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Mahsa Amini
personMahsa Amini, 22, died on September 16, three days after falling into a coma following her arrest. Anger flared at her funeral and quickly sparked the biggest wave of protests to rock the Islamic republic in almost three years. Young women and schoolgirls have led the charge, burning their hijab headscarves.
Microsoft
organizationMicrosoft reported a 14% drop in profit for the July-September quarter. Revenue of $50.1 billion in the quarter, up 11% from last year.
Facebook parent Meta reports that its revenue decline for a second consecutive quarter. Sales shrank 4% compared to a year ago to $27.7bn, while profits halved. Shares of the company slumped 13% to their lowest level since 2017. Facebook parent has now lost $650B in market valuation so far this year.
James Cleverly
personHomosexuality is illegal in Qatar, where homosexuality can be punishable by death. Decision to host this year's World Cup in Qatar has received immense criticism with human rights groups scrutinising the treatment of local workers.
Rishi Sunak
personSuella Braverman’s support for Sunak helped to force Boris Johnson out of the contest. But it looks as if it was bought by the promise of a return to the Home Office. Sunak becomes prime minister without a single vote cast in his favour.
WNBA
organizationRussian court denies Brittney Griner’s appeal for lesser sentence. WNBA star was arrested at a Moscow airport in February, when agents found hashish oil in her luggage. Griner will now begin her initial nine-year sentence in one of Russia's infamous penal colonies.
Justin Fields
personJustin Fields threw one touchdown and ran for another in 33-14 win. New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was replaced by Bailey Zappe. Cairo Santos kicked four field goals and two punts for the Bears.
Unai Emery
personUnai Emery has been appointed as the new manager of Aston Villa. The former Arsenal boss will replace Steven Gerrard who was sacked last week. Emery won the Europa League four times with Sevilla and Villarreal.
the New England Patriots
organizationNew England Patriots lost 33-14 to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Starter Mac Jones returned from an ankle injury but was benched. Rookie backup Bailey Zappe has impressed in Jones' absence.
Adidas
organizationAdidas announced Tuesday that they will no longer work with Kanye West. The company said the rapper's recent comments were "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous" Financial analysts speculate Adidas could lose $240 million from the split.
Yeezy
organizationAdidas says it will stop production of its line of Yeezy products and stop payments to Ye and his companies. Comes after recent race-related controversies which began when he and conservative commentator Candace Owens donned tops that read White Lives Matter.
Bill Belichick
personThe New England Patriots lost 33-14 to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Back-up quarterback Mac Jones started but was taken off in the first-half. Coach Bill Belichick has been told to drop Jones and stick with Bailey Zappe.
More than 1,559 customers reported issues sending and receiving messages. Issues also appeared to be affecting Apple’s FaceTime service. The cause of the outage was not immediately clear.
Brittney Griner
personTwo-time Olympic gold medalist is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia. She was convicted of smuggling and possessing cannabis oil. The WNBA star will serve time in one of the country's infamous penal colonies.
Champions League
organizationChelsea beat Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 in their Champions League Group E clash. Goals from Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz secured a last-16 spot. Graham Potter is unbeaten in his first nine games as Chelsea manager. PSG thrash Maccabi Haifa 7-2 to top Group H. Leipzig beat holders Real Madrid 3-2 in their Group F clash.
Champions League
organizationRafa Silva scores twice as Benfica beats Juventus 4-3 in Champions League. It's the first time Juventus has failed to advance since the 2013-14 season. PSG beat Maccabi Haifa 7-2 as Lionel Messi scored twice. Barcelona face a tough task to progress from their group after disappointing results in back-to-back games with Inter Milan.
Rishi Sunak
personRishi Sunak, 42, will be the UK’s first Hindu PM, the first of Asian heritage, and the youngest for more than 200 years. He will take over as prime minister from Liz Truss, who quit last week. Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson dropped out of the race.
Ye
personAdidas said it was expected to take a hit of up to 250 million euros ($338.5 million Cdn) to its net income this year from the move. Sales and production of his Yeezy branded products have stopped as well as payments to Ye and his companies.
Kanye West
personAdidas ended its estimated €250m partnership with West on Tuesday. Talent agency CAA also cut ties with West. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel called for companies to boycott West. MRC Entertainment also said it would scrap a completed documentary about the rapper.
Mac Jones
personBack-up quarterback Mac Jones started but was taken off in the first-half. Jones was 3-of-6 for 13 yards after a little more than a quarter. New England Patriots lost 33-14 to Chicago Bears on Monday night.