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William Shatner
personActor known for portraying Captain Kirk in ‘Star Trek’ is slated to join spaceflight on Oct. 12. Liftoff is currently set for 8:30 am CT from Launch Site One in West Texas. This will be the second flight for Blue Origin following its inaugural trip to space in July.
Frances Haugen
personFrances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, says Facebook is "substantially worse" than anything she had seen before. Haugen said the tech firm prioritised profit over safety and was ‘tearing our societies apart’ Facebook disbanded the Civic Integrity team of which Haugen was a member.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage. Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram all reported down on Monday afternoon. Users rushed to unaffected social media apps including Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat.
Lars Vilks
personLars Vilks, 75, was riding in a police car with his security detail, when their automobile struck a truck. Two police officers were also killed and the truck driver was injured. Investigators believe there were no external influences that led to the death of the artist.
Rishi Sunak
personUK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces 2,000 new AI scholarships for disadvantaged youth. Sunak announced £500 million funding package to expand job support schemes. He said he was "proud" to have supported Brexit, and leaving the EU would make the UK more "agile"
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have all gone down in a major outage overnight. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure – completely stopped working just before 3AM. Nearly 150,000 people reported being unable to access Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp in the space of just half an hour.
Rodrigo Duterte
personPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is backing out of an announced plan to run for vice president in next year's elections. The decision outraged many of his opponents, who have described him as a human rights calamity. The 76-year-old leader is known for his deadly anti-drugs crackdown.
Southampton
organizationChelsea beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Goals from Trevor Chalobah, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell secured the win. Saints reduced to 10 men when James Ward-Prowse was sent off.
Former president says social media giant was 'coerced' by members of Congress. Trump filed a request for a preliminary injunction against Twitter. The company removed his account in January citing a risk of incitement of violence.
Everton
organizationManchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford. Andros Townsend scored the only goal of the game in the 65th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo came on as a second-half substitute. United have won just once in their last six games.
Lisa Baird
personThe league's board of directors removed Baird and general counsel Lisa Levine on Friday. Baird is accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of sexual misconduct. U.S. Soccer says it is launching an independent investigation.
Cristiano Ronaldo
personManchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford. Andros Townsend’s 65th-minute goal cancelled out an opener from Anthony Martial. Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench despite his midweek heroics against Villarreal in the Champions League.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. James Ward-Prowse scored an equalizer for Southampton only to be sent off. Manchester United held to a 1-1 draw by high-flying Everton. Leeds United kickstarted their campaign with a first league win.
Joe Manchin
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Brett Kavanaugh
personKavanaugh, 56, tested positive just days before the court is scheduled to open its new term. The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms. At least a dozen vaccinated members of Congress have tested positive since July.
Merck
organizationMerck and Ridgeback Therapeutics Inc.’s promising oral antiviral could shift the direction of the pandemic. The drug, molnupiravir, cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 50%. No one taking the drug died in the trial; eight deaths were reported among those taking the placebo.
Gavin Newsom
personCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the nation's first coronavirus vaccination mandate for schoolchildren. The state will require the COVID-19 vaccine for students in kindergarten through sixth grade only after the federal government has given final approval. Announcement comes as infections in most of California have dropped markedly in the last month.
Gladys Berejiklian
personNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian handed in her resignation on Friday. She will also resign from her role as MP for Willoughby, which will trigger a by-election. She is the third NSW Premier to resign as a result of an ICAC investigation. Dominic Perrottet is shaping as the favourite to replace her as Premier.
Ozy Media
organizationOzy Media, an eight-year-old media startup, is closing its doors. The decision follows days of scrutiny in the wake of a New York Times exposé. Ozy Fest, slated for October 16-17, has been cancelled.
Nancy Pelosi
personPelosi caved to the left, which wants to turn the U.S. into a European-style welfare state. Progressives are refusing to back the roads and bridges bill they view as insufficient. A $2.1 trillion compromise framework has been floated by Democratic leaders.