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Congress
organizationThousands of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Congress and other public buildings. The man behind the rally before the Capitol riot urged Congress to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene. The House, which is one-half of Congress, is essentially at a standstill, unable to launch the new session.
Princess Diana
personDuke of Sussex sat down with former NFL player Michael Strahan for an interview on Good Morning America. He said his late mother, Princess Diana, would have been "heartbroken" about "the fact" William was involved in these stories. Harry alleged people William employed broke a longstanding pact between the brothers.
The Chicago Bears
organizationThe Chicago Bears secured the top pick for the first time since 1947. The draft order is determined by record, and using strength of schedule as a tiebreaker. There's plenty of intrigue to be found beyond the first pick, with multiple teams seeing trades pay off.
The Arizona Cardinals
organizationArizona Cardinals lose 38-13 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18. Cardinals finish the season with a 4-13 record and a seven-game losing streak. Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim on Monday.
Jasprit Bumrah
personJasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka due to back stiffness. The 29-year-old has been out of action since September with a back injury. The decision was taken "as a precautionary measure", the board of Control for cricket in India said.
Prince Harry
personDuke of Sussex said he and Meghan will never move back to UK. Said: 'Even if there was an agreement or an arrangement between me and my family there's that third party that's going to do everything they can to make sure that that isn't possible' Comes as Harry's popularity among British public slumps to an all-time low. YouGov survey finds that the Duke's net favourability now sits at a staggering -38. Almost two-thirds of Britons have a negative view of Harry.
Supreme Court
organizationSupreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking an independent and Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in Bihar's Chhapra. Areli Escobar was convicted of the 2009 murder of 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado. The Supreme Court sent the case back to an appeals court in Texas.
Nyheim Hines
personBills safety Damar Hamlin posts to Instagram for first time since cardiac arrest. Bills sprinted out to a 7-0 lead and then forced the Pats into a three-and-out. The win enabled the Bills to lock up the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs with a 13-3 record.
The Kansas City Chiefs
organizationThe Chiefs beat the host Las Vegas Raiders 31-13 in the NFL teams' regular-season finale. Chiefs get to sit out the NFL's wild card round of the playoffs next weekend before returning the following week. The team's 14 wins on the season matches the 2020 Chiefs' franchise-high.
Mikaela Shiffrin
personMikaela Shiffrin equals compatriot Lindsey Vonn's women's World Cup record. American clinched her 82nd victory in the second giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora. She is four short of Ingemar Stenmark's overall record of 86 wins.
Suryakumar Yadav
personIndia beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs to win the three-match series 2-1. Suryakumar Yadav scored 112 not out off 51 balls for his third T20I century. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 137 in 16.4 overs.
The Jacksonville Jaguars
organizationJacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 20-16 on Saturday. The Jaguars won the AFC South title with the win. Kansas City Chiefs locked up the No. 1 seed and a playoff bye by beating Las Vegas Raiders 31-13.
Lamar Jackson
personThe NFL will not resume the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game that was suspended Monday night. NFL owners will consider in a special league meeting on Friday a resolution that could result in a neutral-site AFC Championship Game and a coin flip deciding the site. Lamar Jackson has now missed four straight games and has just been ruled out for his fifth. New York Jets will turn to Joe Flacco in their season finale at Miami.
the Buffalo Bills
organizationDamar Hamlin has shown "substantial" and "remarkable" improvement in the past 24 hours, according to his physicians and team. Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game, is now breathing on his own and talking with his family and team, the Bills said Friday. The Bills earned their first game-opening kick return for a touchdown in 18 years to start Sunday’s matchup with the New England Patriots.
Supreme Court
organizationBiden slammed for claiming that Harris knows border crisis better than anyone. Marjorie Taylor Greene passed a phone with Donald Trump on the line to an anti-McCarthy rebel on the House floor. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is vowing to quit.
AFC South
organizationJacksonville Jaguars beat Tennessee Titans 20-16 to win AFC South. Jaguars will play either the Los Angeles Chargers or Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Kansas City Chiefs defeated Las Vegas Raiders 31-13 to secure AFC's top seed.
FA Cup
organizationNewcastle lost 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup third round. Josh Windass and Bruno Guimaraes scored for the Owls. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe was hoping to give Allan Saint-Maximin a start.
Naomi Osaka
personTwo-time champion has not played since September due to illness. Venus Williams also ruled out of hardcourt major with injury. Dayana Yastremska moves into the main draw.
FA Cup
organizationTottenham Hotspur beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the FA Cup third round. Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game in the second-half. Fulham beat Hull 2-0 at the MKM Stadium. Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest suffered defeats by Burnley and Blackpool.
Matt Gaetz
personMcCarthy had lost 13 votes for speaker over four long days. Rep.-elect Derrick Van Orden torched Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for "dragging" out the speaker fight to fundraise off of it. Gaetz is one of six Republicans dubbed the “Never Kevins’ and has expressed no interest in the post.