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Leicester City
organizationLeicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Youri Tielemans scored the only goal of the game with a long-range strike. Kasper Schmeichel was another hero for Brendan Rodgers' side. VAR denied Chelsea an 89th minute equaliser.
AP
organizationIsraeli Air Force later claimed, without evidence, that the building “contained military assets belonging to the intelligence offices of the Hamas terror organization” Diplomatic efforts to bring about a cease-fire appear to have begun in the background.
The Associated Press
organizationAP President and CEO Gary Pruitt has released the following statement: We are seeking information from the Israeli government. The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today. Back-to-back tornadoes have killed 12 people in central and eastern China.
Elise Stefanik
personRep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., was widely expected to be elected Friday as the No. 3 House GOP leader. She'd replace Cheney, who was ousted this week for rebuking Trump for encouraging supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Prince Harry
personDuke of Sussex spoke to actor Dax Shepard for his Armchair Expert podcast. Said he doesn't want to pass on pain from his own experience to his son Archie and future daughter. Said only by moving 5,000 miles to the US west coast has he been able to break free from his 'genetic pain'
Elon Musk
personElon Musk has called the energy used by bitcoin 'insane' Follows his announcement that Tesla would no longer be taking bitcoin in payment for cars. Shares of Tesla have fallen 15% so far this week, lowering Musk's net worth by $20.5 billion. The price of Bitcoin has plunged more than 9% since Musk's tweet.
Ellen DeGeneres
personEllen DeGeneres announced on Wednesday that her eponymous talk show would end in 2022. It follows a range of allegations about toxic workplace culture pitted against her. Show had seen a 1.1 million ratings drop in the US, down from 2.6 million viewers to 1.5 million.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
personGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene yelled at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and followed her down a hallway as the two left the House chamber on Wednesday. Pelosi called Greene's conduct a "verbal assault" and "abuse of our colleague" Greene already has been sanctioned by the House for making incendiary remarks.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) is facing criticism and a possible sanction after allegedly accosting and yelling at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) Pelosi called Greene's conduct a "verbal assault" and "abuse of our colleague" Greene has been a lightning rod for controversy since even before entering Congress.
Mike DeWine
personOhio Governor Mike DeWine has unveiled a new $1million a week lottery system to encourage people to get vaccinated. Adults will be automatically entered into the draw each week while minors will be able to win full-ride college scholarships. Money will come from federal pandemic relief funds.
David Cameron
personFormer PM said he was paid generously and had shares in the company. He said he had not been undone by Greensill but by himself. Labour's Rushanara Ali concluded: ‘But your reputation is in tatters’
CDC
organizationU.S. has administered 266,596,486 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning. 154,624,231 people had received at least one dose while 118,987,308 people are fully vaccinated.
Tesla
organizationElon Musk tweeted that Tesla would suspend accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its cars. Tesla had bought about $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin back in February around the time it announced it would accept the coin as payment. A single Bitcoin is now down by more than $7,000 (£5,000) Tesla won't be selling any of the Bitcoin it owns.
Hamas
organizationThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's "Hannity" program. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on "HANNity"
Liz Cheney
personRep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) has been stripped of her No. 3 position in the GOP conference. The vote was the culmination of widespread frustration among her colleagues over her denunciations of former President Donald Trump. Rep. Elise Stefanik is poised to replace Cheney, with a vote expected by the end of the week.
Ellen DeGeneres
personAfter 19 seasons and more than 3,000 episodes, Ellen reportedly informed her staff on Tuesday that she's done with her self-titled show. Since its season premiere in September, the show garnered an average of 1.5 million viewers by March - down 1.1 million from the same time-frame a year ago. The news follows months of allegations about the host's behavior and the show's work environment.
the House of Representatives
organizationHouse Republicans vote to oust Liz Cheney from her leadership post. The Wyoming lawmaker has held the third-ranking post in the House of Representatives since 2019. She said her party could not stand for truth if it upheld Mr Trump's false claims he won the 2020 election.
NBC
organizationNBC cancels its broadcast of next year's Golden Globes. Major Hollywood studios and stars slam the organizers' record on diversity and transparency. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has vowed to implement 'transformational changes'
Pep Guardiola
personManchester City beat Leicester 2-1 at Old Trafford to win the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's side are the first team in English football history to complete a domestic treble in one season. City could complete a rare domestic and European double if they beat Chelsea in May 29th's Champions League final.
Hamas
organizationThree Israeli citizens have now died in the latest round of conflict in Gaza. Hamas has threatened to launch more intense strikes against Israeli towns and cities unless Israel withdraws all of its forces from al-Aqsa mosque. Amnesty International says Israel is using "abusive and wanton force" against protesters.