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Aaron Rodgers
personAaron Rodgers says he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay. Rodgers will reunite with Nathaniel Hackett, his offensive coordinator in the most recent two of his four MVPs. Rodgers led Green Bay to a Super Bowl title in the 2010 season.
Ron DeSantis
personMake America Great Again Inc, a super PAC aligned with the former president, said on Wednesday it would file a complaint. The 15-page complaint was filed by MAGA Inc., a Trump-supporting super political committee. It asks the commission to investigate Florida's Republican leader for allegedly “veraging his elected office’ DeSantis' office called it a “frivolous and politically motivated’ charge.
NASA
organizationThe suit will be used on the Artemis III lunar mission in 2025. Artemis III will mark the first time humans explore the lunar South Pole. New suits will provide greater flexibility and more protection from the moon's harsh environment.
Alec Baldwin
personAndrea Reeb was elected in November to the New Mexico house, and Baldwin's lawyers argued that she was therefore ineligible to continue as special prosecutor. Reeb said her decision was made to ensure her involvement does not ‘cloud the real issue at hand’ Alec Baldwin faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City thrashed RB Leipzig 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland scored five, with Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also on target. City advanced to the final eight with a 8-1 aggregate win after a 1-1 draw in first leg. FC Porto will face Inter Milan after a first leg 1-nil defeat.
Meta
organizationFacebook parent company Meta to cut around 10,000 jobs globally. Comes just four months after it laid off 11,000 workers in the UK. Silicon Valley firm will first cut the size of its recruiting team.
Silicon Valley Bank
organizationSilicon Valley Bank suffered a $1.8 billion loss last week. Tech startups withdrew $42 billion from the bank. Advocacy groups are blaming the failure on the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.
Kai Fagan
personKai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, both 24, won Love Island 2023. The couple beat out Lana Jenkins and Ron Hall to the £50,000 prize. Ron and Lana were pipped to the post to finish second.
Harvey Weinstein
personHarvey Weinstein will not be re-tried in Los Angeles for the rape and sexual assault charges jurors failed to reach a verdict on. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench granted a request by the disgraced movie producer's attorneys to dismiss those charges.
Imran Khan
personPolice fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse supporters of Imran Khan. Clashes erupted between police and PTI workers when the former approached Khan's residence. Officers arrived to serve a warrant for the 71-year-old opposition leader to appear in court later this week.
Erling Haaland
personErling Haaland scored a hat-trick in Man City's 8-1 win over RB Leipzig. The 22-year-old also became the youngest player to ever score 30 Champions League goals. He has now scored 39 goals in his first 36 appearances for the club. The victory equalled City's biggest European win and sent them into the quarter-finals.
Facebook parent company Meta to cut around 10,000 jobs globally. Comes just four months after it laid off 11,000 workers in the UK. Since December, Meta has trimmed 24 percent of its original 86,000 staff.
Eleanor Williams
personEleanor Williams, 22, claimed she was victim of rape in Barrow-in-Furness. Claimed she had been abused by Asian grooming gang 'for years' Went as far as faking her own injuries on Facebook. Post was shared more than 100,000 times and led to police probe. Williams sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison.
RB Leipzig
organizationManchester City beat RB Leipzig 7-0 at the Etihad on Tuesday night. Erling Haaland scored five, with Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also on target. City advanced to the final eight with a 8-1 aggregate win after a 1-1 draw in first leg.
Mark Zuckerberg
personMark Zuckerberg warns that ‘new economic reality’ could continue for years as Meta makes more layoffs. Since December, Meta has trimmed 24 percent of its original 86,000 staff. Zuckerberg said higher interest rates, geopolitical instability, and regulation are to blame.
Kartiki Gonsalves
personIndian documentary The Elephant Whisperers has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. Kartiki Gonsalves dedicated the award to her "motherland India" The plot of producer Guneet Monga's documentary revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu.
The Silicon Valley Bank
organizationUS-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed suddenly on Friday. Popular among tech companies and start-ups, the bank was the 16th largest in the USA at the time of its collapse. US financial authorities also shut down another financial institution, New York-based Signature Bank.
Oscars
organizationTwo of the three films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards won this year. Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR has won the Best Original Song Award. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian performer to win an Oscar 'best actress' award.
BBC
organizationGary Lineker will front the BBC's FA Cup coverage next Saturday. Alan Shearer and Ian Wright will also return to the programme. Director General Tim Davie said he recognized it had been a “difficult period for staff’
RRR
organization'Naatu Naatu' from RRR and the film The Elephant Whisperers created history by winning in their respective categories. This is the second consecutive year where an Indian documentary has secured its place in the category. The electrifying song was also performed by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava.