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Joel Quenneville
personJoel Quenneville is the second-winningest coach in NHL history. He was implicated for not doing more to respond to allegations made by Kyle Beach. Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff escaped sanctioning.
Mark Zuckerberg
personFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta. Zuckerberg: “From now on, we’re going to be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first” Facebook expects to spend $10 billion on its metaverse efforts this year.
Facebook is adding Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to its Oculus Quest headset. The game will offer "an entirely new way to experience this iconic world" Mark Zuckerberg officially became the CEO and chairman of Meta, the new parent company name for Facebook.
Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden claimed victory in his months-long fight to pass a sprawling infrastructure and social spending agenda. Biden claimed he has forged a “framework’ for a deal on an approximately $1.75 trillion plan that all Democrats can support. Democrats control Congress but with a razor-thin margin, making it hard to pass legislation.
Ronald Koeman
personXavi is the favourite to become the new manager at the Camp Nou. The 41-year-old is currently managing Qatari side Al-Sadd. Sergio Barjuan and Marcelo Gallardo are also being considered. Roberto Martinez is still on the managerial list.
Andrew Cuomo
personAlbany County Sheriff’s Office files criminal complaint against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Complaint alleges Cuomo forcibly touched a former executive assistant. Cuomo resigned in August over allegations of sexual misconduct but has denied any wrongdoing.
Meta
organizationMark Zuckerberg officially became the CEO and chairman of Meta. The rebrand is about solidifying the social media giant as being about the metaverse. Zuckerberg has been pouring billions of dollars — at least $10 billion this year alone — into building the Metaverse.
Adelaide United
organizationAdelaide United star Josh Cavallo came out as gay on Wednesday. The 21-year-old said he spent his life 'hiding who I truly am' to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a football player. Cavallo is the first openly gay male athlete in the A-league competition in Australia.
Rishi Sunak
personRishi Sunak accused of hiking up council tax and national insurance. Labour's Rachel Reeves accuses him of hiding the detail in his Budget. Shop bosses condemned a'missed opportunity' to reform business rates.
Josh Cavallo
personAdelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo becomes the first active A-League player to come out as gay. The 21-year-old made the announcement on social media. Footballers from around the world have thrown their support behind the soccer player. There are no openly gay men in the biggest top-flight leagues, including the Premier League.
WikiLeaks
organizationWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted in the United States on 18 criminal charges. Charges stem from WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. U.S. is appealing against a Jan. 4 ruling by a London District Judge that Assange should not be extradited.
Rishi Sunak
personRishi Sunak delivers levelling-up budget with increase in minimum wage and watering down of benefit cuts. Universal Credit is being made more generous to give families another £2billion. Fuel duty is frozen for the 12th year in a row while petrol prices climb.
Julian Assange
personU.S. asks Britain's High Court to overturn a judge's decision that Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States. In January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges. The charges stem from WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago.
Huma Abedin
personHuma Abedin claims senator tried to kiss her in his home in the mid-2000s. NASCAR fined crew chief Adam Stevens $20,000 and suspended him from Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Ted Cruz defended parents throwing up Nazi salutes at school board meetings.
Quinton de Kock
personSouth Africa beat West Indies by eight wickets in T20 World Cup Group I match. Aiden Markram hit the fastest fifty of the tournament, from 25 balls, to steer South Africa home. Cricket South Africa issued a directive "requiring" all players to take the knee ahead of their remaining matches at the tournament.
Dave Halls
personDave Halls had assured Alec Baldwin that a gun he was handling on the set of 'Rust' was 'cold' moments before the actor pulled the trigger and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Halls was fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and wounded a member of the film crew. Former colleagues of Halls' told Insider that he once pushed actor Creed Bratton to do an unsafe stunt over objections from crew members.
Mako
personMako, 30, lost her royal status after her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro, also 30. The union has split public opinion and was delayed more than three years by a financial dispute. Mako is recovering from what palace doctors described as a form of traumatic stress disorder.
Owen Paterson
personNorth Shropshire MP Owen Paterson accused standards watchdog of bias. His wife, Rosie, 63, was found to have committed suicide in 2020. Mr Paterson claimed the probe did not "comply with natural justice"
Frances Haugen
personFormer employee Frances Haugen leaked internal studies showing the company knew of potential harm stoked by its sites. Haugen, 37, gave evidence in front of a parliamentary select committee. She told MPs Facebook was 'unquestionably' making online hate worst due to its algorithm 'prioritising extreme content' Haugen said the social network saw safety as a cost centre.
Ben Stokes
personBen Stokes has been added to the England squad to face Australia. The Durham all-rounder had been taking time off to prioritise his mental health and recover from a broken finger. The 30-year-old is set to travel to Australia with the Test specialists and supplementary Lions squad on November 4.