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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personTwitter temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday. Tweet said vaccines don't reduce the spread of Covid-19. Greene is a repeat rule-breaker on the platform.
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.
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.