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Michael K. Williams
personThe 54-year-old was found dead Monday afternoon at around 2 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police are reportedly looking into a possible drug overdose.
Maxim Znak
personMaria Kolesnikova, 39, sentenced to 11 years in prison. Her lawyer, Maxim Znak, was jailed for 10 years. The pair have been detained since their arrest a year ago. They were charged with conspiring to seize power.
Alpha Conde
personArmy Col. Mamadi Doumbouya tells Guineans: "The duty of a soldier is to save the country" Conde's whereabouts had been unknown for hours after the intense fighting Sunday in downtown Conakry. Conde sparked fury after ramming through changes to the constitution enabling him to sidestep a two-term limit.
anti-Taliban
organizationTaliban says it has taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul. Province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country. Thousands of Taliban fighters entered eight districts of the province overnight.
Michael Fawcett
personMichael Fawcett stepped down voluntarily as head of The Prince's Foundation. He is accused of using his position and influence to help a Saudi businessman obtain an honorary title. The businessman was seeking numerous honorary roles to bolster his application for British citizenship. Charles' foundation said it took the newspaper reports "very seriously"
Alpha Conde
personAn adviser to President Alpha Conde tells CNN that Conde is under arrest. Conde has faced mounting criticism ever since he sought a third term in office. The mutinous soldiers vowed to restore democracy.
Shelby Rogers
personShelby Rogers beat Ashleigh Barty 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5) in the third round. American trailed 5-2 in the deciding third set before forcing a tie-break. Rogers next faces unseeded 18-year-old Emma Raducanu.
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen wins home race at Zandvoort to take three-point lead in championship. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second to retake championship lead. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was third in front of his home crowd.
Sarah Harding
personHarding's mother Marie confirmed the tragic news in an Instagram post. She said her "shining star" had "slipped away" after bravely fighting the disease. Harding rose to fame in 2002 when she auditioned for the ITV reality series “Popstars: The Rivals”
Leylah Fernandez
personNaomi Osaka beaten in third round of U.S. Open by Leylah Fernandez. 23-year-old's future in the game must now be in doubt. Francis Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia also went down in five sets.
Carlos Alcaraz
personCarlos Alcaraz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) in the third round of the US Open on Friday. The 18-year-old is the youngest player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam since 1992. The Spaniard will face world No.2 Daniil Medvedev in the last 16.
Naomi Osaka
personThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's episode of 5 Things. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN iReport.
Jude Bellingham
personEngland beat Hungary 4-0 in World Cup qualifying match in Budapest. Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were targeted by monkey chants. Sterling was also pelted by plastic cups thrown from a section of the home crowd. Kick It Out chief executive Tony Burnett criticised FIFA and UEFA over the failure to ensure that a stadium ban issued by UEFA in July carried over into World Cup qualifiers.
Ollie Pope
personOllie Pope scores 81 as England reach 290 all out on day two of fourth Test. Chris Woakes scores 50 as England lead India by 99 runs at stumps. Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali add 71 for the third wicket.
Yoshihide Suga
personJapan's PM Yoshihide Suga will not run for re-election as party leader. Decision effectively ends his tenure and throws wide open the race for the next premier. Decision comes with Suga's approval ratings at an all-time low over his government's response to the pandemic.
Kristen Stewart
personKristen Stewart plays Princess Diana in a new film, "Sleeping Beauty" The film is based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in 1953. Spencer will play at the London Film Festival on Oct 7.
Raheem Sterling
personEngland beat Hungary 4-0 in World Cup qualifying match in Budapest. Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Declan Rice have all netted to see England stroll to victory. There have also been alarming reports of racism towards Sterling and Jude Bellingham. FIFA have confirmed they will probe the behaviour and reiterated their 'zero tolerance' stance.
Sidharth Shukla
personSidharth Shukla died of a massive heart attack on Thursday morning. Doctors at Mumbai's Cooper Hospital confirmed his death on Thursday afternoon. He was best known for his role in the long-running TV show 'Balika Vadhu'
Ireland's data privacy watchdog has dished out its biggest ever fine of €225 million ($266 million) to WhatsApp. Fine is for infringements regarding the sharing of personal information with other companies also owned by Facebook.
Virgin Galactic
organizationFAA grounded space flights by Virgin Galactic while it investigates why the company's July 11 voyage deviated from its planned trajectory. It is now unclear whether Virgin's next test flight, involving members of the Italian Air Force, will take place as scheduled.