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Christine McVie
personFleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie died in a hospital on Wednesday morning. Her exact cause of death is as yet unknown, although her family have stated that they lost her to a short illness. The French baguette has been added to its "intangible cultural heritage" list.
Congress
organizationRajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot are assets for the party, party leader Rahul Gandhi said. Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill that aims to boost oversight of the country's cryptocurrency sector. Dozens of tornadoes struck overnight as storms swept through the South. New minerals, never seen on Earth, were found in a meteorite.
Mathew Leckie
personAustralia beat Denmark 1-0 in their World Cup Group D clash. Mathew Leckie scored the only goal of the game in the second half. Australia finished second in Group D behind world champions France. Graham Arnold's side are through to the last 16 for the first time since 2006. The Socceroos will now face Argentina in the knockout stages.
Jake Flint
personFlint and his wife, Brenda, exchanged wedding vows at a remote homestead near Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night. Fellow musician Mike Hosty, who played at Flint's wedding, revealed that Flint died in his sleep hours after exchanging vows. His cause of death has not yet been determined.
European Union
organizationEU witnessed a 42 percent increase in the imports of Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) between January-October. Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain have topped the list of importers. Airlines will soon be able to provide the latest 5G technology on aircraft.
House
organizationRep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He is 30 years younger than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and will become the first Black person to lead a major political party in Congress.
Group C
organizationArgentina beat Mexico 2-0 in their World Cup Group C match on Saturday. Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored the goals for Argentina. The result restored order for the Argentines in Group C. Argentina can guarantee progress with a win over Poland in their final game on Wednesday.
Hakeem Jeffries
personRep. Hakeem Jeffries, 52, will take over as Democratic House leader as the long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi steps aside next year. The 52-year-old New Yorker has vowed to ‘get things done’ even after Republicans won control of the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections. Jeffries is the first black person to lead either party in the House.
NATO
organizationNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that “it is time to welcome them as full fledged members of the alliance” Sweden and Finland abandoned their longstanding policies of military nonalignment and applied for membership in the alliance.
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.
Trent Dilfer
personTrent Dilfer, 50, is currently coaching high school football at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville. Dilfer played 13 seasons in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994-99), Baltimore Ravens (2000), Seattle Seahawks (2001-04) and San Francisco 49ers (2007) Dilfer led the Ravens to a Super Bowl title in January 2001.
Ngozi Fulani
personNgozi Fulani, founder of Sistah Space, says she was left 'traumatised' Lady Susan Hussey, 80, asked racially offensive questions about Fulani’s heritage at the event. Palace said it took the incident 'extremely seriously' and had investigated.
Lionel Messi
personWojciech Szczesny saved his second penalty of the 2022 World Cup to deny Lionel Messi and Argentina the lead. The penalty was awarded in questionable circumstances, with VAR deeming it a soft spot kick. Poland can still secure top spot in Group C if all results remain goalless. Argentina beat Poland 2-0 in their final Group C match in Doha.
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.
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.
Julian Alvarez
personArgentina beat Poland 2-0 in Doha to top Group C. Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored for the Albiceleste. Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty for Argentina. Argentina will now face Australia in the Round of 16.
Kanye West
personKardashian, 42, and West, 45, who has legally changed his name to Ye, and their lawyers filed documents on Tuesday asking for a judge’s approval of terms they have agreed on. The two will have joint custody, and neither will pay the other spousal support.
Kim Kardashian
personKim Kardashian and Kanye West have reached a settlement in their divorce. The couple have agreed to joint legal and physical custody of their four children. They have also agreed to divide their assets, including their 21 estates. The settlement still needs to be signed off by a judge.
Yoel Roth
personYoel Roth, the former head of trust and safety at Twitter, said the social media company's decision to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 was a "mistake" Roth left his role at Twitter exactly two weeks after Musk's official takeover on October 27.
Luis Chavez
personMexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in World Cup Group C on Wednesday. Henry Martin and Luis Chavez scored second-half goals. Salem Al Dawsari scored a late consolation for Saudi Arabia. Mexico finished with four points, level with Poland who lost to Argentina.