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The New York Mets
organizationThe New York Mets agreed to a two-year, $86 million contract with free-agent pitcher Justin Verlander. The Mets reportedly signed veteran reliever David Robertson to a one-year pact worth $10 million. The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to make a run at Shohei Ohtani in 2023. The Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization announced on Tuesday that they have re-signed their foreign-born players.
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.
Viktor Bout
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for President Joe Biden to be impeached following WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from Russia. Viktor Bout has demanded the return of his long-suffering son to the U.S. where he can "take-it-or-leave-it" and "divide" his son.
Rams
organizationBaker 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. Fordham Athletic Department enjoyed a record-setting Giving Tuesday in 2022, raising more than $365,000.
Nahuel Molina
personNahuel Molina scored his first international goal for the South Americans. Wout Weghorst equalised for the Dutch with seven minutes of normal time to go. Lautaro Martinez scored the winning penalty after Enzo Fernandez missed. Argentina will play Croatia in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Kyrsten Sinema
personDemocratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she now has registered as an independent. She does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate.
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.
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.
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.
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'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
the Bharatiya Janata Party
organizationEarly trends point to a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) The ruling BJP is seeking a second term in Himachal, aiming to break the state's streak of not electing the incumbent government to power twice.
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.
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.