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Naomi Osaka
personThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's ABC News Update. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on ABC News.
Annastacia Palaszczuk
personJohn Coates ordered Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend the Tokyo Games' opening ceremony. He said: "None of you are staying behind hiding in your rooms, all right?" Coates is the president of the Australian Olympic Committee. A petition for Coates to resign has been signed by over 3,500.
WHO
organizationWHO this month proposed a second phase of studies into the origins of the coronavirus in China. It includes audits of laboratories and markets in the city of Wuhan. Chinese officials derided the idea, saying they were shocked and offended it was even being considered.
Kwasi Kwarteng
personBusinesses expected to be told if staff could qualify for 'critical worker' status. More than 600,000 people in England were 'pinged' and told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app last week. Exemption list to be published today, says Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
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.
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.
The Milwaukee Bucks
organizationMilwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2. Giannis Antetokounmpo was named Finals MVP for the first time in his career. Milwaukee waited 50 years to win a championship after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson in 1971.
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'
Jim Jordan
personGOP pulls out of Jan. 6 select committee after Pelosi rejects appointments. Jim Jordan has served on select committee and serves on one now. Pelosi has created a sham process.
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.
Nancy Pelosi
personPelosi said she would not seat GOP Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks, who McCarthy picked to fill two of the five GOP slots on the committee. Both are close allies of former President Donald Trump, whose supporters laid siege to the Capitol that day. Banks and Jordan voted to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
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.
Harvey Weinstein
personWeinstein, 69, appeared in court Wednesday after being extradited from New York. He pleaded not guilty to four counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation. Indictment involves five women in incidents spanning from 2004 to 2013. If convicted, Weinstein could face 140 years to life in a California state prison.
the Milwaukee Bucks
organizationMilwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-98 to win the NBA Finals 4-2. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a monster game, with 50 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. Bucks lost the first two of their best-of-seven series but took the next four games to seal the title.
Elon Musk
personTesla CEO Elon Musk confirms that the electric-car company will start to open up its network of Superchargers to other vehicles ‘later this year’ In May, Tesla said it would no longer accept Bitcoin for purchases, citing environmental concerns.
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.
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.
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.