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Roger Federer
personRoger Federer has announced his retirement from competitive tennis. The 41-year-old will play at the Laver Cup in London next week. Federer won a total of 20 Grand Slams, the third highest tally of all time. His final Grand Slam triumph was at the 2018 Australian Open.
Ron DeSantis
personFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planes filled with migrants to Martha's Vineyard island, off the coast of Massachusetts. Nearly 100 migrants arrived in Washington DC on Thursday morning from Texas. Comes after the Biden administration extended special protections for Venezuelans, known as Temporary Protected Status.
Cristiano Ronaldo
personManchester United beat Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in their Europa League opener. Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored first-half goals. Erik ten Hag is lining up Atletico Madrid keeper Jan Oblak as a replacement for David De Gea.
Joe Biden
personUS freight rail companies and unions have reached a "tentative agreement" The deal follows months of back and forth negotiations. At the heart of the disagreement was sick leave for rail workers. Currently, rail workers are allotted zero days of guaranteed sick days.
Vladimir Putin
personVladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It was their first face-to-face meeting since Russia launched its "special military operation" in Ukraine in February. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike.
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)
Champions League
organizationErling Haaland scored the winner as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. AC Milan secured their first Champions League win this season with a 3-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb. Napoli beat Rangers 3-0 after missing two penalty kicks. Paris Saint-Germain beat Maccabi Haifa3-1 in Champions League. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all scored for PSG.
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.
Manchester City
organizationErling Haaland scored the winner as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The Norwegian striker got on the end of a superb Joao Cancelo cross by leaping into the air and prodding home a volley. It was the prolific Norwegian's 13th goal in just nine appearances since his summer move to City from Dortmund.
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.
Ken Starr
personClinton-Lewinsky Prosecutor Ken Starr Dies During Surgery. Alabama told a federal judge that it could soon be ready to use a new, untried execution method. Brent Hanson is pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the 2021 slaying of his brother Clyde. Starr was described by his friends and family as a ‘pillar’ of the Asian community in Dallas.
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’
Andrew Cuomo
personFormer aide Charlotte Bennett accuses Cuomo of subjecting her to "critical, sex-based comments and humiliating assignments" She demands a trial by jury. Bennett is seeking unspecified damages, according to the 60-page suit.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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%.