluded that the deal can pass thanks to commitments from Microsoft related to cloud gaming. The EU approval clashes with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority that in April ruled to block the acquisition.
Chennai Super Kings
organizationKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk on Sunday night. Spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine combined to peg back CSK at regular intervals. CSK’s final league match will be away from home in Delhi against bottom-placed Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal lost 3-0 to Brighton at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon. Gunners are now four points behind Manchester City in the Premier League. Jamie Carragher labelled Jakub Kiwior's actions "embarrassing" Gunners have picked up just nine points from a possible 21.
Move Forward Party
organizationThai opposition wins major victory over military-backed government. Move Forward party and Pheu Thai dominated Sunday's ballot. Vote seen as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup.
Curtis Jones
personCurtis Jones opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 33rd minute. Jones doubled the visitors' lead just three minutes later. Trent Alexander-Arnold made it 3-0 with a stunning free-kick.
Sinan Ogan
personPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 49.51% of the vote. His main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu came in second at 44.88%. The third presidential candidate, Sinan Ogan, finished third at 5.17%. No candidate secured the majority needed to win outright.
Barcelona
organizationBarcelona beat Espanyol 4-2 to clinch their 27th La Liga title. Robert Lewandowski struck twice, along with goals for Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde. Javi Puado and Joselu pulled two back late on for the hosts. Chelsea Women earned their third successive FA Cup with a win against Manchester United.
The European Commission
organizationThe European Commission said on Monday that the biggest-ever deal in gaming was pro-competitive. British competition watchdog took the opposite view and blocked the tech giants’ tie-up last month. The European Commission concluded that the deal can pass thanks to commitments from Microsoft related to cloud gaming.
FBI
organizationUS special counsel says FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Trump campaign was flawed. John Durham said the agency's inquiry had lacked "analytical rigor" He concluded the FBI had not possessed "actual evidence" of collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
personRecep Tayyip Erdogan secured 49.3% of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu had 45.1%. More than 35,000 ballots of voters who voted abroad have not yet been counted. A third candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan received 5.2%.