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FIFA
organizationFIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out at criticism of Qatar on the eve of the World Cup. FIFA have received an integrity alert in relation to Qatar's warm-up matches. The alert relates to number of penalties awarded to hosts.
Gianni Infantino
personFIFA president Gianni Infantino gave an extraordinary speech on the eve of the Qatar World Cup. He defended FIFA’s decision to award tournament to country where homosexuality is illegal and women are routinely discriminated against. Italian opened the news conference by speaking for an hour, telling journalists that he knew what it felt like to be discrimination against.
Jack Smith
personJack Smith is a seasoned US prosecutor who has led Kosovo war crimes probes in The Hague. Smith will lead investigations into former President Donald Trump's role in removing classified documents and in the Jan. 6, 2021 riots.
Taylor Swift
personTicketmaster now controls over 70 per cent of ticketing at major concert venues. Some fans say the experience made them "officially turned off by Taylor Swift" Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will call a Senate hearing to probe Ticketmaster. Tennessee Attorney General has also launched an investigation into the chaos.
Hakeem Jeffries
personRep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) announced a bid today for House minority leader. If elected, the 52-year-old would be the first Black person to lead a party in Congress.
Theranos
organizationTheranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Given 11.25 years in Prison for Scamming Investors. Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 and claimed that its technology would revolutionize the way blood testing is done. Joe Biden, Henry Kissinger and Bill Clinton were among the high-profile figures who supported Holmes. The tests produced wildly unreliable results that could have steered patients in the wrong direction.
Mohammed bin Salman
personBiden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit. Move marks a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate campaign trail denunciations of the prince.
Jamal Khashoggi
personBiden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit. State Department calls the administration's call to shield the Saudi crown prince from U.S. courts "purely a legal determination"
Ticketmaster
organizationTicketmaster has been sharply criticized for mishandling ticket sales for Swift's 2023 tour. Many fans faced site outages and long wait times as over 2 million tickets were sold. Site cited "insufficient ticket inventory" to meet "extraordinarily high demands"
Elon Musk sent a late night email to his employees on Wednesday. He demanded an "extremely hardcore" work culture and "long hours at high intensity" As much as 75 percent may not return to work on Monday.
the Tennessee Titans
organizationTennessee Titans beat Green Bay Packers 27-17 at the Frozen Tundra. The Titans are now 7-3 after opening the season with two losses. The Packers, who ended a five-game losing streak against the Cowboys, fall to 4-7.
Budweiser
organizationAlcohol is not available in shops in Qatar and only served in certain upmarket hotels. Alcohol cannot be brought into the country, consumed in public, or bought outside of licenced venues. FIFA will now likely face a legal suit from Budweiser, who had the exclusive right to sell beer at World Cup matches.
FIFA
organizationQatar officials announced that most beer sales will be banned at the stadiums hosting matches. Ban on alcohol sales at the matches (with the exception of corporate boxes) is certain to accelerate criticism of FIFA, soccer's governing body and Qatar itself. Ban could force FIFA to modify its lucrative contract with Budweisers.
Elizabeth Holmes
personElizabeth Holmes, 38, has been sentenced to over 11 years for fraud. Her company Theranos was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn) She falsely claimed the firm's technology could diagnose disease. She was found guilty in January of duping investors and lying about the technology.
Merrick Garland
personSmith will look over the Justice Department’s investigation into classified documents Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago estate. He will also oversee a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
Adam Frisch
personLauren Boebert led by just 551 votes of nearly 327,000 counted as of Thursday evening. The 0.16% margin qualifies for an automatic recall under Colorado state law. Democrat Adam Frisch told supporters that he did not expect a recount.
Hunter Biden
personRep. Mike Garcia won California's 27th Congressional District, claiming the 218th seat needed for the GOP to flip control of the House. With Democrats controlling the Senate, the divided Congress creates challenges for Biden's agenda in the remaining two years of his administration.
Nancy Pelosi
personHouse Democrats suffered defeat in the 2022 midterm elections. After two years of unified control in the House and Senate, the party will pass control back to Republicans. With the party's loss, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be forced to hand over the speaker's gavel.
Gemma Owen
personBish asked Owen to be his girlfriend in a lavish proposal in August. Pair split after going on a make or break holiday to Dubai. Luca claims that he was 'blindsided' by their split.
Nancy Pelosi
personPelosi became the first female speaker of the House and the highest-ranking woman in American history in 2007. She pushed through an unpopular bank bailout that averted a looming depression. She muscled through Barack Obama's signature Affordable Care Act.