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MyPillow
organizationMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said the FBI seized his cellphone and he was handed a subpoena from a Colorado grand jury. Lindell has been a key ally for Trump and has continued to try to overturn the 2020 election by pushing baseless claims about conspiracy theories.
R. Kelly
personR. Kelly was found guilty of three counts of producing child sex abuse images and three of enticing underage girls to engage in criminal sexual activity. He was acquitted of seven charges, including conspiring to obstruct justice and receiving and conspiring to receive child sexual abuse images.
Mike Lindell
personMike Lindell, the pro-Donald Trump conspiracy theorist, said Tuesday that the FBI has seized his cell phone. Lindell also posted on social media a grand jury subpoena from a federal prosecutor in Colorado and what appears to be a search warrant. Donald Trump responded to the warrant with outrage on Truth Social, calling America a “weaponized police state’
Adnan Syed
personAdnan Syed, 42, has been jailed since 2000 for killing his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. The case was the subject of the first season of hit true crime podcast Serial. Baltimore prosecutors are petitioning a judge to vacate the conviction.
The European Commission issued the fine in 2018 over the dominance of Android. Google has been accused of forcing smartphone makers to preinstall its services. South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million)
Alex Jones
personThe far-right conspiracy theorist has already been dealt a major setback on the first day of his latest court battle. Jones has long claimed the massacre was a charade designed to give the government a reason to take away people's guns. He has already lost all three defamation cases against him.
Jason Sudeikis
personHBO drama "Succession" and comedy "Ted Lasso" take top honors. Jason Sudeikis won his second consecutive lead actor in a comedy series Emmy for his titular role in Ted Lasso. Zendaya won her second lead actress Emmy for HBO's Euphoria.
Quinta Brunson
personQuinta Brunson is the first Black woman to be nominated three times within the comedy category in the same year. Sheryl Lee Ralph received her first Emmy nomination in her nearly five-decade career. "Succession" came into the night with 25 total nominations.
Lindsey Graham
personRepublican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday. The bill would prohibit the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy with rare exceptions. It is the first GOP effort to ban abortion at the national level since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool beat Ajax 2-1 in their Champions League Group A clash. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the hosts before Mohammed Kudus equalised. Joel Matip's 89th-minute header gave Liverpool their first win of the season.
Jennifer Coolidge
personHBO recorded several wins as Matthew Macfadyen, Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge won big. Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor in Comedy Series for Apple’s show Ted Lasso.
Robert Sarver
personThe NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $US10 million ($14.8 million) An investigation found that he engaged in "workplace misconduct and organisational deficiencies" The league said Sarver would be banned from NBA and WNBA games, facilities and venues.
Jean-Luc Godard
personJean-Luc Godard was one of the most inventive and radical directors of the French New Wave. He broke new ground in cinematic expression in the 1960s with films such as "Breathless" His films propelled Jean-Paul Belmondo to stardom.
Ted Lasso
personHBO's Succession won best drama series. Ted Lasso won best comedy series, actor and supporting actor in a comedy series. Hwang Dong-Hyuk won best directing of a drama series for Netflix's Squid Game. Jennifer Coolidge won her very first Emmy on Monday night. Singer Lizzo also picked up her first Emmy.
the Federal Reserve
organizationConsumer prices increased 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier. That's down from an 8.5% increase in July and a four-decade high of 9.1% in June. Falling gas prices helped offset soaring food prices, with groceries rising a blistering 13.5%.
Lee Jung-jae
person"Squid Game" became the first Korean series, and the first TV series not in English, to win a major Primetime Emmy Award. Ted Lasso and Succession won best comedy and best drama series, respectively. Zendaya, Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart were repeat winners at the Emmy Awards.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
personThe 2022 Emmys were held on Sunday night. Sheryl Lee Ralph became the first Black woman in 35 years to win Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus swept up a multitude of awards.
HBO
organizationHBO recorded several wins as Matthew Macfadyen, Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge won big. Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor in Comedy Series for Apple’s show Ted Lasso. Saturday Night Live star Keenan Thompson will host the ceremony for the first time.
Phoenix Suns
organizationPhoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was suspended for one year and fined $10 million by the National Basketball Association. Interviews with more than 70 current and former Suns employees revealed a history of alleged "racially insensitive language"
Twitter whistleblower Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko accused the social-media giant of tolerating foreign spies in congressional testimony on Tuesday. Z atko alleges Twitter failed to protect user privacy and national security, which Twitter denies. Twitter pushed back against his claims, saying they are "riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies"