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Jake Paul
personYouTube star Jake Paul knocked out former UFC fighter Ben Askren. The victory improves Paul's professional boxing record to 3-0. Paul is now three professional fights unbeaten.
Alexei Navalny
personKremlin critic Alexei Navalny is showing signs of kidney failure. Tests show potentially fatal levels of potassium in his blood. The 44-year-old has been on hunger strike since March 31 over jail conditions. He says he is being denied proper treatment for acute pain in his back and numbness in his legs.
George Russell
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. World champion Lewis Hamilton finishes second after hitting a wall. Race also suspended after Valtteri Bottas and George Russell crash. Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in the podium positions.
Roger Stone
personThe US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Roger Stone and his wife Nydia. The lawsuit claims the couple underpaid their income taxes by $1,590,361 from 2007 to 2011 and by $407,036 in 2018. Stone responded by labelling the suit "yet another example of the Democrats weaponising the Justice Department in violation of the rule of law"
SpaceX
organizationSpaceX beat out two rivals for the Human Landing System. It will carry astronauts to and from the moon’s surface as early as 2024. NASA plans to establish a sustainable human lunar presence by the end of the decade.
Adam Toledo
personChicago police officer Eric Stillman, 34, has been identified as the cop who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29. Toledo can be seen in video footage with a gun in his right hand before tossing it in an alley. Toledo was shot a split second after putting his hands up. Activists in Chicago are calling for the resignation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown.
Jerry Falwell Jr.
personLiberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr. The lawsuit is seeking millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint alleges Falwell crafted a "well-resourced exit strategy"
Jimmy Lai
personHong Kong's District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock gave Lai a 15-month sentence, reduced by three months in mitigation. Martin Lee, who helped launch the city’s largest opposition Democratic Party in the 1990s, was given a suspended sentence of 11 months. Lai and nine other pro-democracy activists are expected to be sentenced on Friday.
Helen McCrory
personHelen McCrory, 52, died Friday after a battle with cancer, her husband said. She was famed for her roles in the "Harry Potter" franchise and the BBC series "Peaky Blinders" The actress was awarded an OBE in the 2017 honours list.
Kremlin
organizationKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared that a summit between Biden and Putin would not go ahead in the near future. Sanctions come in-part as retribution for the Solar Winds hack as well as for election interference.
Novak Djokovic
personWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic loses 6-4 7-5 to Britain's Dan Evans in Monte Carlo. Australian Open champion was 10-0 coming into the match. Evans will play his first Masters quarterfinal against 11th-seeded David Goffin.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Slavia Prague 4-0 to reach Europa League semi-finals. Alexandre Lacazette scored twice, with Nicolas Pepe and Bukayo Saka also on target for Arsene Wenger's side. Manchester United beat Granada 2-0 for a 4-1 aggregate win. Edinson Cavani scored his 50th European goal for United.
Jonathan Pentland
personJonathan Pentland, a U.S. Army soldier at Fort Jackson, was charged with assault and battery after a video went viral. The video shows a man who police said is Pentland demanding a Black man walking in the street tell him if he lives in the neighborhood. Dozens of protesters showed up at Pentland's home Wednesday.
Jennifer Lopez
personA source close to Lopez confirmed to Fox News that she and the former MLB player are no longer moving forward with their marriage. In March, they denied reports they had split, saying they were "working through some things"
Vladimir Putin
personUS President Joe Biden has issued an executive order authorising the US government to sanction any sector of the Russian economy. Measures blacklisted Russian companies, expelled Russian diplomats and placed limits on the Russian sovereign debt market. Ukraine claims upwards of 100,000 Russian troops are currently close to its eastern border.
Adam Toledo
personAdam Toledo, 13, was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer in the early morning hours of March 29. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability will release video of the shooting Thursday. Footage shows the officer chasing Toledo on foot through an alley.
Taliban
organizationU.S. troops have already been cut more than 95% since their peak levels. A withdrawal by September would lead to the US missing a May deadline for pullout agreed with the Taliban by the Trump administration. Taliban withdraws from talks due to be held in Turkey later this month.
Ashli Babbitt
personAshli Babbitt, 35, was shot and killed during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Investigators concluded there was "insufficient evidence" to support criminal charges.
Nobuaki Kurumatani
personCEO Nobuaki Kurumatani is planning to resign amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid. His departure could upend CVC's offer last week to take Toshiba private. Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa will become chief executive.
Kim Potter
personKim Potter will be charged with second-degree manslaughter over the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. The announcement came a day after Potter resigned from the Brooklyn Centre Police Department, where she had served for 26 years. The city's former police chief, who also resigned Tuesday, said Potter accidentally grabbed her firearm when she thought she was Tasing Wright. A person convicted of the charge can face up to 10 years behind bars.