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Taliban
organizationTaliban has taken 18 of the country's 34 provincial capitals in recent days. Latest significant blow was the loss of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province. Government now controls just three major cities - including Kabil and Mazar-i-Sharif. If current trends hold, Taliban could gain full control of country within a few months.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal lost 2-0 to Brentford in their Premier League opener on Friday. Goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard secured all three points. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette both missing through illness.
Premier League
organizationWilliam Hill are giving punters a free £2 bet for every single top-flight goal Mohamed Salah, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Kane or Raheem Sterling score in August. The transfer expenditure by the 20 Premier League clubs will have reached £864 million when the new season kicks off. Brentford won promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 74 years.
Ben Wallace
personBen Wallace told BBC Breakfast that it was likely that poverty and terrorism would increase in the country. Blamed former US President Donald Trump's "rotten deal" with the Taliban in 2020 for the withdrawal.
Brentford
organizationBrentford beat Arsenal 1-0 in their Premier League opener on Friday. First game in top flight for 74 years and first in front of fans at new stadium. Sergi Canos scored the opening goal of the game at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Taliban
organizationTaliban capture provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken. Sporadic fighting continued at an intelligence base and an army installation outside the city. Loss of Ghazni marks yet another strategic setback for Afghan government forces.
Mike Lindell
personDominion Voting Systems is suing Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell. The trio falsely accused the vote-counting machine maker of rigging the 2020 presidential election. A federal judge denied Lindell's bid to dismiss the voting machine maker's $1.3 billion lawsuit.
Julian Assange
personUK judge gives US extra grounds to appeal refusal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January refused to grant a request by Washington for Assange to face trial in the United States on spying charges. U.S. lawyers argue assessments of Assange's mental health should be reviewed.
Mayim Bialik
personMike Richards and Mayim Bialik have been tapped to be the replacements for Alex Trebek. Trebek was the host of the popular game show for 37 years before he died in November of 2020.
Michael Spavor
personCanadian citizen Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Authorities also announced he will be deported but it remains unclear when that will happen. He was detained in 2018 along with compatriot Michael Kovrig in what Ottawa said was a politically motivated move. Relations between the two countries have hit rock bottom.
Mike Richards
personMike Richards will host the daily syndicated program. Mayim Bialik will host ABC primetime specials and spinoffs starting with the National College Championship. Richards will start the game show's 38th season on Sept. 13.
Rand Paul
personRand Paul, a Kentucky senator, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a U.S. representative from Georgia, have been suspended. The Republican lawmakers were barred from using their accounts on YouTube and Twitter, respectively. Paul called his suspension "dangerous, incredibly anti-free speech, and truly anti-progress of science"
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationLionel Messi is set to be officially unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player. The Argentinian signed a two-year deal on Tuesday after leaving Barcelona. Messi will earn a staggering £1million per week and will wear the No 30 shirt. The 34-year-old will be reunited with former team-mate Neymar.
Premier League
organizationWilliam Hill are celebrating the return of the Premier League. The bookmaker are giving punters a free £2 bet for every single top-flight goal. There's no limit! 1 William Hill - Bet £10 on any Premier League outright market, get £2 free bet every time Kane, Salah,. Fernandes or Sterling score.
PSG
organizationLionel Messi has signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. The Argentine will join up with former Barca team-mate Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at the Parc des Princes. Messi will earn a staggering £1million per week and will wear the No 30 shirt. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the club will follow Financial Fair Play rules.
Samsung
organizationSamsung’s smallest and lightest earbuds yet are also some of its most comfortable. ANC performance is only decent and there's no deep iOS integration. NortonLifeLock is combining with Avast in an $8.1B deal. Android 12 reaches ‘platform stability’ in its fourth beta.
Stuart Broad
personStuart Broad ruled out of rest of five-match LV= Insurance series with a tear in his right calf. James Anderson also set to miss second Test with a quad niggle. England have called up Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood as cover. Moeen Ali and Dom Bess have also been recalled to the squad.
Prince Andrew
personVirginia Roberts Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Andrew’s former friend and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when a 17-year-old to have sex with the royal. Andrew has “absolutely and categorically” denied having sex with Roberts and Buckingham Palace has called the claims “false and without foundation”
Andrew Cuomo
personNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday because of a sexual harassment scandal. A report released last week found that the three-term governor had sexually harassed at least 11 current and former staffers. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a 62-year-old Democrat and former member of Congress, will become the state’s 57th governor and the first woman to hold the post.
Senate
organizationThe Senate voted with a bipartisan majority to advance a key piece of President Biden's agenda, approving a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The bill includes new funding for healthcare, education, family services and environmental programs. Not a single Republican joined the chamber’s 50 Democrats in voting to begin debate.