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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
personLiverpool confirm four first-team players will be leaving this summer. Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner and Naby Keita will not have their contracts renewed. The quartet have been at the club when the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup have been won. Brighton are favourites to sign Milner.
Ron DeSantis
personFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a slate of legislation Wednesday targeting the LGBTQ community. The news comes on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. The laws limit LGBTQ+ schools curriculum and transgender care for minors.
Cherelle Parker
personDemocrat Cherelle Parker turned back challenges from the left to win Philadelphia’s mayoral primary. It is the latest local election to represent a clash between moderates and progressives. In Chicago, progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson began serving as mayor this week.
Vauxhall
organizationVauxhall’s parent company Stellantis told MPs it will be unable to keep a commitment to make electric vehicles in the UK without changes to the Trade and Co-operation Agreement. New rules covering electric vehicles come into effect at the start of 2024.
FA
organizationIvan Toney banned from all football and football-related activity for eight months. Brentford striker, 27, was hit with an eight-month ban following his 232 betting breaches. England international was also fined 50,000 pounds ($62,000)
Ivan Toney
personIvan Toney has been banned from all football-related activity for eight months. The Brentford striker pleaded guilty to breaking FA gambling rules in February. Toney was charged by the FA in November for 262 alleged breaches of betting rules over a four-year period. The 27-year-old admitted to 232 of the counts, with 30 having been subsequently withdrawn.
Quad
organizationAnthony Albanese was blindsided by a 4.30am call from US President Joe Biden. Biden postponed his trip to Australia due to debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. Quad leaders will now be having discussion in Japan after cancellation of the Sydney summit.
Johnny Depp
personThe actor was reportedly stuck in traffic and delayed the conference by around 27 minutes before it began without him. The movie marks Depp's return to acting after a three-year hiatus following his legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard.
Stellantis
organizationStellantis, which makes Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, said present arrangements with the EU pose a ‘threat to our export business’ The company employs around 5,000 people in the U.K. and committed to make electric vehicles in the country two years ago.
Meghan Markle
personDuchess of Sussex, 41, was honoured at the Ms Foundation Women of Vision Awards. She wore a gold evening dress designed by Colombian-born creative, Johanna Ortiz. Meghan received the award from close friend Gloria Steinem.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp received a standing ovation at the premiere of Jeanne du Barry. The actor, 59, plays King Louis XV in the French period drama. It is the actor's first major on-screen role since his defamation trial with Amber Heard.
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.
Theranos
organizationCourt denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' request to stay home while she appeals her conviction. A judge will now set a new date for Holmes, 39, to leave her current home. Holmes was convicted of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in 2022.
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.
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.
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.
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.