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Brittney Griner
personRep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) said the prisoner swap for Brittney Griner was a bad deal. Gallagher said the Biden administration has taken a weak posture on releasing prisoners before. Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons seems angry that President Joe Biden agreed to a deal that didn't include former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
Brittney Griner
personBrittney Griner, 32, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, was serving nine years in a Russian penal colony for possession of cannabis. She was exchanged with Viktor Bout, 55, a notorious international arms dealer known as the ‘merchant of death’ The exchange took place in the United Arab Emirates yesterday after tense negotiations against the backdrop of war in Ukraine.
Neymar
personBrazil crash out of World Cup in quarterfinal to Croatia. Neymar scores 77th international goal but it is not enough for Brazil. Bruno Petkovic equalizes for Croatia in extra time. Croatia win on penalties to reach semifinal.
Marquinhos
personBrazil lost 4-2 on penalties to Croatia in World Cup quarter-final. Brazil's Rodrygo and Marquinhos both missed their penalties. Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Mislav Orsic and Modric all scored for Croatia.
Brittney Griner
personThe Mercury center was arrested Feb. 17 at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow. The 32-year-old was arrested for cannabis smuggling at the start of the year. She had been entering Russia to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA off-season at the time of her arrest. The exchange did not include the return of another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.
Activision Blizzard
organizationThe FTC voted 3-1 in favour of the complaint, which was filed in its in-house court. Regulators said Microsoft’s ownership of Activision could hurt other players in the $US200 billion gaming market. Microsoft has said that it is fully prepared to defend its acquisition in court.
David Warner
personDavid Warner posted a throwback to his primary school days on Instagram. He stunned many of his 9.6 million followers after revealing he was in the chess team in 1998 at Matraville Public School in Sydney's east. Warner was also later named school captain after being voted in by his peers. It comes as Warner withdrew his bid to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted from Cricket Australia.
Netflix
organizationFirst three episodes of Harry and Meghan, released yesterday by Netflix, present a grotesquely distorted version of our country. Britain is presented as a deeply racist place, and the country’s media are alleged to be at the epicentre of this racism. Comes after the Sussexes faced an awkward grilling from journalists about their explosive documentary.
Dimple Yadav
personDimple Yadav wins Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, inheriting it from her late father-in-law and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Bypolls held in Rampur, Khatauli and Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan and Bhanupratappur in Bihar.
FTC
organizationMicrosoft said in January 2022 that it would buy Activision for $68.7 billion. FTC says Microsoft has a record of buying valuable gaming content and using it to suppress competition. Meta Platforms Inc. has been unsuccessful in its bid to have the case dismissed.
Harry Dunn
personUS citizen Anne Sacoolas, 45, has been sentenced at the Old Bailey. Sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for 12 months. Admitted to killing Harry Dunn by careless driving outside RAF Croughton. Harry Dunn, 19, died in August 2019 when his motorbike collided with her car.
Microsoft
organizationThe Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard. The FTC claims that the mega-deal would stifle competition in the lucrative video-game industry. If it cannot close the deal, Microsoft would owe Activision a $3 billion termination fee.
Xander Bogaerts
personXander Bogaerts agrees to an 11-year, $280 million deal with the San Diego Padres. The move comes two days after the Padres lost the race for Trea Turner. The 30-year-old is a four-time All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox.
Gujarat Assembly
organizationThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 8 registered a historic victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections for a record seventh term. trends at 3.30 pm show the saffron party has won 61 seats and is leading in 96 others. The Congress - the ruling party's traditional rival in the state - has been decimated with just six wins so far.
Celine Dion
personCeline, 54, diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) Condition causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably. Leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it progressively locks body into rigid positions.
Narendra Modi
personHindu nationalist party looks set to retain control in his home state of Gujarat. The landslide win is expected to provide a big boost to the party ahead of national elections due in 2024. Modi was Gujarat’s top elected official for 13 years before becoming prime minister in 2014.
Paul Whelan
personBrittney Griner was exchanged for international arms dealer Viktor Bout in a swap that took place in the United Arab Emirates. The deal did not include Paul Whelan, a 52-year-old former Marine who was arrested in 2018 on accusations of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Republicans have accused President Joe Biden of favoring celebrities over veterans, as he is left to languish in a Russian penal colony.
Netflix
organizationSix-part Harry and Meghan series launched on Netflix on Thursday. Episode 3 delves into Meghan's complicated relationship with her father's side of the family. Director Liz Garbus described it as a 'privilege' to work with the couple.
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove the information is wrong. People in Europe have the right to ask Google and other search engines to delete links to embarrassing information.
Harry
personFirst three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s tell-all Netflix documentary begin. Duchess of Sussex accuses media of wanting to ‘destroy’ her. Claims ‘salacious’ stories were ‘planted’ by the press in lead up to wedding.