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RB Leipzig
organizationTimo Werner has signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. The 26-year-old spent the largest part of his senior career at the club between 2016-20. Werner is the club's all-time top scorer with 95 goals.
Ryan Giggs
personRyan Giggs, 48, is on trial accused of coercive behaviour and assault. His ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 36, said she saw early "red flags" Giggs denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against Ms Greville. He also denies assaulting her, causing actual bodily harm, and common assault of her younger sister.
Serena Williams
personSerena Williams beat Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-4, 6-3 at the National Bank Open. It was her first singles match on the WTA Tour in 430 days. Williams next faces 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Tereza Martincova. The 40-year-old announced her retirement from tennis on Tuesday.
Donald Trump
personA federal appeals court paved the way for the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain Donald Trump's tax returns. The judges also rejected Trump's argument that the request was problematic in part because it did not include a promise to keep the records confidential. A common theme throughout the night's coverage was that the search was meant to impede Donald Trump’s potential run for the White House in 2024.
the Justice Department
organizationFormer Vice President Mike Pence demanded that the "appearance of continued partisanship" by the Justice Department be addressed. GOP push to portray Trump as the victim of a politicized Justice Department ignored the potential criminal misconduct that justified the search.
BJP
organizationNarendra Modi's party set to lose power in crucial Indian state after alliance setback. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he resigned after elected representatives of his party recommended exiting the BJP coalition. Kumar will form a new government with RashtriyaJanata Dal (RJD) and the Congress party.
Carolyn Bryant Donham
personGrand jury in Mississippi declines to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham. Her accusation that Black teenager Emmett Till propositioned her in 1955 led to his abduction and murder. Decision came a month after an unserved arrest warrant from the time of the crime was found. News that the grand jury had declined to charge Donham makes it increasingly unlikely she will ever be prosecuted.
Marko Arnautovic
personManchester United have pulled the plug on a deal for Bologna striker Marko Arnautovic. The 33-year-old had emerged as a surprise target for Erik ten Hag. United are lining up a £57.5m bid for Lazio's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The Serbian has been a Red Devils target since the days of Jose Mourinho.
Issey Miyake
personIssey Miyake died of liver cancer on Friday. He was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks.
Roquan Smith
personBears linebacker Roquan Smith formally requested a trade after contract negotiations with the front office reached an impasse. The 25-year-old wrote that the "new front office regime doesn't value me here"
Kate Greville
personRyan Giggs, 48, is on trial accused of coercive behaviour and assault. His ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 36, said she saw early "red flags" in their relationship. Giggs denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against Ms Greville.
Mar-a-Lago
organizationThe FBI searched Trump's estate as part of a probe into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida mansion. Rep. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, said on Twitter that it was "an escalation in the weaponization" of government agencies. Republicans, including GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, have meanwhile pledged to get revenge on the FBI if they take back Congress in November.
Travis McMichael
personTravis McMichael, 36, was sentenced for hate crimes by a US District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia on Monday morning. His punishment is largely symbolic, as McMichael was sentenced earlier this year to life without parole in a Georgia state court for Arbery's murder. McMichael's father Greg, 66, will be sentenced at 1pm, with the pair's accomplice William 'Roddie' Bryan, 52, learning his latest punishment at 3pm. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot and killed on Feb. 23, 2020, after being chased on a suburban Georgia street by three men who said they believed he was a burglar.
Kate Greville
personRyan Giggs, 48, allegedly assaulted Kate Greville, 36, at his £1.7million home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1, 2020. He is also accused of attacking her sister Emma Greville on the same date. Prosecution said Giggs's private life 'involved a litany of abuse of a woman he professed to love', Minshull Street Court heard today. Giggs has denied the allegations.
Kevin Harvick
personKevin Harvick won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The victory ended a 65-race winless string and boosted him into a spot on the Cup playoff grid. Only one playoff spot available as the series heads to Richmond Raceway this weekend.
Ahmaud Arbery
personAhmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed in February 2020 while jogging through a neighbourhood in Georgia. Three white men were sentenced to life in prison for the murder. One of those men, Travis McMichael, was sentenced to another life term in prison plus ten years for a federal hate crime on Monday.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday. It was Erik ten Hag's first competitive game in charge of the Red Devils. Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench but could not inspire a comeback. United have seen a bid of around £7.6m rejected by Bologna.
Brighton
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in their Premier League opener. It was their first ever home defeat against Brighton in 113 years. Erik ten Hag's reign at Old Trafford started with defeat as Pascal Gross scored a first-half brace.
NHS
organizationSurvey of nearly 7,000 NHS dental practices across the UK found 91 per cent are unable to adult accept adult patients. Those who are accepted are faced with waits of up to five years to get registered. London and the South East are said to have the best NHS heart doctors.
Nick Kyrgios
personNick Kyrgios beats Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-3 to win the Citi Open in Washington. It's the Australian's seventh ATP Tour title and first since he won in Washington in 2019. He was runner-up at Wimbledon, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.