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Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Daughter’s Name Revealed – Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Windsor –
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the name of their new bundle of joy. Just two days after the birth of the fourth in line to the British royal throne, Kate Middleton and Prince William revealed the following piece of adorable baby news:

And how should you officially great [sic] the new princess, should you ever be so lucky to meet her in person? [Celebuzz]

World Snooker Championship: Bingham beats Murphy 18-15 –
Stuart Bingham beat Shaun Murphy 18-15 in a gripping final at the Crucible to win his first World Championship. Bingham began the final session with a 14-11 lead and won an epic 64-minute frame at 15-15 to close in on victory. The 38-year-old made a break of 65 to go 17-15 in front and clinched the title with a brilliant 88. Bingham, from Basildon, becomes the oldest snooker world champion since Welshman Ray Reardon won the title aged 45 in 1978. [BBC] (See List of the Day)
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World Snooker Championship – Top performers of the modern era (1969 – present) [List from Wikipedia]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-final or better	147s	Appearances
1	Stephen Hendry	Scotland	7	2	12	3 (1995, 2009, 2012)	27
2	Steve Davis	England	6	2	11	0	30
3	Ray Reardon	Wales	6	1	10	0	19
4	Ronnie O’Sullivan	England	5	1	11	3 (1997, 2003, 2008)	23
5	John Higgins	Scotland	4	1	7	0	21
6	John Spencer	England	3	1	6	0	18
7	Alex Higgins	Northern Ireland	2	2	7	0	19
8	Mark Williams	Wales	2	1	5	1 (2005)	18
9	Cliff Thorburn	Canada	1	2	6	1 (1983)	19
10	Peter Ebdon	England	1	2	4	0	22
10	Shaun Murphy	England	1	2	4	0	13
12	Ken Doherty	Ireland	1	2	3	0	19
12	Graeme Dott	Scotland	1	2	3	0	16
14	Dennis Taylor	Northern Ireland	1	1	5	0	21
15	Terry Griffiths	Wales	1	1	3	0	19
15	John Parrott	England	1	1	3	0	23
15	Mark Selby	England	1	1	3	0	11
18	Joe Johnson	England	1	1	2	0	8
19	Neil Robertson	Australia	1	0	3	0	11
20	Stuart Bingham	England	1	0	1	0	9
21	Jimmy White	England	0	6	10	1 (1992)	25
22	Eddie Charlton	Australia	0	2	8	0	22
23	Matthew Stevens	Wales	0	2	6	0	15
24	Ali Carter	England	0	2	3	1 (2008)	13
25	Barry Hawkins	England	0	1	3	0	10
25	Judd Trump	England	0	1	3	0	6
27	Nigel Bond	England	0	1	2	0	15
27	Perrie Mans	South Africa	0	1	2	0	13
27	Gary Owen	Wales	0	1	2	0	7
27	John Pulman[14]	England	0	1	2	0	11
31	Graham Miles	England	0	1	1	0	12
32	Doug Mountjoy	Wales	0	1	1	0	17
33	Warren Simpson	Australia	0	1	1	0	4

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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Curtis Culwell Center attack
  • One of the two attackers, Elton Simpson, had linked himself to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant on Twitter before his attack on the exhibition of drawings of the prophet Mohammed at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. He had been a member of a since-closed Phoenix mosque; he and his partner, 34-year-old Nadir Hamid Soofi, who had gone to college in Utah, had been known to and were investigated by law enforcement, but nevertheless, officers did not know that they were planning an imminent attack of this type, and they were not thought to be an imminent threat, despite having admired the late Anwar al-Awlaki, and swearing loyalty to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, prominent figures in al-Qaeda in Iraq and in ISIS, respectively. (CNN)

Arts and culture

• It is announced that the daughter of the Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has been named Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, (News Limited)

Disasters and accidents

• Italy reports that ten people have died and 5,800 people have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea as people smugglers attempt to take advantage of calmer waters. (Reuters)

Health

• An analysis of drinking water from three homes in Bradford County, Pennsylvania revealed traces of a compound commonly found in Marcellus Shale drilling fluids, according to a study published on Monday. The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS), addresses a longstanding question about potential risks to underground drinking water from the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The authors suggested a chain of events by which the drilling chemical ended up in a homeowner’s water supply. (New York Times)

Politics and elections

• 2016 United States Presidential election
  • Former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina announces that she will be seeking the Republican Party nomination for the 2016 presidential election. (CNN)

Sport

• In basketball, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is named as Most Valuable Player of the North American National Basketball Association for the 2014–15 NBA season. (AP via Yahoo! News)

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