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Socceroos
organizationAustralia beat Denmark 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup. Mathew Leckie scored the only goal of the game in injury time. It was the first time the Socceroos have won two games at the same finals. The Socceroos will now face Argentina in the knockout stages.
Stewart Rhodes
personStewart Rhodes, a Yale Law School graduate-turned-militiaman, was found guilty Tuesday of his most serious charge, seditious conspiracy. Rhodes plotted to violently undermine the transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. Rhodes, as well as the leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, Kelly Meggs, are the first people since 1995 to be found guilty by a jury of sedition conspiracy.
Susan Hussey
personLady Susan Hussey, 83, is said to have made the comments during a reception. Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, was invited to event. Hussey has apologised and stepped down from her honorary post. Palace said it took the incident 'extremely seriously' and had investigated.
Ben White
personBen White has left England's World Cup training base in Qatar. The Arsenal defender is not expected to return for the rest of the tournament. White's departure means Gareth Southgate is reduced to 25 players. England face Senegal in the last 16 on Sunday.
Jerome Powell
personJerome Powell says the Fed may slow the pace of rate hikes next month. The dollar index =USD was last at 106.41, down 0.40% on the day.
Jerome Powell
personThe Dow jumped 737.24 points or 2.2 percent to 34,589.77, the Nasdaq soared 484.22 points or 4.4 percent to 11,468.00 and the S&P 500 spiked 122.48 points or 3.1 percent to 4,080.11. The rally came as Powell's remarks provided further evidence the central bank plans to slow its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes.
Jiang Zemin
personJiang Zemin led China out of isolation after the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989. He was president for a decade until 2003 and led the ruling Communist Party for 13 years until 2002. Jiang presided over the mass murder of adherents to the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
Joe Biden
personBiden retook the stage at an event in Michigan to break the news. The U.S. team had just advanced to round of 16 with win over Iran. 'They did it, god love them!' Biden grabs a microphone and jumps on stage during rally to say 'USA 1, Iran 0. We won!'
USMNT
organizationLIV Golf has secured Mexico's El Camaleon Golf Club to host their 2023 season opener. The 16th edition of the PGA Tour visiting the Riviera Maya in Mexico, south of Cancun, will be its final rendition. USA beat Iran 1-0 on Tuesday night to reach the World Cup last-16 in Qatar. Next, USMNT will play against the Netherlands in a last- 16 game on Saturday.
Biogen
organizationJapanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work. It works by clearing nerve-damaging clumps of a protein called amyloid out of the brain. After 18 months, it had slowed the progress of symptoms by a quarter.
Sistah Space
organizationLady Susan Hussey allegedly refused to believe black domestic abuse campaigner was British and asked her: 'What part of Africa are you from?' Ngozi Fulani, 61, was attending a reception hosted by the Queen yesterday. She overheard a longstanding palace aide challenge the British-born advocate by saying “Where do your people come from?” Hussey has apologised and stepped down from her honorary role in the Queen Consort's household. Buckingham Palace said it took the incident 'extremely seriously' and had investigated.
Wahbi Khazri
personWahbi Khazri scores only goal of the game as Tunisia claim famous 1-0 win over holders France at the World Cup. Antoine Griezmann thought he had equalised deep into stoppage time when he volleyed home from inside the box. Referee Matthew Conger disallowed the goal for offside after a VAR review.
White House
organizationMilitant group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi has been killed in fighting. President Joe Biden plans to meet British royals William and Kate during a trip to Boston on Friday. House of Representatives is expected to vote for a tentative labor agreement brokered by the White House to avert a possible rail strike.
Wojciech Szczesny
personArgentina beat Poland 2-0 at the Maracana to top Group C. Wojciech Szczesny saved his second penalty of the 2022 World Cup. The penalty was awarded in questionable circumstances, with VAR deeming it to be a soft spot kick.
Luka Doncic
personLuka Doncic recorded his third 40-point triple-double of the season in a 116-113 win. The Mavs travel to Detroit to face the downtrodden Pistons on Thursday. Julius Randle erupted for a season-high 36 points in just three quarters.
the Dallas Mavericks
organizationDallas Mavericks snap a four-game losing streak with a 116-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Luka Doncic scored a game-high 41 points as part of a triple-double that included game highs of 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Julius Randle erupted for a season-high 36 points in just three quarters as New York pounded Detroit.
the Oath Keepers
organizationOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack. Rhodes and codefendant Kelly Meggs now face a maximum of 20 years in prison on the charges. Prosecutors alleged the defendants planned ahead of the Capitol attack to oppose the presidential transition.
Eisai
organizationEisai and Biogen are providing full results of the study of nearly 1,800 people. Lecanemab was found to halt the memory decline and thinking problems suffered by patients in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's. The FDA is considering whether to approve lecanemab.
Antoine Griezmann
personWahbi Khazri scores only goal of the game as Tunisia beat France 1-0. Antoine Griezmann thought he had equalised in stoppage time. Referee Matthew Conger disallowed the goal for offside after a VAR review.
FDA
organizationJapanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work. The drug was associated with a type of brain swelling in 12.6% of trial patients. Fourteen percent of patients had microhemorrhages in the brain.