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Ghislaine Maxwell
personGhislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of sex trafficking, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts and two conspiracy charges. Sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking underage girls with Epstein. Her sentence includes five additional years of supervised release and a $750,000 fine.
Greg Abbott
person50 people from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala were found dead in a trailer. Texas's governor, Greg Abbott, blamed the deaths on Joe Biden's immigration policies. Biden's press secretary said Abbott was playing politics.
Frenkie de Jong
personManchester United have reached an agreement with Barcelona over an initial £56million transfer fee for Frenkie de Jong. De Jong is new United manager Erik ten Hag's number one summer transfer target. The 25-year-old can control the pace of a game in the manner of Luka Modric or Marco Verratti.
Everton
organizationTottenham have stepped up their efforts to prise Richarlison away from Everton. The Toffees have rejected a proposal that included Steven Bergwijn as a makeweight. Lionel Messi 'failed' to persuade Sadio Mane to join Barcelona. Arsenal are leading Manchester United in the race to sign Lisandro Martinez.
Donald Trump
personEx-US president chose to cling to the ‘stolen election’ instead of properly challenging Joe Biden’s many failures, says Michael Opelka. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is an obvious choice for 2024, he says. But there are other capable 2024 flag-bearers, he adds.
White House
organizationCassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, filled in the blanks. Hutchinson stitched together repeated warnings — some involving Trump himself, including that he was warned that his Jan. 6 rallygoers had weapons. Hutchinson described helping a White House valet clean up a plate Trump had broken.
Serena Williams
personAmerican stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Court epic. Tan ripped up the script for 7-5 1-6 7-6(7) win. Williams wore two pieces of black tape on her right cheek.
Amtrak
organizationThe Southwest Chief Train 4 was on its way from Los Angeles to Chicago when it struck a dump truck. Two people on the train and one person in the dump truck died. More than 50 people were injured, at least nine of whom were rushed to a University of Missouri Health Care hospital in Columbia.
Iga Swiatek
personWorld No 1 Iga Swiatek wins 36th match in a row to extend her winning streak to the longest of the 21st century. The Pole beat Croatian Jana Fett 6-0 6-3 in her first match since winning the French Open at Roland Garros. Heather Watson returned from last night's interrupted match to wrap up a 6-7 7-5 6-2 comeback against Germany's Tamara Korpatsch.
Nick Kyrgios
personKyrgios is likely to be fined for his outburst and refusal to apologise. The 27-year-old also admitted that he spat in the direction of one of the spectators who he said was hassling him. The Australian had been involved in several heated outbursts during the match.
Dame Deborah James
personDeborah James, 40, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in December 2016. She was told early on that she might not live beyond five years. Mother-of-two was known for her documentation of life under treatment. She raised more than £500,000 for cancer charities in her final months.
Amtrak
organizationSeveral cars of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train came off the tracks after colliding with a dump truck at 12:42 p.m. in Mendon, Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed "multiple fatalities"
Emma Raducanu
personBritish No. 1 Emma Raducanu beat Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck. It was the 19-year-old's first appearance on Centre Court. Raducaru won the U.S. Open last year as an unknown wildcard. She will play Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia in the second round.
Vladimir Putin
personPutin faces fresh humiliation as 56th Russian colonel has been killed. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Major General Kyrylo O. Budanov, said Putin "doesn't have a long life ahead of him" It comes after a top oligarch reportedly claimed Putin is "very ill with blood cancer"
Petr Cech
personPetr Cech will leave his role as technical and performance adviser at Chelsea. The 41-year-old was appointed to his role by Marina Granovskaia three years ago. Cech spent 11 years at Chelsea between 2004-15 and won 13 major trophies. Romelu Lukaku is set to seal a return to Inter Milan on loan.
The Colorado Avalanche
organizationThe Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final. Jared Bednar becomes the first coach to win the Stanley Cup, American Hockey League's Calder Cup and ECHL's Kelly Cup. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to help the Avalanche clinch the franchise's third Cup.
Jens Stoltenberg
personSecretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO will increase its forces to over 300,000. Comes ahead of NATO summit in Madrid later this week. NATO response force currently has some 40,000 troops.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic becomes first man or woman to win that many matches at each of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Top-ranked Serb beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court, his 80th victory at the grass-court major. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stunned last year's semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz.
Vladimir Putin
personU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russian President Vladimir Putin has already failed in his strategic objective. UK bans the import of Russian gold, worth $15.5 billion a year to Moscow. G-7 leaders plan to announce a ban on exports of gold from Russia.
Gareth Bale
personBale will fly to Los Angeles at the end of next week to sign a deal. The 32-year-old is moving stateside after spending most of the past nine years with Madrid. Bale will join former Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini in the MLS.