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Sam Bankman-Fried
personFTX's collapse marks a stunning reversal of fortunes for the company and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried. At the peak, the 30-year-old was worth $26 billion, and he was still worth almost $16 billion at the start of the week. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index now values FTX's US business at $1.
FTX
organizationFTX's collapse marks a stunning reversal of fortunes for the company and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Panicked customers rushed to withdraw funds from FTX, and the company is now on the brink of collapse. FTX halted withdrawals and one of its rivals has declined to step in to help.
Binance
organizationBinance, the world's largest centralized crypto exchange, agreed to buy FTX on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Binance reversed its decision to bail the exchange out from a cash shortage reported to be $8 billion. Authorities are now investigating FTX for potential securities violations.
Callum Wilson
personGareth Southgate has named his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar. James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford among the headline inclusions. AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, Brentford striker Ivan Toney and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen miss out. England face Iran in their World Cup opener on 21 November.
FTX
organizationBinance on Wednesday announced to have backed out from the acquisition deal of FTX. The company cited the reasons as mishandling customer funds, alleged US agency investigations as well as corporate due diligence. FTX, once the third largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is having an insolvency crisis.
Sam Bankman-Fried
personFTX processed $8 million worth of withdrawals in an hour on Thursday. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will reportedly spend next week "conducting a raise" to do right by customers and "possible new investors"
James Maddison
personJames Maddison named in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad for Qatar 2022. Leicester ace is one of six midfielders in the squad. James Ward-Prowse, Fikayo Tomori and Ivan Toney have all been overlooked. England begin World Cup group campaign against Iran on Nov. 21.
Alex Jones
personConnecticut court adds to the $965 million in damages the Infowars host owes to families and an FBI agent he defamed over the 2012 massacre. Jones told millions of listeners on his show that the shooting was a hoax and the victims were actors. Jones has asked the judge to order a new trial or at least reduce the compensatory damages to a "nominal" amount.
Gareth Southgate
personGareth Southgate named his 26-man England squad for the World Cup. James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford among the headline inclusions. Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips have been called up to the squad. James Saliba has been included in the 23-man squad for Qatar.
Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden hails 'a good day' for democracy after Democrats outperformed expectations in the US midterm elections. Control of the US Senate still up in the air as several hotly contested seats remained uncalled. Donald Trump is widely seen as the night’s biggest loser as so many of his endorsed candidates failed.
Marcus Rashford
personGareth Southgate names 26-man squad for World Cup in Qatar. James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford included. Harry Kane will lead the team in the Gulf with Captain Harry Kane. Luxury £1billion cruise liner has set sail for Doha. WAGs set to live aboard the vessel during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Jos Buttler
personEngland beat India by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup semi-final. Alex Hales and Jos Buttler scored 63 in the first six overs. England will play Pakistan in the final on Sunday in Melbourne.
Alex Hales
personEngland beat India by 10 wickets to reach T20 World Cup final. Jos Buttler and Alex Hales shared highest opening partnership of the tournament. England will play Pakistan in the final at the MCG on Sunday.
Seann Walsh
personSeann Walsh, 36, and Matt Hancock, 44, arrived in the jungle on Wednesday. The former health minister sparked outrage with his entrance into the jungle. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Hancock should ‘voluntarily leave’
Matt Hancock
personMatt Hancock, 44, made his debut on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! The former Health Secretary was suspended by the Tory Party for signing up for the reality programme. West Suffolk MP resigned after he was caught on CCTV kissing a colleague. Boy George admits he would have quit over Hancock arrival if mum died.
Ted Budd
personRepublican Rep. Ted Budd is projected to win the race for North Carolina's Senate seat. Most recent polling put him seven points ahead of his Democratic challenger and former state chief justice Cheri Beasley. The Senate seat opened up after Sen. Richard Burr announced his retirement.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has been reelected for a third term. He defeated his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in what the Dallas Morning News has reported to be a 60.27% majority vote across all 14 Uvalde County precincts.
Maura Healey
personMaura Healey, 51, flipped the seat from Republicans, defeating opponent Geoff Diehl. She received more than 55 percent of the vote Tuesday night, with Diehl receiving only 38.5 percent support. In her victory speech, she vowed to 'be a governor for everyone struggling with higher costs' and protect women's rights to abortions.
Doug Mastriano
personJosh Shapiro, the Democratic attorney general for Pennsylvania, is projected to become governor. His victory ensures that Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano will not be in charge of a key battleground state for the 2024 presidential contest.
Mehmet Oz
personDigital World Acquisition Corp.'s shares fell more than 16% Wednesday morning. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz lost to Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won re-election by a 19-point margin. Tudor Dixon lost a gubernatorial race and Kristina Karamo lost her bid to be secretary of state.