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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.
Dominion Voting Systems
organizationDominion Voting Systems sued One America News Network on Tuesday. The far-right media organization pushed conspiracy theories that the company rigged the 2020 presidential election. Dominion is seeking more than $1.6 billion in damages.
Jeffrey Epstein
personVirginia 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. Comes as the lawyer for Epstein victim Virginia Roberts accused the Prince of 'ignoring' him after a civil suit was filed against him yesterday.
Kathy Hochul
personKathy Hochul, 62, will become New York's 57th governor, breaking a 244-year streak of males holding the office. She will be the first governor from outside New York City or its neighboring counties in nearly a century. Her rise to the governorship comes after her predecessor, Cuomo, was found to have sexually harassed 11 women.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The deal includes an option to extend by a year and gives the forward a net salary of about €35m (£29.6m) Messi, his lawyers and his father, Jorge, have been in talks with PSG since Thursday. The 34-year-old will wear the number 30 shirt at the Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationLionel Messi is set to sign a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old will join up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at the Parc des Princes. PSG now have the highest wage bill of any sports team on the planet at £256m, overtaking Real Madrid.
Melissa DeRosa
personMelissa DeRosa is the first aide in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's inner circle to resign. She served as his fiercest defender and top aide since 2017. The move came as the governor fought for political survival after a report from the New York attorney general concluded he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Cuomo has denied touching anyone inappropriately.
Prince Andrew
personWestminster Abbey traditionally marks the birthdays of senior members of the Royal Family by ringing its bells. The church is slashing the number of royals it makes the tribute to. The Abbey blamed financial pressure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Roberta Kaplan
personRoberta Kaplan, who co-founded the legal defense fund in the wake of the #MeToo movement, submitted her resignation Monday. Kaplan cited her work counseling the Cuomo administration last winter and her more recent legal work representing Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to Cuomo.
UN
organizationUN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a bombshell report on climate change. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it a “code red for humanity’ Severe heat waves that happened only once every 50 years are now happening roughly once a decade.
Brittany Commisso
personBrittany Commisso is one of 11 women whose allegations of harassment were detailed in a bombshell report from Attorney General James’ office. Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing following the state AG’s report and has refused widespread calls to resign.
IPCC
organizationIPCC: Global temperatures will likely exceed the 1.5C limit set by the Paris Climate agreement within the next 20 years. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are also at the highest point in 2 million years. Warming that has already occurred has triggered changes that will persist even if the emissions stop and temperatures stabilize.
Sue Bird
personTeam USA beat Japan, 90-75, in the women’s Olympic basketball final on Sunday afternoon. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are the only basketball players in Olympic history to win five gold medals.
Lauren Price
personLauren Price defeated Li Qian of China to win gold in the women's middleweight boxing as Team GB equalled their medal tally from London 2012. The 27-year-old is the first Welsh boxer to win an Olympic gold medal. Team GB have won a record 65 medals, including 22 golds.
Eliud Kipchoge
personEliud Kipchoge has won back-to-back Olympic marathons. The 36-year-old made his move at the 30km mark to drop his rivals. He finished in two hours eight minutes 38 seconds, well clear of Dutch runner Abdi Nageeye.
Jason Kenny
personJason Kenny becomes the first Briton to win seven Olympic gold medals. Kellie Harrington earlier claimed gold for Ireland in the women’s lightweight category. Team GB finished with 65 medals, the same number as London 2012.
Jennifer Valente
personJennifer Valente is first American woman to win an Olympic track title. Japan’s Yumi Kajihara took silver despite a crash late in the points race. Team USA managed to top China in the final hours of the Olympics.
Peres Jepchirchir
personPeres Jepchirchir wins women's marathon with late burst. Brigid Kosgei takes silver and Molly Seidel of the United States claims bronze. Race was moved to Sapporo from Tokyo ahead of the Games in an effort to beat the sweltering summer heat. China have now won 36 gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Nelly Korda
personNelly Korda of the United States shoots a 2-under-par 69 to win the women’s golf competition. Team USA beat France 87-82 in men's basketball final. Peres Jepchirchir beat world record holder Brigid Kosgei.
Morne Steyn
personSouth Africa beat British and Irish Lions 19-16 in third and final test. Fly-half Morne Steyn kicked two penalties for the Springboks. Lions failed for the first time to win a series in South Africa.