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Thames Water
organizationInvestors pull £500m lifeline that was due to be paid at the end of this month. Jacob Rees-Mogg said he has ‘no sympathy’ for the company and its shareholders. Thames Water is sitting on a debt pile of £14.7 billion.
Alejandro Mayorkas
personThe House impeached the secretary on February 13 by an extremely narrow margin, making him the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in almost 150 years. The Republican-controlled House narrowly passed two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas by a single vote.
Joe Lieberman
personFormer Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman was a founding chairman of the centrist organization No Labels. Lieberman served as the group's chief public defender when the critics got the loudest. Lieberman was once the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in 2000. He died Wednesday in New York City from complications from a fall.
FTX
organizationSam Bankman-Fried, 32, founded the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX. He was convicted in November of seven criminal counts, including wire fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. He used money from deposits to buy luxury properties, fly on private jets and even pay bribes to Chinese officials.
Louis Rees-Zammit
personFormer Wales star quit rugby in January to pursue NFL dream. 23-year-old impressed NFL scouts at International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day. Chiefs have won three of the last five Super Bowl titles.
George Gilbey
personEssex Police confirm Gogglebox star George Gilbey died in a workplace accident. The 40-year-old was working at a warehouse in Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea. Death comes just two years after his stepdad Pete died aged 71.
John Eastman
personJudge recommends that ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman lose his California law license for efforts to overturn 2020 election. Eastman played a key role in developing and backing a plan for states to send pro-Trump slates of electors to Congress.
Sam Bankman-Fried
personSam Bankman-Fried, 32, was found guilty on seven counts of fraud and money laundering. He conned £8billion from users of his crypto exchange FTX. He spent it on his lavish lifestyle, property, risky investments and political donations. Prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years. His lawyers asked for a 63-78 month sentence citing his autism diagnosis.
Ronna McDaniel
personRonna McDaniel, the onetime head of the Republican National Committee, was axed from her job at NBC News on Tuesday. She was ousted following a meeting of top executives from NBC amid growing backlash to her hiring last week. The former top Republican has responded by seeking legal representation after the sudden ousting.
Nicole Shanahan
personIndependent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will unveil running mate Tuesday. San Francisco Bay Area lawyer Nicole Shanahan has emerged as a front-runner. Shanahan previously contributed $4 million to Kennedy's super PAC.
WikiLeaks
organizationWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can't be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Assange faces 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one charge of computer misuse. If convicted, his lawyers say he could receive a prison term of 175 years.
Julian Assange
personAssange can't be extradited unless U.S. guarantees he won't get the death penalty. He faces 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one charge of computer misuse. If convicted, his lawyers say he could receive a prison term of 175 years.
Boeing
organizationCEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year. Comes amid fallout from high-profile safety failure onboard an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Rebel Wilson
personAustralian actor Rebel Wilson said Sacha Baron Cohen is trying to stop her from writing about him in a chapter of her memoir. Wilson named Sacha as the celebrity responsible for making threats over her no-holds-barred memoir, Rebel Rising.
Dave Calhoun
personCEO Dave Calhoun confirms he is leaving the company. Stan Deal, the CEO and president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, is also leaving. Chairman Larry Kellner will not stand for re-election at next shareholders' annual meeting.
Simon Harris
personSimon Harris won a series of endorsements from within the Fine Gael parliamentary party. He is expected to be formally elected premier in the Irish parliament in April. Harris, 37, replaces Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation.
Ronna McDaniel
personNBC's left-wing cable arm MSNBC said McDaniel would not appear on its shows and former Meet The Press host Chuck Todd told his successor Kristen Welker their bosses had put her in an 'impossible situation' Welker asked McDaniel whether she owed the American people an 'apology', and McDaniel seemed keen to tone down her formerly fiery rhetoric. The phrase #BoycottNBCNews was trending on X Sunday.
George Russell
personFernando Alonso handed 20-second penalty and demoted to eighth place for 'potentially DANGEROUS driving' after 'unusual manoeuvre' which led to Russell's crash. Alonso lifted more than 100m earlier at Turn 6 than he had in the prior 56 laps, which ultimately caught out Russell.
Carlos Sainz
personFerrari's Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Fernando Alonso finished sixth but was hit with a 20 second post-race penalty and three penalty points. Red Bull's Max Verstappen's bid to equal his own Formula 1 record went up in smoke after he suffered a car fire.
Max Verstappen
personCarlos Sainz wins Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari. Charles Leclerc finishes second with Lando Norris third. Reigning champion Max Verstappen forced out on the fourth lap. Lewis Hamilton also forced out of race with engine failure on lap 17.