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ISIS
organizationThe Taliban has so far not taken credit for the apparent high-level blow against its ISIS-K nemesis. The suicide bombing took the lives of 13 U.S. service members – 11 Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier.
Alphabet
organizationGoogle parent company, Alphabet, has reported a Q1 net profit of $15bn, beating market expectations. Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 9% increase in profit for the January-March quarter. Alphabet bought back nearly $15 billion worth of its own stock in Q1 alone.
First Republic
organizationShares in First Republic dropped 46.6 pr cent, or $7.45, to $8.55 yesterday. Stock tumbled as much as 40%, leaving the bank worth less than $1bn (£800m) for the first time.
E. Jean Carroll
personE. Jean Carroll says Donald Trump raped her in a Midtown department store in the mid-1990s. She says Trump then sought to 'destroy and humiliate’ her when she came forward. Trump, 76, has forcefully denied raping Carroll, saying she was not his "type" and made up the claim to promote her 2019 memoir.
Ron DeSantis
personDisney sues Ron DeSantis over ‘retaliation’ for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ stance. Company alleges campaign was "patently retaliatory, patently anti-business, and patently unconstitutional" The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District took over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Xi Jinping
personXi Jinping agreed to send a special envoy to Ukraine to help broker peace in his first conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Xi told Putin during a meeting in Moscow nearly two months ago that China wants to act as a peacemaker.
E Jean Carroll
personTrump rails against E Jean Carroll claiming he would never have raped 'a near 60-year-old woman' in Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996. 'Her lawyer is a political operative, financed by a big political donor that they said didn't exist, only to get caught lying about that'
Zooey Zephyr
personDemocratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is barred from participating on the House floor for the remainder of the 2023 session. Republican House Speaker Matt Regier said her comments about a bill aiming to ban gender-affirming care for minors was a breach of decorum.
The Competition and Markets Authority
organizationXbox owner Microsoft struck a deal to buy the maker of Candy Crush and Call Of Duty in January 2022. The Competition and Markets Authority said its concerns couldn't be solved by remedies such as the sale of Call of Duty. Microsoft said it will appeal the decision.
Geraldine Tyler
personGeraldine Tyler, 94, lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes. Hennepin County sold the apartment for $40,000 and kept every penny. Tyler’s lawyers say the county violated constitutional protections against having property taken.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personFirst known contact since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. Zelenskyy has been pleading for a meeting with Xi since last summer. He offered Ukraine as a “bridge to Europe’ for Chinese political and economic influence.
Microsoft
organizationThe Nasdaq is up 136.29 points or 1.2 percent at 11,935.45 after ending the previous session at its lowest closing level in almost a month. The surge by the Nasdaq partly reflects a positive reaction to earnings news from Microsoft (MSFT), with the software giant soaring by 7.8 percent.
Microsoft
organizationUK regulator blocks Microsoft's $69 billion bid for Activision Blizzard. UK's Competition and Markets Authority said the deal risked "stifling competition" The move marks a big blow for Microsoft, after striking the deal in January 2022.
Activision Blizzard
organizationUK's Competition and Markets Authority published its final findings well more than a year after the technology giant had unveiled a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. Microsoft still needs to persuade additional regulators to allow the deal to go through.
Tangaraju Suppiah
personTangaraju Suppiah was hanged in Changi prison in the early hours of Wednesday. The 46-year-old was sentenced to capital punishment in 2018 for conspiring to coordinate the delivery of a package of 1,017.9g of cannabis. His family have condemned Singapore's authorities for not reopening his case.
Yoon Suk Yeol
personUS streaming giant will commit the spending over the next four years. It will create new Korean TV series, films and unscripted shows. Shares of South Korean production and entertainment companies rallied.
Ajinkya Rahane
personChennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs. Ajinkya Rahane scores unbeaten 71 off just 29 balls to help Chennai Super Kings post 235/4 in 20 overs. Devon Conway (56 off 40) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (35 off 20) shared quick 73 runs for the opening wicket.
Jamie Vardy
personJamie Vardy's late equaliser earned Leicester a 1-1 draw with Leeds. The striker's goal was his 135th in the Premier League. Leeds are now two points above the drop zone, with the Foxes a point and a place worse off.
The Premier League
organizationManchester City host Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola insists nerves are a 'good sign' ahead of the clash. Arsenal are five points clear of City at the top of the table. A 1-0 win over Fulham took them up to fifth, above Tottenham.
Fox News
organizationFox News reached a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in a defamation suit, paying $787.5million (£634million) Fox thanked Mr Carlson for his service on Monday but reports claims media mogul Rupert Murdoch sacked him. News of his departure wiped nearly $1 billion from the market valuation of Fox Corporation.