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Elise Stefanik
personStefanik, R-N.Y., has been making calls to gin up support for a challenge to Cheney. She has gained the support of top House Republicans as well, including Minority Whip Steve Scalise.
Blue Origin
organizationJeff Bezos' rocket company set to open up ticket sales on Wednesday. Move is a landmark moment as U.S. firms strive toward a new era of private commercial space travel.
Timo Werner
personChelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount secured 3-1 aggregate win. Chelsea will face Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on May 29. Thomas Tuchel takes over from Frank Lampard, who was sacked in January.
Facebook asked its Oversight Board to review its decision to indefinitely ban Donald Trump. Board told Facebook to take six months and get its own rules straight, and then make the Trump restoration decision itself. The 45th president was indefinitely suspended from both Facebook and Twitter in January following the US Capitol riot.
Liz Cheney
personRep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) could be ousted as conference chair as early as next week. She faces blowback for her continued criticism of Trump’s role in the Capitol takeover. New York Representative Elise Stefanik is actively campaigning for Cheney's job of GOP conference chair. Top House Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise are helping Stefanik.
Bill Gates
personThe Microsoft co-founder and his philanthropist wife first met in 1987. They married on the Hawaiian island of Lanai in 1994 after almost seven years of being together. Couple have three children together: eldest daughter Jennifer, 25, son Rory, 21, and youngest daughter 18.
Kevin McCarthy
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was caught on a hot mic Tuesday complaining about Rep. Liz Cheney. Cheney is the No. 3 Republican in the House and voted to impeach former President Trump. McCarthy suggested Major League Baseball should make up lost revenue to small businesses.
Jose Mourinho
personJose Mourinho will take charge of Roma for the 2021-22 season. The 58-year-old has signed a three-year deal that will run through to 2024. The appointment sees Mourinho return to Italy, where he won the treble with Inter Milan from 2008 until 2010.
Liz Cheney
personKevin McCarthy hints Liz Cheney's days in Republican leadership are numbered. GOP leader says multiple members are 'concerned' she can't do her job. McCarthy indicated that could hurt Republican efforts to retake control of the House in next year's midterm election.
Melinda Gates
personBill and Melinda Gates are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. Melinda filed the divorce petition citing their relationship had ‘irretrievably broken’ The couple are not believed to have signed a prenuptial agreement. Their $50 billion foundation is the world's biggest philanthropic entity.
Pfizer
organizationPfizer generates $3.5bn from Covid vaccine sales and raises full-year forecast. Company reported first-quarter earnings of 4.88 billion dollars (£3.52 billion) Per-share earnings were 93 cents with one-time costs or gains removed.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationManchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in their Champions League semi-final second leg at the Etihad on Tuesday night. Two Riyad Mahrez goals gave City a 2-1 victory on the night and a 4-1 aggregate win. Angel Di Maria was sent off for violent conduct and three other players received yellow cards. City will face Real Madrid or Chelsea in the final on 29 May.
Bill
personSpain, Greece and France could be added to the safe "green list" by the end of June. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas split after less than a year of dating. Ashley Benson and rapper G-Eazy reportedly split.
Mark Selby
personMark Selby beats Shaun Murphy 18-15 in the final at the Crucible Theatre. Selby joins John Higgins on four world titles, with only Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davis ahead of him. The 37-year-old had endured a torrid time after winning his previous crown in 2017.
Melinda Gates
personBill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple" The couple's foundation has spent $53.8 billion 'fighting the greatest inequities in the world' The couple married in 1994, and have three children together.
Apollo Global Management
organizationPrivate equity firm Apollo Global Management has acquired Verizon’s media group for $5 billion. Verizon Media includes properties from the former internet empires of AOL and Yahoo. The new company will be called Yahoo, omitting the exclamation point.
Bill Gates
personGates is the world's fourth richest man with a net worth of $124billion. The couple have three kids; Jennifer, 25, Rory, 21, and Phoebe, 18. Gates said the pair would continue to collaborate on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Greg Abel
personGreg Abel, now the company's vice chairman, will step into the top role. Abel, 59, oversees all of Berkshire Hathaway's non-insurance businesses. Those include the BNSF Railway, Duracell batteries, Dairy Queen and NetJets.
Glazer
personManchester United's Premier League game against Liverpool has been postponed. Fans invaded the pitch in protest against the club owners' move to take it into the European Super League. United and Liverpool players were unable to travel to the stadium.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United were due to face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday. The game was postponed due to safety and security concerns. United fans stormed onto the Old Trafford pitch to protest against the Glazer family. Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have defended the fans' right to protest.