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the Golden State Warriors
organizationGolden State Warriors win fourth NBA Championship in eight years. Warriors beat Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game Six in Boston. Stephen Curry scored 34 points to win his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award.
WikiLeaks
organizationWikiLeaks says it will challenge the order, and Assange’s lawyers have 14 days to lodge an appeal. Assange has battled in British courts for years to avoid being sent to the U.S. The Australian is being held at Belmarsh prison in London.
Adam Hadwin
personCanadian fires a four-under-par 66 at The Country Club outside Boston. It was his lowest score in 63 career rounds in major championships. Hadwin moved ahead of Rory McIlroy, who shared the lead at the conclusion of his round before ending up in a five-way tie for second place.
Pfizer
organizationThe FDA has granted emergency authorization of a Covid-19 treatment made by the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. The authorization applies only to people newly infected with the virus, and the agency said it should not be used in hospitalized patients. Pfizer said early data showed that its coronavirus vaccine appeared 90 percent effective.
Arsenal
organizationPortuguese champions Porto agree to sell midfielder Fabio Vieira to Arsenal in a 40m euro (£34.2m) deal. Arsenal will pay an initial 35 million euros with a further five million dependent on the 22-year-old achieving his targets. Former candidate for the Porto presidency José Fernando Rio has hit out at the club's decision to let Vieira go for less than the €50m release clause. Eddie Nketiah has reportedly penned a new deal with Arsenal.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on Thursday. They are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visit sites of Russian attacks. The trip marks a first for the heads of the EU's three largest economies.
Gazprom
organizationThe Urengoyskoye gas field burst into flames at around 2.30am this morning. This is the latest fire in a series of similar blazes at key pieces of Russian infrastructure. Canada says it is in talks with Germany to resolve an issue with a Siemens Energy turbine.
Geidt
personLord Geidt resigned as Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests. Peer said he had been put in an 'impossible and odious' position. He had been asked to consider measures which risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the Ministerial Code.
Christopher Geidt
personChristopher Geidt is the second Downing Street ethics adviser to resign in less than two years. He served in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and liaised with General Ratko Mladic.
John Eastman
personJohn Eastman emailed Rudy Giuliani, asking to be put on the presidential pardon list. Eastman was a key figure pushing a plan to overturn the 2020 election. The House Jan. 6 committee is expected in Thursday's hearing to explore Eastman's role to pressure Vice President Mike Pence.
Mike Pence
personRep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Pence was “one window pane away from the mob’ when Trump pressed send on the tweet. Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, drafted the plan for Pence to reject votes from seven states President Joe Biden won. No vice president has ever tried to overturn an election using the scheme.
Dominic Raab
personDominic Raab admits judges could rule that deporting asylum seekers is unlawful. Deputy prime minister refused to say any flights will take off this year. Comes as he squashed hints it might pull out of European Convention. Court granted last-minute interim measures covering three people.
Ghislaine Maxwell
personGhislaine Maxwell was found guilty on Dec. 29 of aiding notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of teenage girls. Her lawyers asked a federal judge to sentence her to less than the 20 years recommended by the probation department. They cite Maxwell's abusive upbringing and alleged mistreatment in prison as reasons for leniency.
Elon Musk
personStaffers at Elon Musk's SpaceX have penned an open letter criticizing the CEO for his constant tweeting. Staffers wrote that Musk tweets have 'become a source of distraction and embarrassment' for the company. Musk has offered to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion and take the company private.
the European Court of Human Rights
organizationFirst deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at last minute. European Court granted last minute appeal allowing asylum seeker to remain in UK. Decision overruled High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Home Secretary Priti Patel has bowed to the ruling on the Rwanda flight. She has said she will appeal the decision and that the UK government remains inside the ECHR.
Anthony Fauci
personThe top U.S. health official was last seen in public on June 3, when he served as the keynote speaker at City College of New York's graduation ceremony. The longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is currently experiencing mild symptoms.
ECHR
organizationPlans to deport seven asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked on Tuesday night. Legal experts said it was unlikely any plane would take off before the conclusion of a judicial review next month. The aborted flight to the east African country is believed to have cost up to £500,000.
Mayra Flores
personMayra Flores has won Texas' 34th Congressional District in a byelection. Flores received 51% of votes, while her contender - Democrat Dan Sanchez - only managed around 43%. Flores will now finish the remainder of Vela's term, which expires in January.
Payton Gendron
personPayton Gendron, 18, was hit with 26 counts of hate crimes and firearms offenses. Attorney General Merrick Garland was expected to address the federal charges. The attack at Tops Friendly Market also left three survivors.
Priti Patel
personUK plan to send up to seven asylum seekers to Rwanda was cancelled moments before take-off on Tuesday. Two asylum seekers had their exit from the UK postponed following last-ditch intervention by the ECHR. Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "disappointed" that the flight had been stopped.