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Ofgem
organizationEnergy price cap will rise by 80.06% from October 1, according to Ofgem. Institute for Fiscal Studies says it will cost a further £14 billion to cover rise. About 100 protesters demonstrated outside Ofgem’s HQ in Canary Wharf in London yesterday.
Pfizer
organizationModerna claims Pfizer and BioNTech violated its intellectual property rights on key parts of its messenger RNA technology. Moderna pioneered the technology and invested billions of dollars in developing it.
SpaceX
organizationT-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to launch a satellite internet service next year. The service will use part of T-Mobile's mid-band 5G spectrum. Tesla cars will also be able to connect to new Starlink satellite in the future.
Jerome Powell
personWall Street sinks as Powell's speech spooks investors. Dow lost 3%. The S&P 500 fell three and a third percent. Powell said restoring price stability will "take some time" and requires the Fed to use its tools "forcefully"
Martin Lewis
personOctober price cap will rise by 80 percent to an eye-watering £3,549. Martin Lewis says 'there is no cutting back' as price cap soars. More than four million households will be forced to spend nearly a third of their income on energy bills.
Vanessa Bryant
personVanessa Bryant has been awarded $16 million (£13.6 million) after winning her lawsuit against Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Fire Department. Jury found the departments guilty of sharing photos of her late husband Kobe Bryant in the moments after he was involved in a fatal helicopter crash. Co-plaintiff Chris Chester was awarded a total of $15 million.
Champions League
organizationRangers beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 to reach the Champions League group stage. The win in the Netherlands sealed a 3-2 aggregate play-off win. Manchester United central defender Eric Bailly has moved to French Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille on loan.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic has pulled out of the US Open due to travel restrictions. Wimbledon champion, 35, is barred from entering the United States due to being unvaccinated for Covid. Roger Federer also will skip the Open after knee surgery in the winter.
Shinzo Abe
personItaru Nakamura, the commissioner of Japan’s National Police Agency, announced his departure. Tomoaki Onizuka, chief of prefectural police in Nara, also announced his resignation.
Pete Arredondo
personPete Arredondo is the first officer dismissed over the hesitant and fumbling law enforcement response to the May 24 tragedy. The shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 students and two teachers dead. Hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman while children called 911.
Prayuth Chan-ocha
personThai court suspends Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties. Decision is a blow to the former army chief who first came to power in a 2014 coup. Court is considering a petition that he has reached an eight-year term limit. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan expected to take over as interim leader.
Daniel Ricciardo
personMcLaren confirm Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has registered just four top 10 finishes from 13 races in 2022. Australian is expected to be replaced by Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri.
Joe Biden
personUS President Joe Biden announces limited relief for student loan debt. Most US university graduates still trying to pay off student loans will each get $10,000 in relief. Republicans argue that shaving any amount from graduates' loans is unfair to those who have spent years saving.
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson hails the "strong will of Ukrainians to resist" Russia's invasion. Britain has been a stalwart ally of Ukraine since Russia launched its large-scale invasion. Wednesday marks the day Ukrainians annually celebrate their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Carolyn Maloney
personRep. Carolyn Maloney, a 15-term incumbent who chairs a powerful House committee, lost to Rep. Jerry Nadler. The unusual fight between incumbents was the result of a redistricting process. Nadler will face Republican Michael Zumbluskas in November.
Yevgeny Roizman
personYevgeny Roizman, 59, served as the mayor of Yekaterinburg in 2013-2018. He was taken into custody by police following raids on his apartment and office. Public gatherings are banned in the capital Kyiv and a curfew is in force in Kharkiv.
Jennifer Flavin
personThe couple, who have three daughters, wed in 1997. Flavin filed paperwork in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Friday. She cited the reason for their split as "the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken"
Charlie Crist
personU.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is projected to have defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Tuesday in Florida's Democratic gubernatorial primary. Crist was formerly a Republican who served a single term as the state's governor. He switched parties in 2012 and is expected to run for the White House in 2024.
Mack Rutherford
personMack Rutherford, 17, landed at an airfield near the Bulgarian capital Sofia. He flew 54,124 km (33,631 miles) and visited more than 30 countries. His sister, Zara, who finished her own global flight in January at age 19, previously held the ultralight record.
Pat Ryan
personDemocrat Pat Ryan has won a special election for an open congressional seat north of New York City. Ryan will fill the seat until the end of the year. In Florida, Congressman Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor.