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Talanoa Hufanga
personSan Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 24-9. Deebo Samuel scores two touchdowns. Talanoa Hufanga returns an interception for a score. Jeff Wilson Jr. also scores for 49ers.
Twitter stock was halted twice and rose around 13% in midday trading Tuesday following reports that Elon Musk has proposed to move forward with his deal to buy the company. Twitter shares rose 12.7% to $47.93 following the report. News comes as the the two sides have been preparing to head to trial in two weeks over Musk’s attempt to pull out.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personElon Musk asked Twitter users to weigh in on a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The plan drew immediate condemnation from Ukrainians, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kremlin says it will wait for Ukraine to agree to sit down for talks on ending the conflict.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk sparks backlash from Ukrainian officials with unsolicited "peace" plan. Musk suggested a path to "Ukraine-Russia Peace" that included re-doing elections "under UN supervision" The billionaire Tesla CEO also suggested making Crimea "formally part of Russia"
the San Francisco 49ers
organizationSan Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 24-9. Deebo Samuel turned a short catch into an electric 57-yard touchdown. Talanoa Hufanga returned an interception for a score. Jeff Wilson Jr also scored on a 32-yard run.
Loretta Lynn
personLoretta Lynn was the first woman ever named entertainer of the year at the country genre's two major awards shows. She famously partnered with Conway Twitty and the two recorded 10 studio duet albums. Lynn was born Loretta Webb in a coal mining community in eastern Kentucky.
CNN
organizationFormer US President Donald Trump is suing American broadcaster CNN for defamation. He is seeking $475 million (€481 million) in punitive damages. Trump is accusing the network of running a campaign of "libel and slander" He says the network defamed him in an effort to short-circuit any future political campaign.
The Daily Beast
organizationHerschel Walker has been dogged by reports that he has lied about his past and covered up several love children. The claim that he not only urged a romantic partner to have an abortion but paid for it could be the most explosive revelation yet. Walker called the accusation a "flat-out lie" and said he would sue.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
personAyatollah Ali Khamenei said the unrest had been planned by the US and Israel. He described the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran while she was in the custody of Iran’s morality police as ‘a sad incident’
Paul Chryst
personWisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst on Sunday after a 2-3 start to his eighth season. The move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema. The in-season coaching move was the fifth already this season.
Erling Haaland
personErling Haaland makes Garth Crooks' team of the week. Manchester City striker scored hat-trick against Manchester United. Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden also make the cut. Jamie Carragher said the Norwegian is already a 'world class' player.
Sacheen Littlefeather
personSacheen Littlefeather had been suffering from breast cancer. She famously declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Best Actor Academy Award. She was booed while speaking on stage at the event 50 years ago.
Jair Bolsonaro
personLula won 48% of votes, roughly in line with polls. But Bolsonaro did much better than expected, taking 43%. His supporters also outperformed polls in state and senate races. Lula is expected to take most votes from the minor candidates who now drop out.
Ramzan Kadyrov
personChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is sending three of his teenage sons to fight in Ukraine. It is illegal to recruit and use children under the age of 15 as soldiers.
SEC
organizationKardashian will pay an SEC fine for failing to disclose how much she was paid to promote EMAX. EMAX has lost 95% of its value since June 2021, when Kardashian promoted it. Reality TV star, 41, has paid $1.26m in penalties.
Patrick Mahomes
personKansas City Chiefs beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 in Super Bowl rematch. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and 3 TDs, with one pick. Travis Kelce, Noah Gray and Jody Fortson also scored for Chiefs.
Kim Kardashian
personUS regulators accused the influencer of failing to disclose she was being paid to promote cryptocurrency assets. Kardashian was reportedly paid $250,000 for the post. She has agreed to pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement and interest.
Kwasi Kwarteng
personChancellor Kwasi Kwarteng reverses plans to scrap 45p rate of income tax. U-turn marks humiliating climbdown for Prime Minister Liz Truss. Ex-cabinet minister Grant Shapps had warned she would lose a Commons vote.
CNN
organizationFormer US president claims CNN used influence to defeat him politically. Lawsuit claims network used 'racist,' 'Russian lackey,' 'insurrectionist' and 'Hitler' CNN declined to comment on the case.
Persebaya Surabaya
organizationDeath toll from mass panic at football match in Indonesia stands provisionally at 129. Indonesian top flight fixture between Arema Malang and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos and tragedy. Police use of tear gas in response to a pitch invasion resulted in mass panic, stampedes, crushes.