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Sydney McLaughlin
personOlympic champion is first woman to run under 51 seconds in the event. McLaughlin finished well clear of the Netherlands’ Femke Bol (52.27sec) and US compatriot Dalilah Muhammad (53.13sec)
Blake Lemoine
personLemoine claimed that a chatbot created by the tech giant called LaMDA had a soul and expressed human thoughts and emotions. The news was allegedly broken by Lemoine himself during a taping of the podcast of the same name.
White House
organizationPresident Joe Biden said he had a 'terrible headache' while giving a speech in Jerusalem last week. The vice president has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a virus that causes headaches and other symptoms. Biden's job approval rating has sunk since he took office from 57 percent to 41 percent according to Gallup.
Josh Hawley
personRepublican Sen. Josh Hawley ran out of the U.S. Capitol just hours after he was seen raising his fist in solidarity with Trump supporters gathered outside. AOC has called on Hawley to resign over his actions on January 6, 2021.
Lee Zeldin
personU.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., was attacked during a gubernatorial campaign stop in Perinton, New York on Thursday night. The suspect, identified as David G. Jakubonis, 43, was charged with attempted assault in the second degree. A week before the attack, the congressman was taken off of the Independent Party's ballot line in November's gubernatorial election after more than 12,500 of the signatures on his application were found to be duplicates.
Donald Trump
personHouse committee chairman Bennie Thompson says Donald Trump "recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption" Thompson says there must be "accountability" for what he called an attack on democracy. House select committee held a hearing Thursday on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Mike Pence
personThe eighth congressional hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was held Thursday. The focus of this hearing was an “unhinged’ December meeting between Trump, Michael Flynn, Rudy Giuliani, former overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, and several White House aides.
Noah Lyles
personNoah Lyles beats Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton to defend his world 200m title. Lyles' time is one hundredth of a second better than the American record set by Michael Johnson at Atlanta 1996. Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold in the sprints.
Herbert Diess
personHerbert Diess, who took over as CEO in 2018, will depart Sept. 1. His contract was set to expire in 2025. Oliver Blume, who is now CEO of Porsche, will succeed Diess.
Snapchat
organizationSnap reported Q2 revenue of $1.11 billion, just short of the $ 1.14 billion analysts had expected. The social media sector is expected to post the slowest ever global revenue growth in the second quarter.
Shericka Jackson
personJamaica's Shericka Jackson wins 200m gold at the World Athletics Championships. Jackson set a championship record of 21.45 seconds. Newly-crowned 100m gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took silver in 21.81 seconds.
Steve Bannon
personBannon, 68, was convicted on two counts after a four-day trial. He faces up to two years in jail when he is sentenced in October. The former Goldman Sachs banker is worth an estimated $48 million.
Sonia Gandhi
personCongress Party accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of running a "political vendetta" The complaint against 75-year-old party president and her son Rahul Gandhi was lodged nine years ago. ED has asked Sonia Gandhi to depose before it on July 21 for questioning.
Thomas Lane
personFormer officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2020 death of George Floyd. Lane was convicted of depriving Floyd of medical care as he lay dying under Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee in May 2020. The killing of Floyd, who was Black, sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the world over racial injustice in policing. Lane is required to pay restitution and will be placed on supervised release for two years after serving his time.
Mario Draghi
personMario Draghi's government of national unity imploded Wednesday after members of his uneasy coalition of right, left and populists rebuffed his appeal. Italian stocks shed 1.9%, while broader European shares fell just 0.3%. Lenders UniCredit and BPER Banca slid between 3% and 4%.
Dave Chappelle
personFirst Avenue apologised for booking him and said the show would move to another theatre. Venue said it must hold itself "to the highest standards" Comedian has been accused of taking particular aim at the transgender community in his comedy specials.
Droupadi Murmu
personDroupadi Murmu was on Thursday declared elected as the 15th President of India. She defeated Opposition’s joint candidate Yashwant Sinha by securing 64.03 per cent votes. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Murmu and said the country will sincerely look up to her.
Joe Biden
personBiden tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 on Thursday morning. The 79-year-old has been fully vaccinated and twice boosted. He is taking the anti-viral Paxlovid and will isolate at the White House for five days. Biden is the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States.
One Medical
organizationAmazon will pay $18 a share for One Medical, putting the deal's value at about $3.9 billion. The acquisition will greatly expand the primary care services Amazon is already offering.
Tiggy Legge-Bourke
personTiggy Legge-Bourke was falsely accused of having an affair with Prince Charles. Allegations were used to obtain Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Diana. BBC director-general Tim Davie said broadcaster would “never show the programme again’