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Senate
organizationDemocratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto beat Republican Adam Laxalt in one of the closest races in the nation. Her win gives Democrats a 50-49 edge in the Senate, with one Senate seat still undecided. A run-off in Georgia will determine whether the Democrats will have 51 seats, or Republicans have 50 seats.
Ben Stokes
personEngland beat Pakistan by five wickets to win T20 World Cup. Ben Stokes top-scored with 52*. Earlier, Pakistan made 137/8. England bowled out Pakistan for 137 in 20 overs. Sam Curran named player of the tournament.
Alejandro Garnacho
personManchester United beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho scored a 93rd-minute winner for his first Premier League goal. Erik ten Hag has warned Garnacho not to "lose focus" United are now 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Alec Baldwin
personAlec Baldwin is suing the armorer, weapons supplier, first assistant director and prop master. Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" Baldwin has maintained he was told the gun was safe and that he did not pull the trigger.
Blake Masters
personRepublican Blake Masters failed to close the gap of roughly six percentage points, with a margin of 51.8 percent to 46.1 percent. Kelly was elected in 2020 to fill the term of the late GOP Sen. John McCain.
Mark Kelly
personSen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) won his high-profile senate race against Republican Blake Masters. The Associated Press called the race Friday night, with Kelly ahead 51.8% to 46.1%. Masters, the wealthy businessman turned GOP Senate candidate, was backed by former President Donald Trump early in the summer.
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.
Mark Pittman
personUS District Judge Mark Pittman ruled that the plan was unlawful because it overstepped the power of Congress. Biden announced in August that the government would forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for Americans making less than $125,000 per year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’