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Alex Murdaugh
personAlex Murdaugh, 54, was charged this week with the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on June 7, 2021. The couple was gunned down near a dog kennel on the family’s 1,700-acre hunting estate in Islandton, South Carolina. The prominent lawyer was formally disbarred in South Carolina earlier this week. Authorities say Alex Murdaugh was stealing money,addicted to painkillers and desperately trying to avoid an in-depth examination of his finances.
Tiger Woods
personCameron Young leads British Open after opening with 8-under 64. Rory McIlroy is two shots behind after a round of 66. 54 players break par, 26 with rounds in the 60s. Tiger Woods had the second-worst score in his Open career with 78.
Liz Truss
personTrade minister came second in first round of voting, pushing Liz Truss into third. Suella Braverman has been knocked out of the race, leaving five candidates to head into the next round. A second vote by Tory MPs takes place later on Thursday.
Suella Braverman
personRishi Sunak came first with 101 votes, followed by Penny Mordaunt on 83. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss third on 67, with equalities minister Kemi Badenoch fourth. Tom Tugendhat fifth on 32, with another round of voting on Monday.
Network Rail
organizationNetwork Rail has made a new offer to workers in a bid to break deadlock. Firm said it was ‘a two-year deal worth over 5%’ for all Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union members. RMT said offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut and would cut a third of frontline maintenance roles.
Rishi Sunak
personFormer chancellor Rishi Sunak topped the ballot with the backing of 88 MPs. Penny Mordaunt beat Liz Truss for second place with 67 votes to Truss's 50. Tom Tugendhat, Attorney General Suella Braverman and former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch also progressed.
Microsoft
organizationNetflix announced plans in April to introduce a new, cheaper, subscription package containing ads. Comcast's NBCUniversal subsidiary and Google were reportedly "top contenders" to serve ads on Netflix. Microsoft has served ads on the Bing search engine and its predecessors for many years.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
personPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday, hours before he was expected to resign. Protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president. Wickremedhe quickly declared a nationwide state of emergency to counter swelling protests over the country's economic and political collapse. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948.
Raheem Sterling
personRaheem Sterling has joined Chelsea on a five-year contract. The winger ends a seven-year stay at Manchester City. Sterling overtakes N'Golo Kante as Chelsea's top earner. Kalidou Koulibaly will soon complete a £34m move from Napoli.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea have completed the signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City. Sterling has signed a five-year deal worth more than £300,000-a-week. The 27-year-old is the first arrival of the Todd Boehly era at Stamford Bridge. Kalidou Koulibaly will fly to LA tonight and complete his medical tomorrow. Chelsea have opened talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Presnel Kimpembe.
Jeremy Hunt
personJeremy Hunt and Nadim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership contest. Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are in second and third place. Further votes will follow on Friday to move into next round.
Penny Mordaunt
personPenny Mordaunt came second in first ballot with 67 votes from Tory MPs. Rishi Sunak was top, with 88 votes, relegating Liz Truss into third. Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and former Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt failed to get the 30 votes required to get to the next stage.
Liz Truss
personRishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman secured the 20 nominations needed to enter the contest. Rehman Chishti and Sajid Javid withdrew from the race. Grant Shapps won the backing of just one percent of readers.
Sony
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Amazon Prime
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iRobot
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Fred
personManchester United beat Liverpool 4-0 in pre-season friendly in Bangkok. Jadon Sancho, Fred, Anthony Martial and Facundo Pellistri all on target. Liverpool used 32 players on a day where they played three teams.
Mo Farah
personHome Office say no action will be taken against Sir Mo Farah. The 39-year-old was born Hussein Abdi Kahin in Somaliland. He was smuggled into the UK by traffickers when he was nine.
Jill Biden
personU.S. first lady Jill Biden's attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday. She said they were as unique as "breakfast tacos," prompting criticism from across the political spectrum.