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Gareth Southgate
personEngland beat Iran 6-2 in their World Cup 2022 opener in Qatar. Goals from Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham. Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish also on target for Three Lions. Mehdi Taremi scored a late penalty for Iran.
Anderson Lee Aldrich
personA year and a half before he was arrested in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting that left five people dead, Anderson Lee Aldrich allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb. There's no record prosecutors ever moved forward with felony kidnapping and menacing charges against Aldrich. Colorado has one of the lowest rates of red flag usage despite widespread gun ownership.
Bukayo Saka
personBukayo Saka scored twice as England beat Iran 6-2 in their World Cup opener. Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish all scored. Mehdi Taremi twice grabbed a consolation for Iran, including a 103rd-minute penalty.
Enner Valencia
personEnner Valencia scores a first-half double as Ecuador beat Qatar 2-0 in World Cup opener. Valencia has now netted the nation's last five World Cup goals. Qatar become first World Cup hosts to lose an opening game.
Donald Trump
personTrump's account was permanently suspended on Jan. 6, 2021, following a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol. Musk said he would reverse the ban if his planned acquisition of Twitter moved forward. More than 15 million people voted, with those choosing to reinstate Trump taking 51.8% of the vote to 48.2% who said no.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk has reversed former US President Donald Trump's lifetime ban from Twitter. Musk polled users on Twitter about whether Trump should be let back onto the platform. The poll showed 51.8% in favor of reinstating Trump and 48.2% against. Trump was excluded from Twitter after a pro-Trump mob attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced Saturday night that former President Donald Trump would be reinstated to his account. Trump's account was permanently suspended on Jan. 6, 2021, following a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol. Musk said he would reverse the ban if his planned acquisition of Twitter moved forward.
Karim Benzema
personKarim Benzema has been ruled out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Real Madrid striker tore a muscle in his left thigh during training. France coach Didier Deschamps will not call up Manchester United's Anthony Martial. Wissam Ben Yedder and Moussa Diaby are also in the running to replace Benzema.
Tennessee
organizationHendon Hooker, Tennessee's Heisman Trophy hopeful, went down with a non-contact leg injury in the fourth quarter. Tennessee suffered one of the most lopsided losses in the modern era for a team that was favored by three touchdowns.
FIFA
organizationFIFA president Gianni Infantino hit out at criticism of Qatar on the eve of the World Cup. FIFA have received an integrity alert in relation to Qatar's warm-up matches. The alert relates to number of penalties awarded to hosts.
Karim Benzema
personReal Madrid star was forced to withdraw from the session after feeling pain in his thigh. Didier Deschamps will have the chance to bring in a replacement before Monday. France begin their campaign against Australia on Tuesday evening.
Gianni Infantino
personFIFA president Gianni Infantino gave an extraordinary speech on the eve of the Qatar World Cup. He defended FIFA’s decision to award tournament to country where homosexuality is illegal and women are routinely discriminated against. Italian opened the news conference by speaking for an hour, telling journalists that he knew what it felt like to be discrimination against.
the Tennessee Titans
organizationTennessee Titans beat Green Bay Packers 27-17 at the Frozen Tundra. The Titans are now 7-3 after opening the season with two losses. The Packers, who ended a five-game losing streak against the Cowboys, fall to 4-7.
Budweiser
organizationAlcohol is not available in shops in Qatar and only served in certain upmarket hotels. Alcohol cannot be brought into the country, consumed in public, or bought outside of licenced venues. FIFA will now likely face a legal suit from Budweiser, who had the exclusive right to sell beer at World Cup matches.
FIFA
organizationQatar officials announced that most beer sales will be banned at the stadiums hosting matches. Ban on alcohol sales at the matches (with the exception of corporate boxes) is certain to accelerate criticism of FIFA, soccer's governing body and Qatar itself. Ban could force FIFA to modify its lucrative contract with Budweisers.
Elizabeth Holmes
personElizabeth Holmes, 38, has been sentenced to over 11 years for fraud. Her company Theranos was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn) She falsely claimed the firm's technology could diagnose disease. She was found guilty in January of duping investors and lying about the technology.
Merrick Garland
personSmith will look over the Justice Department’s investigation into classified documents Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago estate. He will also oversee a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
Jack Smith
personJack Smith is a seasoned US prosecutor who has led Kosovo war crimes probes in The Hague. Smith will lead investigations into former President Donald Trump's role in removing classified documents and in the Jan. 6, 2021 riots.
Adam Frisch
personLauren Boebert led by just 551 votes of nearly 327,000 counted as of Thursday evening. The 0.16% margin qualifies for an automatic recall under Colorado state law. Democrat Adam Frisch told supporters that he did not expect a recount.
Hakeem Jeffries
personRep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) announced a bid today for House minority leader. If elected, the 52-year-old would be the first Black person to lead a party in Congress.