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Sam Bankman-Fried
personSam Bankman-Fried is on trial for fraud, money laundering and other offenses. He is accused of diverting billions of dollars from his clients and investors. Prosecutors blame his extravagant spending on investments and donations.
House
organizationRep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected House speaker Wednesday by a party-line vote of 220 to 209. The choice of Johnson – a lesser-known conservative – ends weeks of tumult over the leadership role.
Mike Johnson
personJohnson wins House vote 220 to 209 with broad Republican support. Will fill key role that was vacant for three weeks. Trump says he thinks Johnson will be a ‘fantastic’ speaker.
Imran Khan
personImran Khan indicted on Monday in an official secrets acts case. Case relates to a diplomatic cable he allegedly touted as proof of a "conspiracy" Khan has been tangled in a slew of legal cases he says are designed to stop him from contesting polls in January.
Charles Leclerc
personLewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualified from U.S. Grand Prix. Both cars failed post-race checks on the under-floor wooden planks. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the race at the Circuit of the Americas.
Lewis Hamilton
personMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second in the US Grand Prix. But he was disqualified for running an illegal floor on his car. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was found guilty of the same offence. Neither driver will score points for their efforts in Austin.
Sergio Massa
personEconomy Minister Sergio Massa won the first round of Argentina's presidential election. With 36.6% of the vote, he defeated his far-right rival Javier Milei (30%) The two will go to a run-off on 19 November.
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen wins U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second with McLaren's Lando Norris third. It is the Dutchman's 15th win in 18 races so far this year. Red Bull have already secured constructors' and drivers' world championships.
Samantha Woll
personSamantha Woll, 40, was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday. She led the congregation of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Police have not identified a possible motive and are investigating.
Mohammed Shami
personMohammed Shami takes match-winning figures of 5-54 against New Zealand. India rode on Virat Kohli's 95 to clinch their fifth win in as many matches. Daryl Mitchell top scored for New Zealand with 130 runs.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United were revealed as the most popular club side in the US by a YouGov US poll. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is in pole position to purchase a 25 per cent share in Manchester United. Sir Bobby Charlton has passed away at the age of 86.
Mohamed Salah
personMohamed Salah scores twice as Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 in Merseyside derby. Salah has now scored or assisted in eight of Liverpool's last 15 league games. Ashley Young and Ibrahima Konate were sent off for Everton.
ISRO
organizationISRO had to reschedule the lift-off of its maiden TV-D1 mission from 8 am to later due to an unsuccessful first attempt. Voyager 2 is taking part in a three-day expedition over the South Pole. The test flight will demonstrate the performance of the Crew Escape system.
Nawaz Sharif
personNawaz Sharif was serving a prison sentence for graft when he left the country in 2018 seeking medical care in Britain. He landed in Islamabad from Dubai in the afternoon, completed legal formalities at the airport and headed to Lahore for a show of strength rally.
The Premier League
organizationManchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 to return to the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby thanks to Mohamed Salah's penalty. Newcastle United move into the top five as they crush Crystal Palace 4-0. Manchester United beat Sheffield United 2- 1 at Bramall Lane.
Handre Pollard
personSouth Africa beat England 16-15 at the Stade de France on Saturday. Flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked the winning penalty three minutes from time. The Springboks will now face New Zealand in their fourth World Cup final.
Liverpool
organizationManchester City end two-game losing streak with 2-1 win over Brighton. Newcastle moves above Brighton into fifth place with 4-0 win over Crystal Palace. Wolves and Brentford also earn victories. Liverpool go top of Premier League on goal difference from Tottenham.
Everton
organizationLiverpool beat Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. Ashley Young was sent off in the first half for two bookings. Liverpool were awarded a penalty after a handball by Michael Keane. Mohamed Salah converted the spot-kick to put the Reds ahead.
Kenneth Chesebro
personKenneth Chesebro is the third Trump co-defendant and the second attorney to plead guilty in the Georgia RICO case. He will pay a $5,000 fine, serve 5 years probation and 100 hours of community service to avoid prison. The Trump attorney also wrote an apology letter and must testify. No trial date has been set yet for the rest of the defendants.
Arthur Engoron
personJudge Arthur Engoron said in court on Friday morning that Trump had posted on his social media account "an untrue and disparaging post about my clerk" Trump and several of his family members are on trial for fraud, falsification of business records, issuing false financial statements and conspiracy.