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Sam Curran
personEngland beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the Men's T20 World Cup. Ben Stokes' unbeaten 52 ensured England became double white-ball champions. England bowled out Pakistan for 137 in 20 overs.
George Russell
personMercedes' George Russell claimed the first victory of his Formula One career on Saturday. The 24-year-old Briton started third on the grid behind maiden pole-sitter Kevin Magnussen of Haas and two-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Russell won having seen off a late charge from teammate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton finished ninth after a collision with the Red Bull driver.
Adam Laxalt
personCatherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, will hold onto her seat in Nevada. Republican Adam Laxalt fell short of ousting the Democrat despite severe midterm headwinds. Results amount to the best midterm performance for a sitting party in 20 years.
Max Verstappen
personKevin Magnussen takes his first ever pole position at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Haas driver will start P1 ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz will start in P3 and P4.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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.