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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alexis Mac Allister
personArgentina beat Poland 2-0 in their final Group C match in Doha. Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored for the South Americans. Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty for Argentina. Argentina will now face Australia in the last-16 of the World Cup.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kalidou Koulibaly
personSenegal beat Ecuador 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup. Kalidou Koulibaly scored his first international goal in the second half. Ismaila Sarr and Moises Caicedo scored the other goals for Senegal.
Andrea Agnelli
personAgnelli, 45, and the entire Juventus board of directors resigned after an investigation by Turin prosecutors into alleged false accounting. The move follows a preliminary investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office into fraudulent accounting, of alleged hidden payments to players. Juventus are being investigated for fraud regarding player transfers.
Tiger Woods
personTiger Woods says lawsuits stand in the way of any reconciliation between PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Woods says he doesn't know how much golf he has left in his right leg. Rory McIlroy has also called for LIV chief executive Greg Norman to be sacked.
Group B
organizationEngland secured top spot in Group B with 3-0 win over Wales. Gareth Southgate's side will meet Senegal in quarter-finals on Sunday. US defeated Iran 1-0 in last 16 clash in Qatar. Christian Pulisic scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute.
Pittsburgh Steelers
organizationPittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts 24-17 on Monday night. Poor lane discipline and even worse tackling are to blame. Benny Snell Jr. ran for 62 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown.