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Jim Banks
personHouse voted in June to create a select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is able to appoint eight members to the commission. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has five slots "in consultation" with Pelosi.
Kevin McCarthy
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will pull all five Republican lawmakers he appointed to the panel. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his appointees and asked him to name replacements. McCarthy called Pelosi's move 'an egregious abuse of power'
IOC
organizationIOC confirms Brisbane as host of the 2032 Olympics, 35 years after snubbing the 1992 Games. Brisbane will join Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000) as the third Australian city to host an Olympics. The total cost of the Olympics in Brisbane is estimated to be $5 billion.
House
organizationPelosi cites "statements and actions" made by Jim Banks and Jim Jordan. Banks and Jordan voted to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Pelosi cited that the outspoken Republicans may jeopardize “the integrity of the investigation’
Giannis Antetokounmpo
personGiannis Antetokounmpo named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Milwaukee Bucks forward led his team to a 4-2 series victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns. He joins Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only international players to be named MVP.
NBA
organizationThe Milwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the NBA Finals in six games. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named MVP after netting a playoff career-high of 50 points in the championship game. The 26-year-old is the only player in history other than Michael Jordan to win multiple NBA MVP awards.
Blue Origin
organizationBlue Origin launched its first customers into space on their New Shepard rocket. Jeff Bezos, who founded the company in 2000, said he was "so happy" Bezos also announced he was starting a $100 million Courage and Civility Award, with CNN contributor Van Jones and Michelin star chef José Andrés.
Rand Paul
person"You don't know what you're talking about," Dr. Anthony Fauci told Kentucky's Rand Paul. Paul suggested he lied to Congress about whether the National Institutes of Health funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Cam Akers
personRams RB Akers suffers torn Achilles, likely out for 2021. Akers was expected to be their starting and featured back in 2021. Todd Gurley remains available as a NFL free agent.
Jeff Bezos
personMore than 185,000 people have signed two petitions. The one with the most signatures is titled "Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth" Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space on Tuesday for his first human flight.
Jeff Bezos
personBlue Origin has sent its first crewed mission to space. Jeff Bezos, who founded the company in 2000, said he was "so happy" Bezos also announced he was starting a $100 million Courage and Civility Award, with CNN contributor Van Jones and Michelin star chef José Andrés.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personTwitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading vaccine misinformation. The Georgia Republican has touted conspiracy theories and has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 vaccines. She was previously suspended for 12 hours in January of this year for "multiple violations" of Twitter's civic integrity policy.
Pedro Castillo
personLeftist Pedro Castillo was proclaimed the winner of the June 6 run-off on Monday. He beat right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori by just 44,000 votes. Castillo worked as an elementary school teacher for the last 25 years.
Amazon
organizationThe 4th-generation iPad Air is currently down to $500 at Amazon and Best Buy. Amazon is offering the Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm) with GPS, in the blue aluminum case with deep navy sport band, for $349. Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara is on sale for £4.46 on Amazon.
Dominic Cummings
personDominic Cummings left his job as an adviser to Boris Johnson in November. He has since launched a series of excoriating attacks on his former boss. Cummings said Johnson resisted locking down the country in the fall of 2020. Accused Mr Johnson of not having a plan and said he ‘doesn’t know how to be Prime Minister’
Boris Johnson
personDominic Cummings left his job as an adviser to Boris Johnson in November. He has since launched a series of excoriating attacks on his former boss. Cummings said Johnson resisted locking down the country in the fall of 2020.
Carlos Ghosn
personUS father and son jailed over helping ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn escape. Michael Taylor sentenced to two years in prison, while his son Peter was sentenced to one year and eight months. They were charged with helping a criminal in the December 2019 escape.
Jeff Bezos
personBlue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates are blasting off into space Tuesday for a 10-minute sub-orbital flight. Bezos will become the second billionaire to fly a rocket he helped fund, after Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson launched on July 11th. The crew will experience a few minutes of weightlessness at the top of the ride.
Katie Hopkins
personFar-right British commentator Katie Hopkins is getting the boot from Australia. The media personality had arrived in the country ahead of an appearance on Big Brother VIP. She had her visa canceled by the federal government after bragging about breaching her hotel quarantine. Australia has for months limited the number of citizens it allows into the country.
Microsoft Exchange
organizationU.S., allies formally accuse China of mass-hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers. Biden administration said the attack, launched by hackers backed by China's Ministry of State Security, resulted in "significant remediation costs" UK government found Beijing responsible for a "pervasive pattern" of hacking.