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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.
Tite
personBrazil lost on penalties to Croatia in World Cup quarter-final. Marquinhos’ decisive spot kick hit the post in the shootout. Neymar equalled Pele's record as Brazil's all-time top goalscorer. Tite will step down as Brazil coach after six years in charge.
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.
Kyrsten Sinema
personSen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, announced Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. The decision will not affect the Senate's balance of power but raises questions about her political future.
Rick Snyder
personSnyder is the eighth person to have a Flint water case thrown out. Prosecutors could try to file new charges, but a six-year statute of limitations could be too high a hurdle at this point.
Netflix
organizationReviews range from 'A Royal Pity Party' to a 'Dull Diary Entry' The reception is a hammer blow to the privacy-conscious couple. MP Tim Loughton has joined the clamour for Prince Charles to cut off the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Employment minister Guy Opperman described them as “clearly a very troubled couple’
Paul Whelan
personBrittney Griner has landed back on US soil for the first time in 10 months. She was released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap with “Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan was left out of the deal, though President Biden vowed to keep working for his release.
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.
Baker Mayfield
personBaker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive. The former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions' six-game losing streak. Mayfield led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter to propel Los Angeles to a 17-16 victory.
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.
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.
BJP
organizationAAP won the MCD elections with 134 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the civic body in the national capital. BJP bagged 104 seats while the Congress was reduced to nine in the 250-member municipal corporation. AAP wins 27 seats, a vote share of 28%, in the Surat civic body, replacing Congress as the main opposition party.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.