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Ons Jabeur
personTunisian third seed Ons Jabeur beats German Tatjana Maria 6-2 3-6 6-1. The 27-year-old becomes the first Arab player to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open era. She will face either Romania's 16th-seeded 2019 champion Simona Halep or Russian-born Elena Rybakina in Saturday's final. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury.
Jerry Harris
personJerry Harris, the former star of hit Netflix docuseries "Cheer," has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from minors. Harris' sentencing comes five months after the former reality star plead guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old. Prosecutors had urged the lengthy sentence, saying that Harris’s status as a celebrity had enabled him to “persuade and entice” his young victims.
James Caan
personJames Caan was best known for his role as Sonny Corleone in the 1972 classic "The Godfather" Caan took a five-year break from acting in the 1980s because of substance abuse issues. Adam Sandler admitted his idolization of Caan on Twitter shortly after the news broke.
Elizabeth Holmes
personThe verdict is the second conviction against Theranos leadership. It comes six months after a jury found Ms. Holmes guilty of fraud. The jury pored over testimony, emails, salacious texts, and other evidence submitted during a three-month trial.
Conservative Party
organizationPiers Morgan, 57, clutched a piglet as he opened the show, stating Johnson was "a piglet running out of grease" Since the controversial show, more MPs resigned and on Thursday Boris Johnson agreed to resign as Conservative Party leader. Ten cabinet ministers told Johnson to resign, including Nadhim Zahawi, the chancellor.
Elon Musk
personThe 51-year-old SpaceX founder and tech entrepreneur fathered twins in November. Their sexes were not made public and their names were redacted. Musk fathered six children with his first wife, Justine Wilson, but the couple's first child died of sudden infant death syndrome in 2002.
Elena Rybakina
personElena Rybakina reached her first grand slam final with a 6-3,6-3 victory over Simone Halep. The Kazakh will face Ons Jabeur in the Venus Rosewater Dish final on Saturday. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of Wimbledon with an abdominal injury.
Brittney Griner
personThe treatment of foreign and domestic athletes in Russia bodes ill for the country reestablishing its reputation in professional sports circle. Brittney Griner's treatment will likely discourage other foreign athletes from working again in Russia. Russian media had speculated that Griner could be a part of a prisoner swap.
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson will go down in history as our worst ever Prime Minister. He did the most damage to our strength and standing in the world. Spare me any crocodile tears, Johnson did nothing but harm.
Michelle Donelan
personEducation Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis are the latest ministers to quit. PM agreed to step down after more than 50 Tory MPs walked out in wake of groping storm.
Brandon Lewis
personBrandon Lewis becomes the 47th Tory MP to quit the government. Comes amid a flurry of resignations that has seen more than 40 MPs quit. Education Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis are the latest ministers to quit.
the Conservative Party
organizationFinance minister Nadhim Zahawi told Boris Johnson to resign on Thursday. Johnson tendered his resignation as the head of the Conservative Party.
Westminster
organizationFormer journalist and mayor of London already had a reputation as a womanizer. Six Tory MPs have been accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct. Critics have branded the idea 'deluded madness' which would spark a constitutional crisis.
Derek Chauvin
personDerek Chauvin, 46, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison. He violated black man George Floyd's civil rights by kneeling on his neck and back. Chauvin is already serving a 22-and-a-half year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter.
Tory
organizationTory MP Andrew Bridgen said the speech showed “no apology, no contrition – so Johnson’ Piers Morgan said Mr Johnson had quit as he had led: “Boasting, blathering and blaming everyone but himself” Ben Wallace is the clear favourite among Tory party members to take over as party leader, according to polling. Other candidates are likely to include Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid.
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
personRamesh "Sunny" Balwani, a former high-ranking executive at the health care startup Theranos, has been convicted on 12 counts of fraud. Verdict follows the Jan. 3 conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos CEO and founder, on four accounts of investor fraud and conspiracy.
Theresa May
personPM confirmed he will make way in a statement outside Downing Street. But stopped short of resigning with immediate effect, saying he would stay on as caretaker PM until a new Conservative leader is chosen. Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are among frontrunners for the post.
Theranos
organizationFormer Theranos COO Sunny Balwani has been found guilty on all 12 criminal charges. He could face as many as 20 years in prison. His conviction marks a more severe judgment than that of his former lover and business partner Elizabeth Holmes.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semi-final. The Spaniard has been suffering from a stomach muscle injury. Nick Kyrgios will now face Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in Sunday's final.
Government
organizationSeven in ten Britons - and 54% of Conservative voters - say Boris Johnson should resign. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit their roles as health secretary and chancellor. Will Quince was the first to follow last night's resignations when he quit this morning.