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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.
Theranos
organizationRamesh Balwani, 58, was convicted in July of 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the failed blood-testing start-up. Theranos promised to perform more than 200 medical tests with just a few drops of blood despite its technology never working properly.
Brittney Griner
personBrittney Griner was released as part of a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned in Russia, was not a part of the swap. Griner had been detained since February, when she was arrested on drug smuggling charges at an airport in the Moscow region.
Dina Boluarte
personDina Boluarte is the first woman to hold the office in Peru's 200 years of independence. She replaces Pedro Castillo, who was ousted in an impeachment trial. "What I ask for is a time to rescue the country," she says.
Viktor Bout
personViktor Bout, 55, was given a 25-year prison sentence by a U.S. court in 2012. Bout helped fuel civil wars across the world by supplying more sophisticated weapons. He was lured to Thailand in a Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation. Bout sold arms to warlords and rogue governments.
Bharatiya Janata Party
organizationBJP seems to be winning big in the counting trends for the assembly elections in Gujarat. Early trends show the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed for a huge win. The BJP has ruled Gujarat continuously for 27 years.
AAP
organizationBJP is set to get 50% vote share after the part is leading in over 140 seats in Gujarat. AAP Gujarat chief Gopal Italia is trailing from Katargam. The Congress won 40 of the state’s 68 seats, up 21 from its 2017 tally.
Anne Sacoolas
personAnne Sacoolas pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. The 45-year-old was driving on the wrong side of the road in Northamptonshire. She claimed diplomatic immunity to avoid arrest and was later revealed to be a spy for US intelligence. She was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for a year.
Bhupendra Patel
personBhupendra Patel on course for second straight win from urban constituency of Ghatlodia. Patel has so far received over 23,000 votes, compared to 3,800 votes polled by his Congress rival Amiben Yagnik. AAP candidate Vijay Patel is currently running third with around 2,100 votes.
Viktor Bout
personBrittney Griner was jailed in February in Moscow for bringing marijuana into Russia. She was released today after widespread outcry among celebrities and Dems. Griner swapped for war criminal Viktor Bout, who is so notorious he is nicknamed the 'Merchant of Death'
Luis Enrique
personSpain lost 3-0 on penalties to Morocco in the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Luis Enrique had instructed his players to take 1,000 penalties before the tournament. The 52-year-old had been in charge since 2018 and led the Spaniards to the semifinals of UEFA Euro 2020.
BJP
organizationIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for landslide victory. BJP led in more that 80% of seats out of a total 182 in early counting of votes. Hindu nationalist party looks set to retain control in his home state of Gujarat.
Meghan Markle
personBuckingham Palace hit back at claims they refused to co-operate with series. Royal officials in London insist they were never asked to comment. King Charles, Prince William or any other royal was not approached. First three episodes of the six-part docu-series are now available to stream online.
Lok Sabha
organizationMainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll was necessitated after the death of SP Patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 10 this year. Counting of votes is underway in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Rashtriya Lok Dal displaced the BJP from the Khatauli assembly seat.
Congress
organizationCongress has won a simple majority in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 44 seats in the previous assembly, has finished second with 25 MLAs. The ruling party has won four seats and was ahead in 21 constituencies.
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.
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.
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.