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Travis Scott
personDeleted tweets from the rapper’s account appear to show that he “promoted letting in crowds that exceed capacity" - months before the deadly stampede. Travis apologized on Saturday but social media users criticized his remarks. The Highest In The Room hitmaker cancelled a performance in Las Vegas this week and it's not known when he'll return to the stage. At least 20 lawsuits have been filed targeting Travis Scott, Drake and LiveNation, which put on the concert.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
personRep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, posted a doctored anime-style video to his social media accounts. The video appears to show him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden. Twitter said the video violated its "hateful conduct" policy and restricted engagement.
Astroworld
organizationAstroworld organizers had plans for a variety of emergencies, but not a 'crowd surge' Local police are currently investigating the possible cause of the crush and whether there were any "missteps" in the planning and execution of the event.
Dean Smith
personDean Smith has been sacked as Aston Villa manager. Norwich boss Daniel Farke has also been relieved of his duties. Steven Gerrard, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Roberto Martínez and Kasper Hjulmand are on the shortlist.
Aaron Rodgers
personAaron Rodgers' replacement, Jordan Love, fell to the Kansas City Chiefs 13-7. Mike LaFleur wants to see both Zach Wilson and Mike White on the practice field. Raiders cornerback Damon Arnette is being released by the team, per multiple reports.
Rams
organizationArizona rolled up 437 yards and led the 49ers 31-7 in the third quarter of a 31-17 win in Santa Clara. The Jaguars picked up their first win in North America since Week 1 of the 2020 season by stunning the Buffalo Bills. The New York Giants improved to 3-6 by handling the Las Vegas Raiders, 23-16.
Travis Scott
personThe 30-year-old rapper will no longer be performing his headline slot at the live music event set to take place at Las Vegas festival grounds this weekend. Sources told Variety that Scott was ‘too distraught to play’ after at least eight people died at the Houston, Texas, music festival. A stampede led to audience members being caught up in a crush on Friday while Scott performed on stage. Several attendees are already suing Scott, fellow rapper Drake and Live Nation.
Barack Obama
personObama criticizes China and Russia for what he calls a "dangerous lack of urgency" He criticised Donald Trump's "active hostility toward climate science"
Kyle Larson
personKyle Larson won the NASCAR championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. The win was Larson's 10th of the season and secured the 14th championship for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson was suspended nearly all of last season for using a racial slur.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk asked his 62.8 million Twitter followers whether he should sell $21bn worth of shares in the electric car company in order to pay tax. 58% of those who responded said ‘yes’, and Tesla’s share price down 5% in pre-market trading on Monday. Musk said he would abide by the result said was ‘prepared to accept either outcome’
British Airways
organizationUS reopens its borders to UK visitors on Monday in significant boost to travel sector. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic operated a synchronised departure from Heathrow. Delta said that its summer 2022 transatlantic schedule will jump 90% with 73 daily flights to 25 destinations from 10 U.S. gateway cities.
Dean Smith
personDean Smith has been sacked as Aston Villa manager. Villa have lost five games in a row in the Premier League. Steven Gerrard, Ralph Hasenhuttl and Kasper Hjulmand are among early favourites to take over at Villa Park.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi
personA booby-trapped drone targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s residence in Baghdad early Sunday morning. The attack significantly ramped up tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month's parliamentary election results.
Liverpool
organizationWest Ham United beat Liverpool 3-2 at the London Stadium. Pablo Fornals, Kurt Zouma and Divock Origi scored for the Hammers. Victory lifts West Ham above Liverpool into third place in the Premier League. Arsenal moves up to fifth after 1-0 victory over Watford. Tottenham held to 0-0 draw by Everton.
Travis Scott
personKristian Paredes, 23, from Austin, Texas, filed the complaint obtained by DailyMail.com Sunday. He is now seeking over $1million for his bodily injuries, some of which he claims is permanent, and medical expenses. According to the complaint, special guest Drake 'came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd' At least eight people died and hundreds were injured as the crowd surged at the festival on Friday night.
UFC
organizationKamaru Usman retains UFC welterweight title with victory over Colby Covington. Chris Barnett claims his first UFC win with a second-round TKO of Gian Villante. Justin Gathje opened the five-fight main card with a three-round unanimous decision over Michael Chandler. Rose Namajunas defends her strawweight belt against Zhang Weili.
Manchester City
organizationManchester United beaten 2-0 by Manchester City at Old Trafford. Eric Bailly and Bernardo Silva score own goals for City. United has now lost four of its first six league games this season. United have lost eight home matches in all competitions in 2021.
Manchester United
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford. Eric Bailly and Bernardo Silva score own goals for City. United has now lost four of its first six league games this season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job is looking extremely precarious.
Eric Bailly
personManchester City defeated Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford. An own goal from Eric Bailly and a strike from Bernardo Silva earned City victory. City are now six points clear of their cross-city rivals in the Premier League. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has just one win from six league games.
Travis Scott
personOfficials declared the Houston concert a "mass casualty incident" An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance at what the festival's website considered a sold-out show. Scott was nearly an hour into his performance Friday night when fans in the audience started to become increasingly unruly. The show was called off shortly after several people began suffering injuries.