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Steve Kerr
personWarriors coach got emotional talking about the Texas school shooting. Kerr said the NBA playoff game will go on as scheduled, but lamented the inaction over gun violence. Kerr's own father, university professor Malcolm Kerr, was shot and killed by two gunmen outside his office in Beirut, in 1984.
David Perdue
personFormer Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) lost the GOP gubernatorial primary to Brian Kemp on Tuesday night. Perdue was courted by Trump to enter the race as retribution for Kemp not going along with the former president's effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the November general election.
Todd Boehly
personTodd Boehly has been given the go-ahead to buy Premier League club Chelsea. The American businessman has an estimated net worth of $4.5billion. His consortium secured permission to complete the sale of the west London outfit. Premier League confirmed on Tuesday night they have given the sale the green light.
Sue Gray
personDowning Street officials partied during lockdown with bosses' approval. Senior civil servant Sue Gray found 'lack of respect and poor treatment' of staff. Labour MP Chris Bryant said No 10 had become a 'cesspit' full of 'narcissists' Sue Gray is expected to release her Partygate report on Wednesday.
Yasin Malik
personYasin Malik, head of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was convicted last week. Police fired tear gas and pellets to disperse stone-pelting protesters outside Malik's residence. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said it was a "black day" for Indian democracy.
Donald Trump
personHerschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football star, won the GOP Senate primary in Georgia on Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination to run again for his seat. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is projected to win Arkansas' Republican gubernatorial primary. There are also key US House primaries taking place today.
Boris Johnson
personTiffany Jones spoke of her contempt for Boris Johnson and the 'disgusting' behaviour at No10. Sue Gray report published today shows staff gathered from 6pm until late into the night. Friday afternoons were apparently "wine time" for Downing Street staffers.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
personU.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open. British No.1 lost in three sets to world No.47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich. The defeat marked the end of her first full year as a professional.
Emma Raducanu
personU.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open. The 19-year-old lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6, 6-1,6-1. There are no British women left in the singles draw after Heather Watson and Harriet Dart lost in the first round.
Brian Kemp
personGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defeated his Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue. Perdue was courted by Trump to enter the race as retribution for Kemp not going along with the former president’s effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Kemp will face Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in the November general election.
NRA
organizationThe NRA called the 18-year-old shooter a "lone, deranged criminal" The statement did not address that the shooter was able to buy the AR-15 legally.
Robb Elementary School
organizationThe network said Tuesday that it will not air the show’s season four finale titled “Prodigal Son” The decision was made by CBS after a gunman killed at least 18 students and three adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The finale's storyline involved a suspected student's participation in a deadly robbery.
Alexei Navalny
personA Russian court on Tuesday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for fraud. The rejection means Navalny will be sent to a high-security prison. He was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany.
Snapchat
organizationSnap Inc's (SNAP.N) shares slumped 30% before the bell on Tuesday after a profit warning from the social media company. The owner of Snapchat was on course to erase about $10 billion from its market value. Snap plummeted 39%, while Facebook's parent, Meta, slumped 10%. Google's parent fell 8%.
Stacey Abrams
personFormer Sen. David Perdue, who is running for governor in Georgia, made several racist attacks at presumptive Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams. "No, not at all," Abrams, said when asked by ABC News whether she wanted to respond to what was widely labeled as racist remarks.
Jarrod Bowen
personGareth Southgate has named his England squad for the UEFA Nations League. West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen and Leicester’s James Justin received their first England call-ups. Fikayo Tomori has also made the cut after helping AC Milan win Serie A. Jordan Henderson, Tyrone Mings and Emile Smith Rowe were absent.
Brian Kemp
personGeorgia Republicans are expected to reject Donald Trump's campaign to oust Governor Brian Kemp. The former president has backed primary challenges to Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Another Trump endorsee, former football great Herschel Walker, looks set to easily snag the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senate. Georgia is one of three states holding primaries on Tuesday.
David Perdue
personDavid Perdue accused Stacey Abrams of 'demeaning her own race' Trump joined Perdue in a Monday night tele-rally as the candidate trails his rival in the polls. Abrams is bidding to be the first Black woman to be a governor of an American state.
Grant Shapps
personMayor of London calls for Met Police to provide 'urgent clarity' over Partygate inquiry. Sue Gray, the senior civil servant who investigated lockdown breaches in Whitehall, is preparing to publish her final report. FTSE 100 has last ground in early trading as global sentiment turned sour again.
Kellyanne Conway
personKellyanne Conway was Donald Trump's final campaign manager in the 2016 election. She later served as senior counselor to the president in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2020. Lorenz highlighted social media posts made by her then-15-year-old daughter.